ONEderland, after 2 months with pics!
NickyJones
Posts: 60 Member
So I'm coming up on the 2 month mark now. I have used this site on and off again a few times to lose weight and get healthier, but never 100%.
It's easy to make excuses, but a nice challenge to work around those obstacles and laugh in their faces in the end. For example, every weekday I am forced to eat a lunch of 700-1000 calories and anywhere from 3000- 5000mg sodium. The answer? Control what I can outside of that.
There is no gym within 1 hour of me. Anytime I so much as hop in my apartment, my neighbors think it's an earthquake and run outdoors (yes, this really happened! Gotta love Japanese construction). So going to a gym is out and home videos don't work. So what's left? I still have 2 legs on me, and a pond right outside my door with a walking path. Let's try running! There are various martial arts clubs around, and though I look like the awkward foreigner trying to keep up (and failing...), it's still a very enjoyable workout.
And last but not least, I'm on wonderful happy pills that make it very difficult to lose the weight. Let's stop thinking "I can't" and start thinking "I can!"
I have never been really thin. No idea what it feels like. My highest weight was probably in middle school at about 240-250. I'm 6ft 1.5in and started MFP at ~215lbs and most recently started again 2 months ago at 210lbs.
Anyway, enough of the rambling and here's the pics you probably came here to see anyways (hopefully they work!):
It's easy to make excuses, but a nice challenge to work around those obstacles and laugh in their faces in the end. For example, every weekday I am forced to eat a lunch of 700-1000 calories and anywhere from 3000- 5000mg sodium. The answer? Control what I can outside of that.
There is no gym within 1 hour of me. Anytime I so much as hop in my apartment, my neighbors think it's an earthquake and run outdoors (yes, this really happened! Gotta love Japanese construction). So going to a gym is out and home videos don't work. So what's left? I still have 2 legs on me, and a pond right outside my door with a walking path. Let's try running! There are various martial arts clubs around, and though I look like the awkward foreigner trying to keep up (and failing...), it's still a very enjoyable workout.
And last but not least, I'm on wonderful happy pills that make it very difficult to lose the weight. Let's stop thinking "I can't" and start thinking "I can!"
I have never been really thin. No idea what it feels like. My highest weight was probably in middle school at about 240-250. I'm 6ft 1.5in and started MFP at ~215lbs and most recently started again 2 months ago at 210lbs.
Anyway, enough of the rambling and here's the pics you probably came here to see anyways (hopefully they work!):
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a lot of change for you, you look great0
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No wonder you lost weight, you cut off your head! ;-)
Seriously, you look great. Good job! Keep it up!0 -
Youre doing an amazing job! keep it up hun!0
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You look great!0
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You look great. Keep up the good work. Can't wait till I get to ONEderland.0
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you look really great! I can't wait til I get there...0
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You look great! It gives me hope for my pudgy knees and elbows! ;0)0
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Great job!0
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Wow - you look GREAT!! Congrats!!0
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I L-O-V-E your legs!0
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Way to go!0
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Wow, you look great! Kudos to you for not letting your environment control your weight anymore.0
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Lookin' good!0
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You look great! 2 months makes an amazing difference!!!0
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Awesome job!! You look wonderful!0
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Very good, you should be proud!!!0
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Brilliant Nicky. You can really see the difference. You should feel really proud of yourself. :drinker:0
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looking good!!!0
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onederland looks great on you!0
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good job!0
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Thanks guys! You're great motivators0
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Wow what a difference. You look fab.0
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You look great. There is a big difference. Keep up the good work!0
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Huge difference! You look great!0
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You look great!!! Way to go!!!0
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You look AMAZING! Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.0
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Well done u look great!0
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Nice!!!0
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