Forever fatty, journey to no more

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theyellowpony

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I have a thread up in before/after/in right now which is kind of a journal but not really. Most current pics are on page 4.


http://weight-loss.fitness.com/t/53689/new-here-emabrking-on-a-journey-to-joing-to-100-club


Just wanted to stop in here and say hi.


Summary of the mini-novel in that thread:


I had spinal surgery in feb. of 05 and after recovery, it never bothered me. That is, until late 2011. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was different. Then I stepped on a scale. I weighed in @ 308.6lbs on 2/16/12. I have always loved soda, junk, and pc gaming. A terrible combination alone but, paired with a desk job, it spells disaster. I stopped making excuses and started on my journey.


My wife chose to join me and it has helped me tremendously.


We cleaned up our diet, and I started on cardio at home. After about 6 months, I finally headed to the gym.

Her losses have been with no added activity(she works a somewhat physical job), and diet change alone has gotten her to where she is.


My stats

Starting weight: 308.6lbs

Current Weight: 236.4lbs

Total loss: 72.2lbs

Primary goal: 190-200lbs

Secondary goal: not sure yet


and since wifey is on the journey too;

her stats:

start: 237.6lbs

current: 181.4lbs

Total loss: 56.2lbs


Household loss to date: 128.4lbs


I am shooting for another 10lbs by Thanksgiving(I killed it this week and dropped from 244.x to 236.4) but I expect this upcoming week to be less. 10lbs by Turkey day SHOULD be cake. mmmmm cake. If I hit my mini goals, specifically -20lbs by xmas, I will be less than 10lbs from joining the 100lb losers club :)
 
Thanks for stopping by my diary. Congratulations on all the weight lost for both you and your wife! That's amazing!! I hope you reach all the goals you have set for yourself!!
 
Thanks! and thanks for stopping by! The next few days are going to be rough for any loss. We are getting ready to get slammed by this so-called megastorm on the east coast. My doorstep is about dead center of the projected path at the moment and I am thinking my cardio might wind up cutting up trees. To anyone on the east coast getting ready for this thing: stay safe my friends.
 
Ya I have been reading about that! That's scary, I have a friend that is near the area they are saying possible Tsunami for!! Keep safe!
 
Well, we survived. We were without power for about 72 hours which was worst case for us(we keep a collection of reptiles and it dropped to about 40 degrees outside) so we spent the last 72 hours+ monitoring temps/swapping out heatpacks/etc. The critters seem no worse for the wear. I am beat, wifey is beat, and need a nap but back to the normal grind today.


The storm was a nightmare for the weightloss -_-


Days of carbs/badformefood/carbs and no access to the gym.


Not looking forward to the scale today.
 
I haven't posted here much..... but I did something WAY out of my comfort zone.


I registered for a 5k






Stoked and terrified.
 
Well, while I never lost the fire or motivation, but we all know it can wane. Mine moves in waves BUT I have had a fire lit under me over the last 2 days.


My grandfather went into the hospital 2 days ago with a 105+ fever, trouble breathing, etc. We all know that pneumonia is an "old persons friend".


I haven't spoken or seen my grandfather in years almost 5 years if not a little longer. Him and I never saw eye to eye as I was growing up(he lived with us) and that made it hard. I went to see him the night he went into emergency. He has severe alzheimers, dementia, had multiple strokes, etc and I didn't know how much he would actually remember me. He also has severe diabetes, high blood pressure, and has had several "smaller" heart attacks.


His resting heart rate currently is 130-145. That is terrifying.


At first he didn't recognize me. I expected it as it is the nature of the beast but until you have actually experienced the disease, experienced someone you have known since you were born not be able to recognize you by face....it just doesn't land at your doorstep. It doesn't hit home. He wanted to remember, his face was....unforgettable. I identified myself to jog his memory and luckily, he still has SOME long term memory. I imagine he remembers me as a kid as he seemed very confused. It's only been 5 years, but 5 years is an eternity to remember when you have minimal to no memory. He got very teary. He didn't talk much but my dad and I spent about 30 minutes just talking to him about all sorts of things. As we were wrapping up, he made a comment about being surprised people cared about him. I told him then and there, " While we may have never seen eye to eye, you will always be my grandpa". He tried to sit up to give me a hug. Obviously in his state, that is not really feasible. My dad and I asked him if he wanted us to adjust his bed and he wanted to sit up. The mattress on the bed had slid down so to sit him up, we had to slide him up about a foot. He currently weighs almost 350lbs and while we were able to move him as the 2 of us, it was VERY difficult.


I didn't realize how bad he actually was until the other night. While moving him I caught a glance at his legs and feet. Because of his circulation issues and diabetes, his legs and feet are dying. I have never seen anything like it and to be honest, don't really have words to describe them. At one point, the diabetes was manageable. He did nothing about it. He ate what he wanted, doctors are quacks, etc. It saddened me to not just see him in this state, but to know it was at one point preventable. My grandfather is 79 years old and due to life choices, the brain and body are prematurely failing. I don't even know if he will see his 80th birthday.


Seeing him like this and knowing how much was preventable for sure put a light under my rear. That wasn't the only thing though.


I was cutting my Dad's hair for him last night and we were just chatting about all sorts of stuff including my weight loss. I know he is proud of me and considering how I was as a teen, it means a lot to hear how proud he is. One comment in particular though during the conversation landed as a bullseye. It wasn't meant to be negative but it showed me a little of where my past defeatist attitude has come from. In talking I had mentioned something about looking forward to the day that I have pecs, not man boobs. His response was something like "Oh, this family will always have man boobs". That stuck. It was the gasoline to the spark that was lit by seeing my grandfather.


I am 233.1lbs now, down from 308.6. I started 269 days ago. I'm gonna kill it. These next ~25lbs to my -100lbs mark....they are already gone in my mind.


I think I finally found my real fire. When I look at what I have done with a smolder, it is both exciting and terrifying to see what I can do with a FIRE.
 
So, to date:


-77.3lbs or approximately 25% of my starting body weight.

started at an estimated 42% body fat.

Last nights body fat check came in at 26.5%.


Total reduction of bodyfat: 15.5%


This weeks weigh in should put me in the 220s!


I wore a hoodie to work today that I was wearing about 2 weeks after my wife and I met.

I bought a LARGE shirt this weekend. Doesn't fit 100% yet but it's a small cut large. I have a few large tshirts at home.... THAT FIT.


I almost bought a long sleeve dress shirt this weekend. I really liked it. It didn't fit BUT do you know why? IT WASN'T MY GUT. I could button it just fine. The sleeves were not cut for anyone with human sized arms in my opinion :)


It's going to be a good week I think!
 
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