I Took a Wrong Turn and I Just Kept Going (With Pic)
Coffeeholic8
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I Took a Wrong Turn and I Just Kept Going
I’m 52 years old and have been overweight for a long time but in the last couple of years it ballooned. My wife of nearly 30 years died as a result of breast cancer and I became very depressed. I only left the house to go to work and some days I didn’t even open the curtains. I even had my groceries delivered so I didn’t need to go out and I just moved very little and ate a lot. I kept saying I would start a diet and lose the weight on Monday, but there were a lot of Mondays and it didn't happen. However, Monday the 5th of March was the Monday things finally started to change.
At work on the night of Friday the 2nd of March this year I got into conversation with a work mate and that conversation and that workmate changed my life around. He had recently joined a gym and was looking for a training partner. I said I would join and train with him, and to be honest I think he was more than a little sceptical but we agreed I would meet him at the gym on Monday morning. On the Saturday I went and bought some training clothes and shoes and as agreed I met him at the gym on the Monday and joined up. He also pointed me in the direction of My Fitness Pal and I downloaded the app to my phone. I weighed myself that morning and the scales reported a starting weight of 332 lbs.
Since that day I have been eating healthy and Danny, my workmate, and I have been going to the gym 5 times a week. I have also done the C25K program and am now running 5k three times a week. We run, row, cycle and do weights along with a lot of core exercises and I’ve started doing regular Spin classes. I log everything in the MFP app and that keeps me on track.
Today, the 8th of July marked the end of the 18th week since I joined the gym and at my weekly weigh in this morning I hit a bit of a milestone when the scales showed my current weight as 257 lbs and 75 lbs lost over the 18 weeks. I haven’t felt this good for a long time and I love life and living it again.
Thanks to Danny I have now taken a right turn and I will keep on going. I have plans to enter a couple of 5k races, then a 10k and I have a half marathon pencilled in. If that goes well I may even attempt the full 26.2. I may be slightly mad as before I did the C25K I hadn’t done anything that could be called running for about 30 years but I am going to do it because I don’t want to reach a weight I’m happy with and then just go home, eat cake and put the weight back on.
This picture below shows the difference from the 5th of March to the 8th of July. I did a similar picture two weeks ago when the loss was at 65 lbs and the people at my gym saw it and asked if they could use it in publicity stuff to maybe encourage others to join and do the same. I said they were welcome to, if it does encourage someone that’ll be paying it forward and I’ll be very happy with that.
I’m 52 years old and have been overweight for a long time but in the last couple of years it ballooned. My wife of nearly 30 years died as a result of breast cancer and I became very depressed. I only left the house to go to work and some days I didn’t even open the curtains. I even had my groceries delivered so I didn’t need to go out and I just moved very little and ate a lot. I kept saying I would start a diet and lose the weight on Monday, but there were a lot of Mondays and it didn't happen. However, Monday the 5th of March was the Monday things finally started to change.
At work on the night of Friday the 2nd of March this year I got into conversation with a work mate and that conversation and that workmate changed my life around. He had recently joined a gym and was looking for a training partner. I said I would join and train with him, and to be honest I think he was more than a little sceptical but we agreed I would meet him at the gym on Monday morning. On the Saturday I went and bought some training clothes and shoes and as agreed I met him at the gym on the Monday and joined up. He also pointed me in the direction of My Fitness Pal and I downloaded the app to my phone. I weighed myself that morning and the scales reported a starting weight of 332 lbs.
Since that day I have been eating healthy and Danny, my workmate, and I have been going to the gym 5 times a week. I have also done the C25K program and am now running 5k three times a week. We run, row, cycle and do weights along with a lot of core exercises and I’ve started doing regular Spin classes. I log everything in the MFP app and that keeps me on track.
Today, the 8th of July marked the end of the 18th week since I joined the gym and at my weekly weigh in this morning I hit a bit of a milestone when the scales showed my current weight as 257 lbs and 75 lbs lost over the 18 weeks. I haven’t felt this good for a long time and I love life and living it again.
Thanks to Danny I have now taken a right turn and I will keep on going. I have plans to enter a couple of 5k races, then a 10k and I have a half marathon pencilled in. If that goes well I may even attempt the full 26.2. I may be slightly mad as before I did the C25K I hadn’t done anything that could be called running for about 30 years but I am going to do it because I don’t want to reach a weight I’m happy with and then just go home, eat cake and put the weight back on.
This picture below shows the difference from the 5th of March to the 8th of July. I did a similar picture two weeks ago when the loss was at 65 lbs and the people at my gym saw it and asked if they could use it in publicity stuff to maybe encourage others to join and do the same. I said they were welcome to, if it does encourage someone that’ll be paying it forward and I’ll be very happy with that.
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Awesome change! Congrats on all your hard work and how much better you feel. Keep up the good work and many thanks for the inspiration today. :happy:0
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This is wonderful!! Congratulations on such a major transformation, and thanks for sharing your story.0
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awesome job!congrats:)0
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WOW, you are doing a awesome job. Keep up the hard work, I know you wife is looking down and thinking how proud she is of you.0
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This is awesome and it is motivational! You've made awesome changes and you look SO MUCH better. Keep going..I say you can do whatever you want! Congrats!
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Well done!! Great progress! I'm sure you wife is looking down on you and proud of you x0
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You look great - what an inspiration. Also, I am sorry to hear about your wife.0
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Well done mate.
Insane how it happens isn't it.
I was not looking to lose weight. I was just looking for an app to mess about with one night when I couldnt sleep. 3 months later here we are.0 -
You look awesome!! Congrats man. What an inspiration you are.0
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You should be incredibly proud....CONGRATULATIONS and continued success!!0
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Congratulations.....you have done amazing!!!!!!0
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Great job!! Impressive work!0
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Good job! Your wife would be so proud of you. I am sure she would want you to live well. You have done a wonderful thing for yourself!0
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Amazing progress, I take my hat off to you!0
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Excellent work!0
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Whoa! Fantastic results man, keep it up!0
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Well done your doing fantastic. Keep up the great work :-)0
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Im so sorry to hear of your wife. I know she wwould be so very proud of you!! Im so glad you shared your story and thank you for giving inspiration to those of us who need it!! YOU ARE AMAZING!! Keep up the great work!
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Wow! Fantastic transformation! I bet your kids are so proud of you, you are inspirational!0
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Amazing results so far, keep up the great work!0
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I am so happy that you have turned yourself around and are working to get healthy. I am sorry for the loss of your wife. She must have been a special person, but it sounds like you are pretty special, too!0
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You look great.. You are such an inspiration to other especially me.. keep going and don't give up. I am sorry about what happen to your wife, but I bet that she would be so proud of you.0
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wow - lovely story, well done!0
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You have done so well under such tragic circumstances. Your wife would have been so proud ofyou , I wish you all you wish for yourself. Well done.0
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Great job, it's nice to hear that you're enjoying life again, especially after being given such a crappy hand in life in recent years. And now you're inspiring people too. Just wonderful.0
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First, I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mother a year ago to cancer. I know that you worked hard to turn your life around! Congratulations on your life change. I know your wife would be very proud of you!0
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Omg! Wow! Firstly the change in your outlook on life has inspired and amazed me. And the changes physically....well the photos speak for themselves...absolutely freakin' sensational! Well done, can't wait to see more updates from you!0
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Oh my word, what a story. I am so very pleased you got the motivation you badly needed. The transformation is incredible, well done you. Keep at it, your doing fantastic, and I bet your wife is tickled pink to see her man making the best of himself and getting on.
I wish you all the very best and continued success.0 -
Thank you for sharing . It's nice to see where I can be in 18 weeks0
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Congrats on your loss! You look amazing. Keep up the good work. You are such an inspiration
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