I've wanted to make a thread like this for a while but finding a before picture has been hard, I hated having photos done of be before.
EDIT: I forgot to include this earlier, size changes!
From pants I have gone from a 44-46 to a 34-36
Shirts I have gone from a 3XL to a L (I can't go smaller, I already rip the armpits out of these ones, my shoulders are too broad
First, the story:
I used to weigh over 300 lbs, (340 to be exact) with no reason to be overweight, I was a healthy young man but I was very depressed and as with many depressed people I did not go out much and I ate a lot.
On top of that I drank a LOT of soda (a vice I still have a problem with, thank GOD for Coke Zero) instead of water (8 glasses a day now
)
When I was 17 I got into music and my depression started ending, but that didn't change much for me as I still was overweight and still ate far too much (at one point I ate an entire large pizza for a meal)
It wasn't until I was 18 years old and got into a deadly car accident that my life changed, I couldn't move my neck, walking hurt, I lost the use of my right shoulder (I now have limited mobility but it causes severe pain, I have trained myself to ignore it so I can continue living my musical dream, especially now that the emotional drama in my life is finally settling into excitement for the future)
Losing so much made me realize how much life was passing me by, I got over all my fears (heights, etc.) and started living life, as I healed I did more and more, I didn't start working out or doing a diet I changed everything
In terms of diet I cut portion size down, I cut junk food out of my life except special occasions, fast food is completely gone (its at the point now seeing fast food stuff grosses me out), and started smoking because instead of eating when I got stressed I could have a smoke (most wouldn't recommend this but my blood pressure is down, my ulcer barely ever acts up anymore, I am the healthiest I have ever been since I started smoking!)
Exercise is a whole other argument, I didn't do a 'workout' routine (I can't do any resistance training and with my bad knee running isn't an option so there isn't much for me) but instead I literally changed my lifestyle.
Instead of taking an elevator I took the stairs, if I can walk over drive I always will (even in winter, gloves hat and scarf will keep you pretty damn warm unless its windy), and I will never take the close parking spot.
On top of that music has helped keep me moving (will be doing more come January, 3 hour concert)
Now, without further adieu, I give you a picture of me from 2003, a picture from the halfway point (a gory halloween costume I did in college!) and several pictures from now (holding my beautiful ESP LTD Eclipse Satin Black ^_^)
EDIT: I forgot to include this earlier, size changes!
From pants I have gone from a 44-46 to a 34-36
Shirts I have gone from a 3XL to a L (I can't go smaller, I already rip the armpits out of these ones, my shoulders are too broad
First, the story:
I used to weigh over 300 lbs, (340 to be exact) with no reason to be overweight, I was a healthy young man but I was very depressed and as with many depressed people I did not go out much and I ate a lot.
On top of that I drank a LOT of soda (a vice I still have a problem with, thank GOD for Coke Zero) instead of water (8 glasses a day now
)When I was 17 I got into music and my depression started ending, but that didn't change much for me as I still was overweight and still ate far too much (at one point I ate an entire large pizza for a meal
)It wasn't until I was 18 years old and got into a deadly car accident that my life changed, I couldn't move my neck, walking hurt, I lost the use of my right shoulder (I now have limited mobility but it causes severe pain, I have trained myself to ignore it so I can continue living my musical dream, especially now that the emotional drama in my life is finally settling into excitement for the future)
Losing so much made me realize how much life was passing me by, I got over all my fears (heights, etc.) and started living life, as I healed I did more and more, I didn't start working out or doing a diet I changed everything
In terms of diet I cut portion size down, I cut junk food out of my life except special occasions, fast food is completely gone (its at the point now seeing fast food stuff grosses me out), and started smoking because instead of eating when I got stressed I could have a smoke (most wouldn't recommend this but my blood pressure is down, my ulcer barely ever acts up anymore, I am the healthiest I have ever been since I started smoking!)
Exercise is a whole other argument, I didn't do a 'workout' routine (I can't do any resistance training and with my bad knee running isn't an option so there isn't much for me) but instead I literally changed my lifestyle.
Instead of taking an elevator I took the stairs, if I can walk over drive I always will (even in winter, gloves hat and scarf will keep you pretty damn warm unless its windy), and I will never take the close parking spot.
On top of that music has helped keep me moving (will be doing more come January, 3 hour concert
)Now, without further adieu, I give you a picture of me from 2003, a picture from the halfway point (a gory halloween costume I did in college!) and several pictures from now (holding my beautiful ESP LTD Eclipse Satin Black ^_^)
