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One Year Anniversary - BEFORE/AFTER PICS!
nheilweil
Posts: 82 Member
It's my one year anniversary so figured that I'd post a couple before/after pics (this takes more courage than I thought!)
One year ago, I got home from vacation with the family and watched a video of me laying out at the pool. Oh my God, I thought, is that what I look like?! How did I get so blubbery? I was 49 and abruptly realized that decades of being sedentary and careless with my eating had taken their toll.
I'm 5'8" and was 197 lb. & 27% body fat. After years telling myself, "I'll start tomorrow" I decided that I needed to get in shape and there would be no higher priority for me, not family or work or friends -- no excuses! I started tracking my food keeping to 1,200 cal/day and learned to love brocolli! (seriously, have you TRIED to eat 1,200 calories of that stuff!)
I committed to 30 min. of cardio a day and started with walking 15 minutes twice a day. I got a FitBit and learned to love parking at the far end of the lot just so I could get extra steps in! After a few months I joined a gym and hit the elliptical machine every day (I can't believe I've logged over 1,100 miles over the year)! I realized that if I was working out, I needed to "bring it" and work up a sweat. I got a heart rate monitor so I could push my limits. Now I want to really start building some muscle and have started lifting. Yes, they are the lightest weights in the gym but I know I will do better if I stick with it and remember that it's a journey just like my weight loss was.
Today, I'm 154 lb. & 17% body fat -- that's 43 lb. with 28 lb. of fat no longer on me! It may not be "Biggest Loser" worthy, but it means the world to me!
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One year ago, I got home from vacation with the family and watched a video of me laying out at the pool. Oh my God, I thought, is that what I look like?! How did I get so blubbery? I was 49 and abruptly realized that decades of being sedentary and careless with my eating had taken their toll.
I'm 5'8" and was 197 lb. & 27% body fat. After years telling myself, "I'll start tomorrow" I decided that I needed to get in shape and there would be no higher priority for me, not family or work or friends -- no excuses! I started tracking my food keeping to 1,200 cal/day and learned to love brocolli! (seriously, have you TRIED to eat 1,200 calories of that stuff!)
I committed to 30 min. of cardio a day and started with walking 15 minutes twice a day. I got a FitBit and learned to love parking at the far end of the lot just so I could get extra steps in! After a few months I joined a gym and hit the elliptical machine every day (I can't believe I've logged over 1,100 miles over the year)! I realized that if I was working out, I needed to "bring it" and work up a sweat. I got a heart rate monitor so I could push my limits. Now I want to really start building some muscle and have started lifting. Yes, they are the lightest weights in the gym but I know I will do better if I stick with it and remember that it's a journey just like my weight loss was.
Today, I'm 154 lb. & 17% body fat -- that's 43 lb. with 28 lb. of fat no longer on me! It may not be "Biggest Loser" worthy, but it means the world to me!
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Wow, what an amazing difference one year can make in a person's life. Congrats on your loss and you look great.0
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Wow, what a difference, you are doing great. Thanks for the motivation.0
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Congratulations!! :drinker:
It is hard to believe it is the same person.
I really appreciate your approach.0 -
Fantastic story! I love hearing how people get started. Your story is similar to mine. I saw a picture of myself and was so embarrassed! When I started in April I could hardly exercise and just started slow. I've lost 25 pounds so far and it's made a huge difference in my endurance!
Congrats on your 1 year!0 -
Thanks everyone!0
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Awesome success story - thanks for sharing!0
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Good for you for posting. It was a valuable year, and you have done fantastic. We celebrate this kind of change. And it inspires others. Thanks,0
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Congratulations on your success. You give me hope!0
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Congratulations! your dedication and hard work have paid off.0
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Happy Anniversary! You look GREAT!0
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Great Job!!!!!0
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You look absolutely amazing!0
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Great transformation! You've done an awesome job building up your fitness levels.0
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Great Work!! You younger and healthier!!0
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Big well done to u u have done fab xxx0
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Happy Anniversary and a major CONGRATS. You've done well.0
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awesome achievement. Nice work0
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Congratulations you look great :-)0
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:flowerforyou: you look great really .and even greater when you smile
you should be proud of yourself.Great job.What was
your eating plan,just curious0 -
You look really proud and pleased and so you should. Thats a great achievement.
Did you eat 1200 net or gross?0 -
WOW! You look amazing, awesome inspiration, thanks for sharing your success!! :flowerforyou:0
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Wow, nice work...did u do any eating plan?0
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Congratulations!!! This is AWESOME. you look amazing!0
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What an inspiration you are!!! You did it!!!! Thanks for sharing!0
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Just more proof that if you dedicate yourself to something anything is possible. You look amazing! You should be so proud of yourself!0
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Congrats0
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Great job! I started on this journey when I was 39, 5'9" and 220 (previously lost 30, regained 20 of them for that weight); so I can relate!0
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Happy Anniversary! And congrats on your success. You look marvelous!!0
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great job u look great,u said u stated at 1300 cal. was that even when u exercised ? thats where i"m having a hard time can u help me understand i would really like to know. thank u if u could.0
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Amazing transformation! Congratulations.0
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