Friday, September 12, 2008

150 pounds lost! Milestone? Hell yeah it is!

Just over eight and a half months ago a guy made the decision to lose weight, Today is the day that he can say that he has lost more than 150 pounds in that time, yes I said more. upon waking up this Friday of course I jumped right onto the scale to see what the results for this week were and to say woah! I am putting it lightly, the reading on the display said 381.6 pounds, ok off to a good start, next go says 381.8, then a final 381.6! I am going to roll that up to 382 pounds which is a 7 pound drop this week and brings me to 152 total pounds lost, what can I say to that other than wow. I can also say with one hundred percent certainty that I did not expect to have lost this much in the time it has been. in Jan I had a conversation with my wife and remember telling her that I wanted to lose 100 pounds by Jan 2009 and here I am it is September 12th and I am down 152 pounds. what else is there to say really? here is the compare photo that I promised I would post when I hit 150 pounds lost and a snap of the scale this morning.


The above photo shows a 152 pound loss. click the picture for a full sized view.


Here is a picture of the scale this morning, yes that is light pink nail polish on my toe nails, any of you with daughters will understand this one.


This Yamaha YZF-R1 weighs in at 382 pounds and is what I currently weigh.


Here is a picture of Robyn she weighs 150 pounds in this picture and is one of if not my biggest supporter on this blog since I started it, the plan was to have her weigh what I lost at the same time for the compare shots so lets pretend she has just drank a HUGE glass of water and we will say I have lost a whole Robyn! She has lost 50 pounds in the same time that I have lost my weight, and for the record Robyn is not my wife lol (got lots of emails about that).

With this weeks loss I am within 7 pounds of having less than 100 pounds to go until I hit my goal of 275 pounds. so I will be shooting for that number in the next couple weeks. the more I think about what I have accomplished the more unbelievable it is to me, I mean seriously, think about this for a second, if I would have not decided to lose the weight I would still be a 534 pound unhappy fella thinking about doing it. to anyone out there that is thinking about dropping some weight and either cannot decide, or cannot commit to doing it think about this, what were you doing eight and a half months ago? what did you weigh eight and a half months ago? now think about this I just lost 152 pounds in that time, and with no drugs, miracle pills or miracle plans, I did it with good old fashioned determination, discipline and drive and if I can do it anyone can, so what are ya waiting for?

Thank you for reading along and for those of you that have supported me with your comments and e-mails Thank you doubly.

As Ever
Me

18 comments:

  1. CONGRATS Tony! What a milestone!!!!!
    Woo Hoo!
    Too funny with the Robyn pic- but soo true- wow.
    Your picture comparison honestly looks like you were cut in half. AMAZING!
    WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Continued success!

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  2. Bravo!!

    You are truly amazing and an inspiration.

    Fantastic milestone!

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  3. As a 6'3" 262lb female, I really understand the feelings about being the big one inthe room! You and your wife look wonderful - I just found this & look forward to following your progess - what an inspiration!

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  4. WOW, GREAT STUFF. You look amazing. Keep it up!

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  5. Wow! Congratulaions - 152 lbs!! Woo hoo!

    The difference is amazing - you look like another person. Amazing.

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  6. WOWIE! You look FANTASTIC! Congrats =)

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  7. Hey, I am a fellow 3FC forum buddy - You know, I have to say... your new pictures - I would have never, ever guessed over 300. You look like you have dropped about 300 pounds. Seriously man, you look friggan amazing.

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  8. Thanks for all of the comments so far!

    Paula, I get that a lot, if I ask someone to judge my weight they always say "around 300?" I think that my height (I am 6'5'') and the fact that I have broad shoulders and have a large frame hides some of the weight (which is a good thing! lol)

    Thanks to all of you who have responded so far, I look forward to hearing more ;) lol

    As Ever
    Me

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  9. Lol, you are so welcome. You know, I was going to ask you - I know you are calorie counting - may I ask how many calories you are eating a day and how you figured it out?

    Oh, and just to be fair... lol - here is the link to my blog.

    http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/xyourbellemortex/

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  10. WOW! Congratulations on your accomplishments so far. You look fantastic!

    I just found your blog today and plan on keeping up.

    I recently started my own journey to health!

    :)Barb

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  11. toooooo cool! and you are rocking the SUBLIME shirt!!!!!

    I am so proud of you!You are such an inspiration :) don't you ever forget all you have accomplished -- you CAN do anything :)



    oh btw -- you have some nicely manicured feet... for a man!!!ha ha ha

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  12. Yeah, Tony...I rarely see feet on men that aren't ugly - - and you may get the award for least-ugly feet on a man! :)

    LOL!

    You've done awesome...there's no doubt about that. Anyone that follows your blog is a luckier person, because you have a lot to offer - - whether it be knowledge, support, hope, inspiration - - whatever. I've gotten a lot of all, and I'm very grateful to you for all of it. :)

    And....I'd also like to mention that I think it is an incredible coincidence that you reached the "lost 150 mark" the same day that I reached my goal weight of 150! How crazy is that?! I love it when things like that happen! :D

    I look forward to your continued success!

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  13. Congratulations!! I haven't been around for a couple of weeks and was thrilled to get caught up and read what has been happening with you! Keep up the great work!

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  14. Once again, Thanks for all of the comments and support that you have given, I appreciate each and every one of your comments guys. Thanks.

    As Ever
    Me

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  15. Congratulations! Your progress photo is fantastic. I haven't been blogging or following yours in a long time. But I think what I need to do is go back and read some of your history because I have a lot to lose and NEED a lot of motivation. I would love to lose 150 lbs. in 8.5 months. I would be thrilled. I'm so happy for you. You've done fantastic! Keep it up - you'll be at your goal weight in no time. Thank you for sharing and now I need to head off to read up some of your past entries. Maybe follow some of your menu ideas as well. Take care, Dottie

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  16. Wow! I can only echo what the others have already said. You truly are an inspiration! You must be so proud of yourself. Keep up the good work!

    P.S. 3FC ROCKS!!!

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  17. What an amazing feat. I love the tagline you have... "what were you doing 8 and a half months ago?" After all isn't that one of the main things that stops us from succeeding? The overwhelming idea of ho wmuch work it will be, how long it will take and if it will really work? I am SO glad I didn;t wait any longer. Thanks for being a great inspiration and a source of information. Best of luck to you!

    http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/inkheartmeg/

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  18. what are ur thoughts on high frutose corn syurp? I cut out the sodas this past month and am really trying to get this out of my diet but it seems to be in most drinks even juice.

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