Made it to a 25 BMI with pics
PDLUCKY
Posts: 60 Member
Here is my story.
I started MFP about a year and a half ago while I was doing a liver cleanse with my girlfriend. (SW: 295) I figured I would see how it worked. During the cleanse I lost 20 pounds (275 lbs.) and knew that MFP was a powerful tool. I continued after the cleasne on MFP but back in January 2011 re-injured my left knee playing basketball with my son. I rehabed it at home and it got better to a point but I never made it back to 100% and was unable to play ball or really do many activities. Between Easter and September I lost another 10 lbs. (265 lbs) So at about that time I went to the Dr. and they sent me over for an MRI to see what was going on. The MRI showed I had some serious damage to the Medial Meniscus (weight bearing side of the knee) and that there was evidence of some arthritis in there. The Dr. referred me to a orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon looked at the MRI and said he needed to go in and hopefully he would be able to do a micro-fracture technique or he would take a piece of good cartilage so I could have some grown in a lab and then put back in. There was a lot of grey area as to what he was going to do depending on what he found when he got inside. I woke up after surgery to find out my knee has grade 4 osteoarthritis on both the femur and the tibia as well as grade 3 under the kneecap. The surgeon completely removed my meniscus and told me that I have no options but to have the knee replaced, and that I will have to live like this for another 20 years or so before I am old enough for the replacement. During this time I can not do any activities that have impact. No running no basketball no kicking the soccer ball. He said the knee will only last about 20 years and when they go back to try to fix one that is worn out then it is much harder. The surgeon said the only way for me to make the knee last until I am old enough is if I lose weight. I was at a 40 BMI and he said ideally he would want me at a 25 or less but seing how I am 37 he figured if I could lose 50 pounds I would be much better off. This was all in November of 2011. So after recovering from the surgery and feeling pretty down about the whole thing and having to live with the pain until I am in my late 50's and not being able to shoot hoops with my son or kick the soccer ball around with my daughter. So I started to put some weight back on and after New Years 2012 I was weighing 273 lbs. At that point I said to myself I was going to make a lifestyle change. I made a deal with myself that I would not eat sweets until I hit 190 lbs. I said that if I am hungary between meals I would have raw fruits or veggies. I would try to eat something every two hours and I would start swimming every morning before work. I just knew that I had to do this for myself and I would not be happy until I did. I quit drinking back in November so I had already cut out a ton of calories and with the healthy eating I was doing I started dropping weight fast. On Saturday September 1st I weighed in at 184 lbs. which just happens to be exactly a 25 BMI. Slacked off some last week and when I checked my weight this Saturday I was still at 184 lbs. Here are my pics.
Heavy Weight
Side by side Heavy weight and 200 lbs.
First goal 190 lbs.
CW: 184 lbs.
Face side by side 295 vs 184
Feel free to add me if you would like I don't really fill out my food diary anymore because I have made this a lifestyle change and for me it is one I can manage on my own. Portion control eating healthy and staying active!
I started MFP about a year and a half ago while I was doing a liver cleanse with my girlfriend. (SW: 295) I figured I would see how it worked. During the cleanse I lost 20 pounds (275 lbs.) and knew that MFP was a powerful tool. I continued after the cleasne on MFP but back in January 2011 re-injured my left knee playing basketball with my son. I rehabed it at home and it got better to a point but I never made it back to 100% and was unable to play ball or really do many activities. Between Easter and September I lost another 10 lbs. (265 lbs) So at about that time I went to the Dr. and they sent me over for an MRI to see what was going on. The MRI showed I had some serious damage to the Medial Meniscus (weight bearing side of the knee) and that there was evidence of some arthritis in there. The Dr. referred me to a orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon looked at the MRI and said he needed to go in and hopefully he would be able to do a micro-fracture technique or he would take a piece of good cartilage so I could have some grown in a lab and then put back in. There was a lot of grey area as to what he was going to do depending on what he found when he got inside. I woke up after surgery to find out my knee has grade 4 osteoarthritis on both the femur and the tibia as well as grade 3 under the kneecap. The surgeon completely removed my meniscus and told me that I have no options but to have the knee replaced, and that I will have to live like this for another 20 years or so before I am old enough for the replacement. During this time I can not do any activities that have impact. No running no basketball no kicking the soccer ball. He said the knee will only last about 20 years and when they go back to try to fix one that is worn out then it is much harder. The surgeon said the only way for me to make the knee last until I am old enough is if I lose weight. I was at a 40 BMI and he said ideally he would want me at a 25 or less but seing how I am 37 he figured if I could lose 50 pounds I would be much better off. This was all in November of 2011. So after recovering from the surgery and feeling pretty down about the whole thing and having to live with the pain until I am in my late 50's and not being able to shoot hoops with my son or kick the soccer ball around with my daughter. So I started to put some weight back on and after New Years 2012 I was weighing 273 lbs. At that point I said to myself I was going to make a lifestyle change. I made a deal with myself that I would not eat sweets until I hit 190 lbs. I said that if I am hungary between meals I would have raw fruits or veggies. I would try to eat something every two hours and I would start swimming every morning before work. I just knew that I had to do this for myself and I would not be happy until I did. I quit drinking back in November so I had already cut out a ton of calories and with the healthy eating I was doing I started dropping weight fast. On Saturday September 1st I weighed in at 184 lbs. which just happens to be exactly a 25 BMI. Slacked off some last week and when I checked my weight this Saturday I was still at 184 lbs. Here are my pics.
Heavy Weight
Side by side Heavy weight and 200 lbs.
First goal 190 lbs.
CW: 184 lbs.
Face side by side 295 vs 184
Feel free to add me if you would like I don't really fill out my food diary anymore because I have made this a lifestyle change and for me it is one I can manage on my own. Portion control eating healthy and staying active!
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Good job you look great!0
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Wow you look so different! I've tried to stop logging and just hope that I've made a lifestyle change, but I find that once I'm not accountable for what I eat I eat way too much. I hope I don't have to keep a diary the rest of my life!0
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Very good!0
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Congrats on your progress and best of luck with your knee.0
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Great job!
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You look seriously briliant! Fantastic job!0
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Wow sir, congrats on your lifestyle change! You've certainly made the switch mentally and physically! Great job!
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You look happy now. Good for you!0
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Congrats!0
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Wow that's amazing! All that weight off has got to have done wonders for your knee.0
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you look wonderful0
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Excellent job! A great change!0
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WTG! Great job!0
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You look fantastic! So much younger and healthier. Congratulations!0
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great job on the weight loss. and are you able to be more active with your knee since losing the weight or is it the same as before0
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Congratulations on your amazing success!! :bigsmile: :drinker: And good luck with the knee! Thanks for sharing your story.0
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Amazing story. Thanks for sharing!0
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Wow, what a transformation! Congratulations!0
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Good job!!
Hey got a goofy question though: do the tats look different? Depending on when you got them, I would think they could change. 0 -
Way to go well done0
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great job on the weight loss. and are you able to be more active with your knee since losing the weight or is it the same as before
The knee does feel better not having to move around so much weight but unfortunately the pain is still there and I have to wear a brace day in and day out. As for being more active I am stuck with only swimming and biking. So I purchased a nice bike last Saturday and have been putting a few miles on it on the weekends. As far as playing with my kids though I am not able to do the same activities I was used to. I try not to let it get me down since, but it is hard my daughter's soccer season hasn't started because there are not enough coaches and they need volunteers but I am not physically able to run around out there giving them direction. It is a pretty crappy situation.0 -
thank you for sharing your amazing story.. You look awesome!0
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Good job!!
Hey got a goofy question though: do the tats look different? Depending on when you got them, I would think they could change.
Actually with all my tats being on my arms and legs I don't see a huge difference. I was pretty worried about that as well but I think if the tats would have been on my stomach or back then I would have had a bigger problem with it.0 -
You look great! Way to go. I also have recurring knee pain and I'm worried it could be arthritis (both my mom and her mom have arthritis). It is one of the reasons that I finally decided to make some changes. I hope I can be as successful as you've been. 0
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You look great - like a different person!0
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What a wonderful story! Congrats to you!0
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Thanks everyone your compliments feel great!0
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as silly as this may sound another member stole my thunder, you look great but i was wondering about the way your tats looked too.... you lost so much i thought there would have been a drastic difference...
you are an inspiration; keep up the good work!0 -
I was pretty worried about my tat's changing as well but luckily they are mostly in places where I didn't have a lot of fat so they really haven't changed much.0
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