What's your weight loss story?

Re:What's your weight loss story? (Rossd1506)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:54:04 GMT

Last March i finally decided enough was enough, my weight was 105k (16.5 stone) totally out of shape, mentally i felt tired and my self confidence at an all time low. Over the years i have made many attempts at loosing weight and went to the gym or went out for a run but never stuck at anything for a length of time to see results.

Anyway last March i went to my local boxing gym and had a couple of pay as you go sessions. Straight away i noticed a difference in my mental shape. I had more energy and was generally happier in myself. All this from a couple of sessions so i decided at the beggining of April to join the gym for a month up front, this encouraged me to go to the gym to make sure i got my moneys worth.

After a week or so and training hard by my standards i felt great but my weight was still the same, so after searching online for some diet advice decided if i was going to do this i would do it right, i found a personal trainer in my area who was a thai boxer so i signed up for a few sessions with him, he gave me nutrition advice put me on a 6 meals a day plan and i worked out with him for 1 hour per week, he also recorded my weight and body fat. The sessions i was doing with PT i was able to do on my own at the gym. After only a couple of weeks training wasnt a chore anymore and i was actually eating a hell of a lot more than i ever did before. I was struggling to fit the 6 meals in ant 1st.

As the weeks and months went past i was adding more and more to my training schedule, instead of going on the treadmill at the gym i started to go out for a run in the morning and then go to the gym in the afternoon concentrating more on resistance work and getting my cardio from the boxing workouts i was following. As soon as i started this the weight was basically falling off me. Each week i noticed a difference but the main boost was when the people close to me started to notice aswell, nothing gives you a boost like someone telling you that you look great or that youve lost weight.

In the last couple of months i have changed gym from a boxing gym to a normal fitness suite so i now get my cardio from running, cycling and cross training, I have also started to add kettlebells into my workout. Along with resistance and weights i am in the shape of my life. My weight has dropped from 16.5 stone to just under 14st at the moment. My waist size from 36/38 to 34 (32 at a push).

Most importantly i feel great and have the motivation to continue my training to push myself as much as i can and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Re:What's your weight loss story? (The Truth About Muscles)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:14 GMT

well done james for posting this topic

Re:What's your weight loss story? (The Truth About Muscles)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:35:37 GMT

i like this thread

Re:What's your weight loss story? (Reborn)

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:41 GMT

Some terrific stories in here, well done lads.

Re:What's your weight loss story? (James)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:01:56 GMT

Great, thanks for sharing guys!

Re:What's your weight loss story? (JPaycheck)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:39:43 GMT

Hi there. Brand spanking new to this site. Wanted to just post my story and get involved really. I am 18, 6'1, currently 18st 8lbs.

I turned 18 having pretty much never burned off a calorie in my life. My brother has been a serious lifter all his life and decided he was gonna show me how. I was 23 stone and obese class 3 (the highest level of obese you can get!). I decided to get in the gym, my first day in was 24th June 2009. 6 days after my birthday.

My brother started me off lifting weights and not doing any cardio in the slightest. The weight started melting off.

Eventually I had read hundreds of books and subscribe to all the magazines and I have lost tons of weight. I went onto running outside, and built it up with a solid diet. And after 5 months I had lost 4 and a half stone. I put a little on over christmas so i havnt lost any more, just worked off what i put on, but 7 months in, 23stone down to 18stone 8lbs, and i am on target to make 18stone in 4 weeks.

Just wanted to get my own little story up.

p.s I managed to run 10k on wednesday, in a time of 56minutes.

Re:What's your weight loss story? (iasen_h)

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:31:09 GMT

I wa 106 kg i was training NOthing ! all day i stay on the Pc and play stupid games. And one day a decide to go to fitnes i start i was 106-107 kg for 4-5 mounth i was eating evreythink but the weight after 5-6 months was 98-97 kg . After 1 year fitnes and a little eating ... i was 97 kg . And one day i said at my self stop eat clean the weight. I stop to eat bred , chokoled, and somethinkgs like that after one year now i am 87 kg and i am training harder ! sory for my english im from Bulgaria

Re:What's your weight loss story? (James)

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:31:53 GMT

Welcome to MT, tez - good story and great progress

Re:What's your weight loss story? (tez1981)

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:42:02 GMT

hi there guys thought this would be a good place to start with using the forum with my weight loss story.

ive never really been a thin guy well untill now that is, id always hovered around the 18 19 stone mark with size 42 jeans and xxl tops i was FAT and when my missis was pregnant with our daughter my weight shot up to the point were i wouldnt get on the scales as i was to embarassed of the result, then 1 day i saw a picture of myself with my dogs and it made me feel ill so i decided to drop a bit of weight.
i tried everything for the quick fix from most etherda weight loss pills to a clen cycle and still i just got minor losses so i changed my whole life style i went out brought a punch bag and some kettle bells and have worked my ass off both mentally and phyically for the past 18 months and gave my self a goal that if i could get a flat stomach then id get my daughters name tattooed on my abs.
as i said its taken 18 months but now im weighing in a 12st 5, size 32 jeans and medium tops
yes i do watch everything i eat and i eat as clean a possible apart from saturday when i have my well done meal lol
anyway thats my story just thought id share it with you all

Re:What's your weight loss story? (Mr.Sinister)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:13:04 GMT

Hi there, Im a new user :).

Thought id comment on this thread

About a year and a half ago, i was trying for the army. I was 15stone7lbs and my height on 5ft 8. Im naturally well built, But back then i was huge, immensley overweight.

And i also smoked alot of dope. But after laying off it i found motivation, My goal was getting in the army.
I started to attend a martial arts class 2-3days a week and jogged between the other days in the week.

After a couple of months i started to shed the weight. andafter about 4months of training i found myself going from 15st7lbs to a 11st11lbs. I could jog for at least 2miles without stopping for a breather, and could do 72 pressups in a 2minute non-stop session.

I dont really remember what my diet plan was. But i know it involved alot of tuna.

Due to personal reasons, The army wouldent accept me :( . I got with my ex-fiancee who after a year and a half it ended horribly. I stopped jogging, stopped martial arts and find myself overweight again. same weight as last time, But less Fat as the 1st time. I suffer from depression which i find affects my motivation.

Ive decided to take up martial arts again, as i found attending a gym didnt help. (i wasent working out as much as i should have been). And it guts me a little, as im trying to remember my original diet plan, but cant remember for the life of me.

Could someone pass some ideas please!!! Thanks

Re:What's your weight loss story? (Mixer)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:22:36 GMT

on my 18th birthday i was 18 stone fat, never trained a day in my life. My partner then (Started going out with her when i was 15) ridiculed/tormented me and put me down every day for being fat, she basically stopped being affectionate towards me and pretty much made me think i was a total faliure in life... after that i lost weight to 11 stone the total wrong way.. starvation, never ate anything, took hoodia to suppress my appetite, (my body ate all my muscle/and most of fat... in the end i was taken to hospital as i was fainting all the time and allmost died. Since then i got rid of that bitch...(Cutting Story short) bulked for about 2/3 years (Dirty bulking) gained knowledge in training and dieting correctly, bulked to 16stone 3. now currently cutting and am going to be cutting untill 13 stone 5 = -86kg which is what weight i would like to fight muay thai

Currently - training hard - have a new partner (fiancee) a little girl who is 8 months... running parts of the family business - hopeing to have my first muay thai fight within 12 months... VERY happy now.

all i have to say to people is, it takes time, Will power will help, but most of all the only person who can really help you and guide you, is yourself!

Re:What's your weight loss story? (ian1969uk)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:14:33 GMT

geesjourney, you have taken the biggest step in making the decision to do something.

I have dropped from 273 lbs to 203 lbs and aim to lose another 14 to 21 lbs to be where I want to be. This has been done through weights, cardio and sensible eating. If I can do it, anyone can, and we all have our different triggers that set us off on the successful journey.

Both me and my wife were (still are, but less!) overweight. My wife had a routine check at the docs and they told her she was borderline diabetes and should lose weight. I figured if she had problems, I might well have them too. So we decided to lose weight, together.

I have lost 70 lbs and she has lost 60 lbs, and whilst we are still not quite where we want to be, the difference in our health and overall feeling of well being is incredible.

I would pretty much echo the tips given above, especially about losing in a steady way and not being put off by the odd setback. Unless you are superhuman, these will happen.

It is great when people comment on your weight loss, but for me the biggest revelation has been in shopping for clothes. Previously this was a case of looking around for whatever they had in my size. Now I can choose anything in the store and they have it. I am buying things in a medium, when before was often Extra Extra Large. These things will be your motivation to continue.

Another thing I have found useful is that when your clothes become too big, get rid of them. Give them to a charity or whatever, but don't keep them. That way they can't become a safety net for bad habits to creep back in and for your weight to creep back up.

I am 40 years old and have tried all sorts over the years, and have never been successful like this. So like I say, if I can do it, anyone can!

Re:What's your weight loss story? (geesjourney)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:50:49 GMT

That's me in 2004. I weighed about 265lbs at the time. I've been racing BMX since I was 14 years old. After High school I progressively gained more and more weight. I'm now at 301lbs. Over the past few years I've started to have back and knee problems. About a week and a half ago I could barely get out of bed. I sat there in pain and asked myself "why am I doing this to myself?" I decided then that I needed to act now or else. If I'm in this much pain at 29 whats it going to be like at 40, 50? Will I live till 50? I had to do something. Now is the time to get on the road to success.

Re:What's your weight loss story? (aintquitting)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:52:22 GMT

My best tips ermm.....

Dont expect to much too soon.
Be Consistent.
Set short and long term goals.
Dont let the odd slip up signal a complete relapse.
When tempted to eat something dodgy ask yourself do I really want this?
Aim for a steady sensible rate of loss rather than a crash loss
Dont pursue chemical help to start with its a waste of time it does come down to CV (and lots of it) and diet ending up in calorie deficit its the only way!

Re:What's your weight loss story? (82porter)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:16 GMT

nice work. what is your best weight loss tip?

Re:What's your weight loss story? (RedHotF)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:08:52 GMT

aintquitting

What a difference, you have done so well! Brill!
....and thank you for taking the time to share your story with us all.

Re:What's your weight loss story? (aintquitting)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:08:08 GMT

IvanDrago

aintquitting

PS Cant get the pics up can anyone help?

go to www.photobucket.com, sign up, upload your photos to that site.

the post the links here

well done on your weight loss too

All sorted cheers Ivan

Re:What's your weight loss story? (IvanDrago)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:56:10 GMT

aintquitting

PS Cant get the pics up can anyone help?

go to www.photobucket.com, sign up, upload your photos to that site.

the post the links here

well done on your weight loss too

Re:What's your weight loss story? (aintquitting)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:49 GMT

Hi All,

I guess this is probably not the easiest thing to post up but I hope that this post might help some other people that are just starting out and trying to lose weight / bodyfat. This forum has been a huge help when I have struggled so if this post helps just one person it will be worth it.

I was always very lean as a teenager and played a fair bit of sport but gradually this tailed off as I entered my twenties and by the time I hit thirty I was very overweight and unfit. Things were not going well for me at this point and I ended up getting divorced not being allowed to see my kids etc and became virtually alcoholic.

The years passed and a very unhealthy lifestyle was taking its toll I was drinking very heavily to try and escape my problems and would eat rubbish the whole time. Anyway at my heaviest I was just over 18st with a 42" waist and I am 5 ft 11.

I dont recall exactly what the trigger was but one day I decided enough was enough and so decided to start my journey. I look back on the initial few months and shudder now I still feel disgusted with myself for getting in such a state.

At the outset I struggled to do any cv without my heart pounding and feeling like I was gonna keel over and die!

Over the next twelve months I cut right back on my drinking and cleaned up my eating habits, I didn't follow a 'diet' as such just cut out all fatty / sugary foods, takeaways etc.

I am not gonna say there has been a few wobbles along the way because there has and I have struggled to motivate myself from time to time. I have been really committed this past five months and train six days a week which is usually a 45 min cv session in gym or road run and every other day I train in the morning fasted for thirty mins. I also do abs exercises every other day.

Recently I have asked for some help with a weights routine to introduce although I am very inexperienced at this side of things. Hopefully this will help me progress even further.

My current stats are age 36, waist 32" and weight is 12st 9 lbs.

My main goal is to try and have a decent set of ABS for next summer and be confident to take my top off in public or on beach.

I am not sure what my bodyfat % is although the research on here leads me to believe a low bf% is as much a part of good abs as exercising.

In summary if you are reading this and you are just starting out please believe it can be done and you must not despair. If like me you looked at every way to cut corners like ECA etc forget it there is no way to achieve it in a short period of time I have learnt that.

My other advice would be not to let a bad day put you off everyone has wobbles along the way surely?

I have better self esteem now, am more confident and love having fitness as part of my life. If you are just starting out I cannot begin to describe the feeling when someone you havent seen for a while compliments me it is the best feeling in the world.

Finally a big thank you to all that post on this forum it has been a huge help esp Red Hot F's story that motivated me right at the start, good luck to everyone.

Sean

Re:What's your weight loss story? (TheKid)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:39:12 GMT

This is my favortie picture on the web...... (no im not gay, hear me out lol)
Every time I get a bit disheartened about my loose skin and think "oww **** it just binge you look alright with a top on now" I come back to this photo and it inspires me to keep cutting !!
I was pretty much the same as the bigger version of iopener above....

I was about 19.7 stone and went down to 12.8 stone in about 5 months...... I balloned back up (thanks to a psychotic ex girlfriend that did nothing but feed me ??) to 17 stone but a couple of months ago got back on it AND IM STAYING ON IT FOR LIFE NOW !! im currently sitting around 13.4 and im not stoping until Im in the 9(odd)% BF catagory....