Hey Everyone! I just wanted to share a little bit about my weight loss journey, I really felt in my heart that I should share a bit about what I went through, this is going to be a little long so bear with me.
About 6 and a half years ago I was 380 pounds and doing pretty poorly, I was taking pills for Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, just walking around was very hard, I couldn’t go more then 2 or 3 minutes before I needed to sit, the hardest part of that was the pain I had in my back. I remember this one day where all I did was stand up from the couch and I got incredibly dizzy, that was the moment I decided to do something about my obesity.
So I formulated a plan, I asked God for help and strength, it took me 5 and a half years to drop from 380 to 200 pounds, but I did it, around the time I weighed 230 pounds I decided to join a gym and it was one of the best decision I have ever made, I remember that according to my scale at home I started out with 24% Muscle and 30% body fat, I realize that home scales aren’t really accurate but it was a base to which I could compare down the road.
After 2 and half years of going to the gym 3 times a week to lift weights and for the last 8 months of doing 2 spin classes at the gym along with the weight training, I’m currently 189 pounds with 41% muscle and 16.5% body fat, I’m 41 and I feel pretty incredible but can you believe that when I lost my weight I discovered that I had severe scoliosis, a 40 degree curve to be exact, apparently my fat was hiding the scoliosis, I remember thinking that I solved one problem just to walk into another one lol, and so I’m still battling, still with back pain, but still finding a reason to keep going.
About a year ago I had a tummy tuck to remove a stomach apron but I was still left with extra skin, I have calculated that I have about 6-12 pounds of extra skin left over, on my arms, legs, chest, back and still some on my stomach, I knew going in that it was going to take multiple surgeries to get mostly everything removed.
This was hardest thing that I’ve ever done but I am so thankful that I did, I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d still be around at this moment had I not made those changes, going through all this has given me a new appreciation for life, the human body (the amount of abuse it can take and yet we can still bring it back, its incredible) the people (I’ve met some pretty nice and kind people over the last few years that I wouldn’t have had I not lost the weight) and when I think about that one specifically, it bums me out, but I feel blessed to be where I’m at. Still a long ways to go though, to everyone who’s battling, i believe in you, i truly do, keep it going, don't quit, you’d be surprised to see just how far you can go, i know i was.
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