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    Down 55lbs

    Posts: 10 Member
    edited December 2024 in Success Stories
    After being overweight for the last 14 years of my life, I wanted to share my progress over the last 8 months or so. I was able to drop 55lbs, and competed in my first Physique show at age 36.

    I did this all through diet and exercise, without any supplementation, and with an extremely tight schedule. To give you a glimpse of my schedule, I have 3 kinds under the age of 6, my wife and I both own and operate our own businesses, and we volunteer time at our church on the weekends.

    People often ask where I find the time. My answer is that I didn't find it, I made it. :)

    Good luck to everyone out there working toward their ultimate fitness goal! You can do it!

    If you are interested in following, I'm posting updates on my competitive fitness journey on Instagram @saltandcayenne

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    • Posts: 247 Member
      Wow! Congrats!
    • Posts: 279 Member
      Seriously awesome!!!!
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Thanks!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Thank you for sharing your story. Very motivational.
    • Posts: 2,983 Member
      Diced!

      How much did you weigh on stage? Height?
    • Posts: 11 Member
      That's awesome !
    • Posts: 220 Member
      That's probably the best transformation I've ever seen, congrats bro. Massive congrats.
    • Posts: 174 Member
      U look amazing! Congrats
    • Posts: 454 Member
      Great work!
    • Posts: 372 Member
      Looks like quite a bit of existing muscle development in the first photo. Had you already been lifting for awhile before you decided to drop fat?
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Lewisg51 wrote: »
      That's probably the best transformation I've ever seen, congrats bro. Massive congrats.

      Thanks! It was long overdue.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      ClubSilencio wrote: »
      Diced!

      How much did you weigh on stage? Height?

      170 at 5'9"

      Was 225

    • Posts: 10 Member
      ModernRock wrote: »
      Looks like quite a bit of existing muscle development in the first photo. Had you already been lifting for awhile before you decided to drop fat?

      Lifting for more Han half of my life. Went through a mock powerlifting meet for a friends book prior to switching gears to fitness. So I put on a few lbs of muscle during that program.


    • Posts: 158 Member
      Congratulations! Your hard work really paid off!
    • Posts: 480 Member
      Great jpb! You look younger now too.
    • Posts: 167 Member
      Strong work.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Fantastic work!!!
    • Posts: 516 Member
      Hey, would it be super crazy for me to ask what your daily or weekly schedule looks like? It sounds like you made the time by making fitness a priority (and it shows); I'm just looking for what your real-world, day to day looks like.
    • Posts: 458 Member
      dang!
    • Posts: 4 Member
      that is inspiring! well done.
      thanks for sharing.
    • Posts: 384 Member
      Great accomplishment! Thank you for sharing for others to see.
    • Posts: 200 Member
      You seriously look 20 years younger from your first pic
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Amazing transformation in such a short time
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Update;

      I decided to go ahead and compete on May 28 bettering my physique even further. I also had the pleasure of documenting my progress with a recent photo shoot. Here are some of the pics from that.

      Thanks for all the love and support everyone!

      Keep on working towards your goals!


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    • Posts: 15 Member
      Congratulations bro! I'm motivated to go even harder to achieve my goals.
    • Posts: 51 Member
      Wow incredible before and after.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Wow what a transformation. Well done..
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Incredible!! Congratulations! Very motivating!
    • Posts: 55 Member
      edited April 2016
      Thats what I like to see, I wish you could share your diet and show people that its more than just CICO to lose bodyfat, people here think you can eat twinkies and get a sixpack as long as you are in your calorie window.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Well done!
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