BlueCrush

YOU LOOK AMAZING MAN GREAT INSPIRATION TO THOSE OF US ON THE JOURNEY WITH YOU !!!!!!!!!

Huge congrats dude! You look like you've aged backwards! The more you've lost, the younger you appear! WTG!!!

Oh my goodness, that's some amazing transformation!!!! Bravo!!!! Very encouraging [emoji1377][emoji1377]

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What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

Holy WOW! You've done amazing work!

What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

Very inspiring, good work!

Amazing transformation. Congratulations! Looking so good.

I didn't realize I should buy tickets to the gun show to view this post!
Omg, I did not expect that!!! You look 20 years younger 🤭 CONGRATULATIONS on getting FIT!

What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

What a ride!
406lbs at the start of my 6 month pre-op diet.
318 on surgery day.
221 today.

84lbs down - maintaining at 168lbs for last 3 months :) Running, spinning and loving Body Combat!

Extremely happy! Started at 275, and now at 150! And still losing!!!

I’ve lost 100 lbs!! I’m very happy with my results! I’ve gone from weighing 274 lbs to 174 lbs!!

HW - 406lbs May 30, 2017
SW - 318lbs Dec 11, 2017
CW - 225lbs
I'm 6'3"

Awesome! So I'm already pretty much on my way. Getting back to lifting has been great, although I do feel (understandably) weak. Not in a "I feel like I'm going to fall over sense", more in the "****, this 15lbs I used to lift like nothing is heavy as hell!" LOL

My input would be that it's not possible to build muscle during that extreme of a deficit, but that shouldn't be your goal right now. Lifting weights while getting at least 60-80g of Protein will help you prevent a losing the muscle mass you already have hidden underneath the fat as you lose weight. It will help you lose fat weight instead of muscle weight as you drop pounds. Believe me, you have more muscle underneath the fat than you think. Think of how hard your muscles have to work to carry around all that extra weight on a daily basis for years.

Loving this thread.

I definately gained muscle on a pretty intense calorie deficit - it's without question possible. However, I am not sure how much I could have gained or can gain.
I am still (somewhat unexpectedly) losing weight and after the holidays am going to shift my nutrition focus.
I am also focusing alot on other aspects of fitness which decline with age (its not just lean muscle!) but in my case balance.
I cannot do a single leg dumbell deadlift without toppling over. I just need to retrain that in myself and I know it will come with time but it's been one of the more frustrating aspects of my fitness journey. However, I consider it one of the most critical given this morning I almost took a tumble down the subway stairs due to an off-balance misstep.
I also like to create games - my next objective is to be able to do a full ab wheel roll out (e.g., arms full out, body just hovering over the floor). Been practicing and ugggh my abs hurt like a beast!

Its been a hell of a ride.

Just over 7 months post op today feeling AMAZING! Old picture of me around 295ish and me today at 180 in a size LARGE shirt from the loft :)

Why you SHOULD exercise after WLS. No way I'd look anywhere near this now without working out.

Why you SHOULD exercise after WLS. No way I'd look anywhere near this now without working out.

Why you SHOULD exercise after WLS. No way I'd look anywhere near this now without working out.