Former fat weakling

nichelle02

Very inspirational!

marand94608

Super inspirational to this newb! Thanks for the great info about your beginnings too.

DAM_Fine

You are f'ing beautiful and i will always love and admire you. Always.

bluebuggy1970

Wow, you look like a different person!

Rachaelluvszipped

Taso, you so very much inspire the heck outta me!! You have done some amazing things my friend and have come far! :smooched: :flowerforyou:

sz8soon

much for ya Taso!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

(wanted to make sure this awesome of a picture was on page 2, too

mmddwechanged

Thank you for sharing!! I love seeing the pictures of different stages. I hear so much here about bulking and cutting, so cool to see examples of this! I, too, have a pretty successful body for life before and after pics. I hope I can continue as you have. You truly are an inspiration!!!! Thankyou:)

Capt_Apollo

This post is awesome, but I think my favorite thing about it is the fact that you didn't shave your chest for the money shot.

this.


although your back is surprisingly smooth.

CoderGal

Bump to read later nice pics taso!

swarovski75

I thoroughly enjoyed reading that. You are amazing and you inspire me everyday Taso, and you know I adore you. Thanks for sharing. :flowerforyou:

AnvilHead

Great post and awesome transformation, Taso! You did an outstanding job of explaining the methods you used and why they worked/didn't work. Noted is the complete and total absence of any so-called "quick fixes" or "magic pills" - nothing but guts, self-discipline and a lot of sweat. Kudos to you, bro!

jofjltncb6

Yay.

Awesome.

:drinker:

metaphoria

What an excellent before and after! I enjoy seeing you posting answers to peoples forum questions, and am learning second-hand. :happy:

taunto

Bro you look awesome and you definitely have gone through some hard work, education and dedication to get the results. So very glad that you're a friend of mine here

Allie_71

Just amazing. And always willing to help others as well. Thank you for that.

wikitbikit

Thank you for taking the time to share your story! I always, always enjoy reading your posts, and it's even nicer to know that you were really there, one of us, once upon a time--not really all that long ago, in the grand scheme! Congrats, and can't wait to see what you accomplish next!

Feisty_Red

I heart this. Thank you! And thanks for keeping me around! You rock it!

DaniH826

To close this out, I'd like to pass on a few key things that I think are the essentials to success:
- You have to want to change and believe that you can change
- You should work hard but you shouldn't suffer
- It will take as long as it takes. The time you spend losing weight and getting fit is a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of your life
- Weight loss comes from a calorie deficit, plain and simple. You can achieve the calorie deficit by counting calories, or you can eat in a way that incidentally puts you in a deficit. Any of these diets you hear of that "work", work because they put the user in a calorie deficit.
- Exercise increases your fitness level. The point of exercise is strength and fitness, not weight loss
- Whatever diet or exercise program you follow should be sustainable. Don't go on any hokey crash or fad diets or so-called cleanses that have you malnourishing yourself for a small period of time in the name of "jump starting your weight loss"; Similarly don't go trying to do hours and hours of exercise every day.
- Simple is better

Oh, and one final tidbit. If you made it all the way down here, you may have noticed that I didn't mention my body weight from before or after. And the reason is, who cares?! I was fat before - it was obvious. How much did I weigh? Too much. How much do I weight now? About the right amount. Whether the scale happens to say 135 or 185 is rather meaningless.

Agree with all of these, and kudos to you for putting in all the hard work and finally getting to reap the benefits! Thanks for sharing your story with us! :flowerforyou:

billsica

Awesome! Inspirational. all that stuff.

Madmom04

Thanks for sharing your journey! Very inspiring.