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

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  • MMacG101
    MMacG101 Posts: 3 Member
    Apologies Timmdz - You're right, as I said in my original post, you don't have anything to prove to me, the internet or anyone else. I wouldn't consider myself a 'hater' as I really wanted to believe it was true and now I do! You are amazing and what you've done is truly fantastic.

  • MMacG101
    MMacG101 Posts: 3 Member
    edited July 2015
    Also please don't take it down, its your success and its inspirational (even more so now) and I clearly messed up re: doubting.
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
    nice job brother, thanks for the inspiring the rest of us!!!
  • mom24uk
    mom24uk Posts: 54 Member
    Well done!
  • skcardiog
    skcardiog Posts: 316 Member
    Hard work and determination = job well done. Congrats !
  • Marcus_2015
    Marcus_2015 Posts: 119 Member
    So now the next question...did the waxing hurt to take off all the hair? How often do you do it?

    R
  • Naja_
    Naja_ Posts: 85 Member
    With a tan to match!.

    These are my goals so I'm totally going to add you.
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    I wasnt expecting that picture. guess I should not be looking at unsuspecting pictures at work. I just have to say oh my damn, well I did say it. You look good. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ryan_aye
    ryan_aye Posts: 12 Member
    Nice job! I'm down 65 lbs and am 5 away from my goal but you've blown me out of the water. I see you replied to the comments stating you had significant muscle bulk which wouldn't be possible with a deficit but I have a very similar build as you 5'11" with similar muscle definition so you already didn't need to 'prove' anything for me to believe. Keep up the good work, you've really done a great job!
  • gponter79
    gponter79 Posts: 124 Member
    Inspirational. My goal is 240 to 200lb. If you can get that sort of result then I'm blown away. An incredible achievement.
  • wickmclean
    wickmclean Posts: 7 Member
    This link has a relevant concept to this thread, if you yo-yo (which I accidentally just did for 10 lbs after losing ~80). Thankfully someone from my gym explained reverse dieting to me and how it guides metabolism and why a low cal diet shouldn't last forever and how to go back to a normal cal diet

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/reverse-dieting-4-reasons-your-best-diet-might-be-reverse-diet.html
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
    Very impressive and totally believable to me. At 65 I've gotten better results than I expected, largely because of the muscle I developed and maintained when I was younger.

    What an inspiration to others!
  • timmdz
    timmdz Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks for the PM Matt. I appreciate the public one too. Apology accepted. No hate here. :)

    Thanks everyone else for the kind words and encouragement. It's not getting to the goal for me that is the real challenge... it's staying there for the rest of my life.

    My wife will appreciate it, and my kids will too... having a dad and husband who can do "stuff" is very important for me.






  • timmdz
    timmdz Posts: 6 Member
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  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    Fantastic work!
  • jonnie256
    jonnie256 Posts: 169 Member
    Great job op!! Don't let the doubters bother you. I don't see how 11lbs lost a month is so hard to believe. Hell I have lost that in a week even tho it was just water weight!lol
  • Will210
    Will210 Posts: 201 Member
    Amazing transformation. Looks like you have the more endomorph body type. The carbs reduction was probably the main diet key for you.
  • timmdz
    timmdz Posts: 6 Member
    Will210 wrote: »
    Amazing transformation. Looks like you have the more endomorph body type. The carbs reduction was probably the main diet key for you.

    Actually growing up I was classically ectomorphic.. very skinny, small bone structure, very hard to gain weight.

    I agree that I respond well to limited carbs, and especially limiting sugar. I have an issue with sweets. ;)
  • ralphdimarco1
    ralphdimarco1 Posts: 12 Member
    well done
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