First off, because people tend to be impatient for progress pictures
Male/Age 26/6'3" (75cm) starting weight 257lb (116.5kg) . Current weight 188lb (88.27kg). Goal weight = nonexistent. Goal BF%: 10%
I started like most of you; unsure of where to go, what to do, how to approach a problem that I hid at the back of my refrigerator, the bottom of a fast food bag, or the crunching of an empty soda can. All I could do was self loathe, eat more, and lurk while I tried to find that "First Step" everyone kept talking about.
It wasn't all my fault. My family was poor and fast food was quick and easy for a Single Grandmother raising her grandson. She's always done everything she could to take care of me and give me the best life I deserved.
I was a pudgy child, who grew into a pudgy young man (185lb at 5'1" as a freshman in college), who was a pudgy adult (averaged around 220 most of my adult life).
Changes happened when I was a hormone machine at the age of 18-19 and had a disastrous break up. Dropped about 75lb from 250 to 175lb and was honestly skinnyfat. I was thin. No muscle on my frame.
Upon being diagnosed with Coat's Disease I was forced to give up lifting, cardio, even singing (my career and passion as an operatic/musical theatre vocalist)
The next 3 years were rough. Finished university and ballooned up to 257lb very quickly due to stress, alcohol, and the ever popular, yet disgusting fast food which beckoned me every night before I drank myself into an oblivion.
Then came the Spring of 2013. I've already been dating a girl for over 7 months. Beautiful, sweet, supportive, loved me and my man-boobs for what they were... and I no longer had the stress of school getting me down.
I was free to make my life MINE.
I started off with the BeachBody Ultimate Reset. [pictures of the progress] It was alright, got great, quick results, but overall I learned more after all of these "programs" thanks to listening to my body and finding what worked for ME. Learned more about calories, activity, TDEE, BMR, etc.
I've Run. I've Biked. I've Swam. I've Hiked. I've honestly done it all because I am a goal oriented guy. I've ran half marathons, done triathlons, numerous obstacle races, you name it.
I wasn't happy with my body
It wasn't until a very kind, generous, and supportive member of the Reddit community took me under their wing and mentored me that I started seeing what I wanted. Results. Fast, Effective, and lasting.
This is basically what I've looked like for the better part of the year link and enough was enough for me.
Nutritionally I went to a high protein, mid/high fat, low carb, extremely low sodium diet of approx 1200-1300 calories daily. images here
And my body fat melted off of me. I wish I was kidding. I dropped from 212 to sub 190 in a matter of days. 31 to be exact.
Now, 22 days past that, I passed the 70lb mark lost goal and actually decided to change things up in the other direction. My mentality has changed and the body is something to BUILD, not just chip away at all the time.
I don't drink anymore. I dont eat fast food. I cook and weigh every meal. I wear size small/medium shirts, and I feel like me. I finally feel like the person I'm supposed to grow into.
I was obsessed with the scale. Obsessed with LOSING the weight until I looked good. Problem was, with only focusing on the losing. The lbs. The scale. I was never satisfied. Never happy.
I feel better with those extra lbs of muscle on me rather than hitting my long term goal weight of 175lb.
I've never been more comfortable in my skin, and now, sub 14% body fat at around 188-190lb... I can comfortably say I no longer desire to "lose it," but mold it. Sculpt it.
On this second Cake day, as a salute to all of you wonderful people, mentors, survivors, champions, and inspirations, I happily change my flair from 70lb lost to 65.
It's thanks to all of you giving me the basic foundation to achieve these great things that I'm here.
Thank you very much and I'll be checking in from time to time.
tl;dr Been obsessing for a long time about those numbers without listening to my body. I finally feel like I have nothing more to "lose," but build and sculpt. Best of all... I did it. Me. No one made me. No one forced me. "I" did it.
Submitted November 13, 2014 at 11:28PM by SDMusic http://ift.tt/1sIYTAL loseit
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