What a difference a year makes. 190LB's DOWN!

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  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Great job Ryan! Very inspiring.
  • ScarlettIsSpiffing
    ScarlettIsSpiffing Posts: 121 Member
    Fantastic achievement, well done & thanks for sharing ;)
  • TrinaHillier
    TrinaHillier Posts: 54 Member
    Truly amazing, a great inspiration for sure.
  • EllaScarlet
    EllaScarlet Posts: 165 Member
    WITNESS THE FITNESS!! Wow :)
  • lepabe
    lepabe Posts: 18 Member
    What an amazing accomplishment. What a great title for someone starting off. Look what you can accomplish in a year. Take it one day at a time. A year goes by fast and you can loose a lot in one year. You are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing!
  • dawnshot
    dawnshot Posts: 137 Member
    Wow! What a transformation! You look so much younger! Well done
  • gloriapiz55
    gloriapiz55 Posts: 73 Member
    Wow you look amazing, congratulations!
  • Theresafinallygetsitright
    Theresafinallygetsitright Posts: 157
    Flipping fantastic =D I often don't recognize my own reflection now lol
  • grannygethealthy1111
    grannygethealthy1111 Posts: 422
    Absolutely amazing! You look like a whole different person. Enjoy your beautiful wife and children. WTG!

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  • RyanJS81
    RyanJS81 Posts: 66 Member
    Wow, words can not explain the joy it gave me reading all of your comments. I really never did this for anyone but my family and myself. So, I never really thought about how it could affect others in a positive way by reading my story. Just remember to never give up. There were difficult times of course but I never let anything get me down or steer off course. I set out to do something and I was determined to get my life back. I still today have the picture of my at 330lb's as my default wallpaper on my laptop and iPhone. I don't want to forget where I had come from and will never let myself get off track again.

    Thanks again to you all. ANYONE can do it you just have to want it.
  • APBTChampion
    APBTChampion Posts: 93 Member
    Hell yes, pure inspiration! WAY TO GO!
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Brilliant. And I am sure your wife told you this, but a healthy husband is the best gift ever.
  • glynfreeman
    glynfreeman Posts: 8 Member
    Awesome, continue to enjoy your new found life, may it be long and joyful
  • Gerald_King
    Gerald_King Posts: 2,031 Member
    Wow amazing
  • RyanJS81
    RyanJS81 Posts: 66 Member
    Thanks again everyone.. It has been an incredible journey...
  • RyanJS81
    RyanJS81 Posts: 66 Member
    Thanks again everyone.. It has been an incredible journey...
  • veromancha
    veromancha Posts: 158 Member
    amazing!
  • VFBloch0725
    VFBloch0725 Posts: 37
    WOW! You are definitely an inspiration! I am hoping to be 100lbs down in a year. But, in the mean time, I'll take one day at a time. Congrats!
  • SweetLillyM
    SweetLillyM Posts: 58
    You look amazing!! Great job! :)
  • FreddieRaechel
    FreddieRaechel Posts: 16 Member
    This is so amazing! I think I'm going to share with my hubby right now!
  • r0se125
    r0se125 Posts: 228 Member
    simply amazing! brought a tear to my eyes..way to go hun!
  • roeann53
    roeann53 Posts: 124 Member
    Great job!
  • sisterofseven
    sisterofseven Posts: 82 Member
    Far out, you do look like a completely different person!! What a fantastic achievement, congratulations :-)
  • cheekyleonie
    cheekyleonie Posts: 140 Member
    looking HOT HOT HOT! :drinker:
  • CrystalFlury
    CrystalFlury Posts: 400 Member
    "My wife April and I are in a crowded Las Vegas casino, and she's lost sight of me. The funny thing is, I am right in front of her. But she doesn't notice me because I've lost so much weight I'm unrecognizable at first glance.

    At the age of 30, I had become a Champion of Excuses, not the title you want when you’re a husband and the father of three great kids, but that’s who I had become. It happened over the last 15 years. As a kid I loved sports, but by the time I reached high school I stopped playing soccer, hockey and baseball, and became the guy who hid behind the camera.

    I needed to get my life back before it was too late. So I took control of it again and did everything that was needed to make my journey successful. Before I looked forward to dinner and now I look forward to seeing my personal trainer 5 days a week and 5k run's I do 3 days a week in the morning. I even competed in 8 5K Mud Runs now! Words cannot explain how that felt to complete my first 5k mud run, when only just last year I could barely walk to my mailbox without running out of breath. Today, my blood pressure is normal, my Body Mass Index is 21.1, and I feel incredible! Who would have thought I'd be in my 140's again!

    I have finally gotten my life back. I no longer worry that I won’t see my children grow up or meet my grandchildren. In my career, I am much more confident at meetings and my coworkers have acknowledged how much happier I am. Instead of being exhausted after work, I look forward to getting home so I can hike, run around, or swim with my family.

    I have three beautiful children ages 12, 9, and 7. I had already missed so much with them because of my weight: swimming, sports, horseback riding, and amusement parks- so before I started this journey I told myself that when I reached my goal weight we would all go swimming together. On June 23rd, I swam with my kids for the first time in their lives. The joy it brought to them was priceless. Next Saturday my wife and I will celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary with a renewal of our vows on Laguna Beach. Just a year ago, I did not have the confidence to plan such an event. But now the possibilities for my life are limitless.”

    Before @ 330lb's
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    Now @ 140lb's
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    Oh my goodness! You look 10-20 years younger! Awesome, awesome work! You deserve a round of applause...perhaps a standing ovation! Proud of you and for making a change in your life!!
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    You look so much younger and very cool!
    Enjoy your new found vitality,
    Bravo!
  • allisonrozsa
    allisonrozsa Posts: 178 Member
    Handsome guy. Love the suspenders. Congrats to you & your wife! (Did she join you on your health journey?)
  • Toya2xcel
    Toya2xcel Posts: 107 Member
    You are def a true inspiration and you and your wife make the cutest couple EVER! LOVE IT! :-)
  • takingnameskickingbutt
    takingnameskickingbutt Posts: 231 Member
    Shocked and amazed! What a wonderful story!
  • cassiestep
    cassiestep Posts: 1
    WOW

    THAT IS AMAZING!

    YOU ARE A TRUE INSPIRATION TO THE REST OF US!

    CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS!

    WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WAS THE BIGGEST PART OF THE WEIGHT LOSS, EXERCISE, WATCHING DIET, OR THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO?

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