I reached my goal and lost 130 pounds!!
lsala187
Posts: 11 Member
Hey everyone!
After suffering from morbid obesity for most of my life, I lost 130 pounds so I could look good on stage. I am a 23 year old music artist who finally gained the confidence to play local gigs!
So here's the story:
At 330 pounds and just 22 years old, I started getting lower back pain. The pain was so severe that I skipped school a couple of times to lay in bed. This was my initial wake-up call.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was able to take classes virtually. That meant more time to focus on weight loss AND music. For the next few months, I walked outside every day with my dad and ate only when hungry. This is how I lost the first 20 pounds or so.
But then I gained back a couple pounds and knew I couldn’t keep up my method without some assistance. So, I decided to use MyFitnessPal Premium to track calories, and I even connected a FitBit to track my steps. Now I was able to create a calorie deficit and make sure I was getting enough exercise.
After losing 20 more pounds, I was certain I could complete the entire weight loss journey. I brushed up on my live music playing skills, gaining more and more confidence as the weight loss continued.
Summer 2021 came, and I was 10 pounds to my goal weight. That’s when I started to focus on strength training and incline walking on a treadmill.
I played my first open mic after my 23rd birthday and achieved my goal weight shortly thereafter. The music gig went so well that I decided to play every week at different locations around town.
Over the next year, my plan is to keep gaining muscle and losing fat in an effort to look my best after skin removal surgery. In the meantime, I’ll look great performing at local venues and promoting my rock album!
So excited that I got this far and added a few years to my life!
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Congratulations! What an incredible story!3
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That's awesome, and some serious determination!
Interested to hear how your album comes along! I love some good rock music2 -
sweetdixie92 wrote: »That's awesome, and some serious determination!
Interested to hear how your album comes along! I love some good rock music
Thank you! This album is in the works now, and for sure I can show you when it’s released:) I have another album out already, but linking it here might break MFP’s spam policy lol2 -
wow what an inspirational story, I'm at the beginning and hope to see the success you have. thank you for sharing your story, it helps me see I can do it to!2
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You look amazing! What an inspiring story!1
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WOW--totally remarkable. Congrats on a major transformation!
(You didn't look like you were 330, you must be tall.)1 -
So inspirational1
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thats awesome, well done you
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Thanks for sharing your story - this kind of dedication and success is the necessary fuel for my own journey.1
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i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR wrote: »WOW--totally remarkable. Congrats on a major transformation!
(You didn't look like you were 330, you must be tall.)
Thank you!! Haha yes, I’m 6’2”
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wow amazing job! Glad you are feeling better and able to do what you love!1
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Wow, such a great story. Focusing on you and what makes you happy is the way to go!
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So happy for you! You look so handsome! This is inspiring and a good reminder to keep working on building muscle and track your foods.1
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Amazing work and such attention to detail 👏1
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This is an awesome success story. Please tell me what you eat on a typical day?for example for breakfast lunch and dinner?I weigh 330 right now and I’m 5 11 tall.how many calories did you eat when you started?1
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Thanks for sharing your success. Great work!1
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Great job!!1
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This is an awesome success story. Please tell me what you eat on a typical day?for example for breakfast lunch and dinner?I weigh 330 right now and I’m 5 11 tall.how many calories did you eat when you started?
Hi, thank you! I started eating somewhere around 1400 or 1500 calories I think, plus a lot of walking. It depends on the individual though, so do what works for you! Even though I exercised, I put the setting to “little to no activity” to see results faster. But this probably isn’t recommended lol. I typically eat a big breakfast and like to keep track of my macros (carbs, fats, and protein). I’m building muscle now, so macros are important to me. But I didn’t used to focus on macros, just calories in calories out. Plenty of beans, lentils, fish, turkey, oats, vegetables, fruits, eggs, etc. And even when losing weight, I’d eat sweets, ice cream, etc. I’m no expert, but I would say eat what you want as long as you’re in a calorie deficit
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Amazing Job! And nice looking flex, you look great!1
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Thank you for sharing your story with us. Incredible determination. I'm very happy for you. Best of luck with your musical career. Is Isala your name by chance? I tried googling (and did find Isala's) but no one that looked like you. You might be right about providing a link, but I don't think it would break the rules if you gave us something googleable.1
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Great job! I'm also, at 230 pounds.l..I got down to 220, so I'm in the process of loosing ten more, and another twenty after that...I'm also,, fairly tall at five eight and a half Great job! Keep up the good work!1
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wow most people gained during covid, good for you, that is really a success story, you should be proud!1
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Fantastic. You have transformed yourself Thanks for sharing.1
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Fantastic job! I agree with what you say about being able to eat pretty much whatever as long as deficit is maintained. The best diet is the one you can stick with!
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HabitRabbit wrote: »Thank you for sharing your story with us. Incredible determination. I'm very happy for you. Best of luck with your musical career. Is Isala your name by chance? I tried googling (and did find Isala's) but no one that looked like you. You might be right about providing a link, but I don't think it would break the rules if you gave us something googleable.
Hey, thank you! I go by "Lui Salazar". You should be able to find me by googling that; I'm also on Spotify, YouTube, etc. by that name. My latest concept album is Truth Is Like a Seed which you can find in most streaming sites. I also released a single called "Lovely" that will be remastered as part of an upcoming concept album early next year!3 -
Amazing job! Super inspiring1
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Thank you 🙏 very much for your help and advice.I appreciate it.1
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Awesome job! Back pain sadly is a good motivator. Looking like a rock star!1
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