When I started this journey a little over a year ago, I weighed 385 pounds. I was 25 years old and my only son was not even a year old. He started crawling and I could barely keep up with him. I knew it was time to change. And for good.
I started first by cutting out my "treats" such as 4 bowls of cereal after a huge dinner. Then I started eating healthier meals. Then I cut the portions down. Then I added exercise. Now, I am 266 pounds, eat at least one salad a day (most days, anyway) and run 5-6 times a week. I am sitting in my office right now sweating profusely after a 2.75 mile run (mostly uphill) that I accomplished in 30 minutes. I would not have been able to walk that a year ago, let alone run it in 30 minutes. I am so proud of myself.
I know that anyone reading this can do the same since I was once the most sedentary, lazy, gluttonous person around. I hope I have inspired someone to get up and get out (or at least hit the treadmill). It was reading posts like this that got me inspired. Good to you all! Just remember, do it for yourself...you're worth it.
In preparation for my first official 5k run (at the end of November), I ran my first unofficial 5k run (3.1 miles) on the treadmill tonight! I ran it in 36 minutes and 27 seconds! Not too bad for someone who was 385 pounds this time last year! I'm officially 268 now and those 117 pounds will never find me again!
Hope everyone out there is holding strong. If I can do it, I know anyone can!
Well, I weighed in last Thursday at 285, which is exactly 100 pounds lighter than I was this time last year! Then Saturday I was 282! After a couple days of celebrating (yes, food was involved), I quit the phentermine and hope to lose the remaining weight on my own. Good luck to all of you out there doing this with me! We can do it!
I always dreamed of losing weight and being thinner, but I always thought that like a dream, when I woke up it would be a fleeting fantasy. It's a reality now. I feel better, get constant compliment, have dropped 5 pant sizes (52 to a 42), have gone from a 5x shirt to a 2x shirt and can shop in regular stores now! It feels fantastic.
Exercise is so addictive, too. I'm really into running. I had to stop for a while because my knees didn't like it as much as I did, but after doing some weight training and bicycling to strengthen my quads and taking glucosamine, they are GREAT!!!!! I hope everyone else is doing well out there!
I hit my second mini goal! I am 298.8 today! I remember this time last year thinking I would be 400 pounds before I knew it and now I'm turning the scale backwards! I feel so good knowing that I have control! It just makes me want to eat healthy food more, see more results, keep exercising, and NEVER look back! Good luck to all of you also trying to achieve your goals! Just remember, you CAN do it!
So far, I've lost 81 pounds since the end of last year! At my heaviest, I was 385 and I am now 304! That's so exciting! It's nice to be able to buy XXL shirts and they actually fit! I've been working out 4-5 times a week and dieting, so hopefully I won't gain the weight back if I keep this lifestyle up for a nice long while. I'm really starting to get into running, which is cool....till next update! Au revoir!
Even though no one around me (my wife, my mother, my sister, etc.) is dieting or attempting to lose weight, I continue to make better choices. I find myself having to defend myself to some people who don't understand why a peanut butter and jelly sandwich isn't healthy. REALLY?!
At least I'm down 4 pants sizes and 2-3 shirt sizes (depending on the brand)! I even fit into a tux I barely fit into when I bought it 4 years ago! Last year, I couldn't even get the sleeves on! Now it's too big!
I've started exercising again and am feeling good on day three of restarting the phentermine. I ate Chinese food last night but didn't eat nearly as much as I normally would have. I got a compliment from a coworker I don't see often telling me I've lost a lot of weight and that really inspired me to keep going.
I've been working out on the Wii Fit and really pushing myself. I am practically melting by the end! I'm sore, but in a good way! Can't wait to keep pushing myself.
So, after only a week and a half on phentermine, I started feeling very sick. I couldn't believe it was the medication, though; I had felt wonderful up until that point. I went into the doctor and apparently had diverticulitis and a perforated bowel. After 5 days in the hospital and weeks of antibiotics and I am back up and running.
The good news is I am down to 321 after not being able to eat much in the hospital. I started my phentermine again this morning and hope all goes well!
I weighed in this morning at 328 which is two pounds lighter than my mini goal of 330! I can now play Wii Fit and hopefully shed these pounds! I'm so motivated to keep going!
