300 lbs to 200 lbs in 9 months, 48 year old male

timmdz wrote: »

MatthewMacGregor wrote: »

Apologies but I don't see this happening... I know that is a harsh thing to say, but unless you post another before/after with your face the facts aren't in your favour, not that you have anything to prove to anyone but yourself.

Reasons I doubt it:

1. Absolutely no loose skin, you lost 10.44lb a month and your skin has rapidly stretched back at 48 years old.
2. Absolutely no stretch marks, if the guy in the 'after' photo was at one point 301lb, you'd have some.
3. You lost 94lb whilst eating a deficit but managed to gain an impressive amount of muscle.
4. Not only did you gain this muscle, you did it with 'light weight lifting'.
5. Your skin type, level of affluence and camera changes between pictures, entirely possible but notable.

If you are in fact not a fake, then congratulations and sorry, really because what you've done is amazing and gives hope to a lot of other men out there (including me) that are 300+ pounds, that they can work hard for 9 months, get a six pack, have zero loose skin or viable stretch marks. I would certainly be interested in discussing exactly what you did to manage these results!

Sorry if I come off as a dick, I'm not but success stories from guys on here are rare enough without one putting false hope in the heads of all the guys that use MFP. If real and he posts another picture with face, then he's onto a formula for success and I'm sure all the guys would love to know exactly how he did it!

Hmmm... I didn't really post this up to prove anything to you, but I'll address your points... you know, so you can believe.

1. I've gained and lost as much as 70 lbs multiple times since my early thirties (see my first post). It's a problem with me (yo-yoing) but I've never really had a problem with loose skin. People are different, and react differently. I guess I have stretchy skin. Lucky me.
2. I have a couple old stretch marks by my armpits. Hard to see in the pics.
3. I haven't gained any muscle. I lost some, and uncovered what was left. I have weight trained since I was 14 years old. Doing Yoga with that much muscle is difficult, and gets in the way.
4. I only lift very lightly now mostly due to wear and tear. I trained heavily when I was younger. Losing weight and doing Yoga is helping to overcome some long term injuries and issues in my knees and hips (see first post).
5. Yah, I don't know what this means.

8. Just FYI, I tend to carry most of my extra weight in my stomach. In the top pic, my waist is about 44" (44"-46" pants). In the bottom, about a 36" or 38". Shirt size in the top pic is generally a XXL, bottom an XL or L. I have a couple "sections" in my closet for various versions of me.

I didn't include a similar pic, or my face in my first post mostly out of embarrassment at how heavy I can get. Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable posting it up. But, since the internet requires proof, I've included a similar fat pose for your assessment, along with my "Oh my god I'm 300 lbs that was so shocking I took a picture!", picture.

I didn't really expect to be called out, and am not looking for any drama, so I will let this stay up for a bit so you can "believe me". I'll then take the thread down and go back to lurking and being inspired by the success stories I have read and seen posted here. Thanks to everyone for the kind words, they mean a lot.





* I never noticed the height mistake. Oops. Leprechauns come in all shapes and sizes.