70lb down, in stats and pictures.
davidshutter
Posts: 24 Member
I'll quickly preface the pictures with a some background info on myself, and my "Journey".
TL:DR - I was fat, I still am, but look at my pictures anyway.
I wasn't always fat. I have a fairly rare heart defect, however it has always had relatively little effect on my day-to-day life, and when I was in school I used to play rugby league as a centre for both the school team and a local youth team. The only sport I was ever unable to compete at was distance running, so much unable that the only time that I actually did attempt it, I was very unwell for quite some time!
During a school football match in my last term of high school I suffered a nasty leg injury, and was unable to put any weight on it for several weeks and was unable to run for months, it took me out of the teams I played for and also out of the final months of PE. This, coinciding with moving schools meant that I stopped doing pretty much all exercise, and replaced it with parties and beer. I have only a vague idea of my weight at the time of my injury, but I know that at one point during university I tipped the scales at 19 and a half stone (273lb). I made only a token effort to improve my diet (I was living basically on take-outs, beer and curries), but didn't monitor my weight in any way.
Several years later (and coming to christmas 2011) I suffered from pneumonia and became quite ill for some weeks. On a visit to the doctors I was given a very blunt warning about my weight, my general fitness and they're consequences given my condition, and so started looking into diets.
I stumbled upon The Hacker Diet and although I didn't read more than the first couple of chapters, the principles it laid out became the basis for my strategy ahead - calorie counting and exercise is the easiest and most obvious way to lose weight - I also used the advice of using some form of technology to assist me , being an apple fan-boy and an iphoner, I hit the app store and downloaded MFP.
I also sold my car (it broke and I couldn't afford to fix it) and used the money to buy a pair of walking boots (it was a cheap car!).
When I weighed myself for my start weight I was 256lb - I allowed MFP to set my goals automatically, and followed them as well as i could.
I am a fairly good cook, and so modified my own recipes (mainly european and asian things, with a napalm-hot chilli con carne in there too) (and portions) to fit in with my calorie goals, and started walking regularly (an hour every other day, at first).
The walking increased (I walk home from work almost every day, now - 4.5 miles, plus the occasional hike/trek on a weekend and in the school holidays).
I've now reached the weight goal I set myself (9-10 months later) and I don't care if I never lose another pound. I am now working on changing the bits of me that are still "squidgy" (I still have man-boobs) and I've taken up swimming (I didn't have the confidence to do it until I had lost a LOT of weight).
I've lost 5 stone (70lb), as the title suggests. My jeans have gone from a 42 waist to a slightly loose 34 (sadly, my leg length is still a "short"... so no Armani for me!) My tops were xxl in generous shops (M&S, Debenhams, etc) and are now a M or L most places. My minor goal was to be able to buy clothes anywhere I wanted to, and I can now!
As a side-note, through MFP I met the most wonderful girl I could imagine, Stacy has been fantastic in keeping me sane and motivated and for giving me a confidence boost when I need it. For those reasons (among many others) I absolutely love her... it's just a shame she lives almost 4000 miles away!
Anyway... Pics!
Before
Now
A couple of comparisons
TL:DR - I was fat, I still am, but look at my pictures anyway.
I wasn't always fat. I have a fairly rare heart defect, however it has always had relatively little effect on my day-to-day life, and when I was in school I used to play rugby league as a centre for both the school team and a local youth team. The only sport I was ever unable to compete at was distance running, so much unable that the only time that I actually did attempt it, I was very unwell for quite some time!
During a school football match in my last term of high school I suffered a nasty leg injury, and was unable to put any weight on it for several weeks and was unable to run for months, it took me out of the teams I played for and also out of the final months of PE. This, coinciding with moving schools meant that I stopped doing pretty much all exercise, and replaced it with parties and beer. I have only a vague idea of my weight at the time of my injury, but I know that at one point during university I tipped the scales at 19 and a half stone (273lb). I made only a token effort to improve my diet (I was living basically on take-outs, beer and curries), but didn't monitor my weight in any way.
Several years later (and coming to christmas 2011) I suffered from pneumonia and became quite ill for some weeks. On a visit to the doctors I was given a very blunt warning about my weight, my general fitness and they're consequences given my condition, and so started looking into diets.
I stumbled upon The Hacker Diet and although I didn't read more than the first couple of chapters, the principles it laid out became the basis for my strategy ahead - calorie counting and exercise is the easiest and most obvious way to lose weight - I also used the advice of using some form of technology to assist me , being an apple fan-boy and an iphoner, I hit the app store and downloaded MFP.
I also sold my car (it broke and I couldn't afford to fix it) and used the money to buy a pair of walking boots (it was a cheap car!).
When I weighed myself for my start weight I was 256lb - I allowed MFP to set my goals automatically, and followed them as well as i could.
I am a fairly good cook, and so modified my own recipes (mainly european and asian things, with a napalm-hot chilli con carne in there too) (and portions) to fit in with my calorie goals, and started walking regularly (an hour every other day, at first).
The walking increased (I walk home from work almost every day, now - 4.5 miles, plus the occasional hike/trek on a weekend and in the school holidays).
I've now reached the weight goal I set myself (9-10 months later) and I don't care if I never lose another pound. I am now working on changing the bits of me that are still "squidgy" (I still have man-boobs) and I've taken up swimming (I didn't have the confidence to do it until I had lost a LOT of weight).
I've lost 5 stone (70lb), as the title suggests. My jeans have gone from a 42 waist to a slightly loose 34 (sadly, my leg length is still a "short"... so no Armani for me!) My tops were xxl in generous shops (M&S, Debenhams, etc) and are now a M or L most places. My minor goal was to be able to buy clothes anywhere I wanted to, and I can now!
As a side-note, through MFP I met the most wonderful girl I could imagine, Stacy has been fantastic in keeping me sane and motivated and for giving me a confidence boost when I need it. For those reasons (among many others) I absolutely love her... it's just a shame she lives almost 4000 miles away!
Anyway... Pics!
Before
Now
A couple of comparisons
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Good job!!! Keep up the good work!! You are looking awesome!0
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WTG!!!0
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You look great! Congrats!0
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Congrats man! Awesome accomplishment! : D0
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wow! well done!0
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Amazing progress. Keep up the good work. It's crazy how dropping weight makes people look younger.0
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You look great! Allot of hard work and perseverance. Congratulations!0
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Great job!!! I wouldnt think of you as fat if I saw you now, but dont stop till you are happy.
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Awesome job, almost a whole different person! Keep up with the great work!0
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Great job, I especially like the photos of your huge change in the sizes of your clothing.0
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Congratulations! You look great!0
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DUDE!! You look like Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad!!!! That *kitten*'s crazy!!
Maybe that pic isn't the best example....google image "saul goodman" and you will see what I mean. That is just nuts!
Oh btw....great job on the weight loss. You're doing great!
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Don't say you are still fat, silly! You look great! Amazing job! Keep up the great work!!0
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Great job! You look fantastic. I read your entire post. I bet the walking has done wonders for your overall health. As far as the man boobs, you may want to look into surgery. Up to 1/3 of the male population has this condition and sometimes surgery is the only option.0
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wow you look like a real man now! OMG! Ladies look out! No seriously your before photos look like the obese teens that come over my house to hang out. They all have that big puffy baby face. Then when they suddenly sprout up and as I call it grown into their weight they look mature and more adult. YOu certainly went from having that babyish face to looking more adult. Looking good!!:flowerforyou:0
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Very inspirational story - thanks for sharing!0
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Awesome! Great story and journey and you look fantastic!0
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looking good man thumbs up for ur courage .... 0
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That's incredible. (I took the tl;dr version.) Congrats on the 70lb loss and awesome transformation!0
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Great work, give yourself a lot of credit, you deserve it!0
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You look fantastic, baby! I'm so proud of you
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AMAZING!!!!
Great job! You should be so proud!!!!0 -
Good job!0
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Great job, you look fantastic!
We can see your lovely blue eues now! Perhaps it's a coincidence that the heavier you were, the darker the shades? A good way to hide from the world!
All the best of luck to you and the lovely lady who is supporting you. May you one day live closer together x 0 -
Thanks everyone!
I am very proud of myself and what I've achieved, but I'm not finished yet. Like I said, I'd be happy if I never lose another pound, I'm now working on fitness and reducing my bfp into the "average" range (my bmi is still 'overweight', but according to calcularors I've used my lean muscle mass alone would still give me a bmi over 20, so I'm ignoring that!)
Not so sure I'm flattered by the comparison to Saul Goodman, and for those commenting onmaking me look younger/older... I'm 27 (and the before pictures are all from within the last 18 months) - so that should probably be factored in!
The comparison shots are all Christmas to Now0 -
Well done mate, it's good to see fellas getting weight down it inspires me to keep going0
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Great job! You should be so proud!!!!:happy:0
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Saul Goodman is absolutely hilarious, lol!! And you do look so much like him. Great job on your success!!!! :happy:0
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Wow! great job! you can really see in your face that you are loads healthier, keep up the hard work 0
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