From 330lbs to 265lbs to 280lbs... starting over but not from scratch!

Your success stories have been absolutely inspiring. I wanted to share a little of my story.

A two and a half years ago I reached my breaking point. I knew that I wasn't healthy and had always "wanted" to be healthy and get in shape. The problem was that I never took action. Finally after getting tired of looking in the mirror and worrying about what could become of my health my fiancée and I decided to start running. I hated it. Day after day, it was the worst thing ever until I completed my first mile without stopping. At the end of the mile I thought I was going to die, so I just laid down at the end of the trail for a while. We walked back to the car and that was the proudest I had ever been of myself. Over the course of a year I kept running, and changed my diet from pizza and sandwiches to mostly veggies. During that year I dropped 65lbs. I remember seeing a shirt in a store that I wanted but looked like an overstuffed sausage in. Less than a month later, the shirt fit perfectly.

Since then, I've slowed down. My diet along with my exercise habits, while not as bad as they were, aren't the best. I've been bouncing between 270 and280. Last month though, we started a new gym membership. Not much progress yet but I know it's coming. I have about 81 pounds to go before I hit my goal and I know that I can do it.

Overall I guess this is my success story considering the weight I have lost, but it's also my story of getting back to it to reach my goal.

330#


265#


280#