My 150 pound weight loss Journey

pdmccone
pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
edited November 19 in Success Stories
Posting some of these pictures below it is amazing and a little embarrassing that I allowed myself to become so unhealthy. I have included some old pictures of before my weight gain, after my weight gain and finally the weight loss and transformation.

My story is long but I will try to shorten it up a little. I have always had a history of gaining weight and immediately after my marriage I packed on a incredible amount of weight and at my highest I weighed in at 331lbs at 6ft. I would go on diet after diet and lose weight but would always stop short of a healthy weight and would immediately gain all or most of the weight back within a short period of time. I have always loved to play sports and basketball/tennis were my favorite but my life had become so busy that I did not have time(willingly did not make time) and this was the driving force on the rapid weight gain along with a improper diet.

What changed for me this time was realizing I would not be around for my kids as they grew up or the fact that I couldn't even play with them like I should. I would be exhausted or couldn't get up quickly, ect... I knew I needed to make a change for my family and now I also realize for myself.

June 6th 2016, I made the decision to make a life change and not a year only change. I weighed 285lbs at this point, as only 2 years prior I had managed to get down to 214.8lbs but that was short lived. At first I lost weight by diet only and no exercise as I felt I could handle only 1 thing at a time. By September 9th I had gotten down to just under 200lbs and was feeling great. I had a full lab work up done and my blood panel was perfect and the doctor not only did not know I had lost so much weight in a short period of time but actually made the comment to me that "people like me are so lucky as we only have to visit the doctor once a year for checkups", this made me laugh inside and also made me feel happy to be not looked at as obese and unhealthy. Now I was ready for the next step in my journey. Exercise......

A few weeks prior to September 9th, 2016 I had decided to start a workout routine and found a workout buddy that agreed to start working out at the gym 3 times a week starting September 10th. We followed the Bigger, Leaner, Stronger program by Mike Matthews and embraced it. We worked out religiously and fought through the soreness, little injuries, and getting up before the crack of dawn. I knew I had made a life change when my workout buddy tells me in February 2017 that he got the promotion and was moving out of state. You are probably thinking how does that tell you that you embraced this new life? Because within 15 minutes of finding this out I had found a new workout buddy to continue on working out with but increased workouts now to 6 days a week. Btw, I find it very important for myself to have someone else to workout with as I feel obligated to show up(when I am tired) and we push each other to get better.
Today almost exactly a year later, I weigh 181lbs and at this point I am deciding on what new goal do I want to accomplish. I think I am going to recomp for a while and stay around my current weight going forward. Hopefully my story helps encourage someone else to make a similar journey. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks for all those who have shared their stories as it has kept me motivated and inspired.

This is before my weight gain:
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This is at 331LBS:

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This is during my weight loss:
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This is me now:
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  • alkight84
    alkight84 Posts: 66 Member
    Great job and so inspiring.
  • EnglishCanadian1974
    EnglishCanadian1974 Posts: 3 Member
    Fantastic - you look great and must feel even better!!
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    Thank you, I do feel much better and I enjoy being more mobile lol
  • notreallychris
    notreallychris Posts: 501 Member
    Wow dude. Awesome job!
  • spicyginger2006
    spicyginger2006 Posts: 70 Member
    This story is pretty cool. I have lost about 75 lbs over the course of the last 5 years. It's amazing the changes. Congrats!
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    Thanks and congrats on your weight loss Spicyginger!
  • pennygm72
    pennygm72 Posts: 179 Member
    Wow, congratulations!
  • KevHex
    KevHex Posts: 256 Member
    Can you outline what a day or week calorie and food wise looked like for you between June 6th 2016 and Sept 9th 2016.

    I started at 278lbs on June 1st and my target is about 190lbs. I'm 6'1".
  • Austex_Egger
    Austex_Egger Posts: 44 Member
    Absolutely awesome and inspiring! Now you just have to find a b-ball team worth rooting for! Oh, and thanks for KD :)

    Lifelong Warrior fan here. :D
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    Absolutely awesome and inspiring! Now you just have to find a b-ball team worth rooting for! Oh, and thanks for KD :)

    Lifelong Warrior fan here. :D

    Ouch that hurt, but thanks for other positive comment lol
  • KevHex
    KevHex Posts: 256 Member
    Thanks @pdmccone. You have done amazing over the last 12 months. Thanks for the info, it definitely helps.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,744 Member
    Impressive! You look SO much younger! Congrats and enjoy your new life.
  • watercolormama
    watercolormama Posts: 131 Member
    Super encouaraging story....and you look healthy and slim! I wish you all the best on your journey, because that's what this is all about.
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    KevHex wrote: »
    Thanks @pdmccone. You have done amazing over the last 12 months. Thanks for the info, it definitely helps.

    KevHex, if you have any other questions feel free to ask or you can friend request me as well. I appreciate the encouragement I can tell you that its worth it in the long run.
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    Impressive! You look SO much younger! Congrats and enjoy your new life.

    I feel even younger too LOL, thanks for the kind words
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited June 2017
    Well done!!!

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  • norawaller
    norawaller Posts: 36 Member
    great job. my children and someday future grandchildren are a great motivator to stick with the plan like you
  • fatty_cakezxoxo
    fatty_cakezxoxo Posts: 42 Member
    Amazing job !
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    Wow! Great job!!
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    Wow! Just wow! Your "before" pictures look like the overweight father to your "after" self! A huge difference, for sure. Congratulations and continue enjoying your healthy life with your family!
  • ldtamika31
    ldtamika31 Posts: 205 Member
    Absolutely amazing and determination congratulations
  • briwill1977
    briwill1977 Posts: 16 Member
    Very inspirational, sir.
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    RaeBeeBaby wrote: »
    Wow! Just wow! Your "before" pictures look like the overweight father to your "after" self! A huge difference, for sure. Congratulations and continue enjoying your healthy life with your family!

    Well that makes me feel young and confident. Thanks!
  • Shull_rachael
    Shull_rachael Posts: 430 Member
    Wow this is an amazing turn around! You look great!
  • rdgfit
    rdgfit Posts: 98 Member
    Congratulations! Thanks for sharing - motivating to see such great successes on MFP!
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    rdgfit2017 wrote: »
    Congratulations! Thanks for sharing - motivating to see such great successes on MFP!

    Thanks!
  • Snorks43
    Snorks43 Posts: 15 Member
    That's awesome. Can we give you crap about you being an OKC fan and Durrant going to the Warriors, or is that wound still too fresh? :)
  • JulieSHelms
    JulieSHelms Posts: 821 Member
    Fantastic transformation--you look great!
  • pdmccone
    pdmccone Posts: 19 Member
    Snorks43 wrote: »
    That's awesome. Can we give you crap about you being an OKC fan and Durrant going to the Warriors, or is that wound still too fresh? :)
    I was able to focus more on my workouts since I didn't get distracted by a long playoff run, so maybe I should be grateful Durant left, right? Ha
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