Thinking of "starting today"? You might want to check this out - pics inside!
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ewhip17
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I know the pics are the really important part, so I'll keep it mostly to images for now. They tell the story better than I ever could anyway.
This was actually a couple of years ago. Probably 305lbs. They probably shouldn't have even let me on this ride. I remember this like it was yesterday though.
About 2 years ago. Maybe 310lbs. There were things on this trip that I just couldn't do and I missed out on some great experiences.
Probably no words necessary....
At one of my kid's soccer games. It's tough being the "fat dad" who can't really participate in the pre-game practice with the other dads.
About 2 months ago. Roughly 210lbs and with new clothes. I wanted to see what they really looked like.
Taken yesterday. 196lbs. Starting weight was 318.5lbs on 1/1/14.
The thing is, it IS possible. If you can set reasonable goals (I far exceeded even my stretch goals), accept that there are no excuses, understand that you will have bad days, and be prepared to be brutally honest with yourself about your actions and decisions, it is absolutely possible. Just don't ever quit. Ever. Don't start tomorrow. I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today.
This was actually a couple of years ago. Probably 305lbs. They probably shouldn't have even let me on this ride. I remember this like it was yesterday though.
About 2 years ago. Maybe 310lbs. There were things on this trip that I just couldn't do and I missed out on some great experiences.
Probably no words necessary....
At one of my kid's soccer games. It's tough being the "fat dad" who can't really participate in the pre-game practice with the other dads.
About 2 months ago. Roughly 210lbs and with new clothes. I wanted to see what they really looked like.
Taken yesterday. 196lbs. Starting weight was 318.5lbs on 1/1/14.
The thing is, it IS possible. If you can set reasonable goals (I far exceeded even my stretch goals), accept that there are no excuses, understand that you will have bad days, and be prepared to be brutally honest with yourself about your actions and decisions, it is absolutely possible. Just don't ever quit. Ever. Don't start tomorrow. I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today.
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You look fantastic and you must feel brilliant. Very inspirational!1
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I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today
You Sir, will be inspiring many others today. You look fantastic, all that hard work paid off!!8 -
Thanks - I got so much inspiration from this site over the past year, I wanted to pay some back.
Off to do my first 5k today. Crazy.....8 -
Thanks for sharing, today i take my first step2
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Inspiring! Thanks so much for posting.0
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Brilliant Inspiration. I need to not focus on the big challenge ahead but break it down. My goal is to weigh less next week than this week. You prove it can be done.
Have a great 2015.2 -
Wow, amazing! Bet your family is so proud of you!0
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You look great, I love the: I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today - so true!0
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Thanks for sharing, i restart again today and I am the biggest I have ever been so feeling low. Your post is just what I needed to read today :-)0
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handyandy69 wrote: »Brilliant Inspiration. I need to not focus on the big challenge ahead but break it down. My goal is to weigh less next week than this week. You prove it can be done.
Have a great 2015.
Yeah I literally set out with the expectation of losing 1-2 lbs per week. And then I broke that down into 5 lb chunks. So mentally it was always small victories and in the end they add up. When it gets hard I always go back to that mentality.
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The thing is, it IS possible. If you can set reasonable goals (I far exceeded even my stretch goals), accept that there are no excuses, understand that you will have bad days, and be prepared to be brutally honest with yourself about your actions and decisions, it is absolutely possible. Just don't ever quit. Ever. Don't start tomorrow. I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today.
Great story and I completely agree. I had become a "I'll start tomorrow/next week/next month" type person in a number of areas in my life and decided to stop saying that a few months ago. It is a journey as we did not get the way we are overnight and it isn't going away overnight either. There will be bumps in the road but we just need to keep moving forward.
Good luck in the 5K today!0 -
Delilahhhhhh wrote: »I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today
You Sir, will be inspiring many others today. You look fantastic, all that hard work paid off!!
I love your quote!!! It really speaks to me and I'm sure it will touch others the same way. You'll change lives on here with that!
I'm so very proud of you, you made a decision and you followed through. Your entire life, including health, activities, peace of mind, self confidence, relationships etc... it's altered each of them because you took time to love and care about yourself enough to get back your health!
Have fun at your 5K... looking forward to hearing about your next trip to the amusment parks.
Happy New Year 2015!
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Very inspiring! You have done a fantastic job! Good luck in 2015!1
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Damn I love posts like this! Keeps me going. Well done, Sir!!!1
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What an inspiring post. Congratulations on your great succes! You clearly worked really hard at it. I, too, find that breaking it down into 5 lb. increments is a good method.0
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Fantastic success0
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You look amazing!! and you are inspiring!! Good post for the New Year0
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