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Hit end of year goal with 3 days left
I started this transformation on July 6th of 2015 tallying in at 540 pounds. I could barely walk and my knees and hips were in constant pain. I decided then that at 53 years old my body was finally shutting down. The horrors of Atypical depression and being unable to do much was just more than I could handle. I decided to…
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I knew it was coming - Kidney Stones
I knew it was going to be just a matter of time before I experienced yet another passing Kidney stone. Tuesday afternoon the pain hit out of nowhere. And as before with me it was excruciating. I haven't had a stone issue in seven years. This was my 5th in 12 years. I know it may not seem like many for some, but to me it is…
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First 100 days
So I hit my first 100 days since I decided 540 pounds was unsustainable and not where anyone should be. I made the decision to overcome my depression and change. I weighed myself SIX times in the past 24 hours for my own confirmation. Each measurement fluctuated from 1 to 5 pounds. So I took the average and came to a…
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My Story so far
Hello, I have read many comments in the Community area from people struggling, achieving, and questioning everything in their personal effort to become healthier. I am one such person. I have been on a 20 year quest to conquer many issues that has made my life a miserable chore. 30 days ago I decided, at age 53, enough was…
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The long trip. Made it the first few miles in tact
It is interesting to read everyone's posts and comments here. It is a bit discouraging to see that 90% of the people are women. Being a man seems to be the minority. Nothing against anyone improving themselves, but it seems either men don't express themselves, don't care, or are handling things on their own. Anyway gratz…
