Lost 10 stone. SW is for men, too! Before and after pics and diary.

[Joanne24]

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December 2008
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September 2011

Total weight loss so far:

9 stone 5.5 pounds

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Well done! Such an inspiration to everyone

 

[beckyfletcher]

wow amazing

 

[L.i.n.d.a]

Oh my gosh, great weight loss, well done...from a newbie..

 

[Babydoll2011]

Wow, you look great...thanks for posting!

 

[kirstym]

Wow you look fantastic - thank you for posting, this has really motivated me to keep going as target is achievable!!!

 

[stillscrapping]

Fantastic! You look so different and loads younger! Well done.

 

[Ruth_Harris]

You look fanstatic! x

 

[shaunyf23]

I never get tired of seeing what is possible thanks

 

[Tom_River]

At target now. Training at the gym to get rid of excess skin around belly. Great fun, but may have to lower target as I keep losing...

 

[MissChattyBex]

WOW- amazing!

 

[Maximus]

Well done Tom!

You inspired me when I started, and now 6.5st or so later (and at target) you inspire me to go for the 100lb barrier.

I want the century club sticker as well as the SW 7st sticker lol.

Greedy? - you bet!

On behalf of the blokes - thanks a million fella

Steve

 

[FatTony]

Your nearly at your target weight, well done on your weight loss

 

[Tom_River]

Cheers guys!

Thanks guys.

Maximus, you're not greedy. You're just doing great and continue to do so. Step by step realistic goals that are achievable have been the "secret" of my success so far. And celebrating every interim target without giving myself a food treat. I went clothes shopping or for other activities as a treat instead.

It is a big learn to not "reward" yourself with food, but to make a choice for other things instead. Food reward is unhealthy and often comes from our childhood. Gone with it!

 

[Tom_River]

And bad fashion taste as well...



Another shocker from 2008

Autumn 2008

Christmas 2008

Gym effort starting to show. December 2011

Figure hugging junky knit hoody. Loving life!
December 2011

Closer to 10 stone loss now. Few pounds left!

 

[ColJack]

Wow.
Nice to see it can be done.
I still see the fat bloke in the mirror every day despite nearly 13st lost, but seeing you go from "chunky to hunky" ( hey, a guy can appreciate a good looking guy and still be straight ) makes me realise I won't always look like I'm wearing a deflated mr blobby suit.

Sent from my iPod touch using MiniMins

 

[Tom_River]

Hey ColJack. Thanks for your reply. No gay vibes coming across, so please don't worry. And I'm so sure about my own heterosexuality, that I don't need to joke about gay men or belittle them (anymore). Working in a call centre I have quite a few openly gay colleagues and don't treat them any different from anyone else.

But thanks for the compliments. I wish the little bit if lose skin on my thighs and belly would tighten up quicker. And I want to see a little more muscle definition. But otherwise I'm quite happy with the results of my journey so far.

 

[GemmaB1984]

Looking fab tom , you should be proud of yourself hun

 

[Tom_River]

Taken during last night's Slimming World Christmas party. Shame the ladies showed no interest. Was a bit of a loner last night except for one dance with a granny lol.

Btw. I'd love to change the title of this thread. Way past 7 stones now. Hehe

 

[Jael]

All I can say is, phwoarrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

 

[aesir22]

You look like a superhero about to change into your cape in that last pic!! Lol. Total total inspiration. I'm amazed at how you've changed! You have the physique I crave. How did you get it? Lots of compound lifts?