153 lbs in 365 days (pics)

Momabear4411

Great inspirational story! Thanks and great job!

kerrphy_2011

Incredible!! Absolutely thrilling that someone can tell it like it is, have results, and didn't require anything but true effort. I love this post. Thank you so much for sharing. You really made me think and honestly you even gave me a little boost to get my butt out in the cold and do some walking. After all it is only a half hour and exercise makes me feel awesome. (After it is over of course!) Great work, honestly!!! An amazing feat!!

lelaspeaks

Love this post - congrats and thanks for sharing!

amylahminute

You ROCK!!!! Thanks for the inspiration to both keep sticking to my cut AND to grow a caterpillar above my upper lip.

rose_turtle

Fantastic progress and great storytelling! Thanks for the motivation and giggles.

Mindochka

Incredible!! Absolutely thrilling that someone can tell it like it is, have results, and didn't require anything but true effort. I love this post.

^^This exactly. I am a big fan of tough love when it comes to the effort you put in to yourself. No excuses! I have had no one to blame but myself for my choices. Thanks for sharing your story. Well done.

gerrielips

If I didn't know you were married to your lovely wife, and if I wasn't married to my wonderful husband, and if I also wasn't probably 40 years older than you, I'd say let's get together!!! LOL You're an inspiring guy and I want to keep reminding myself of your wise counsel. Thank you for your post.

Manda86

Incredible.

I'll be thinking of this post when my fat body and creaky joints are pounding out the steps on the trail.

treenzdreamz

Well done and great job...

VorJoshigan

Congrats on your hard work! Thanks for sharing.

Do you mind if I ask how tall you are? If not, and you are a literalist, how tall are you?

You say you want to be faster, stronger, healthier. Have you definitized those goals? Do you prefer to have specific goals, or just a direction?

Finally, BEER!

MelisaBegins

DUDE. If you don't start a blog and let the world follow your inspiring, funny, entertaining way of storytelling, it will be a shame. Seriously. Also, please update your post with a side-by-side comparison for us lazy scrollers, pleaseandthanks.

trogalicious

Congrats on your hard work! Thanks for sharing.

Do you mind if I ask how tall you are? If not, and you are a literalist, how tall are you?

You say you want to be faster, stronger, healthier. Have you definitized those goals? Do you prefer to have specific goals, or just a direction?

Finally, BEER!

Well, my doctor and I say that I'm 5'7". My wife disagrees and says I'm 5'6". So, I'm 5'6".

I haven't really put numerical goals on my healthier/faster/stronger yet. I guess, in a way, I'd just like to beat my own personal records.

Like,
- I want to be able to squat my starting weight for a full workout, etc.
- I want to finish a half marathon, beat my previous 5k/8k times.
- I wanna be able to do like 30 pull-ups and chin-ups without stopping.
- I wanna stop a speeding truck from running over an errant kitty

As far as healthier, I'd like to get down to a lower body-fat percentage. I'm not shooting for anything ridiculous, but maybe 18-20% would be a goal.

I won't be disappointed if I can't do the 30 pull-ups... if I can do more tomorrow than I could do today, that's progress ya know?

Also, yes to BEER.

lisa77marie

Thank you so much for posting your story. For us just starting out, this is such a great inspiration. It shows with some changes in habits, we can become healthy.

deanjou59

So proud of you Matt! You look phenomenal!
So happy to call you a friend and have your support

trogalicious

Also, please update your post with a side-by-side comparison for us lazy scrollers, pleaseandthanks.

I'll certainly consider starting up a blog on here. I like putting words into favorable and meaningful patterns.

Sure.

For the TL;DR crowd.

This was me a year ago.


I decided to eat healthier, eat the right amount, workout, etc.

This is me this morning:

153 lbs gone and it doesn't suck.

MaybeAMonkey

Love your post! Love your pictures! Love your dedication! Thank you so much for sharing, you are truly an inspiration!

lunajc201

This guy IS the TRUTH.

Raw_Bean

Way to go on all your hard work!! Thank you for sharing your story. Definitely inspiring.

Donna6017

WOW!! Congratulations!!! You ARE an inspiration. I Love your story and I LOVE how you tell it!!

lewcompton

Congratulations! I've dropped 128 in seven months and looking forward to that year mark a huge amount under my start weight. It is you and people like you that keep me moving forward! Keep up the good work and take it easy with the beer & cake.