Before and during picture. 130+ lbs. lost.

[sallyseachange]

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Oh wow! We'll soon be welcoming you to goaliedom! Congrats on your awesome success!

[Tracie515]

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You look great. Congratulations and i am looking forward to seeing the goal picture you promised. HAHA I am so jealous. How long did it take to lose all the weight? I still have 98 to go so i am kind trying to find a timeframe for myself. Good job again. God Bless.

[Ensifer]

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Tracie515 You look great. Congratulations and i am looking forward to seeing the goal picture you promised. HAHA I am so jealous. How long did it take to lose all the weight? I still have 98 to go so i am kind trying to find a timeframe for myself. Good job again. God Bless.

Thank you, Tracie. The majority of my weight loss took place in the first several months of Atkins. I believe I lost about 120 lbs. in about 7 months. After that I moved through the rungs and hit my initial goal weight of 190 lbs. about a year after starting. I maintained that weight for about 6 months before going through a series of life events that left me depressed and, honestly, a bit hallow. During that time I managed to put back on about 30 lbs. before I picked myself back up, told myself it was time to stop feeling pity for myself, and to get off my arse and fix the problem rather than using it as an excuse to slip back into old patterns. Shortly there after I dropped back down into induction and over the course of the next 6 months, as I took it much slower, I dropped back down to my initial goal weights of 190, after which, I decided to adjust my goal weight to 172, as I was not yet pleased with how my body looked. That was about 4 months ago. The last of my weight loss has been very slow, as I have not been as strict as I should be and, on occasion, eat too much cheese or heavy cream over the course of a few days and bounce back up a pound of two, but it is coming off and I with that I am happy. The only negative aspect of losing the initial weight as fast as I did is loose skin. I am saving up for a tummy tuck as we speak, as I am a bit self conscious when it comes to my stomach. All in all I have dropped from a size 48 pants to a size 32 to 34 (depending on the jeans), and from an XXL (or larger) shirt to a medium to large t-shirt. So, to make a long story short... too late! It took me about a year to lose the initial weight.

sallyseachange Oh wow! We'll soon be welcoming you to goaliedom! Congrats on your awesome success!

Thank you very much. I am looking forward to hitting goal!

- Tom

[julirama723]

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Ensifer--you look amazing! I wouldn't even guess that the before and after pic are the same man...you must be fighting off dates with a stick!

Hot hot hot.

[Ensifer]

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Ensifer--you look amazing! I wouldn't even guess that the before and after pic are the same man...you must be fighting off dates with a stick!

Hot hot hot.

Thank you kindly. I have yet to fend off a pack of ladies with a stick, but I can't say that I would even if I had that problem.

Truth be told, I seem to have a knack for picking the wrong ones, as the last 4 gals I have dated turned out to be either crazy or confused. I thought it was only supposed to be three strikes? Ahh well, I guess love doesn't follow the rules of Baseball. doh!

... and let me add that you look great yourself!

- Tom

[sherice]

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You look amazing! Keep up the great work!!!!

[Chasin2Kids]

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What an awesome transformation! You look great!

[sadie@136]

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Got new pics to share since u are in 180s now

[Ensifer]

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sherice and Chasin2Kids -- Thank you very much for the kind words.

sadie@136 -- Here is a picture I took this morning with my phone. It is a bit blurry, but it is a body shot. Granted, I am up a few pounds from my over eating of legal foods (and a bit of illegal alcohol over New Years), but I think I did fairly well with the temptations this holday season.

Your new picture is amazing, by the way, you look beautiful.



heh I blame the furrowed brow on the fact that my camera/phone has far too many buttons and options. Where is the "take a normal picture" button?

Tom

[TheBagpipeOperator]

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Oh my God! I can't wait to be you! I hope I get similar results

[CATCathryn]

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You look positively amazing!


I lost 65 pounds on Atkins about 5 years ago - BUT I was a BAD Atkins'er and let it come back.

So, im back this time for good - and hope I have results like yours! YOU LOOK GREAT! You should be so proud!!!!

[Kollegepryncis44]

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Omg you're effin hot! Congrats!

[Kollegepryncis44]

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Ahhh! So hot...Congrats!

[LittleNemo]

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Speechless at me!!! haha thanks! Really your transformation has been astounding also! Eh! post some new pics =)

[Ensifer]

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CATCathryn -- Thank you very much for the compliment. I have every bit of faith that you will do great, though you already look great! How is it going so far?

TheBagpipeOperator -- Stick to it, my friend, and you will have great results. You're a heck of a lot taller than I am too, which is nice, as it will really start to show a lot sooner.

Kollegepryncis44 -- Thank you. You look amazing yourself, if you don't mind my saying so.

LittleNemo -- I will see if I can get a few more pictures. I am still very camera shy, so I don't have many. ... and your pictures still render me speechless!

- Tom