bigjonb4116 Member

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Hi i'm Jon- i started at 456lbs (32.6st-207kg) about 22 months ago and i am now down to just below 292lbs(20.75st- 132kg)- still a few more stone to go!! it seems daunting at the begining almost impossible, but if you really want it you will succeed- every pound you loose motivates you a little bit more. Find that one…

i have 3 different waist sizes listed on my ebay at the moment--- i waited a year before listing any but now i list when i drop 2 sizes- admittedly i started at 62" waist and am currently at 46" - i know many probably won't have that many sizes to drop... but my focus is on lifestyle change so hopefully won't need the…

i decided that i would list a couple of my old pairs of trousers on ebay today- as i won't be needing them ever again- i was wearing these 21months ago- when i look in the mirror day in an day out i see the same old me looking back as the pounds come off slowly- but sometimes a photo can remind you how far you have come!!…

on your profile you have put 'sleeved but failed'- but in reality you have lost 33kgs which is amazing!! congratulations, i doubt very many of us on here lose the weight as fast as we would like, even when we keep telling ourselves that 1 -2 lbs a week is healthy speed. my sister had a gastric by pass about 3 yrs ago and…

Happy New Year to you too. :)

hi there and welcome, i started off weighing 456lbs and just walking was the easiest way to start, short distances first even if only to the end of your street and back, then i bought a cheap cross trainer from my local charity shop and stared using that at home- just 5mins at a time initially, but HiiT, ( i would warm up…

I sold some of my old better quality clothes to buy some new sized clothes.( apart from 1 pair of jeans which will be used for the inevitable photo at the end of my journey where i can stand in one leg of my old jeans!!)- i have dropped 4 waist sizes in 6 months, so the clothes i am reselling are virtually new. i am of the…

still a way to go yet- but 11st 10lbs lost so far- gone from 62" waist to 46" waist in approx 21months

well done- you look fabulous

i've lost 158lbs over 20 months which averages out about 1.9lb per week but you will get plateaus where it won't come off and you will need to say focused- i stared at 456lbs and reckon that its gonna take me 3 to 3.5yrs to lose all that i need to lose- ( it took me 50yrs to get big so 3-4yrs is nothing) and as other…

one of my old business logos-below seems appropriate for this thread..

i drank a bottle of whisky the day my dad died back in 1996 and not had any alcohol since then-(it went down way to easy, so figured i'd stop before i started). so its kinda crazy with that will power that its taken so long to decide to lose the weight!!

Buying an immaculate leather jacket from my local charity shop for £20 in size 2xl (47-49" chest) when 20 months ago i was wearing 6xl (60-62" chest)... i am very conscious about not getting complacent with this weightloss thing as my journey still continues, but allowed myself a moment of inner satisfaction as i zipped it…

A walk on the cliff top before it gets dark!! and thats just where i'm going.....

Apart from the support i get from MFP buddies- my best friend of forty years, who has always been super fit himself gives me most support out of family and friends, because he has always worried about me being over weight. Ultimately we can only lose weight for ourselves, and if your partners weightloss journey isn't going…

petrol / gas here in united kingdom £1.20 a litre = £6.70 gallon which must be about $7 gallon which is why i sold my toys... wish i still had my 1960 caddy fleetwood.

i lost my first 140lbs by calorie counting / controlling portion sizes and without MFP,but i cut out as much processed food and takeaways , cakes sweets fizzy etc. so losing the weight was inevitable, but i am using MFP religiously now, and fine tuning the cals etc, MFP keeps you accountable.(i was starting from 32.5st so…

20 months ago when i started this weighloss journey/lifestyle change i was wearing 62" waist jeans- today i'm wearing a pair of 48" waist jeans,( with a belt 'cos they are loose)....so 14" size reduction- B) B) still a way to go yet but i'll take the victories when they appear!!

well done, amazing achievement. :)

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Truly amazing.

Although i'm 51, my eldest grandson turned 17 last month!!! that makes me feel really old!!

when i started at 456lb i started with walking, dumbells and resistance bands. initial walking distances werent great. but eating with a cal. deficit and with some exercise the weight starts to come off. i then bought a really cheap cross trainer from a charity shop (£15 about $20), which is great for the knee joints as…

EJBarner-whats to be nasty or vulger about, you have worked hard and look great, people should appreciate that!!

hi there, 7lbs lost in a month is great, 1 -2 lbs a week is a sensible and healthy amount to lose. i was offered a gastric bypass about 4 yrs ago, but due to an ongoing medical problem it couldn't happen, so i decided i would lose the weight,'the old fashioned way', i have lost 150lbs in the last 19months which averages…

congratulations, you are doing great-100lbs loss is a great achievement. :)

Thats why we are looking upwards!! if you look down the 'wattle' appears!! :D

I spent many years working nightshifts, and although i stopped ten years ago now i still used to eat at 9pm 10pm,up to about 19months ago when i started my weightloss, which i'm sure added to my weight problems. so definately not eating after 8pm( actually in my case 7pm ) this really helps. And i usually walk every day,…