Before and afters. Let’s seem them!!!

DogServant wrote: »

18 months ago, a small and impulsive decision led me to begin my journey. I walked out of my optometrist’s office and started walking to my car... but then, as if I was being “guided”, I just turned around and walked down the street and into a gym and signed up on the spot. There was zero planning or forethought, but of course over time I had often thought that I was totally out of shape.

It has been a slow, slow journey... I am the tortoise in a world of hares. The path ahead remains only partly visible, but I will continue on the journey and trust that I am headed in the right direction.

Nowt wrong with being a tortoise Certainly better than just standing still. Long may you continue with and enjoy the journey - you are looking well on it.

Started January 22nd 2019. Right picture taken about a week ago. Managed to maintain the same weight. I hit the big 50 later this year.

DogServant wrote: »

18 months ago, a small and impulsive decision led me to begin my journey. I walked out of my optometrist’s office and started walking to my car... but then, as if I was being “guided”, I just turned around and walked down the street and into a gym and signed up on the spot. There was zero planning or forethought, but of course over time I had often thought that I was totally out of shape.

It has been a slow, slow journey... I am the tortoise in a world of hares. The path ahead remains only partly visible, but I will continue on the journey and trust that I am headed in the right direction.

I just want to say how much I love this story! Most of the times I've made significant progress didn't start because of some moment of huge inspiration or a wake up call, they started just like this with a spur of the moment decision or an "I guess I'll do this" attitude. Also, you're looking great!

JohnnytotheB wrote: »

IamSimonIam wrote: »

Started January 22nd 2019. Right picture taken about a week ago. Managed to maintain the same weight. I hit the big 50 later this year.

Congrats! What happen to all your tatoo's?

If I had to guess:
1st pic someone else is taking the photo or it was taken with a timer

2nd pic he took himself with a mirror and we are seeing the opposite arm in the pic (so his tattoos are on the arm that didn’t make it into the frame)

22 pounds down. SW: 156 CW: 134
Started in January 2019 Messed up a lot but never quit.

Makeyourdreamshappen wrote: »

22 pounds down. SW: 156 CW: 134
Started in January 2019 Messed up a lot but never quit.

That's amazing!

chasitystiff160 wrote: »

Do you eat within calories anything or everything healthy you look great

I greatly decreased my junk intake (candy, chips, sugary cereal, etc..). I did quit soda 95 days ago I feel much better without it. I have a binging problem when it comes to soda so I had to cut it loose. I mostly drink water and protein shakes everyday. In January I took up a cool cardio workout called cardio drumming! I absolutely LOVE cardio drumming. You can find cardio drumming videos on youtube I still eat occasional candy and chips but I don't eat them in such big quantities like I used to. I HIGHLY recommend tracking what you eat. Once I started doing that I was like "Holy Shiz, what am I doing to my body?" Those calories and the sugar add up fast!

Makeyourdreamshappen wrote: »

chasitystiff160 wrote: »

Do you eat within calories anything or everything healthy you look great

I greatly decreased my junk intake (candy, chips, sugary cereal, etc..). I did quit soda 95 days ago I feel much better without it. I have a binging problem when it comes to soda so I had to cut it loose. I mostly drink water and protein shakes everyday. In January I took up a cool cardio workout called cardio drumming! I absolutely LOVE cardio drumming. You can find cardio drumming videos on youtube I still eat occasional candy and chips but I don't eat them in such big quantities like I used to. I HIGHLY recommend tracking what you eat. Once I started doing that I was like "Holy Shiz, what am I doing to my body?" Those calories and the sugar add up fast!

next step in your life, is Keto. Instead of candy and chips you can have Choc Zero candy bars, Pork Rinds in a cheese sauce, and you can still enjoy snacks but not sacrifice health for it. Once you get fat adapted you might find yourself being more clear headed. The first time in my life that I ever started making my bed every morning was after I started doing Keto, because the energy I had straight out of bed, was something I had never experienced. Don't get me wrong it's not easy getting out of bed, but after I do so I'm ready to face the world. I was a physical spinny drive and then I upgraded to SSD and now I boot up instantly rather than take half an hour to become usable.

Maybe you won't like Keto, but to me, the things I eat on Keto, feel like cheats compared to what I used to eat. I used to love tunafish sandwhiches in tomatoe bisque, and felt guilty putting cheese on the sandwhiches. Now to me that is junk food, and eating hamburger meat, with tons of seasoning, and mozzarella cheese with sugar free BBQ sauce and eggs is health food. Oh and butter. Wonderful delicious, healthy butter. Lactose intolerant? Cook the butter in pan until the protein particles in the butter fat, cook out, strain it into a glass jar, and CONGRATULATIONS! You now have Ghee. Even better for you and without those pesky inflammatory proteins, so now theoretically the lactose shouldn't be an issue!

I love my new life, and my new me is why I'm here preaching a more ancestral eating route, to try and help make the lives of other people struggling easier.

Makaiookami wrote: »

Makeyourdreamshappen wrote: »

chasitystiff160 wrote: »

Do you eat within calories anything or everything healthy you look great

I greatly decreased my junk intake (candy, chips, sugary cereal, etc..). I did quit soda 95 days ago I feel much better without it. I have a binging problem when it comes to soda so I had to cut it loose. I mostly drink water and protein shakes everyday. In January I took up a cool cardio workout called cardio drumming! I absolutely LOVE cardio drumming. You can find cardio drumming videos on youtube I still eat occasional candy and chips but I don't eat them in such big quantities like I used to. I HIGHLY recommend tracking what you eat. Once I started doing that I was like "Holy Shiz, what am I doing to my body?" Those calories and the sugar add up fast!

next step in your life, is Keto. Instead of candy and chips you can have Choc Zero candy bars, Pork Rinds in a cheese sauce, and you can still enjoy snacks but not sacrifice health for it. Once you get fat adapted you might find yourself being more clear headed. The first time in my life that I ever started making my bed every morning was after I started doing Keto, because the energy I had straight out of bed, was something I had never experienced. Don't get me wrong it's not easy getting out of bed, but after I do so I'm ready to face the world. I was a physical spinny drive and then I upgraded to SSD and now I boot up instantly rather than take half an hour to become usable.

Maybe you won't like Keto, but to me, the things I eat on Keto, feel like cheats compared to what I used to eat. I used to love tunafish sandwhiches in tomatoe bisque, and felt guilty putting cheese on the sandwhiches. Now to me that is junk food, and eating hamburger meat, with tons of seasoning, and mozzarella cheese with sugar free BBQ sauce and eggs is health food. Oh and butter. Wonderful delicious, healthy butter. Lactose intolerant? Cook the butter in pan until the protein particles in the butter fat, cook out, strain it into a glass jar, and CONGRATULATIONS! You now have Ghee. Even better for you and without those pesky inflammatory proteins, so now theoretically the lactose shouldn't be an issue!

I love my new life, and my new me is why I'm here preaching a more ancestral eating route, to try and help make the lives of other people struggling easier.

Nice! I'm very happy for you! Unfortunately for me I cannot do Keto as per my neurologist suggestion not to But it is all good! We all have to find what works for us.