40 lbs down! 75 to go! Progress Pics Inside.
TheWatsoniestWatson
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Hello all. My name is David, here is my story.
I've been overweight pretty much all of my life, certainly ever since I stopped growing. Even at my most "fit" I was still overweight. In college ~2007/8, I weighed right around 215lbs at 6'0 and to date, that is the best shape I have been in for my entire full-grown life. At the end of last year, I stepped on the scale for the first time in a good while and it rolled around all the way to 300 lbs....the maximum number on my scale. I had known I needed to do something about my weight and health for a long time, but this was a major turning point for me. It was so easy to always fall back on "Well, I'll start tomorrow. Today has been really stressful, I worked hard all day, a pint of ice cream won't kill me!" Well, when binge eating is a problem for you, as it is for me, that pint of ice cream isn't just once in a while, it ends up being quite often, and on top of that it ends up being joined with an entire pizza in one sitting, when you're not really even that hungry.
But, on to the good part.
With my epiphane that if I didn't make some serious changes right away, I would be doomed to just continue gaining weight little by little until one day I stepped on the scale and it said 350 or 400 lbs and I told myself that I absolutely would not let that be happening.
I resolved to change my life and take control of my health. I made a vow to lose at least 50 lbs by the end of the year and I let my friends and family know as well as seeking any advice they might have. A number of people told me about MyFitnessPal so I went ahead and installed it, honestly without it, I don't think I would have had half the success that I have. Between it and a number of other tools I have been very pleased. In conjunciton with MFP, I purchased a Fitbit, and used iifym.com to figure out a good calorie/macro balance for myself. I've been using a 45% protein, 35% fat, 20% carb ratio as my goal with a steadily declining calorie goal. On top of that, I make the effort to always have regular meals/snacks and to keep them within certain hours of the day. I also got a gym membership and have been exercising regularly on top of just adapting to a more active lifestyle with a lot of added walks as well as sport activities.
With that said, on 12/29/2016 I weighed 300 lbs, as of yesterday morning - 3/16/2017, I weighed 260 lbs. Here are some progress pics.
300lbs
260lbs
I've been overweight pretty much all of my life, certainly ever since I stopped growing. Even at my most "fit" I was still overweight. In college ~2007/8, I weighed right around 215lbs at 6'0 and to date, that is the best shape I have been in for my entire full-grown life. At the end of last year, I stepped on the scale for the first time in a good while and it rolled around all the way to 300 lbs....the maximum number on my scale. I had known I needed to do something about my weight and health for a long time, but this was a major turning point for me. It was so easy to always fall back on "Well, I'll start tomorrow. Today has been really stressful, I worked hard all day, a pint of ice cream won't kill me!" Well, when binge eating is a problem for you, as it is for me, that pint of ice cream isn't just once in a while, it ends up being quite often, and on top of that it ends up being joined with an entire pizza in one sitting, when you're not really even that hungry.
But, on to the good part.
With my epiphane that if I didn't make some serious changes right away, I would be doomed to just continue gaining weight little by little until one day I stepped on the scale and it said 350 or 400 lbs and I told myself that I absolutely would not let that be happening.
I resolved to change my life and take control of my health. I made a vow to lose at least 50 lbs by the end of the year and I let my friends and family know as well as seeking any advice they might have. A number of people told me about MyFitnessPal so I went ahead and installed it, honestly without it, I don't think I would have had half the success that I have. Between it and a number of other tools I have been very pleased. In conjunciton with MFP, I purchased a Fitbit, and used iifym.com to figure out a good calorie/macro balance for myself. I've been using a 45% protein, 35% fat, 20% carb ratio as my goal with a steadily declining calorie goal. On top of that, I make the effort to always have regular meals/snacks and to keep them within certain hours of the day. I also got a gym membership and have been exercising regularly on top of just adapting to a more active lifestyle with a lot of added walks as well as sport activities.
With that said, on 12/29/2016 I weighed 300 lbs, as of yesterday morning - 3/16/2017, I weighed 260 lbs. Here are some progress pics.
300lbs
260lbs
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You are inspiring! You look amazing. Congrats on your determination & new lifestyle !3
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Keep it up! Way to go!!2
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Well done. Huge difference. Keep going. You got this ☺2
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What a difference 40# can make - nicely done! Wishing you continued success!2
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Good job!!!!2
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You're doing great! Congrats!2
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Way to go! You can definitely tell a difference!1
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Your butt looks a lot better in particular. Way to go.1
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Fantastic! You look great!
Ps. You're out of toilet paper6 -
Well done! Keep up the good work.1
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You're doing great keep up the hard work!1
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Nice work! You can see the changes and I am sure you can also feel them! Keep up the awesome work1
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wow amazing job keep it up1
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Great job and great story, bro1
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Well done!!!!1
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That's great, well done! Really inspiring.1
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You are doing great! Thanks so much for sharing!2
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Just an update, down to 245.5 today.2
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Looks like you found the answer for your problem guy, keep on keepin on1
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Getting super close to 60 down.2
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Great job. Looking good keep up the hard work1
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Already such a difference! Great!1
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Pretty awesome ! Keep it up1
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OMG 60lb! That is fantastic. Very well done. The enormity of what your doing must be really daunting but look what you've achieved so far. Keep going and you'll reach your goal and don't forget to treat yourself now and again - you deserve it.1
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Hit the 60lb mark today.
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So awesome!!! You should be so proud of yourself! Very inspiring!1
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Awesome job!!!0
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Great work fella - keep it going !0
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Here's pics at 240.
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Amazing achievement, keep it up, well bloody done :-)0
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