Lost 172lbs in 13 months!

Dustin0525
Dustin0525 Posts: 40 Member
edited March 2018 in Success Stories
After getting out of the military 9 years ago I gained weight from the “cube life” I called it! I hit a high of almost 400lbs and my knees started going out on me. So I decided to change my lifestyle not diet! I stuck to a 1500 calorie a day calorie plan using the myfitnesspal app and an Apple Watch to see my calories burned. On January 3rd 2017 I started the 1500 calorie a day plan. I did the calorie restriction for 2 months before I started with any physical exercise. After the first 2 months I started lifting weights for an hour a day and walking for 20 minutes on the treadmill. Because I always had a big frame I went with heavy weightlifting even with my calorie deficit. This way I could minimize loose skin. I gradually increased my cardio to running on days my knees could take it, but 6 days a week I would lift and and do some form of cardio. I weigh about 220 right now and feel great. Today actually marks my 1 year anniversary of going to the gym. 37 Year’s old and in the best shape of my life. Below are some before and after pictures.
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  • Frankie_Fan
    Frankie_Fan Posts: 562 Member
    Congratulations!
  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Well done, man. T-shirt looks good on you, btw!
  • Lusanda38
    Lusanda38 Posts: 10 Member
    Wow! You look amazing. Did you stick to 1500 calories throughout your journey? How did you split your protein/carb/fat on those calories?
  • keilee0408
    keilee0408 Posts: 65 Member
    Congrats!!! You look amazing!!!
  • AGGriffin135
    AGGriffin135 Posts: 1 Member
    Wow truly inspiring!!
  • JudyCoventry3
    JudyCoventry3 Posts: 8 Member
    Wow! Great job! You look great
  • lynder64
    lynder64 Posts: 97 Member
    Thanks for my morning cup of inspiration!!! What an incredible transformation!!!
  • LW3380
    LW3380 Posts: 118 Member
    Well Done @Dustin0525 an amazing transformation and the best encouragement for the rest of us in our journey
  • sschauer513
    sschauer513 Posts: 313 Member
    Great job I'm in a similar situation lost over 100 and still going just started more of a heavy weight lifting and loving how strong I am now and that I have some definition in my arms.
  • juliegilburd
    juliegilburd Posts: 145 Member
    Your story is inspiring! Your hard work paid off in a major way! Great job!!
  • BobPulaski
    BobPulaski Posts: 56 Member
    Awesome pics. Great size. Look Thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.
  • MIssnewme9211
    MIssnewme9211 Posts: 105 Member
    Awesome! You did great!
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Wow, great accomplishment. A great testament to a simple CICO strategy. Doing this before you hit the dreaded 40 is good planning on your part, better to hit that hill in shape than not. I'm as impressed with your muscle build as the weight loss. Bravo!
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Holy fook! Way to go!
  • Brooklyn_Beast
    Brooklyn_Beast Posts: 29 Member
    So inspiring! Feel free to add me!
  • louielou3
    louielou3 Posts: 12 Member
    Inspiring!! Post like this keep me going
  • charms3155
    charms3155 Posts: 9 Member
    Great things can happen when sticking to your plan. Awesome job!
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    Well done!!! B)
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Wow, flipping between the pics in the 2 dress shirts is amazing. Fantastic job!
  • ladyshellbelle
    ladyshellbelle Posts: 98 Member
    You look fabulous, well done. :):)
  • TMRaymer215
    TMRaymer215 Posts: 1 Member
    I loved reading about you journey. Congrats you sure are an inspiration.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,881 Member
    Wow, awesome Job, well done !!!!
  • hughjazz74
    hughjazz74 Posts: 64 Member
    Inspired!
  • Morglem
    Morglem Posts: 377 Member
    Great Job! You look great!
  • rebecky27
    rebecky27 Posts: 842 Member
    Fantastic transformation! Awesome job. How did the heavy weights work with avoiding lose skin (my biggest worry right now)?
  • Dustin0525
    Dustin0525 Posts: 40 Member
    rebecky27 wrote: »
    Fantastic transformation! Awesome job. How did the heavy weights work with avoiding lose skin (my biggest worry right now)?

    So I was proportionally big so my stomach does not have much if any lose skin. My love handles are completely deflated tires because I am just not able to grow my lower back muscle the way I like. My inner thighs have some lose skin too. I have been going heavier on my squats to fix that. If you are calorie deficit you will not be as strong as you should be, but lift as heavy as you can to failure. On days you can’t do both cardio and lift, go with weights on those days for more long term effects.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    Very well done!
  • Dustin0525
    Dustin0525 Posts: 40 Member
    This was a June to February comparison. I had already lost 100lbs by June too!
  • rebecky27
    rebecky27 Posts: 842 Member
    Dustin0525 wrote: »
    rebecky27 wrote: »
    Fantastic transformation! Awesome job. How did the heavy weights work with avoiding lose skin (my biggest worry right now)?

    So I was proportionally big so my stomach does not have much if any lose skin. My love handles are completely deflated tires because I am just not able to grow my lower back muscle the way I like. My inner thighs have some lose skin too. I have been going heavier on my squats to fix that. If you are calorie deficit you will not be as strong as you should be, but lift as heavy as you can to failure. On days you can’t do both cardio and lift, go with weights on those days for more long term effects.
    Thank you! Again, well done!!!

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