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Originally Posted by Hammer St. James
Can I join the club, too?
After a bad motorcycle wreck in 9/09 I ballooned to 310 lbs. I visited San Francisco in March of 2011 and took alot of pictures. It looked like I was smuggling a basketball under my shirt. Plus, walking the hills just about gave me a coronary. I knew something must be done.
I gradually tapered off the junk food and stopped drinking a case of beer every Saturday. On January 4th, 2012 I weighed 290 lbs. Good, but not great. After abnormal blood glucose results I decided to ramp it up.
I swapped carbs for protein and cut my caloric intake in half of the maintenance value. I make 2 protein smoothies everyday and have a low carb 550 calorie lunch. At first I was always hungry. Now, I am used to it.
Today, I weigh 263 lbs. That equates to a total of 47 lbs I have lost in approx 1 year. My initial goal was to reach 270 but that seemed to come too easy. I'm ready for 240 now.
I did this without a lick of cardio - Strictly changing what I put into my body.
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Welcome! Congrats on your weight loss, that is amazing! I bet you feel great these days huh? People dont realize how much changing what you eat change affect your weight, your energy, your moods... Kudos to you. We would love to have you around. Keep us posted. And if you ever want to kick some butt in the gym let us know. We have lots of people who could point you in the right direction.