I've done it - I'm half the man I used to be.

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VoG said:
I'm curious SleekFeek, how tall are you?.
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5ft 10½ or 179cm if that's your preferred method.

boxman2000 said:
Do you find people you've known for years don't recognise you?
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Yes, exactly that. I saw someone a couple of months ago who I've known for about twenty years and he simply looked through me and didn't recognise me until I said "Oi Bill, it's me". Last week I visited one of our remote work branches and they didn't know who I was until I started talking as well. I was last there in January.
 
I'm a bit late into this thread but, as I've said elsewhere, I'm amazed at the transformation and you can be justifiably proud of your achievement - as I was 5 years ago when I lost a load of weight. Sadly, I fell back into bad habits and put it all back on again (and a good bit more besides :().

Partly due to your success, I have taken up the challenge again. About this time last year, I weighed myself and was shocked to find I had ballooned to nearly 19 stone. I decided something had to be done so I decided to do the same as last time, which had been successful. I did exactly the same as you, I watched what I was eating - both quantity and quality and took up walking again. I fairly quickly (4 months) shed 2 stone. At that point I decided to take a break - bad move. I put 1 1/2 stone back on over the next few months.

I started afresh 4 weeks ago and, when I weighed in this morning, I had lost 1 stone in the 4 weeks. I still have a long way to go but I know I can do it (I've done it before), I just need to stick at it and not falter.

I'm currently 17 1/2 stone (I'm a shade under 5' 10") and I'm aiming initially for under 14 stone - we'll see what happens after that. My initial goal was to get under 17 stone by Christmas and it looks like I should be on target for that.
 
I think I said it in a related thread a month or so ago, but....

you, Sir, are an inspiration and a great source of motivation every time I start to see myself falling off the wagon!

me: (I'm around 6'1")
August 2013 - 17st 12lbs :eek: :mad:
August 2014 - 13st 3lbs :D
November 2014 - 13st 8lbs :(

gonna do my best to maintain where I'm at over the xmas feeding frenzy, and hopefully below 13st shortly after, or alternatively, same weight but with bigger arms and smaller belly ;)

to all you fellow fatties getting less so, keep up the good work!
 
Fully expected this thread to be about castration or getting a vasectomy. Huge respect to your weight lost, even if the thread title misled me!
 
as someone that is constantly struggling to lose weight, CONGRATS!! :)

I'm eating less, exercising more and its making little difference. :( Need to be really strict on myself, exercise every day, no naughty treats!
 
Bumping my own thread.

I'm now on maintenance but have dropped a couple of pound more in preparation for a long weekend away at the end of the month where I'll be tucking into four meals/day fully inclusive :)

I've got a new shirt and a new pair of 30" waist 501s. Who'd have ever thought I'd get into 30" waist jeans?!#

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Thanks for the updates Feek!

Since last September I've been on a steady 1-2lb a week gentle loss (using Slimming World), so lost 3 stone 3 lbs so far, and am looking forward to losing the next 3 stone..

We should have a sticky with links to inspirational threads like this!
 
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