I'm so lucky ! i found MFP. My six month progress
neilvv
Posts: 146 Member
This site had helped me so much ! I have a great bunch of awesome inspirational friends on here and it's an absolutely amazing place to be. I love reading about how other like minded people are doing it pushes me harder and motivates me everyday i'm absolutely loving it here.
Back in October i weighed in at 252lbs and felt awful,i hated how i looked and i had no self confidence whatsoever. I didn't think that i ate much,certainly not enough to weigh 252lbs. I made the decision to go on a diet and luckily for me i found MFP on the app store and never looked back.
I was shocked when i started to log my food at what my daily calorie intake was,shocked enough to do something about it.
Over the next few weeks i was strict with my food and logged everything and sure enough the scale started to move downwards. I also introduced exercise and dusted off the treadmill that i had bought 3 years ago.
I started using the treadmill in October and managed a 5 minute slow jog at 6kmh. Over the next month i managed to last longer 6 mins then 7 then 10 and so on,by November i could jog on the treadmill for half an hour.
I then moved to outdoor running and it was a total shock sooo hard ! I stuck with it though focusing on distance rather than speed and month on month managed to vastly increase my stamina.
In December i introduced the 0-100 push ups program and weight lifting to my workouts alongside the running. I lost 9 lbs in December a month where i could have easily gained 9lbs.
January was great i was running further and faster and i could do 100 press ups. I continued to run lots also i joined the local Gym in March and started the Stronglifts 5x5 program. It's going well i'm on week 5 now and loving it.
I have about 5 to 10 pounds left to lose now judging by my body fat % and i plan to continue weight lifting using the stronglifts program maybe cutting back on the cardio as i lift heavier weights.
I'm looking for perfection now and as that will never happen i plan on giving it my best for a long time to come !
Thanks for taking the time to read my story so far !
Running achievements tracked with Nike+
6 Month progress pic
Back in October i weighed in at 252lbs and felt awful,i hated how i looked and i had no self confidence whatsoever. I didn't think that i ate much,certainly not enough to weigh 252lbs. I made the decision to go on a diet and luckily for me i found MFP on the app store and never looked back.
I was shocked when i started to log my food at what my daily calorie intake was,shocked enough to do something about it.
Over the next few weeks i was strict with my food and logged everything and sure enough the scale started to move downwards. I also introduced exercise and dusted off the treadmill that i had bought 3 years ago.
I started using the treadmill in October and managed a 5 minute slow jog at 6kmh. Over the next month i managed to last longer 6 mins then 7 then 10 and so on,by November i could jog on the treadmill for half an hour.
I then moved to outdoor running and it was a total shock sooo hard ! I stuck with it though focusing on distance rather than speed and month on month managed to vastly increase my stamina.
In December i introduced the 0-100 push ups program and weight lifting to my workouts alongside the running. I lost 9 lbs in December a month where i could have easily gained 9lbs.
January was great i was running further and faster and i could do 100 press ups. I continued to run lots also i joined the local Gym in March and started the Stronglifts 5x5 program. It's going well i'm on week 5 now and loving it.
I have about 5 to 10 pounds left to lose now judging by my body fat % and i plan to continue weight lifting using the stronglifts program maybe cutting back on the cardio as i lift heavier weights.
I'm looking for perfection now and as that will never happen i plan on giving it my best for a long time to come !
Thanks for taking the time to read my story so far !
Running achievements tracked with Nike+
6 Month progress pic
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WOW! Congratulations!
I LOVE the Nike running app too!!! Super motivational! Keep going!
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Well, My, My..Look at you..
I think your looking fab..0 -
Congratulations on finding the motivation and doing so much for yourself with it!
Your fitness is certainly inspirational for those of us starting out back at square 1 - You look healthy and sound much happier.
Keep up the good work, I look forward to hearing how you are going in another 6 months, no doubt you will be in better shape than even now.
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Wow..just Wow... I envy your success.. you inspired me.. thanks for sharing
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Congratulations! That is an amazing adventure ou give inspiration to those who have just commenced our journey. Thankyou so much for sharing. I hope one day I can do the same.0
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Great thread, and awesome progress!!0
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You rock! Amazing results! Such an insperation! :flowerforyou:0
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WOW!!!!
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.0 -
Very impressive results!! I think we are all lucky to have found MFP. Keep up the good work and you will surely find the "perfect" you are looking for.0
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wow, very impresive0
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WOW, what a transformation! Congrats on all your hard work!0
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Wow this is awesome. Great job!0
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What an amazing transformation! I am so happy to have found the MFP site as well! I can't wait to sometime share my success! Congratulations to you!0
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Incredible! What a true inspiration! Thanks for sharing 0
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You look fantastic! Your progress is awesome! Thank you for sharing..Wow!0
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You look GREAT. AWESOME progress.0
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Great job!!0
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Your "runs" are amazing!! Look how fast you can run. Well done! Healthy & Fit.0
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Great job Neil! That is a complete transformation!
But really, we're lucky you found MFP too.
You are a very inspirational and supportive MFP friend!
You're especially inspirational for me - I have 10 lbs to go to match your "before" picture and it's inspiring to see how well you've done and to gain insight from your experience on what is, for me, the road ahead.0 -
What a transformation, you look great!0
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Great job! You look fantabulous! :bigsmile:0
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Holy!!!! amazing progress!!!! great inspiration!!!!0
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Amazing results with a heap of hard work; go you!0
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I am so very impressed with your progress and your running! Wow! Keep it up!!!!!0
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That is amazing progress! You look so different.0
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This is a great story!!!! You look 10 years younger!0
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Wow, you look amazing! Thanks for sharing.0
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Thanks for your kind comments people !0
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Amazing transformation in such a short space of time, well done.0
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Nicely done!0
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