The road so far......

Jaab · Mar 1, 2016

I am, despite not knowing you...very proud. good job man...keep it up. Be what YOU want to be!

Toy Yoda · Mar 1, 2016

cmon man! way to go, you are KILLING it!

scocar · Mar 1, 2016

Truly New Life. Outstanding, and congratulations.

Ostrichsak · Mar 1, 2016

I have an idea your struggle and am currently going through a similar process. At my heaviest I was 299.8lbs (No way was I going to see 300lbs on a scale) and now I'm down about 60lbs and of that 35-40lbs was in the last four to five months once I started using MyFitnessPal every day to track my food and to set caloric & macronutrient goals to achieve. I've been doing Crossfit the last year and a half and when I started at nearly 300lbs not only could I not participate in the Open last year due to injury but I wasn't able to do a lot of movements. Last week not only was I able to sign up for and participate in this years Crossfit Open 2016 but I was able to complete the first workout (16.1) as prescribed and didn't even have to scale any of the movements! I fought like hell to get through it but my progress has changed my life. I feel better and can't wait to get into Crossfit every day. Everyone has different methods and that's not important... what's important is that you found a method that works for you and decided enough was enough. Keep up the good work and we should both have some killer abs in a couple months for beach season! ;-)

11TRDTX · Mar 1, 2016

Man..... adam, it's such a great thing to see your determination and drive to make this change. It's inspiring. Keep up the good work.

YDCtaco · Mar 1, 2016

Awesome progress. I know that must be hard. Keep up the great work!

rhion82 · Mar 1, 2016

Keep it up! Good Job

allmotorrex · Mar 1, 2016

Can I still call you Shrek?

This is fuckin badass. This isn't the first time you've stopped doin something to save your life so you know this kinda motivation is inside you. It sucks things sometimes have to reach such an obtuse level to find that motivation but the only thing that matters now is that you revived it. No one should wander aimlessly through life with no goals or aspirations and no care for their own well being or those around them. Makes you no different then the mindless, soulless drones whom society ignorantly hopes to replace us with in the nearby future.

I'm proud of you man. Can't really say that ive been too happy for you in the past couple years after the few talks we've had but sounds like I'm running out of things to be concerned about. I hope you stay with this life change and relish in all the glory that comes with being a healthy person. I know at least one very small person that will thank you dearly for it .....

Newlife · Mar 1, 2016

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone. It means a lot. Like I said I still have a long way to go and this isn't just a diet it's an entire lifestyle change. Some things I've had to let go of and some things I hope never return. Again thanks for all the words so far.

Rattletrap66 · Mar 1, 2016

Freaking awesome man! Congrats dude!

95 taco · Mar 1, 2016

Great Job Adam

T4RFTMFW · Mar 1, 2016

Ostrichsak said: ↑

I have an idea your struggle and am currently going through a similar process. At my heaviest I was 299.8lbs (No way was I going to see 300lbs on a scale) and now I'm down about 60lbs and of that 35-40lbs was in the last four to five months once I started using MyFitnessPal every day to track my food and to set caloric & macronutrient goals to achieve. I've been doing Crossfit the last year and a half and when I started at nearly 300lbs not only could I not participate in the Open last year due to injury but I wasn't able to do a lot of movements. Last week not only was I able to sign up for and participate in this years Crossfit Open 2016 but I was able to complete the first workout (16.1) as prescribed and didn't even have to scale any of the movements! I fought like hell to get through it but my progress has changed my life. I feel better and can't wait to get into Crossfit every day. Everyone has different methods and that's not important... what's important is that you found a method that works for you and decided enough was enough. Keep up the good work and we should both have some killer abs in a couple months for beach season! ;-)
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Congrats to you also!

MatthewMay1 · Mar 1, 2016

Very inspiring story. I will be sharing it! Keep up the good work. I admire your determination

Steves104x4 · Mar 1, 2016

I love you, man.

holyfield19 · Mar 1, 2016

Way to go man. Keep up the hard work.

CelsisTaco · Mar 1, 2016

This is so awesome. You should be damn proud of yourself. You freaking deserve it.

Captain Taco · Mar 1, 2016

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So it's been a while since I've really been active on the forums or attended meets or even offered up the usual help to work on a locals truck or go grab some food with a local. It's not necessarily that I didn't want to. In fact a few times I was invited it was very hard not to go. But there was a good reason about this. About 3-4 of you already know what has been going on simply from me telling you or seeing me or following me on Instagram.
Most of you know me as this guy. But what you don't know is this:

Being obese almost all of my life, it was easy to stay big and not really care. You get to the point where the jokes and what not don't bother you anymore. So things naturally get out of control. In August of last year, I was confronted with a statement that totally changed my life. I never thought one little thing uttered by a 2 year old would have such an impact on my life. That night I was sitting on my couch watching TV, when I went to get up, I couldn't without trying twice. After realizing I was so heavy that I couldn't even push off the couch under my own power, things became very real, very quick. So a change had to be made. I made the decision that the next day was going to be the day, and I went to bed with a goal in mind.

On August 10, 2015. I joined Workout Anytime in Bearden and decided this was it. This was the hardest thing I was ever going to do. I made the decision that my life was worth more than I was giving it, and that I was the only person that could change things.

Things were very slow to begin with, including one failed first day of working out in which I literally passed out but that didn't deter me. I had to do this. I started slow. From 10 minutes to 20,30,40,50 and finally a full 90 minutes of cardio. I took a day to see what I was feeding myself, and I was disgusted with what I was doing to myself. I was eating McDonald’s and fast food daily consuming upwards to 6-7000 calories. It was a problem.

Just as I would spend countless hours searching for parts on the internet, I stopped that and started searching weight loss goals and joining places likebodybuilding.com, fitshape.com, and myfitnesspal. Anything I could find that would educate me on my new lifestyle, I read or joined. Finding new and exciting ways to change my life was amazing. I was so overwhelmed with all of the people that had made this journey and were currently making it. People from all over the world were doing this or already had, and I felt great. I felt inspired.

The first weigh in.... Well that was a hard pill to swallow. I had been working out a little bit and had already changed the diet up. From a picture taken in March, I had estimated that I had already dropped about 20lbs prior to really digging down and starting everything. So onwards to the first weigh in. When I went to the gym I tried to weigh and the scale would error out every time. Finding out that the scale stopped at 350 lbs., I was mortified. I never ever thought this would happen. My only choice was to go to the hospital to weigh in and quickly, once stepping on one of those industrial scales, I realized how bad things were, an alarming 393.6 lbs.

The grueling reality set in, and I went at this full steam ahead. Never slowing down the first 3 weeks, I dropped to a respectable 371 lbs. I had a long way to go but I was motivated and seeing the scale drop was even more of a reminder that I could do this. The next few months went by day after day seeing a new result or the ability to push myself harder and harder.

I made the decision sometime in November that I was going to go home the lightest I had been since I was 16. I was going to make it home 300 lbs. or less. I never expected to actually do it. On December 24, 2015, 136 days into my journey, I pulled into my parents drive way at 290 lbs., the lightest my parents had seen me in 16 years. To say they were shocked would be an understatement.

Since then, I've continued my journey just as intense as I had the very first day. I don't give up and I don't say “it's ok I can skip today.” I make every single day count, and I am so much healthier, happier, and alive now than I ever was before.

Oh btw here ya go.

This is at 265.5 lbs

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Adam! Congrats on your weight loss! You look incredible and keep up the good work! I actually showed this story to my younger 19 year old brother. He's currently battling weight issues. I've talked to him a lot about losing it but it feels like it only sticks for a day or two. But I saw his face after he read your story and he's serious about losing weight while he's still young. I hope your story does it for him! Thank you!

BassMaster06 · Mar 1, 2016

Inspiring story for sure, way to go man!

aaronh33 · Mar 1, 2016

Just goes to show you that you can move mountains when you put your mind to it. Congratulations and way to go.

Newlife · Mar 1, 2016

Captain Taco said: ↑

Adam! Congrats on your weight loss! You look incredible and keep up the good work! I actually showed this story to my younger 19 year old brother. He's currently battling weight issues. I've talked to him a lot about losing it but it feels like it only sticks for a day or two. But I saw his face after he read your story and he's serious about losing weight while he's still young. I hope your story does it for him! Thank you!
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Definitely man. I hope it does. If he need someone to talk to about it he can always hit me up. If you want pm me and shoot you my number. I know how hard it can hit. This is something I struggle with a lot in making the right decision. But I'm more than willing to listen and give some advice to anyone that wants to listen.

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