If you want to motivate yourself to lose weight, these inspirational weight loss stories may help you:
1. Inspirational weight loss stories - story #1
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Age: 27
Height: 5'8"
Before Weight: 799 pounds
Justin consumed an abundance of anything and everything. His favorite foods are soups and hot dogs. He also ate a bread and pretzels. He didn't eat much junk, just an abundance of food.
Justin was addicted to food and also got lost in it before he realize this became a bad habit. Sometimes food is all he can think about. It controlled all his emotions.
In August 2003, at a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his doctors pretty much told me he needed to lose weight, or he might die. He felt overwhelmed then, but he decided to take one day at a time. He knew he had to lose weight or he would die.
Justin started his exercise by standing up and sitting back down at first. Then he began taking more steps each day. After about a month, He started to walk one mile. It took him 33 days to be able to complete a one-mile walk. He began going to a rehabilitation exercise therapy program at his local hospital. By following the weight loss program, he dropped some weight and decided to branch off on his own. He joined his local YMCA and started walking for 45 to 60 minutes, six days per week. He then incorporated weight training on his own as well. He worked his way up to doing other cardiovascular machines. He began trying stair-climber, the elliptical, and others. He eventually got to the point where he ran my first 5K.
Justin realized he enjoyed food way too much. He went from eating processed meats, white breads, and other high-sugar, high-fat foods to more natural foods, like whole-grain breads, whole-grain cereals, egg whites, milk, fruits, cheese, and vegetables. He tried not to consumed any sweet junk food then.
After Weight: 235 pounds
2. Inspirational weight loss stories - story #2
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Age: 36
Height: 6'1"
Before Weight: 400 pounds
Dave was 250 pounds at the age of 16, and he didn't stop there. Then he tried to lose weight with his weight loss diet and exercise growing up, but it didn't resulted in much.
In dave's college and his early adult life, he usually skipped breakfast. Lunch was optional and usually consisted of a small snack. He would then eat a large dinner with dessert after come home. He barely ate fruit or vegetables. Hot dogs and cheese were always his favorite foods.
Dave's wife and he were pregnant with their first child. He knew that there would be so many compromises to being an obese parent: He was simply losing the chance to join in so many wonderful moments. He even couldn't fit in some amusement park rides. It is a tragedy to work hard, only to find yourself too exhausted to enjoy your life.
It took Dave more than eight years to lose weight. He found that he could be successful with the low-carb system. He started to think about what he should eat. It was a big deal for him to be be aware of his health. He dropped from 400 pounds down to 225. After his son came, he found himself back at 250. Dave then spent about two years working out with a personal trainer. Inspite of exercise, he continued to gain weight. Finally, he realized that in order to lose weight, he needed to focus on his food choices first. He changed his eating habit with fresh fruits, vegetables, and another diet plan.
After Weight: 180 pounds
3. Inspirational weight loss stories - story #3
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Name: Brenda Jones
Age: 60
Height: 5'5"
Before Weight: 430 pounds
Age: 60
Height: 5'5"
Before Weight: 430 pounds
Brenda spent time learning about food. She gave that up cold turkey, pizza and cake, processed food, soft drinks. She preferred to "clean foods" and now she crave healthy smoothies and fruits. She eat every three hours to boost her metabolism and stabilize her blood sugar, and she track calories with the MyFitnessPal app.
As the pounds started to come off that people started to notice the change, more people wanted to know how Brenda did it, and more people started joining in the walking. That encouraged her to keep going. She now has a legitimate walking club with 15 people. No canes.
When more pounds came off, Brenda joined a gym. She started to consulting with a personal trainer. The trainer told her to add weights to a pool workout she was doing. Shortly after, she emerged from the pool and made her way to the cardio/weight room, where, on a hard day, she would incline the treadmill and go for an hour. Now, Brenda even supplement these workouts with long walks around the neighborhood.
After Weight: 147 pounds
4. Inspirational weight loss stories - story #4
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Name: John Henderson
Age: 30
Height: 5'11"
Before Weight: 450 pounds
Age: 30
Height: 5'11"
Before Weight: 450 pounds
John was always a athletic kid who always outside running around with friends or playing sport. But at his age of 20, he went from out door activities to playing video games so he was not doing really much of anything. He loved deep-fried foods like fried chicken, pizza, French fries, breadsticks and lots and lots of fast food. He spent most of his time eating them. In January 2013, John weighed in at 450 pounds.
When John turned 30, he realized that in 10 years, when he would be 40, his daughter would be 17, which is close to high school age range. If he did not anything soon, he would not make it to see her graduate or grow up.
First John stopped drinking soda, coke, soft drinks or any other sweetened drinks. He started walking more, moving his body or even doing his house work. He cut his portion sizes and lost 17 pounds in only four months.
Then John started his exercising program by finding a personal trainer. At first, he felt exercising was too hard. He was really discouraged for the first couple of weeks. He quickly learned to love foam rolling. He could rarely bench press over 60 pounds. Walking for 20 minutes is hard for him. But now, he can bench press double what he could last year, and he can easily swim for an hours, conquer a 2.5-mile hike. Some of his favorite foods to eat now are turkey, chicken, spinach, oranges, apples, peanuts, zucchini, and Greek yogurt.
After Weight: 269 pounds
5. Inspirational weight loss stories - story #5
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Name: Ben Carstens
Age: 35
Height: 6'1"
Before Weight: 420 pounds
Age: 35
Height: 6'1"
Before Weight: 420 pounds
Ben grew up on a farm and adopted his eating habits from watching his father. His father was a hard-working man who works over 10 hours a day on his farm. That's why he ate like a man who needed fuel to get through those hours. Ben adopted this eating style and carried it into his inactive life. In addition, he started eating processed, fried, sugar-loaded foods with not much nutritional value. And, he never exercised.
As a result, the day Ben stepped on a scale, the number that flashed was 420. It made him feel shocked. In the following weeks, he found out that gh was diabetic and then he lost my job. He started looking for something to blame for, but he only felt worse. He realized he could do something about his weight. So he decided it was time to make changes.
The first four months, the pounds came off slowly. Ben began by eliminating empty calories from drinks, like alcohol, juice and soda, and transitioning to water. Then, he replaced fried, high fat, sweetened foods by fruits and vegetables and natural foods. He stopped buying pasta and chips, and only allowed himself to have them if he was away from home. It was becoming habit, not a diet. He would get frustrated at moments, but then he would refocus and move forward. He refused to feel bad for himself.
After Weight: 220 pounds
As a result, the day Ben stepped on a scale, the number that flashed was 420. It made him feel shocked. In the following weeks, he found out that gh was diabetic and then he lost my job. He started looking for something to blame for, but he only felt worse. He realized he could do something about his weight. So he decided it was time to make changes.
The first four months, the pounds came off slowly. Ben began by eliminating empty calories from drinks, like alcohol, juice and soda, and transitioning to water. Then, he replaced fried, high fat, sweetened foods by fruits and vegetables and natural foods. He stopped buying pasta and chips, and only allowed himself to have them if he was away from home. It was becoming habit, not a diet. He would get frustrated at moments, but then he would refocus and move forward. He refused to feel bad for himself.
After Weight: 220 pounds
