290 to 178 in 10 Months! (w/photos)

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  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    xXxWhitneyxXx wrote: »
    Wow!! You look fantastic! Great job!!

    Thank you Whitney! Best wishes with your own goal... before you know it you'll be back into the clothes you like!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    orchidee1987 wrote: »
    Wowa wow, congratulations !!! And ... You now look so much younger !!

    I certainly FEEL younger Orchidee... I'm not sure about looking younger; but thank you for your kind words!
  • bisky
    bisky Posts: 1,090 Member
    Wow, I can't believe how much younger you look in your pics.
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    4aces61 wrote: »
    Amazing accomplishment. You should be very proud! Congrats on your success. You look great

    Thank your Bernie! Same to you... wow incredible accomplishment yourself. You look tremendously fit!!
  • missjanetleigh
    missjanetleigh Posts: 149 Member
    Congratulations on your new life, you look amazing!!! I can very much relate to having to put ourselves out there, it's not easy when you wanna just hide within. You have beautiful daughters and now this new lease on life is going to be worth every part of the journey you have been on! Would love to follow your journey so please add me if you would like. Thank you so much for sharing your story and be the very inspiration we all need. So happy for you! :)
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    mysteps2beauty wrote: »
    Great effort! You absolutely look like a different person!

    BTW - you are not bragging. We need testimonials of people such as yourself who have been tested and came through on the other end. I am going to bookmark this page simply to come back and look at what you have accomplished to encourage myself to stop wasting time and get on with it. You lost more in two months than I have and all because you stayed committed. And that is the key word: Commitment.

    I so wanted to attend my firm Christmas party which is next week with at least 20 lbs lost and I have failed. But I have not given up and reading your journey has helped me redirect my purpose and commitment. So thanks for sharing YOU!

    Thank you so much. And yes... you've nailed it with "Commitment". Sorry if I'm beginning to repeat myself but during my time on MFP I've been very committed; strict with the food I ate along with precise quantities weighing everything to the nearest gram, all while trying to balance nutrition. When I mentioned "jumping in with both feet" in my original post, I was referring to exactly that --> commitment, dedication. That's all it really takes I think. And it does get easier, kind of habit forming after a few weeks.

    Even though you missed your Christmas goal, the fact that you're not giving up means that you haven't failed! Failure is when you give up, throw in the towel. Nobody ever truly fails with weight loss; there's always today, always tomorrow, always something that can be done about it.

    Good luck and we'll see YOU on the 'other end' :-)
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    kgb6days wrote: »
    Great job and you look fabulous! Congratulations and thank you for putting yourself out there and sharing your story.

    Awe, thank you! I wouldn't be here if I wasn't pushed by a dear MFP friend. I'd be so glad if I could inspire others.
  • sungoddess337
    sungoddess337 Posts: 62 Member
    Congratulations! Thanks for sharing this. I have tried really hard and lost 93 lbs in one year but fell off the wagon,gained 30 back and have thought a lot. I have been gearing up to make a permanent change and your post was just exactly what I needed to hear. I got back on track just this morning. Very inspiring.
  • monarque23
    monarque23 Posts: 41 Member
    Congratulations!!
    This is really inspiring :-)


  • ewhip17
    ewhip17 Posts: 515 Member
    Love it! Nice work. Had to laugh at the "smiling on the outside" comment on one of your pics - I've got a few of those.. haha.
  • mcbluesky
    mcbluesky Posts: 92 Member
    Congratulations. Well done. Very inspirational, and living proof that it is possible. 2 points stand out to me. 1 - I decide what food to eat. No one else decides what I eat, healthy or unhealthy. 2 - Cooking healthy food over the weekend to have it available during the week. Excellent advice, and keys to success. Thanks so much for sharing.
  • ebonyroche
    ebonyroche Posts: 682 Member
    Amazing work! You look great!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    MeadowsBing wrote: »
    Well done,mthat an achievement. You look like a different person.

    Thank you and, it looks like you have a nice start yourself!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    zatotheck wrote: »
    Incredible job. How many calories per day are you maintaining on now?

    I'm averaging 1500-1600 calories per day currently but I think I'm still losing a little fat (and gaining muscle at the same time). The net result is no change in weight. But, when the fat stores are depleted I'll have to bump my calories a little... maybe up to 1800-2000 per day.
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    M3ltD0Vvn wrote: »
    WOW What an inspiration! I wont even knock you for the Saskatchewan shirt (Go ESKS!)

    \m/

    Thanks so much and... AND... thank you for Chris Jones and the Grey Cup (oh, sorry... the cup isn't coming home until next year hehe) :wink:
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    LisaPrust wrote: »
    INCREDIBLE!! Thanks so much for sharing your story and your pictures! So very happy for you!

    Thank you Lisa... the pleasure is mine. What's incredible is the response! I'm truly humbled... thanks again!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    CJMQ wrote: »
    What a wonderful share! Thank you. You are glowing in those last photos. Way to take charge and reinvent your life!

    Thank you CJMQ! Wow, 'reinvent' is quite intuitive and a great word choice. I really am a different person now and the last photos are indicative of that. Nice story on your MFP page btw... kind of a cool idea to keep an ongoing diary!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    rebeccaEsmith wrote: »
    Congrats on your weightloss and your new life you deserve it!

    Thank you Rebecca! Congratulations yourself on reaching the mid point of your goal! You deserve everything you strive for too!!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    chesnity3 wrote: »
    Great job!

    Thank you C! Good luck with your journey!
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    Wow, just wow! Congratulations. It always blows me away when folks post a loss that equals all of me - you lost an entire person! Good for you!
  • orpingman
    orpingman Posts: 37 Member
    Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing. Much needed.
  • forruths
    forruths Posts: 197 Member
    Inspirational! Thanks for sharing.
  • cat_phillips
    cat_phillips Posts: 31 Member
    You look A M A Z I N G! Congratulations on your success and thanks for sharing your story/pics :-).
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    dutchandkiwi wrote: »
    Well done. You seem to have lost not only 110 pounds but also at least 10 years in the process!

    Thanks for the kind words. I definitely feel 10 years younger but thank you :blush:
  • flowerhouse
    flowerhouse Posts: 140 Member
    Well done
  • Diana_GettingFit
    Diana_GettingFit Posts: 458 Member
    Congrats on your success! You have an amazing story to tell and you can inspire others. You look much younger now!
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    lloydrt wrote: »
    congratulations on a job well done

    Thank you! It was a life changing experience!

  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    jesguinn wrote: »
    Outstanding! It's amazing the difference nearly one year of hard work and steadfast commitment can make! Such an inspiring story and you look fantastic. Congratulations!!!

    Thank you so much for your kind words! I see you're almost at goal! Congratulations on your dedication!!
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    Awesome & you do look great, younger as well. Not only life changing but a lifestyle change.
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  • vanessajacka
    vanessajacka Posts: 11 Member
    That is awesome! Congratulations! I'm hoping to reach at least 160, well ultimately. Right now I'd settle for 200. You are such a motivation for me. Thank you for posting your story

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