Wheelchair user 130lbs healthier!
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A-MA-ZING! Very inspirational. You show dedication, strength, endurance.... And, congratulations on your getting married!0
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Thank you everyone, such lovey comments, I'm hugging you all!!! x x2
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You look amazing!! what an inspiration.1
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Whow... talk about a 180!! Your face, your feet, your chair, your so healthy now! Congratiolations, it´s very impressive! (Actualy you looked cute before as well). No wonder you got snatched up and proposed to... LOL. Best wishes for your future.2
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An awesome transformation at the very least, fantastic to see & read of such a transformation, a very well done & go you indeed.
I too am in a wheelchair although when I weighed in at 256 pounds in May 2008 I was fully able bodied prior to being wheelchair bound January 2013 by which time I had lost 109 pounds by May 2010, I am now down to 116 pounds with most of that being muscle from half up my thighs & up as the below that point I no feeling or use of in the slightest due to multiple neurological conditions & brain damage but continued to lose another 31 pounds stone from 2013 to 2015 most of which was body fat which is the only figure I go with so also lost a little more than half of my initial body weight & with the added increase in strength I'm very independent.
I consider myself very lucky to have lost what I did when I did & then went on to qualify as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, various group/class instructor, dietician & nutritionalist & a further 8 qualifications in the health & fitness industry purely to see how much I had learnt on my journey then put myself & qualifications to good use for charity work until end of 2012 which was when I started to become unwell then ended up in the wheelchair within just 2 weeks which I didn't handle at all well with being so active & running was my favourite, I was in the process of training for my first ultra marathon of 100 miles continuously & was at a little over 56 miles in less than 8 hours, now for me it's free weights, resistance training, wheelchair sprinting, never use an electric anything as self propelling is my cardio & always park as far as I can from where I'm going, keep an eye on my food, used many trackers over the years & now using an Apple Watch which is surprisingly accurate for wheelchair self propelling.
I am now pretty much in the maintenance stage which will continue making the best of life as I possibly can not really a photo person so have very little of the physical changes.
First photo July 2008 3 stone lighter by then
Second photo was June 2010 10 stone lighter 8 stone lighter
Third photo was just a few weeks ago at 116 pounds9 -
This totally supports the fact that one doesn't need "hard or intense" exercise to lose weight. It's inspirational to those who may believe that being disabled won't give them a chance either. I tip my hat to you for posting such a great success story.
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amazing hard work, thank u so much for sharing1
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Congrats! That is amazing
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You are amazing!! And you look amazing!! Thank you for the uplifting post0
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This is why I have mfp. For the stories of inspiration. I love seeing ppl not make excuses but make it happen. You look awesome. Great job!!3
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Well done!!! You're the perfect example of making it work with exactly what you have! No excuses! So proud of you for committing to a better lifestyle, just beautiful.1
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I consider myself very lucky to have lost what I did when I did & then went on to qualify as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, various group/class instructor, dietician & nutritionalist & a further 8 qualifications in the health & fitness industry purely to see how much I had learnt on my journey then put myself & qualifications to good use for charity work until end of 2012 which was when I started to become unwell then ended up in the wheelchair within just 2 weeks which I didn't handle at all well with being so active & running was my favourite, I was in the process of training for my first ultra marathon of 100 miles continuously & was at a little over 56 miles in less than 8 hours, now for me it's free weights, resistance training, wheelchair sprinting, never use an electric anything as self propelling is my cardio & always park as far as I can from where I'm going, keep an eye on my food, used many trackers over the years & now using an Apple Watch which is surprisingly accurate for wheelchair self propelling.
I am now pretty much in the maintenance stage which will continue making the best of life as I possibly can not really a photo person so have very little of the physical changes.
Fantastic story! Always pleased to hear from other wheelchair users/disabled people talking about how they manage too. There seems to little info for disabled people out there about how to manage weight and of course it's really difficult because we all need different things, but it makes it really confusing too!
Well done for doing such a good job!!
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omg!! that is amazing! you look great! congratulations on your hard work!0
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Imogen, you look amazing! You've done an amazing job of transforming yourself and regaining your health! It's wonderful that you haven't seen the inside of an ICU for 4 years and that you are getting married!!
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Brilliant lass! I'm wondering how to use your inspirational story to help someone very dear to me.0
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Wow!0
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Great job! you look fantastic. Thank you for sharing your story its truly inspirational0
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What an inspiration!0
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Imogen, you have done so well, you should be very proud of yourself0
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Wow, so inspirational. After reading stories like these I don't know how non-disabled people can make excuses as to not live a healthy lifestyle. Anyway, you look great and I am happy for you.0
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