Started at 307lbs - Now weigh 183lbs pics inside

[simpson54]

Impressive bro!! mirin!!

[PapaPumpkin]

Great job man

[Rockyb115]

Great job it is alot of hard work. What is the surgery called I've gone from 380 to 220 and want to get rid of the loose skin.

[ilovegreg05]

Great job it is alot of hard work. What is the surgery called I've gone from 380 to 220 and want to get rid of the loose skin.

Tummy tuck? Not sure the exact medical term. If you consult a DR they'll take care of you and tell you everything you need to know. My consultation is next Tuesday.







Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I've never had anyone mire me before haha.

[Protonz]

i use those sites. They don't take into account for someone who has eaten SUB 800cal for over a year. I seriously think i have a messed up metabolism.

there was a point, for months on end, where i ate a single BOWL of rice every OTHER day (and coffee/tea/mints/gum) ... PLUS running my ass off every day!

You can't 'mess' up your metabolism so to speak. You've probably just reached a plateau and in that case just change a few things up in your diet aswell as your workouts. Perhaps try IF (Intermittent Fasting) or a keto diet. Instead of running try doing more volume in your workouts and more compound exercises...

[ilovegreg05]

You can't 'mess' up your metabolism so to speak. You've probably just reached a plateau and in that case just change a few things up in your diet aswell as your workouts. Perhaps try IF (Intermittent Fasting) or a keto diet. Instead of running try doing more volume in your workouts and more compound exercises...

You can damage your met rate - I've done it and IF and keto would IMO have no advantage unless they were easier to adhere to for someone.

[joeturner]

You can damage your met rate - I've done it and IF and keto would IMO have no advantage unless they were easier to adhere to for someone.

thanks greg!

i do do IF, but like you said, just cause its convenient. how did you mess yours up? how did you recover? (did you recover?)

[ilovegreg05]

thanks greg!

i do do IF, but like you said, just cause its convenient. how did you mess yours up? how did you recover? (did you recover?)

I ate too low for too long - I pretty much reverse dieted..twice haha. I think my met rate is probably back to running on all cylinders now though. Good luck to you.

[09BlackSS]

Amazing progress!! Repped!

[ilovegreg05]

Amazing progress!! Repped!

Thanks - I returned the reps.

[KaiSchafroth]

Absolutely amazing job and show of determination def +reps

[Nad1im]

100% amazing. Thats what I call hard work and dedication, keep it up!

[Vangsgaard]

Amazing job. My stomack looks very similar to your right now, so I'm very interested in "surgery after pictures", so please keep us updated

[scohen158]

I am on the road to something similar. I do worry about loose skin as I don't think I will be in a position to afford surgery for quite awhile due to other responsibilities (mainly kids) I started out at 317 lbs and am at 248 lbs at the moment. I am continuing to cut down to 220 lbs and will assess. Did you do just 2 cut phases 1 long (year 100 lbs) and 1 long but really gradual (year 20 lbs)?

[ilovegreg05]

Absolutely amazing job and show of determination def +reps

Thanks man - it definitely took dedication and consistency

100% amazing. Thats what I call hard work and dedication, keep it up!

thanks!

Amazing job. My stomack looks very similar to your right now, so I'm very interested in "surgery after pictures", so please keep us updated

I'll post an updated after surgery pic in this thread, it'll probably be awhile though but def check back!

I am on the road to something similar. I do worry about loose skin as I don't think I will be in a position to afford surgery for quite awhile due to other responsibilities (mainly kids) I started out at 317 lbs and am at 248 lbs at the moment. I am continuing to cut down to 220 lbs and will assess. Did you do just 2 cut phases 1 long (year 100 lbs) and 1 long but really gradual (year 20 lbs)?

Yeah, my 1st year was pure weight loss then the 2nd year I slowed down to gain some muscle and rehab my met rate.

Just make sure you keep you met rate as healthy as you can and you should be ok - don't make the same mistake I did and crash diet...it wasn't worth it.

[bewst]

Incredible transformation man. That's just crazy, mirin' hard. Good luck with the surgery if you opt for it.

[ilovegreg05]

Incredible transformation man. That's just crazy, mirin' hard. Good luck with the surgery if you opt for it.

Thanks - I'm definitely going to do it!

[Murdomac101]

Dude, that's an incredible transformation. Congratulations!!

[ilovegreg05]

Dude, that's an incredible transformation. Congratulations!!

Thank you very much.

[trai91]

Outrageous transformation!! Really inspirational. Well done mate.

[ilovegreg05]

Outrageous transformation!! Really inspirational. Well done mate.

Thanks brother!!

[codiac2600]

Congrats and truly inspirational!

[ilovegreg05]

Congrats and truly inspirational!

Thank you!




Thanks to everyone for all of the great feedback.

[joeturner]

I ate too low for too long - I pretty much reverse dieted..twice haha. I think my met rate is probably back to running on all cylinders now though. Good luck to you.

how long did it take for the "reverse" diet to kick in?

in other words,
1) what did you go from calories wise to calories wise (your low to your 'maintenance')
2) how much weight did you end up gaining when you decided to stop the crash diet
3) what did you find was your maintenance calories? what type of excessive did you put in for your activity factor?
(in other words, say..."it took me 2 months, gained 30lbs, ended at 210 and maintained on 2000...or something like that)

thanks for the info! and rep'ed!

btw, check my thread!
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post920795943

[jigglibuns]

Whoaaaa you look really good. Good job!

[ilovegreg05]

how long did it take for the "reverse" diet to kick in?

in other words,
1) what did you go from calories wise to calories wise (your low to your 'maintenance')
2) how much weight did you end up gaining when you decided to stop the crash diet
3) what did you find was your maintenance calories? what type of excessive did you put in for your activity factor?
(in other words, say..."it took me 2 months, gained 30lbs, ended at 210 and maintained on 2000...or something like that)

thanks for the info! and rep'ed!

btw, check my thread!
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post920795943

You choose when the reverse diet starts - basically it's just a method of maintaining weight and ramping up your food.

1) I never consistently went lower than 1800 calories during my initial block of fat loss, this took me from 307lbs to just above 200lbs. Now I am eating 2400 calories at 183lbs with a refeed of 3000 calories 1 day per week.

2) I didn't gain much because I maintained a consistent day to do calorie balance and slow reintroduced foods

3) I didn't use any calculator to find my maintenance cals, I found out myself through experimenting. Depending on what my goal was and where I was at I adjusted. My gain focus was gaining muscle of the last year then the past 20 weeks I did a quick lil cut which was a lot easier since I had more LBM. Basically the more muscle the better, because you can eat more haha.

Whoaaaa you look really good. Good job!

Thanks!

[ilovegreg05]

Looking great man. Great work!!

Thank you very much!

[Captain0ats]

crazy transform dude. Legs look awsome

[xcustomx]

One of the best transformations I've ever seen. Great job!

[thinkdevcode]

Tummy tuck? Not sure the exact medical term. If you consult a DR they'll take care of you and tell you everything you need to know. My consultation is next Tuesday.

The surgery is called an abdominoplasty.

Im in the same boat as you, weighed 300 lb's about 10 months ago and now im sitting at 194. Have lots of excess skin and I plan on getting that surgery as well. Keep me posted on that if you can as i'll be starting to look into it after the Ironman im doing in October. Curious to see how much it costs and how effective it was for you.

Also, your BF is around 11-12% right now. You should see all your abs pretty quickly after surgery.

Congratulations! Not many people have the drive to do what we did.