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I had a person at church tell me that I am going to blow away. I know it was meant as a compliment but I still have a BMI of 32 and have about another 40 pounds that I want to loose. Most compliments I think are well intended. I guess some people just are not sure what to say.

I have lost 167 pounds so far in 13 months. My goal is to eventually lose 205 pounds and get down to 200 pounds (I'm 6-0, male, 38). I started at 405 pounds and I'm currently at 238 pounds. I lost 96 pounds in the first six months but I have since slowed down but I still am losing about 1% each week. It's been a long…

Thanks everyone for your responses. I think I will donate most of the clothes and maybe keep just a few things as a reminder.

At first, things were hard with my wife but over time, she has been more supportive. We don't spend as much time together because I am exercising a lot (up to 2-3 hours a day) but I still try to spend some time with my wife. I was over 400 pounds and didn't want to make my wife and young widow so a little time away each…

Walking is my favorite form of exercise. I much prefer walking outside over a treadmill though.

I lost 100 pounds with swimming and walking. I was over 400 pounds so I wanted exercises that are low impact. I then added weight training. I live near the mountains so there are some good hills nearby.

I weighted 405 pounds on 2/17/2012. One year later, I'm at 244 pounds. My goal is to reach 200 pounds. My secret: diet, exercise, and hard work

In my first month, I lost 20 pounds. Here is my monthly chart. 2/17/2012: 405 3/13/2012: 385 20 4/13/2012: 370 15 5/13/2012: 352 18 6/13/2012: 336 16 7/13/2012: 318 18 8/13/2012: 311 7 9/13/2012: 299 12 10/13/2102: 288 11 11/13/2012: 277 11 12/13/2012: 268 9 1/13/2013: 259 9 2/13/2013: 247 12

I did just cardio for the first six months into my weight loss plan but about six months ago, I added weight training to my exercise regime. I am not losing as fast as I was doing just cardio but I am now a firm believer in adding weight training to any exercise program. I am starting to see some muscle definition which is…

As a whole, my gym (Planet Fitness) is pretty good. I was a little bothered when there were these two girls doing dips using the bench for low rows. There were lots of free benches available but they were just using the low row machine bench and alternating with another machine. I waited patiently doing another exercise…

One of my big motivations to lose weight and live healthier is when my son who was five years old at the time told me "Dad, you're too fat." I had been going only about a week when he said this but it has served as a big motivator for me to continue to make good choices with diet and exercise. I have now lost 160+ pounds…

I used to be a big soda drinker. I preferred diet dr. pepper over Diet Coke. I sometimes would drink a whole six pack a day. If I didn't drink for a day, I would get really bad headaches from caffeine withdrawal. I then switched to caffeine free and then about a year ago I stopped drinking soda entirely. Now, I mostly just…

My BMI was at 55 a year ago. Now, I have a BMI of 33.

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I have lost 158 pounds so far since Feb. 2012 without surgery through diet and exercise. I was at 405 pounds and now I'm at 247 pounds (38 year old male, 6-0 height). You can see a comparison pic on my profile. I still have about 50 pounds to go. Here is a chart of my weight loss so far by month. I've been pretty…

Thanks for your reply. Knowing that my grandfather died at 47 has been a huge motivator for me. During the week month of my plan to live healthier, my five year old son and I were playing hide and seek and he said "Dad, you're too fat." He was right. I was too fat. I needed to change. This was a big motivator for me that I…

Thanks everyone for your comments. I recently added a journal entry with my top 10 weight loss tips. Top 10 Weight Loss Tips from Brian: 1. Drink lots of water. I try to drink at least 64 ounces of water daily. I cut out diet soda entirely. I think I have had soda 2-3 times in the last year. Water flushes out your system.…