475 Pounds

[Quickxi]

awesome, awesome, awesome!!!

[therealmark]

Amazing. I would loved to see the look on the peoples' faces who hadn't seen you for a year. Has your good example rubbed off on any family members yet?

Congrats on passing the tests thus far!

M.

[precisou2004]

We'll see on the whole surgery thing, I am no fan of surgery of any kind, so I will try my best to tighten it up by cutting to a very low bodyfat percentage and go from there.

I dont advocate surgery (i.e. gastric bypass) to lose weight, on the contrary I am DEAD SET AGAINST IT. I commend you for losing all this weight and having too much loose skin sometimes, surgery is a necessity. After I presume years of "abusing" your body Im sure you have loose skin. You may be able to tone it up, or maybe you have too much saggy skin to even tone it up back to normal as your skin is too stretched out.

Good luck and congrats ! I applaud everyone who does this WITHOUR WL SURGERY !!!

[bigpopa71]

I would say amazing !!!!! but ive said it to Tony so many times I dont think he wants to here it again. Tony is the freakin Teminator. Pardon me The Terminator of Fat!!!!!!! Good job Tone When we both get down to 10% we can go on Oprah and tell the world how we did it!!!!!!

[Acer76]

Wow man that's awesome! Congrats on your accomplishments and I hope your interview with the sheriff's office goes well! 3 years ago I passed all my law enforcement exams but unfortunately where I live I couldn't get my commish without moving all the way across the state, and all my hard work went down the tubes. I was going through a divorce at the time and couldn't leave my son.

Best of luck and keep up the good work!!

[totalrookie]

awesome stuff dude. reps

[jessekib]

WTF bro?!?!?! AWSOME...........I'd rep you again but aparently i need to spread some more around first.

[xatulx]

you are a legend bro. thank you for inspiring me.

[Djin]

It's almost 2008, so looks like I might have something to look forward to. I'm not going for that much of a difference, but I would like to drop a good 40lbs.

[TheKansan]

Dayummmmmm...!

There is no going back for this one.

Lets hope not.

total reps....just....wow...
you're an inspiration.

Thanks.

Just be careful, I was huge before too when I was in my early 20's, dropped to 205 @ 12% bf and then shot up to 325 again a few years later. I am now on my way back down. It's harder the second time trust me.. although I am doing things much better and properly I think I will hit 12% again at a higher weight.

Excellent work, very inspirational! Now hold on to it for your dear life!

That actually is one of my biggest concerns, but since my focus is not just on losing weight, but getting stronger and lifting, I will have a lot of motivation to go to the gym always.

i dontp ost at all much i mostly read...but i just HAD to when i saw you bro. phenomenal . i hope you become a police officer as well man , that's what im going for that's what i changed for. when i was at the physical test i saw overweight people who couldnt run and failed...i dont want that for me. but anywho GOOD LUCK MAN AND GOOD JOB WOOT

Good luck to you. There were people there who were pretty out of shape when I took the physical abilities test, and I am really glad that I trained so hard in preparation for it, because I was ready.

Wow, as everyone else is saying, that is amazing. You are definitely my motivation for the week. If you can make that much progress in a year and stick with it, i'm saying to myself why can't i just lose a few more pound. Since my goal pales in comparison to what you've already accomplished.


Great work man.

You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing..and keep up the good work.

Thanks guys.

Big props man. I still can't believe how far you've come in just one year. I remember seeing your log and some posts or yours back when your first started out. It's just amazing what you've done. Wish I had stuck with it this year like you had.

Don't worry about the past, lets think about what we are going to do in this coming year.

good job man keep up the good work. i wanna be as good as you.

Really I am nothing special.

[TheKansan]

awesome, awesome, awesome!!!

THANKS, THANKS, THANKS!!!!

Amazing. I would loved to see the look on the peoples' faces who hadn't seen you for a year. Has your good example rubbed off on any family members yet?

Congrats on passing the tests thus far!

M.

Yeah, people who haven't seen me in a while don't recognize me, its really cool, like being a new person and having a new life. I wish my example had worn off on my family, but the truth is that it hasn't. They are facing the same problems I faced and eat for the same reasons I did. I try to help my sister especially, she and I are very similar.

I dont advocate surgery (i.e. gastric bypass) to lose weight, on the contrary I am DEAD SET AGAINST IT. I commend you for losing all this weight and having too much loose skin sometimes, surgery is a necessity. After I presume years of "abusing" your body Im sure you have loose skin. You may be able to tone it up, or maybe you have too much saggy skin to even tone it up back to normal as your skin is too stretched out.

Good luck and congrats ! I applaud everyone who does this WITHOUR WL SURGERY !!!

Gastric Bypass, or any other kind of weight loss surgery was never an option for me. Not only am I not a fan of surgery, but the economics were not favorable anyway had I chosen that path.

I would say amazing !!!!! but ive said it to Tony so many times I dont think he wants to here it again. Tony is the freakin Teminator. Pardon me The Terminator of Fat!!!!!!! Good job Tone When we both get down to 10% we can go on Oprah and tell the world how we did it!!!!!!

Terminator!!! I like that.

Wow man that's awesome! Congrats on your accomplishments and I hope your interview with the sheriff's office goes well! 3 years ago I passed all my law enforcement exams but unfortunately where I live I couldn't get my commish without moving all the way across the state, and all my hard work went down the tubes. I was going through a divorce at the time and couldn't leave my son.

Best of luck and keep up the good work!!

Sorry to here that. Its not too late though, do you still think about a career in law enforcement?

awesome stuff dude. reps

WTF bro?!?!?! AWSOME...........I'd rep you again but aparently i need to spread some more around first.

you are a legend bro. thank you for inspiring me.

Thanks guys......lol

I AM LEGEND

It's almost 2008, so looks like I might have something to look forward to. I'm not going for that much of a difference, but I would like to drop a good 40lbs.

Thats a great goal. I think that will be my goal too for 2008, to drop about 40 pounds of fat.

[MUFC]

Reps.

You still look huge, but in a good way this time.

[TheKansan]

Reps.

You still look huge, but in a good way this time.

Thank you.

[Djin]

You're an animal! Take life by the horns and beat it into submission is my saying...

Grats... gives me something to look forward. Good motivation.

[Ever84]

That's NUTZ! Congrats on all your hard work!

[SirCain]

Wow, dude I hope I can be like you, I mean I am not that overweight, but I am overweight, man dude, you got me dreaming now .

[allenkster]

nothing short of an amazing transformation man!!

[stoopid]

I'm pretty sure I said I was going to rep you but I was on re-charge.

I'm fairly sure I'm charged now so I'm repping you.

I've never been that big(never been over 20%), but that doesn't matter. You're a damn good inspiration to the obese people losing weight AND the people just trying to get leaner.

I give you the best of luck to finish your goals(I don't think you even need it) and the best of luck becomming a cop!

[midnightbluegli]

congrats man rep added! i was at 370 my self and i am down to 268 now i know how hard it is so i take my hat off to you. good luck on your journey

[cornwallus]

totally awesome work TheKansan, I can't see a reason you won't reach your goals of becoming a police officer

[erkl]

thats amazing dude, congrats..
u must feel great

happy new year

[cblaze]

that motivates me even more

[TheKansan]

You're an animal! Take life by the horns and beat it into submission is my saying...

Grats... gives me something to look forward. Good motivation.

Beat it into submission. Sounds good to me.

That's NUTZ! Congrats on all your hard work!

Yeah it does seem nuts.

Wow, dude I hope I can be like you, I mean I am not that overweight, but I am overweight, man dude, you got me dreaming now .

Don't just dream, do whatever it takes to reach your goals.

nothing short of an amazing transformation man!!

I'm pretty sure I said I was going to rep you but I was on re-charge.

I'm fairly sure I'm charged now so I'm repping you.

I've never been that big(never been over 20%), but that doesn't matter. You're a damn good inspiration to the obese people losing weight AND the people just trying to get leaner.

I give you the best of luck to finish your goals(I don't think you even need it) and the best of luck becomming a cop!

Thanks a lot, I was hoping to inspire a few people by showing that rather embarrassing picture.

congrats man rep added! i was at 370 my self and i am down to 268 now i know how hard it is so i take my hat off to you. good luck on your journey

Thanks man, and great job on the weight loss to you too.

totally awesome work TheKansan, I can't see a reason you won't reach your goals of becoming a police officer

I certainly hope everything works out, I want it badly.

thats amazing dude, congrats..
u must feel great

happy new year

I feel unbelievably good, like a load has been lifted from my shoulders (and ass )

that motivates me even more

Thanks.

[Djin]

"I feel unbelievably good, like a load has been lifted from my shoulders (and ass )"

How true it is. I'm glad to see people who overcame the mental part of the game. Was it more of a mental game, or physical?

[essteff]

That's way better than Jarrod's lame Subway diet.

[cblaze]

subway is good tho

[Tomek]

Goes without saying...
Excellent work !!

subway is good tho

yeah but you can tell jared looks skinny fat in his ads...
while the kansan looks big and muscular.

[warnerwh]

Thank you!!! That accomplishment is beyond commendable. Breaking into a new mold from your family is also commendable in itself. Hopefully with time you'll make it easier for them to think again about joining you. You are truly amazing.

[Hotmoltenlava]

yeah but you can tell jared looks skinny fat in his ads...

True, but the majority of the public thinks skinny fat is healthy. Everyone is so obsessed with scale weight and not body fat. I am kind of surprised that Jared didn't bulk up a bit, though. Seems that it would be in the best interest of Subway to tell him to. Maybe they want him to look like the average joe, though. Who knows? Jared lives pretty close to me and lost his weight down at Indiana University. I hear he makes like $400K doing commercials and going to store openings and whatnot. It's probably a pretty good gig.

I am amazed that TheKansan was able to lose as much as he as and still built LBM and strength. That is the remarkable part. Most people's bodies would be a wreck after losing weight that fast.

[Tomek]

True, but the majority of the public thinks skinny fat is healthy. Everyone is so obsessed with scale weight and not body fat. I am kind of surprised that Jared didn't bulk up a bit, though. Seems that it would be in the best interest of Subway to tell him to. Maybe they want him to look like the average joe, though. Who knows? Jared lives pretty close to me and lost his weight down at Indiana University. I hear he makes like $400K doing commercials and going to store openings and whatnot. It's probably a pretty good gig.

This is where the problem lies.


$400k p.a.... good on him, really.. Who would of thought!
When it comes down to it, he has inspired plenty of people and is making a living of it