Down 82 pounds before and after pics

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Hope I finally got this right.

I was 267 at the end of football in 2007. I am 185 today. Never felt better in my life. It hasn't always been easy, heck it has been a real fight at times. But completely worth it.

Pictures are from college graduation 2008, sister's wedding 2008, marathon 2012, and today.

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  • WDEvy
    WDEvy Posts: 814 Member
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    Great job!!!
  • Ghette
    Ghette Posts: 350 Member
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    :drinker: Well done!
  • Kipperdoodle13
    Kipperdoodle13 Posts: 30 Member
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    you look amazing! can't even tell you lost that much weight!
  • crobinson0923
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    Good work! You look great!
  • Nic620
    Nic620 Posts: 553 Member
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    Great dedication! Definitely see you've made a lifestyle change!
  • shinkalork
    shinkalork Posts: 815 Member
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    nice job
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
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    Thanks Zieg, reading your story makes me realize that I can still keep working to lose a few more. Been at it 2 years and boy it's tough right now! Kinda stuck, lol. But hey, GREAT JOB bud! You must feel sooo much better!
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
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    Great job! It takes a lot of hard work!
  • 300poundsdown
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    That's awesome!!! And congratulations on the marathon. Truly amazing!
  • destack
    destack Posts: 33 Member
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    You look awesome!
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
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    congratulations!!
  • Finally22
    Finally22 Posts: 305 Member
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    Wow!!!!!!!! You look great.
  • karrlove1020
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    Great job!! You seem a lot happier, I hope that will be me soon...This next year will be a huge weight battle for me! What helped you the most? Oh and say hi to Lincoln for me, I used to go to school there!
  • helengohlke
    helengohlke Posts: 23 Member
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    wow!!
  • SheenSZF
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    You look great! And congratulations on running a marathon!
  • Snail313
    Snail313 Posts: 214 Member
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    Heeeey ;)
  • ziegman49
    ziegman49 Posts: 28 Member
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    Thanks everyone. What helped me the most? I would say just wanting to change how I looked, which started with being honest with myself. I would lie about my weight to other people, trying to convince them and myself. Finally had to own up that's was not where I wanted to be. My siblings are all runners and they wouldn't ask me to do any events with thembecuase i couldn't run. i was tired of being the fat brother. Other than that, counting calories. Not getting wrapped up in all those fad diets or new exercise routines. I don't take any supplements as I firmly believe they are nearly all scams. People want to make it a lot more complicated than it needs to be. You don't need special equipment or fancy protein shakes. You just gotta keep track of how much goes in and what is used, and being honest about it with yourself. You can lie to others, but you can't lie to the scale or yourself.
  • midnite81
    midnite81 Posts: 162 Member
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    Way to go - well done :)
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
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    Wow that is amazing. Congrats on having your hard work pay off. You look awesome!
  • obolton756
    obolton756 Posts: 261 Member
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    FAB!
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