After man loses nearly 200 pounds, he collects on bet

leomom72
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When Fulton, New York resident Jay Wornick set out to lose some weight at the urging of his wife, he didn't have high hopes. Weighing in at more than 360 pounds this past January, Wornick thought, at best, he'd lose 20 or 30 pounds and then put it back on. But that wasn't the case. Not by a long shot.

Now, a little more than 10 months later, Wornick has lost close to 200 pounds. He weighs just 168 pounds and is still adjusting to his new life as a slender man. According to a buzzy blog from Syracuse.com, Wornick still can't help but examine booths in restaurants to see if he'll be able to fit in them, even though he now can easily shift into the open space with room to spare. He's also surprised when somebody accidentally jostles him in a crowd--a far more routine occurrence when he was carrying all that extra weight on his frame.

So how did he shed so much weight? It all started with a bet in the form of a New Years resolution. Wornick's wife, Angelia, challenged him to see who could lose the highest percentage of body weight. The loser would have the winner's name tattooed on his or her stomach. Those big stakes inspired Jay to cut back on eating big steaks. He ate less meat, switched to water instead of soda, and began working out.

At the end of the first month, he'd lost 40 pounds. Inspired, he kept at it, and the weight kept coming off. It's worth noting that Jay was able to do this without a personal trainer, though he did have a lot of help from his local YMCA, which he called "a huge support system." He also consulted the Web for diet tips and found quite a few from Dr. Oz. Jay will make an appearance on the doctor's show in next few weeks.

To make good on her side of the wager, Angela plans to have Jay's name tattooed on her back sometime in the coming weeks. Jay also plans to get a tattoo--now that he's so much slenderer, his wedding ring doesn't fit his ring finger--so he plans to replace it with a ring-shaped tattoo.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/man-loses-nearly-200-pounds-collects-bet-211826115.html

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  • limismith
    limismith Posts: 156 Member
    I just read this too. I wish he would wear some normal clothes and not all the saggy jean and oversized shirt stuff! But still an amazing accomplishment!
  • JulieBoBoo
    JulieBoBoo Posts: 642
    wow. I sure hope he was being medically supervised during this time. 200lbs in 10 months seems rather unhealthy to me. Impressive.. but crazy fast.
  • kgoodhart1
    kgoodhart1 Posts: 7 Member
    Go Jay Go! What an inspiration for the rest of us.:happy:
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    wow. I sure hope he was being medically supervised during this time. 200lbs in 10 months seems rather unhealthy to me. Impressive.. but crazy fast.

    Thats what I was thinking,it seems to fast. Its funny how people are applauding him losing so much so fast,but if in the article he had mentioned he wasnt eating his exercise calories or using some kind of fad diiet people would be latching on to the fact that he lost so fast.
    Its like when you see someone post a topic about needing to lose 30 or so pounds in a month or 2,and everyone goes on the war path about how unhealthy that would be.
    This guy lost 200 lbs in 10 months 40 in one month and hes an inspiration:huh:
    Good for him for losing the weight but still

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