One couple's journey to health.
danimal5867
Posts: 390
My name is Dan and I thought it was about time to share some before and after photos with the MFP community. I have been married to my wife Staci for 26 years now. We successfully raised two daughters who are both now married and we recently celebrated the arrival of our first grandson. The vast majority of our marriage has been spent in obesity.
This picture is from Thanksgiving 2009. Our combined weight at the time was in the neighborhood of 520 lbs. In the spring of 2011 my wife found herself in extreme pain due to a hip condition. She found a chiropractor who not only helped to solve the hip condition but also prodded her down the road to overall health. She began to prepare healthier food for our meals which I supplemented by increasing my chip and candy consumption.
This picture is from Thanksgiving 2011. As you can see my wife is considerably slimmer than before. I, on the other hand, was still living in the severely obese category of the BMI scale. In April of 2012, with the birth of our first grandson approaching, we decided to join a gym close to our home. A week later I discovered MFP and got serious about finding the healthy person that had been hidden in a layer of fat for a quarter century.
Thanksgiving 2012 finds each of us within 20 lbs. of our goals. Our combined weight loss is now approximately 175. In other words, we've lost an entire person between the two of us. We're not there yet, but we are convinced that we will be healthy and fit grandparents for little Dalton Gary and all of our future grandchildren. Personally, I know that I could never have had this success without the support and encouragement of my friends here at MFP. Thanks to all, and good luck to everyone in the pursuit of your health and fitness goals.
This picture is from Thanksgiving 2009. Our combined weight at the time was in the neighborhood of 520 lbs. In the spring of 2011 my wife found herself in extreme pain due to a hip condition. She found a chiropractor who not only helped to solve the hip condition but also prodded her down the road to overall health. She began to prepare healthier food for our meals which I supplemented by increasing my chip and candy consumption.
This picture is from Thanksgiving 2011. As you can see my wife is considerably slimmer than before. I, on the other hand, was still living in the severely obese category of the BMI scale. In April of 2012, with the birth of our first grandson approaching, we decided to join a gym close to our home. A week later I discovered MFP and got serious about finding the healthy person that had been hidden in a layer of fat for a quarter century.
Thanksgiving 2012 finds each of us within 20 lbs. of our goals. Our combined weight loss is now approximately 175. In other words, we've lost an entire person between the two of us. We're not there yet, but we are convinced that we will be healthy and fit grandparents for little Dalton Gary and all of our future grandchildren. Personally, I know that I could never have had this success without the support and encouragement of my friends here at MFP. Thanks to all, and good luck to everyone in the pursuit of your health and fitness goals.
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How awesome!! You both look amazing!0
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You both look amazing, great job!0
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Amazing job! Love seeing great results! Great to have a partner to help keep on track. Congratulations to you both and you'll never regret this choice!0
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Wow, congratulations to you both! I wish my husband would take his health more seriously!0
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Fantastic job!0
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So utterly and completely THRILLED for you both! You've been a great MFP pal. Watching you as a runner I can only strive to get anywhere near your success! Over the moon with JOY for both of you. And being a grandparent myself, there is nothing that tops it!
Congrats Dan & Staci! I LOVE seeing ALL the success stories!
I'm at 71 pounds down, about 30 or so to go, knowing full well I will get there. Mind over matter~0 -
So wonderful!!! Love it! Keep it up both of you!0
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Great story! Thanks for sharing! Best wishes to you both
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So great!!0
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Love the pictures, so inspiring. My husband and I are on the same journey, so far we have lost 130lb together but we don't have any pictures, we both avoided the camera like the plague
Congrats on all your success. Enjoy the rest of the journey. 0 -
WOW!!!! CONGRATS!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE SUCH A WONDERFUL SUCCESS WITH MY HUSBAND WOW!!0
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W-O-W teamwork = success! You two look amazing! Congratz!0
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you guys look great, very good job. My wife and I have also started this journey together. I have had a Gastric sleeve operation, and she is just helping me along, and losing weight at the same time, it is wonderful to see the work we can do together, it really helps a lot when there is someone there to help you out. Again, great job. 0
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Wow! The pictures are lovely...you both look amazing!!0
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Man you two are awesome! Such great work! Congrats on your transformations!0
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Unbelievable! What I love the best - is that you did it as a TEAM!! Super excited for you both!! :flowerforyou:0
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Simply amazing transformation and teamwork - congratulations and enjoy playing with your new grandson!!!!0
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You two are blessed to have eachother to motivate you toward your goals. You look amazing, happy and healthy.
Good work!!!0 -
omg, so inspiring. You two are so lucky to have each other!!! I wish my boyfriend would lose the weight with me.
You two seem so happy! Congratulations on your success!!! 0 -
This was so awesome to read! You two look wonderful!
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Congratulations on your success!! You guys look fantastic!!0
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Wow! What an amazing inspiration you two are.
If you don't mind me saying you dont' look old enough to be grandparents - parents sure but not grandparents!!0 -
What a journey! You both look amazing.0
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Congratulations, you both look fantastic, well done :flowerforyou:0
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this is so sweet and delightful..you guys are amazing..way to change your life 0
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Wow! You both look fantastic! I bet you guys are feeling like different people all together! Congrats!0
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Congrats on the new grandbaby and your combined weight loss! Nice pictures, all of them!0
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amazing job and mind set. i know about being a grandparent and wanting to be healthy enough to chase them around. first grandson oct of last year..0
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Such a sweet inspirational story! You both have done extremely well and look phenomenonal!!! It's so refreshing to see a couple that's been together as long as you have still appear to be so in love and supportive of eachother! Best of luck in the future!0
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Congrats !I love how you did it together . So lovely to see a happy couple together for so long.0
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