| R4ptur3d Canada. December 22 2010 13:21. Posts 206 | Profile Blog # |
So guys Its been a year since I began this mission and I thought id just share the story with this fantastic community.
A year tomorrow was the day I got my Gym membership from my mother for Christmas. I was obese i was weighting in at 365 pounds at that time and about 6'3. My friends Micheal and Josh(ProdiG) almost tended to mock me because I was so fat but at the same time were trying to encourage me to lose it.
Right after new years I started going to the gym. I felt horrible about the way I looked and the other men in the gym were like professional body builders and some of them actually were. The gym I was going to was World Class Gym in Lloydminster,SK, It was a small gym but the people are very nice and supportive, always willing to give a guy or gal a hand.
I spent about 4 months there with my Mother, who was always bring me to the gym to help me out and support me. I would linger around in the gym and do various muscle exercises I wasn't sure if i was doing them right or wrong or if it would help me but as long as I was doing something Id feel better. I spent those months messing around but i was going 3 times a week doing no more then 20mins of cardio a day.
once summer hit, I got the idea to maybe get the man who owned the gym to give me some personal trainer, Tho the price was steep going for $400 a month for 3/week 1 hour sessions. My mom noticed that I was very serious and believed id do it after constantly going to the gym without taking much for breaks. I went in and Agreed to do it and he wanted me to come right back in the next day early in the morning to weight me and measure my arms and legs etc.
I went in and got on the scale I weighted in at 280 pounds. I almost through myself to the ground and let tears flow, I was so proud of myself at that point in time. I lost 85 pounds just doing something and not stopping for anything.
After this I was convinced that I could do this and psyched myself into doing the personal training.
My trainer killed me, my first month was probably the hardest 30 days of my entire life on this planet. It wasn't just the exercises it was the Diet. The Diet Killed me more, I was never used to this eating a can of tuna with this no fat mayo that was just disgusting and watching other people and friends eat Donairs and pizza and stuff while i ate a cooked piece of flavorless chicken breast with beans for dinner, But I had to say It was worth it in the end. At the beginning of the next month i weighted myself and was at 265. I lost 15 pounds in 30 days, I was extremely surprised at this outcome.
Once summer was ending I was become more confident in myself as a whole and decided Id go back to school to actually do something with my life, I quit my personal training and began going to school and found out that they had a very nice gym for being such a small older school.
At my current standing I do cardio everyday for 30mins to and hour Jogging or walking on a treadmill and lift weights mon,wed,fri and have no intention on stopping.
I just felt like sharing this story cause people need to realize that they can do extraordinary things when you release you're potential or just change the way you look at certain things. Even when I think of all the hard work I put in the last year It does bring tears to my eyes.
I want to Thank Team-liquid for being a great website, and my Friends and family for there support in the last year to help me achieve this.
Also some comparison pictures to show off my transformation a little bit. I don't really have anything for full body tho but my face can pretty much tell the tale. Anyone can do it, there is no secret only hard work.
BEFORE:
![[image loading]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs243.snc1/9016_103841172960860_100000049328812_103631_3059500_n.jpg)
AFTER:
![[image loading]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs031.snc6/166112_1468911496628_1648811187_1031650_5270045_n.jpg)
This one taken right after i finished this blog, weighting in at 240.
Last edit: 2010-12-22 13:21:38
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| FisHKinG Netherlands. December 22 2010 13:23. Posts 89 | Profile # |
Good job!
Dedication always pays off. |
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| The_Pacifist United States. December 22 2010 13:24. Posts 540 | Profile Blog # |
5 stars.
Inspirational, to say the least. |
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 micronesia United States. December 22 2010 13:25. Posts 19321 | Profile Blog # |
That's awesome. And this all happened probably... not a moment too soon. The later you wait to try to lose excess weight and the more you weigh the harder it gets after all.
I don't need to lose a lot of weight but I definitely need to get into a routine of getting the appropriate exercise so I'll mentally refer to this for a bit more inspiration. |
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| duckett United States. December 22 2010 13:26. Posts 589 | Profile Blog # |
whoa sick great job this is awesome! =D
really inspirational indeed
5/5 |
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| R4ptur3d Canada. December 22 2010 13:28. Posts 206 | Profile Blog # |
On December 22 2010 13:25 micronesia wrote:
That's awesome. And this all happened probably... not a moment too soon. The later you wait to try to lose excess weight and the more you weigh the harder it gets after all.
I don't need to lose a lot of weight but I definitely need to get into a routine of getting the appropriate exercise so I'll mentally refer to this for a bit more inspiration.
Its all about your Mental State of your mind, I just visualized what I would look like, How my body would change and it helped me through this, I could almost write a book on a single blog about what i went through the ups and downs. |
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| FragKrag United States. December 22 2010 13:29. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
Absolutely amazing 
Great job getting fit! |
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| TheAmazombie United States. December 22 2010 13:29. Posts 3634 | Profile Blog # |
| Awesome work bro. I need to follow your suit. =) I am working, much more slowly than I would like, on the same thing and I hope to get to my old weight sometime. I am currently in between your start weight and your current, and about the same height, I think I am 6'4 though. Keep it up! |
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| Meepman Canada. December 22 2010 13:30. Posts 151 | Profile # |
/e-highfive
5/5 thanks for the inspiration |
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| R4ptur3d Canada. December 22 2010 13:31. Posts 206 | Profile Blog # |
On December 22 2010 13:29 TheAmazombie wrote:
Awesome work bro. I need to follow your suit. =) I am working, much more slowly than I would like, on the same thing and I hope to get to my old weight sometime. I am currently in between your start weight and your current, and about the same height, I think I am 6'4 though. Keep it up!
I started out extremely slow, but as my body begun to start to get comfortable with the change of pace I slowly sped up with my work outs and how much or what I would do.
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| Lightswarm Canada. December 22 2010 13:32. Posts 785 | Profile Blog # |
| fit and plays starcraft. 5/5 on smexiness chart |
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 Manifesto7 Osaka. December 22 2010 13:33. Posts 24943 | Profile Blog # |
| Great job! The feeling you get from accomplishing that must be irreplaceable. |
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| AyeH United States. December 22 2010 13:33. Posts 534 | Profile Blog # |
| holy fuck. it doesn't even look like you. |
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| SONE Canada. December 22 2010 13:34. Posts 839 | Profile # |
| Good job man, something great to stumble to keep me motivated. |
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| R4ptur3d Canada. December 22 2010 13:37. Posts 206 | Profile Blog # |
On December 22 2010 13:33 AyeH wrote:
holy fuck. it doesn't even look like you.
I get that alot, today I was actually in the mall and I saw a girl i used to work with, I was waving at her and eventually she looked at me and went OH MY GOD PERRY?! and continued by saying ''I was wondering who that freak was waving at me.
On December 22 2010 13:33 Manifesto7 wrote:
Great job! The feeling you get from accomplishing that must be irreplaceable.
You have no Idea man. My mom also believes it to be one of her accomplishments to so whenever we go out and her friends see me and go OMG HE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT and she shows me off I tend to just turn away and run from all the positive comments, yeah not to good with compliments.
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| emperorchampion Canada. December 22 2010 13:38. Posts 4122 | Profile Blog # |
| Wow, very nice! |
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| Entropic Canada. December 22 2010 13:44. Posts 2356 | Profile Blog # |
| Nice job man! You serve as an inspiration to anyone trying to get fitter (either wanting to lose or gain weight). |
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| prodiG Canada. December 22 2010 13:51. Posts 1993 | Profile Blog # |
LOL THE PIC IN MY BASEMENT
the look on your face is fucking priceless. |
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| Froadac United States. December 22 2010 13:56. Posts 5612 | Profile Blog # |
| So awesome. You lost as much weight as I weigh o.o |
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| synapse China. December 22 2010 14:01. Posts 6911 | Profile Blog # |
You look like you weight much less than 240 in that second pic o_o;
But anyway, grats on the achievement! Keep working and become the next iNcontrol! |
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