Male - 5,10" 33 years old, 60lbs lost, pics

Hi everyone I have never posted here but have been a member since Jan 2012, and read multiple posts which helped motivate me.

I will explain my story below (if your interested !) but before I will get to the pics and the stats !

Starting weight: 265.8 Pounds ( this was my first weigh after a month I believe I was closer to 285 when I started)
Current weight: 208 Pounds

starting waist size - 44" (trouser size purchased)
Current waist size - an awkward 37" (my 38" "new jeans" are loose now lol)

to be honest 44" was very tight also.

I bought xxl -xxxl T-shirts I now buy L :)

Some before Shots:

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All of these were took during a family trip to Ireland in January 2012, this I believe was my largest, I remember feeling fine, not overweight etc, something changed inside, I wanted to feel fit again.

Some recent shots:

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Exercise:
I did approx 6 months split roughly like this:

1st month - pure MFP logging food, keeping under my calories.
2nd -3rd month - MFP + elliptical trainer 10 mins at first - then 15 then 30 mins towards the end of month 3 roughly 3-5 days a week.

4th, 5th and 6th month - MFP + P90X2 + running, I followed the 0-5k couch potato training style to get running on my "rest days" I used the nike+ app on my iPhone to log my runs, (68.86 miles logged so far lol)

Food:

I have eaten more than my allowance several times (allowance being approx 1600 cals), my diary is about 95% honest ! (overall) mainly due to the times I have forgotten to log (recently mostly) I have also generally eaten my calories back.

I did find at month 3 I stopped loosing weight, I wasn't eating enough, I ate approx 2000 a day on alternate days for a week and dropped 5 pounds in a week, then a steady 1 -3 pounds a week from there !

it is getting harder to loose now I am getting closer to goal weight.

I am off on holiday for 2 weeks now, the reason for the post is basically due to me not being "obese" and now I am "overweight" (in regards to the BMi scale) so I am dead chuffed.

Moving forward I am now going to focus on diet much more, I need to eat much cleaner to shed more pounds now, I will update with some more shots etc in 3 months if anyone is interested.

thanks for all of you people who posted before and after shots and helped keep me going its changed Mine, my wife's and daughters life for good :)

remember losing weight is a journey not a race, things take time :)

Jay

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Replies

  • sstewart75
    sstewart75 Posts: 27
    Jay, a big WELL DONE. It really is a fantatic inspiration.:drinker:
  • harpercutie
    harpercutie Posts: 118 Member
    great job dude
  • zannyzanzanzibar
    zannyzanzanzibar Posts: 354 Member
    Fantastic work!! You look great :)
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Awesome job Jay! I noticed that your new pics have you smiling, compared to the older pics where you looked unhappy. Again, congrats on job well done!
  • lanie37
    lanie37 Posts: 204 Member
    Brilliant work well done
  • Carrmaduke
    Carrmaduke Posts: 42
    Nice job!
  • desilu69
    desilu69 Posts: 79
    I love reading posts like this one. :smile: Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your success.
  • pukekolive
    pukekolive Posts: 237 Member
    A huge achievement! - 1600 cals was pretty low for your stats - I am 5ft 2 and 247 pounds and I lose on 1600 plus eating exercise calories - glad to see you upped to 2000 cals and continued to lose pounds

    Very very well done - enjoy your break and I hope all goes well for you
  • RunMyOregonBunsOff
    RunMyOregonBunsOff Posts: 862 Member
    Awesome job! Thanks for the inspiration!
  • aikidosensei
    aikidosensei Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks everyone for the kind words , I still have quite a few pounds more to shift but am looking forward to reaching my goals !
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Fantastic job! And love your last pic.
  • lose4good1
    lose4good1 Posts: 222 Member
    Great post. You look wonderful. I am sure your wife thinks you are a hotty
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Very inspiring man! I'm in the same boat, started at 280ish down to 240 right now 31 years old and about 6'1, glad to read about your stuck zone cause I think I'm kinda in that area been at 240ish for a month.
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    Great job! And thank you for the explanation of HOW you did it! :) Congrats, you look great!
  • lifesazoo
    lifesazoo Posts: 118
    Amazing changes!!! Thanks for telling your story and inspiring us!
  • debra4647
    debra4647 Posts: 71 Member
    You look GREAT!! Wonderful inspiration!!
  • Josephina57
    Josephina57 Posts: 170 Member
    great job, you look so much happier.
  • sleibo87
    sleibo87 Posts: 403 Member
    great Job! You look amazing
  • Rayzback
    Rayzback Posts: 73
    Great job man!!! Thanks for the inspiration.
  • aikidosensei
    aikidosensei Posts: 8 Member
    Very inspiring man! I'm in the same boat, started at 280ish down to 240 right now 31 years old and about 6'1, glad to read about your stuck zone cause I think I'm kinda in that area been at 240ish for a month.

    Thanks!, I found changing both my exercise and food kicked my weight loss back into touch, I feel it will be this way forever more !! :)

    Dont be afraid to try more calories for a few days, have some extra cereal in the evening or a small pot of cashews or something, to be honest I have still eaten the junk I used to just about 99.9% less of it, I find the dirty Pringles, Chocolate (of any kind) and the highly addictive Coca Cola to be my bugbear, I must say though I havent had a full fat Coke since Dec 2011, its always been a diet soda !

    Good luck mate hope your weight starts shifting again soon.

    Jay
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    Very inspirational!! Very good work man!
  • milhawk
    milhawk Posts: 9
    Jay, thanks for the inspiration!! You look great Keep up the good work.:flowerforyou:
  • JamieAlexandraX
    JamieAlexandraX Posts: 58 Member
    Well done, you look great!
  • taviboy
    taviboy Posts: 1 Member
    Very impressive story Jay, You've made a change to your lifestyle so I'm sure you wont go back to the old you. Keep going.
  • chervil6
    chervil6 Posts: 236 Member
    really well done , your an inspiration :happy:
  • jamime
    jamime Posts: 25 Member
    That is awesome! Way da go! You should feel really proud!
  • aikidosensei
    aikidosensei Posts: 8 Member
    That is awesome! Way da go! You should feel really proud!

    I do thanks very much again ! Kind words motivate you even more !
  • Brent_J
    Brent_J Posts: 54
    Well done. I'm hoping to be you in about 6 months. Congrats and keep it up.
  • aikidosensei
    aikidosensei Posts: 8 Member
    Well done. I'm hoping to be you in about 6 months. Congrats and keep it up.

    Thanks, and im sure you will do well also ! - friend me and keep us posted on how your doing !

    Been on holiday myself - 2 weeks visiting family in spain, been running and swimming loads but logging Tapas is good fun !

    Jay
  • Great inspiration, and you look so much younger. Good for you!!!
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