r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • 21d ago
2 year difference, 78lbs to go till goal weight. Small Success
https://i.imgur.com/GjJyU5A.jpg
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u/Kozlow 21d ago
Now you look like Seth Rogen.
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
I don’t see it but I take that as a compliment haha, I’m Canadian as well, so I got a soft spot for the guy.
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u/onenightblunder 21d ago
Saaaaaame
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u/tawdry-eloquence 21d ago
*boards the train* Ditto. And if it weren't for the smirk...
Still, great job on losing weight. Losing weight is possibly the only goal you can set for yourself by running away from it.
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u/feats-of-derring-dad 21d ago
Congratulations to you. Well done. You should be so proud!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Thank you so much! I’d say I’m proud , sure as hell ain’t mad about it haha.
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u/WatermelonSugar47 21d ago
You look much more content in the second picture, congratulations on all of your hard work, self reliance and preserverance!!!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Yah I do eh ! I lost a girl right around when that 1st photo was taken, I really enjoyed being with her but due to the weight getting out of control, I was a drinker, depressed generally not taking care of myself, and she left me understandably. Just one day finally said fuck it and it stuck with it, feels so good. My mental health has never been better ! I really appreciate the kind words !
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u/WatermelonSugar47 21d ago
Seriously, good for you for identifying the issues and working to correct them. Honestly happy for you dude. Keep up the growth!!
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u/qlz19 21d ago
Can you tell me what it was you stick with? Whatever you been doing differently?
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Very strict calorie counting, usually 1200 per day. 30 min to 1 hour of stretching daily , that’s all I did.
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u/qlz19 21d ago
Holy crap! 1200 calories a day?!?! I’d love to know more about that diet.
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Meal Replacement shakes were a huge huge help for me keeping it at 1200, some days I went up 1500 if I was feeling a little weaker for whatever reason.
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u/Hefty_Imagination_55 21d ago
If you don't stop doing that Seth Rogen smirk, I'm going to enroll you in the Cake of the Month club.
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u/Goowatchi 21d ago
I wouldn’t tag it as small success, you epitomize an immense amount of hard work, dedication and willpower!
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u/MiraculousDrFaith 21d ago
You are the fucking shit. It took me jail time to lose that kinda weight and you did it with responsibilities. I am so proud of you
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u/sluttypidge 21d ago
Look at that self-discipline you've created within yourself. At this point you can do anything because you've already done one of the hardest things to stay disciplined over.
I'm so proud of you!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
After tackling alcoholism (and kicking it’s butt) losing weight seemed so much easier haha, had to learn a lot of self discipline in recovery.
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u/ll_cool_ddd 21d ago
That is only 78 lbs??? You are killin it!!!!!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
154lbs ! Ty very much!
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u/ll_cool_ddd 21d ago
Oh, duh lol (my fingers work faster than my brain sometimes) You do look great!
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u/PierceJames 21d ago
These are two different people. The one on the right looks like he takes care of himself.
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u/[deleted] 21d ago
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
You’re the 2nd person to call me that hahah I DONT SEEE IT but thank you I love Seth Rogan haha
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u/gladysk 21d ago
Wow and how ‽
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
1200 calories per day, 30 minutes - 1 hour of stretching.
All I did!
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u/moonbearsun 21d ago
Wow, that's really interesting! What made you focus on stretching? Joint mobility?
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
I have some neuromuscular disorders that cause my joints and muscles to CONSTANTLY hurt. Stretching really helped with pain, I figured it was the easiest exercise for a guy my size and it worked out haha .
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u/moonbearsun 21d ago
That makes a lot of sense—and I'm so sorry you have to deal with regular pain. I had big problems with leg pain (I was limping for a year or so) that turned out to be related to hip pain that my physical therapist figured out leg lifts relieved. If you haven't tried leg lifts/clamshells yet, they've been sooo helpful for easing hip pain and increasing mobility. Even if you feel like Jane Fonda, lol.
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u/ShelZuuz 21d ago
Is this the first time you lost a significant amount of weight?
I also have over 150 to drop, but if I eat 1200 calories per day I will gain weight. I need to be under 800 calories per day to lose anything. (Lost over 100 lbs twice before so now my metabolism is completely screwed up).
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
It is my 1st time yes, but I’ve done it over 2 years so its been a lifestyle change instead of just a diet, (do you have Hashimotos disease? I only ask because I am diagnosed with it, and it affects my metabolism.
But yah this is the lightest I’ve been
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u/nicholasgnames 21d ago
You're doing great my friend! Drink more water we all usually need to lol. Good luck in achieving your goals!
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u/myanusisbleeding1991 21d ago
Badass my dude! I just posted my journey on this sub like 3 weeks ago. I found posts like this empowering for myself to get my own ass in gear and lose the weight so love to see it! Congratulations!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Just looked at your post ! Damn ya looking good! Hell of a good job my dude!
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u/Law3186 21d ago
Working on my own journey had a couple of setbacks sweets are my weakness congrats to you you look amazing you got this
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
I loved sweets as well, get some sugar free fruity gum, really helps cut the sugar cravings I found . And thank you very much ! I appreciate that!
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u/Therealsuperman04 21d ago
Look at your face! You looks happier! Keep up the focus on your happiness, this random redditor is proud of you!
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u/raining_downtown 21d ago
Nice to see that smile come back! Exellent work sir! I struggle to lose 5pbs let alone 150+! Wow!
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u/JungleLiquor 21d ago
Well, sir you lost your boobs, but this might be because of the photo cropping
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u/netflix_gohomecrying 21d ago
You’re a damn inspiration! Great job!!! Congratulations on your progress!!!!!
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u/slicktromboner21 21d ago
Could you share what you did with everyone on the post? I’m starting down this road myself. Thanks and congrats!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
I wish I had a great inspirational story and regime.
But all I did was track my calories (1200-1500) per day.
30 minutes to 1 hour of stretching
Meal replacement shakes were used alot as well!
That’s it lol. I’m so sorry I can’t be more help, but if you have any specific questions I’ll do my best to help you out! Best luck on your journey , and if you ever need to talk about it (because it is hard) feel free to pm me anytime!
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u/slicktromboner21 21d ago
No, that’s great. I’m glad you have a really simple approach and that it works for you and that you shared it with me.
I lost around 85 pounds on a medically managed plan at 960 calories/day over four months, but the support on the other side was lacking and I gained it back. It was a real bitch at first to adhere to the diet, but became pretty ordinary as time went on. I think it became so comfortable that I didn’t know how to handle eating real food and meal planning on the other end.
I do think that it took a fair amount of muscle/strength and I think I’d like to start there with a more reasonable meal plan and weight training routine.
What are the next steps for you to maintain the loss?
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u/isolationship 21d ago
I love your new face. Can see YOU better, I can tell you see it too. Keep going! x
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u/Gawarhen2 21d ago
I scrolled by way to fast and thought this was a hentai haven code or some shit lmao but still I’m very proud of you
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u/edith_3000 21d ago
You got this dude! You should be proud of yourself and how far you’ve come! 👏👏👏
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u/TwisteddChuck 21d ago
I love seeing this. Congrats man, keep up the hard work. This type of self discipline and persistence will fall over in your everyday life. Keep pushing.
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u/fourdayolddick 21d ago
Sweet baby Jesus. You look healthier but more importantly, happier. Keep up the good work.
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u/Similar-Lab64 21d ago
Massive respect to you dude. You look great! And you’ve got that cute little smile - cause you know what you’ve done! Congratulations.
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u/Lmcquade17 21d ago
What a journey this must be, congratulations on your amazing progress… i love that your eyes are more visible now.
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u/CollectionIcy5075 21d ago
Good stuff man. You look better and a lot happier keep doing what your doing
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u/MermaidPinUp 21d ago
To make such a transformation in your life took more than just hard work and sweat and sacrifice; it took personal strength, resilience, dedication, motivation and discipline. Congratulations on finding worth in yourself worth fighting for my friend, that’s inspirational. All I want to quietly add is that, you were worthy of love and care before your journey began just as much as you are now
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u/[deleted] 21d ago
Wow! Good for you. Massive success.
About 10 years ago I was obese 2. When I got to obese I was so happy. When I got to over weight, that was a massive achievement. I’m close to a normal weight, within ten pounds.
Let me tell you. I quit smoking cold turkey after 15 years. I mastered the violin. I work in an extremely meticulous field that involves constant study. The hardest thing I have ever done, is lose weight.
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u/Rhapsodyinblue55 21d ago
Fantastic job! Keep it up you got this!
Also not a small success. It's a HUGE one!
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u/Horibubble 21d ago
So you just upgraded you glasses to xxxl and want to trick us? :)
Damn! Well done, keep rocking!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Hahahaha exact same pair, crazy the fit difference . They fall off my face 10 times a damn day now haha.
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u/Hamthrax 21d ago
How did you do it OP?
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
1200-1500 calories per day
30-60 minutes of stretching (or exercise)
That’s all >< sorry it’s not more interesting haha
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u/usuallyaaron 21d ago
CONGRATULATIONS! I mean, seriously.. as someone who is in the middle of that range (~380lb) and has been up and down from 420 to 320 over the last couple of years, you have achieved no mean feat!
Read through the comments to find out what your secret is hoping it was something I could borrow but.. 1200cal a day, and you kept that up for two years? I target 1900cal at the moment and I'm lucky if I can stick to that for two *weeks*!
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Thank you so much! And Correct ! Still keeping it up! 2 years later, I just had to push through the first 30 days I found were the hardest, I was hungry ALL the time, but the hunger just sorta of started to fade, I also would chug a huge glass of water before I ate anything to fill myself up if I was hungry. I used meal replacement shakes. ALOT, and lots of supplements.
And cheat days, when you are losing weight; for me y gotta have them to have it work, I had to have something every once in awhile, so like once a month or so I’d have a cheat day, nothing wild but I’d snag a bag of my fav chips, a pop and a burger ya know, smack it down. And the next day right back to it ! Really the biggest thing in weight loss is determination, how badly do I want to be healthy.
Well I wanna be healthy pretty damn bad lol so I’m gonna do everything I can in my power to achieve that health.
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u/usuallyaaron 21d ago
Well I wanna be healthy pretty damn bad lol so I’m gonna do everything I can in my power to achieve that health.
You're well on your way and doing absolutely fantastically - I have no doubt you'll reach your goal :)
On the subject of cheat days - I found ours (my OH and I are both 'on the wagon') went from one a month, to one a week, to "Oh we had one on Monday but Tuesday is our regular day so let's have another" with alarming ease..
Weirdly, I found that when we first started (2+ years ago we joined Slimming World before calorie counting the last six months or so) we had no problem sticking to it, even without cheat days; I guess it was new and exciting, we were having fun cooking new things in new ways. Now the "new" has worn off, continually figuring out what we're eating gets tiring vs the ease of eating, well, whatever we want.
But.. I don't want to look like a fat blob in my suit next year at our wedding, so I need to do something to get in shape. I mean, I know round is a shape, but...
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Yah weight loss is hard as hell, I’m a 4 year recovered/recovering alcoholic and losing weight was and is harder for me personally, I trust you will get to your goal weight, either way whatever happens with weight you gonna look amazing at the wedding !
Have you tried that method of just thinking of food as fuel and that’s it, don’t look for a new and exciting thing too eat, use something like meal replacement shakes, tons of albeit added nutrition and anywhere from 200-300 calories per drink, but they fill you up, without gaining weight, eat the bare minimum cause it is super super easy to have that cheat day, then another, etc (eat enough that you safely can, consult with a doctor to find out where you should be calorie wise per day safely) and I strongly suggest going for blood work every 3 months to make sure your vitamins and blood works all ok.
I know that was kinda rambling I just woke up, but maybe something in that can help ya just a little ?!
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u/TermlessFlame21 21d ago
Wait are you crying on the second picture?
Your eyes are a bit red and it's kind of moist under your eyes
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
I may or may not have been slightly inflicted by a couple deceiving gummy bears.
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u/WrongScratch 21d ago
Insane transformation great job, as long as you are happy and doing it the right way I’m all for it ❤️ nothing like looking at yourself in the morning and being proud of what you’ve achieved
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u/kskksqpi 21d ago
Good job! Also, I noticed your eyes are red in the second picture. Please don't overwork yourself.
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Lol sorry about the eyes, I was celebrating a weight milestone so I celebrated with…..some gummy friends who made me sleepy hahaha.
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u/PJR9667 21d ago
What change did you make ? What do you eat when you have munchies ?
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
1200 calories a day
30-60 minutes exercise
A cheat day when you have made a goal!
And for munchies, I keep sugar free gum around, popcorn is a good cheap low cal snack, carrots kinda satisfy chip cravings. Munchies were 1 thing I had to keep in check, calories add up SO fast when you are snacking or munching away.
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u/nerdmor 21d ago
You already look great, m'dude.
As. Fellow bigger guy, I know that the looks available to us are more limited without looking goofy. You losing weight makes it look like you're closer to what you want to look like
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Shit didn’t expect to tear up from a comment, thank you so much. It really is hard to dress “nice” without looking goofy as a huge guy, totally agree !
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
Just diet my dude !
1200 cal a day
30-60min stretching a day
That’s all I do
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u/Notasimp2468 21d ago
Nice, bro. I’ve also been trying to lose weight since my diagnosis of diabetes to be healthier overall, I only got about 30 lbs to go before I’m at my goal weight, go on the rest of your journey
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u/girly-britta 21d ago
Wow! Thats a huge transformation. I love the way you look in the camera on the second picture.
I'm proud!!
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u/axonxorz 21d ago
tagged "small success" foh, amazing work. Also, quality on the after photo is 100%
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u/shreddiesabsorbmilk 21d ago
No major success button hahaha . And thank you! Phone cameras have gotten pretty damn good!
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u/Kurayami28 21d ago
I salute you good sir, you are a true madlad and I wish you luck shaving of those last 80lbs!
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u/newguy2019a 21d ago
Why do you have it as a small success. This is awesome. You are crushing it. Congratulations. You rock.
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u/corkychet 20d ago
You're inspiring with your dedication and personal love for yourself! I'm going to begin anew myself in the morning. Time for bed. -Corky
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u/Renee_Brady 20d ago
You are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! Gorgeous in BOTH pics, but in the 2nd you are hot AND healthy!!! 😘 Keep up the amazing work!!
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u/TacticalSunscreen 21d ago
Keep up the good work! You are a fcuking beast! I’m proud of ya!