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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Finally.
After pretty much being overweight my entire life, I've now brought my weight down to an acceptable range. I tipped the scales at only 217 lbs this AM, my lowest since Junior high. While it might not seem like much (and this would even be considered slightly overweight given Normal weight for Height, I am 6'4), this has been quite the struggle for me.
Since about 1.5 years ago, I've lost a total of 128 lbs.
I plan to continue to drop a few more, probably down to 205ish, but 220 was always the mark I decided to set for myself for some reason. And today when I found out I had reached it, I felt really good. It was tough but worth it.
So, has anyone else had any similar sucesses? I know we haven't had a weightloss thread in a while.
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Congratulations. Sounds like you're a pretty determined dude.
When I was 28, I decided to quit smoking. In about six months, I packed on about 25 pounds, going up to about 205 - I'm 6'1" - and it took me around a year to lose the weight. I stopped eating "junk" and started exercising. I was probably at my peak of fitness around 2001 or 2002 when I cycled to work 2-3 times per week, going down to around 175-180 lbs. I'm around 190-195 now - cycling to work is not an option as I'm a stay-at-home father - but I'd love to be around 180 again.