From 511 to 175: a 336 lb loss over 5 years

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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    This story is so incredible!
  • lesstratford
    lesstratford Posts: 113 Member
    Love,love,love your attitude and willingness to share your journey with us. I especially liked your earlier statement that you always had the will just that you needed to give it power.

    Thanks! I learned a lot along the way; about myself, about my body and met the underlying issues head on. I journaled everything, it's funny but I had to find out what made me tick.
    I had been told from a young child I was 'big boned' and the way God made me. Wrong, I am not big boned and I'm the way I made me. My choices brought me to 511 lbs and now my choices brought me to 175.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    Wow, awesome! :)
  • lesstratford
    lesstratford Posts: 113 Member
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  • Robertus
    Robertus Posts: 558 Member
    Love your smile!
  • Rays_Wife
    Rays_Wife Posts: 1,173 Member
    Wow you sir, ROCK! Congrats on this major achievement.
  • lesstratford
    lesstratford Posts: 113 Member
    Rays_Wife wrote: »
    Wow you sir, ROCK! Congrats on this major achievement.

    Well, thank you.
  • Great job!!
  • chmtastic
    chmtastic Posts: 178 Member
    you look amazing!!!!
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    *clapping* Congratulations!!!
  • lenac87
    lenac87 Posts: 383 Member
    Wow! Great job!
  • shabazhussain522
    shabazhussain522 Posts: 16 Member
    how tall are you + any loose skin?
  • Dex_
    Dex_ Posts: 50 Member
    Wow! Fantastic! Congratulations!
  • lesstratford
    lesstratford Posts: 113 Member
    how tall are you + any loose skin?

    I am 6'2" and some loose skin, but losing weight gradually helped it not be as bad as it could benvwq3cg5od4o.jpg

  • AliceLMS
    AliceLMS Posts: 2,425 Member
    How wonderful! You and your success are now blessing the lives of others. Thank you!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Fine work!
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    Well done mate
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    Oh wow! What a big transformation. Barely look like the same guy! Good job on the loss congrats! Keep up the maintaining!
  • M3Kindschi
    M3Kindschi Posts: 72 Member
    YOU TRULY ROCK!!!
  • lesstratford
    lesstratford Posts: 113 Member
    Oh wow! What a big transformation. Barely look like the same guy! Good job on the loss congrats! Keep up the maintaining!

    I've been maintaining at 183 since August, but my new trainer suggested dropping to 175 to have a little bigger buffer as I begin building muscles. So 3 weeks later, boom 175. My new home.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    MFP Rockstar! B)
  • Natural
    Natural Posts: 461 Member
    you look great! congrats on an amazing weight loss journey.
  • jg1117
    jg1117 Posts: 15 Member
    This is an awesome story!! Such dedication and hard work! Thank you for sharing :)
  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    OMG you look AWESOME!!!!! Congratulations!!!
  • LynneW1983
    LynneW1983 Posts: 1,161 Member
    You look amazing and so happy.
  • Christine_1085
    Christine_1085 Posts: 310 Member
    Amazing!! Wish I had your motivation even a tiny bit of it!!
  • KelGen02
    KelGen02 Posts: 668 Member
    THIS!!! Absolutely THIS!!! I woke up this morning feeling like there is no way I am going to lose 95lbs, it's going to take forever how on earth am I going to sustain doing what I have been doing for the past few weeks for the rest of my life???...woah is me... poor me... Well you just slapped the *kitten* out of my poor me with just one thread... YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! You set your mind to it and did it!! Congratulations for your accomplishments and thank you, thank you soo much for that much needed morning slap!!!! :p
  • jenjim2021
    jenjim2021 Posts: 43 Member
    What a fantastic thing you have done for yourself! Congratulations!
  • goingtobefit2015
    goingtobefit2015 Posts: 408 Member
    Wow...truly an inspiration....have you written a book yet to tell your story? You look younger than 40... and the pic about some loose skin...I don't see it..you look AMAZING!
  • muzichick
    muzichick Posts: 331 Member
    Congratulations!!

    Your transformation is amazing!!
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