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    Lost 130 pounds in 9 months AND am no longer obese! (pics)

    Posts: 47 Member
    edited November 2024 in Success Stories
    Since late September of 2014, I have dedicated myself to eating better. Working out. And just changing my life in general.

    This morning for the first time in my adult life, I can say "I am not obese". I have dropped 134 pounds since September and have gone from a 45 BMI to a 28.2. Most importantly, I feel better and I can see myself keeping up what I'm doing for the rest of my life.

    I posted a picture before after I het 100 pounds down, now this is me after 130 pounds.

    before-after-130pounds-shirt-on-numbers.jpg

    Sorry about not smiling. I wasn't happy in the first picture and I wanted to keep continuity for the second one. ;)

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    • Posts: 38 Member
      Great job! WTG!
    • Posts: 214 Member
      Great work - how tall are you?
    • Posts: 216 Member
      wow, absolutely fantastic! you look great and so skinny!
    • Posts: 3,488 Member
      Congratulations!
    • Posts: 183 Member
      Fabulous job.
    • Posts: 47 Member
      jamesha100 wrote: »
      Great work - how tall are you?

      Thanks. I'm 6'3".
    • Posts: 1,490 Member
      Awesome! Good job!
    • Posts: 459 Member
      Amazing!!
    • Posts: 141 Member
      WOW! Great job!!! You've lost so much weight that your bathroom has gotten bigger! ;)
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Amazing success! Enjoy your new lifestyle!!!
    • Posts: 672 Member
      What an amazing transformation! Jokingly, it's too bad you didn't transform to a new team, too. :-)
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Wtg!!!
    • Posts: 94 Member
      THIS IS AWESOME!! Congrats on the weight loss - you look awesome!
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Congrats brother!! Lifting weights is a key part of long-term strategy.
    • Posts: 1,547 Member
      First off, great job, you look amazing but I gotta ask. Please don't be insulted. Do you have much excess skin from losing that fast? I'm only asking because my husband is about your starting size and that's his biggest concern, along with his manboobs.
    • Posts: 47 Member
      madhatter2013 wrote: »
      First off, great job, you look amazing but I gotta ask. Please don't be insulted. Do you have much excess skin from losing that fast? I'm only asking because my husband is about your starting size and that's his biggest concern, along with his manboobs.

      Yes there is excess skin but I only notice it really in the mirror when I have my shirt off. I'd much rather have excess skin though than all the fat I had and just all of the health issues that come with being that big.

      Don't let him use it as an excuse. He can always take it off more slowly, lift more weights or...have it removed. Also, my "manboobs" have gotten much smaller ;)

      I'm going to wait a couple years to see how it looks and decide what I want to do. I want to start weightlifting/sculpting probably this winter and am curious to see how my excess skin will react to that.

      Feel free to ask any more questions.
    • Posts: 18 Member
      Congrats! And you deserve to smile! ;)
    • Posts: 3,024 Member
      Great job
    • Posts: 200 Member
      You look fantastic! Way to go.
    • Posts: 87 Member
      That's an awesome transformation. Great job!
    • Posts: 48 Member
      BRAVO!
    • Posts: 28 Member
      Wow, now that is a transformation! Congratulations for making a commitment to a healthier, happier you!
    • Posts: 2 Member
      That's awesome. What did you eat?
    • Posts: 47 Member
      NeverGivingUp712 wrote: »
      That's awesome. What did you eat?

      Anything I wanted!...just in smaller portions ;)

      I'm a sucker for Pizza on a Friday night as well as ice cream for dessert on the weekends!
    • Posts: 270 Member
      edited July 2015
      amazing job!!!
    • Posts: 67 Member
      techguymike7801 wrote: »
      Since late September of 2014, I have dedicated myself to eating better. Working out. And just changing my life in general.

      This morning for the first time in my adult life, I can say "I am not obese". I have dropped 134 pounds since September and have gone from a 45 BMI to a 28.2. Most importantly, I feel better and I can see myself keeping up what I'm doing for the rest of my life.

      I posted a picture before after I het 100 pounds down, now this is me after 130 pounds.

      before-after-130pounds-shirt-on-numbers.jpg

      Sorry about not smiling. I wasn't happy in the first picture and I wanted to keep continuity for the second one. ;)

      Great Job
    • Posts: 278 Member
      Wow!!! You look awesome! I'd have been grinning like a *kitten* eating briars in the after photo! Hah!
    • Posts: 162 Member
      Oh my gosh. You look like a totally different person (in a good way!) Wow congrats!!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      That is awesome!!! I have been trying to get back at it for a while but didn't know what finally pushed you to get on track and stick with it. What workouts did you do?
    • Posts: 293 Member
      That is awesome! Congrats on the weight loss!
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