RickyN29 Member

Wow man, RIGHT ON! Walking is amazing isn't it! That is still my main mode of exercise, nice gentle walking! It is a great fat burner. You are looking absolutely wonderful, major difference! Keep it up!

Looking stellar! And what a great smile!

Oh my! Unrecognizable! And you look even YOUNGER!!!! Super congrats to you.

Holy crap dude! You look amazing. Like, WOW, different person. You must feel absolutely amazing. My friend, you get major bragging rights!

Oh and I wanted to say this to all of you, some who may just be starting their journey... If you are looking at the pics wishing you could do it, 11 months ago I was YOU. Looking at these stories thinking "wow, I wish I could do that". Whether you have 10 lbs to go or over a 100 lbs like I did, you WILL SUCCEED if you tell…

Holy crap dude! Amazing! Utterly amazing. What an inspiration. You must be so proud of yourself.

Oops, double post!

Funny story, I was shopping at my local Home Depot (which I shop a lot). The clerk says, "Hey do you have a brother?" I'm like, "Uh, nope, how come?" "There is this guy that shops here all the time, looks JUST like you but a big guy...always wearing a hat too..." I laughed, "Hahaha, yep, thats me....lost some weight,…

Thank you all so much for the kind words! For those just starting out, remember that 9 short months ago...I was you. YOU CAN AND YOU WILL DO IT!!!!

Wow, this thread lighting up fast! I posted some responses to you in the original post. Here are some more...including the funny comments: "Getting over plateau" - Mind over matter here! It's tough but the best trick I use is tricking my body. Hit a plateau? Pig out. Then the body goes "oh, okay, we are getting what we…

It's great actually to hear from someone on the other side of the fence. I'd imagine that in many of the ways that we are so different, we actually have shared worries and feelings. MFP is great for maintaining and keeping tabs. So welcome! ... though many of us will be emveaous of you! :) Ricky

Looking great! What a difference all over, especially your jaw line and tummy! Awesome awesome awesome. Keep up the great work, you must be so proud!

Great job. And wow, the loss makes you look so much younger!

You will do it if you want to. I checked out the pics and you can already really see a difference. Set your mind to it and you WILL succeed.

Looking wonderful! Reward yourself along your journey

Yeah, it is definitely a concern. I am 27 (male) and went from 310 to 220 (30 left to go). My skin is lose, but not terrible, and I know once I reach goal it will eventually tighten up. Everything I have read says age is a major factor, and you being only 21 really should not have a problem. Yes, the skin will be lose when…

What are your goals? I find it is often helpful to have friends on here with similar challenges ahead of them.

Wow, I had to do a double take cause I seriously thought it was a different person! And you look incredibly YOUNGER too! It's weird, guys that lose weight seem to look older when thin, women are the opposite, you gals look younger! I'm jealous Awesome awesome awesome job. That's friggin incredible.

Wow what a difference! Congrats!

Lol, I promise at the 75 lbs update I'll smile.... everyone keeps messaging me I look so "not happy" in my pics. lol

I cheat once a week and usually eat lighter that day but go hog wild at dinner. I do leave small deficits on other days to counter the overage on cheat night though. So when it comes down to it, my weekly average is just about spot on. One day I might have only 1000 calories, then cheat day Ill have 2500. I try to keep my…

Wow, everyone, seriously, thank you! The comments are seriously making my day. I'm going to post more pics later and maybe a little more about myself and how I am doing it. Are you like me? Never think you can do it? Never think you can adapt? No energy? No motivation? All I can say is that if I can do it, I KNOW you can…

Awesome man! Keep it up! How are you going about it?

Since I'm not sure if the video I posted is working or clickable, I just added a couple photos instead to the original post. Thanks all! Do try the video if you can!

I have the exact same concern. I was 310 originally, very bad "man boobs" now dropped to 240 and they are much much smaller, but still there. I'm usually against plastic surgery, but honestly, I think if you have met your goals and put in that much effort to beat this obesity...then you owe yourself the reward of getting…

I think it is not only great for the mind, but great for the body. Every Wednesday night, my friends and I go out to dinner. I'll get like a half pound burger, with cheese, bacon, fries, etc. Usually about 1000 calories over my "daily limit". However, this satisfies all my cravings for the week and I really really enjoy my…

I never really drank soda a lot before, but I have basically cut it out altogether now. About once a month I do feel like a nice Diet Dr Pepper as a treat and do enjoy it. One important thing I wanted to say. Aspartame, used in the majority if diet sodas as the sweetener, is really bad for you. I watched an entire…