Not the chubby guy any more

razor_fever

Awesome job bro. Congrats!

I'm 42 myself, 6 feet tall, and am about 205 now. I'm down from 210 a few weeks ago. I'm looking to get to around 195 myself, maybe a little lower. I want to get healthier and be around for my kids (3 under the age of 8).

I gained about 15 pounds over the past year. I knew I was getting heavier but it didn't really sink in until I saw a pic from a relative's anniversary party. I was like "wow, I look pretty heavy!" That really motivated me to get serious again.

DanetteNel

PPS One last thing - early on I saw a motivational poster. I find that most of them are cringeworthy rubbish, but this one stuck with me - "One year from now, you'll be so glad you started today". So true. :-)
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Wonderful - well done! You look fantastic.
I absolutely LOVE the quote above - thanks for sharing it.
I have spent 10 years saying, "If only I had stuck to it, I could be at my goal by now!"
NO MORE!!!
I am adding that quote to my "Every Day Counts" poster :flowerforyou:

smaihlee

Great job--thanks for sharing!

stephcampbell77

Very motivational story, thanks so much for sharing. You look fantastic!

PopCorn_Said

Wow mate! Congrats!! Be proud.

__stacyb

great job!

squindles

That is so so brilliant. Well done to you :flowerforyou:

Katodog1

love it! I will remind myself of your last quote A LOT!! Thanks for sharing, you are inspiring!

njohnson1966

You and I share similar stats and starting weights so it's great to see the awesome results your work has brought you. I'm down 57 pounds so far (lost 28 pre MFP) and have another 25 or 30 to go. It helps motivate me seeing results like yours. I'll be thrilled to reach my goal as you have. Thanks for sharing and congrats on your success.

NHoughton13

Great inspiration! Way to go!! I am stealing that quote:)

CloneSN

wow! Congrats, dude!!!!

Yaya1976

Awesome! Congrats on all your hard work. You should be very proud of yourself :drinker:

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Anthonydaman

Nice work man

ashprather

you look awesome! congrats on your new healthy lifestyle!

efirkey

Congrats! You look great

PJ64

Awesome, Congrats!!

HardRockCamaro

Fantastic, I'm 36 and trying to go from 220 or so to 180 so your pics are an inspiration!

hollyk57

That's an awesome accomplishment! Congratulations on your success and hard work! *hugs*

mothermary65

Very inspirering Im going to give it may all and loose the weight i need to to feel better and look good.

Tina044

Excellent work., Very well done! Great job!

MariaAkeroyd

You look great!

HealthWoke0ish

Nice. Thank you for posting your story. What sort of 10 week challenge did you do? I'm looking for ways to keep myself interested and off-balance in my life-transformation (I don't want to get bored.) Any tips for a currently chubby guy?

smittybuilt19

Wow. Your progress is truly amazing, and I'm not just throwing that out there in a "just passing by" kind of way, I mean it. When you say "I thought it just ran in the family," it really hits home with me. Other than age, on the surface our stats seem to be close, which made me particularly interested in this post. Congratulations on your loss and I wish you continued success as you take on a life long fight to maintain your health!

tempest501

Awesome Job , Thats some serious effort you put in. Kudos

DogsK

Great words of advice Sam, geat pics of before and after. As already said many times here, very inspirational. Keep it going mate

ChrisC_77

Well done bro! Here's to many years of health and staying fit.

sam_gamgee

Thanks heaps for the kind words everyone - I know that seeing other people's success stories helped me to stay motivated, so this is hopefully a bit of payback. Looking forward to seeing similar posts from many of you as you progress too!

To answer a question - jzalisa, the starting challenge was something here in Australia called the "million kilo challenge" which aimed to get people across Aus to lose 1,000,000 kg in 10 weeks. It was basically an advertising vehicle for a health insurer, but I don't begrudge them that as it helped me start. :-) I started with a group of friends who all dropped off by about the midway point, but by then I was seeing some results and determined, so I just kept going solo (out of my group anyway).

As an nerdy engineering numbers type of guy, I like to weigh every day and keep a spreadsheet, calculate a 7 day moving average etc (I can show you a chart of a year of weigh ins if you're interested). That way I don't have to wait a week each time to recheck after a "bad" result, and it helped me stay keen. :-) That might not work for everyone though. I think the most important point was #1 on my list - stay focused on what's important for you, and why you're trying to lose weight. If that's enough to *really* make you want it, you'll get there.

Here's to another year of exercise, better eating choices and just being healthier!