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billho

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    billho got a reaction from Olarance75 in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Goaaaaaal!
    I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
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    billho got a reaction from Olarance75 in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Goaaaaaal!
    I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

  4. Congrats!
    billho got a reaction from BabySpoons in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    update: I got serious about following the program again about a month ago. I've gone from 230 to 210, so I'm happy with the progress. I feel better and am not far away from my goal of 200. I'm a volunteer fireman and it was kind of embarrassing a few months ago to have to ask for bigger pants. I put them on on Monday and I had tons of room, which was nice.
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    billho got a reaction from ChunkCat in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Hi everyone! It has been a while since I logged in to this forum. My journey started about three years ago. It has many ups and downs. Started at 284 and I got as low as 183. Over the past two years, I got lazy and stopped following my program which ballooned up to 230. So it's time to get serious and get back to what I'm supposed to do. I really don't want to lose all the progress I made.
    Some of the bad habits I need to kick- eating junk food, especially late at night. Also eating too many "slider" foods that are easy to go down, which happen to be ice cream, chips, crackers... all the stuff that I don't need. I still walk 4-5 miles a day but have skipped a few more days than I should.
    I decided to log back in here for accountability and to remind myself how far I have come. Last week, I started counting the calories of everything I'm eating and trying to keep it under 1300 calories a day. I have gone from 230 to 218 in a week. My goal was always 200 lbs, so that's where I want to get to. I have my 3-year checkup with my bariatric surgeon on 9/21, and I hope to get to my goal by then.
    I appreciate any advice or encouragement here. And I will try to go back and catch up on all of the wonderful stories I have missed over the past year.
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    billho got a reaction from Olarance75 in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Goaaaaaal!
    I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

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    billho got a reaction from Olarance75 in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Goaaaaaal!
    I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

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    billho got a reaction from MissTruffleShuffle in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I had one a few months ago- I recently joined my local volunteer fire department and when they went to find turnout gear for me, they had to really hunt for some that was small enough. And my daughter (who is also a firefighter) wears the same size as me.
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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
  10. Congrats!
    billho got a reaction from theProcess in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Progress photos: First pic at 273 lbs (I had lost about 10 lbs before I took a photo), and second pic at 184 lbs.

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    billho got a reaction from NCL04321 in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    another NSV: I have a large hill on the vacant lot next to mine that I mow every week (because the owner doesn't take care of it and I don't want his weeds spreading to my yard). Last summer, I had difficulty getting up the hill on my riding mower and couldn't even attempt to go horizontally because of the risk of rollover. Now that I'm almost 100 lbs lighter, I can go horizontally with ease and my mower has no trouble getting up the hill.
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    billho got a reaction from SuziDavis in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have many I could mention, but one that has been important lately is that pre-surgery, I needed EE width stability shoes. About 4 months ago, I moved to D width stability running shoes. Now those aren't comfortable anymore, especially now that I'm running more, I just bought D width, neutral shoes. I'm looking forward to being able to do more running.
  13. Congrats!
    billho got a reaction from BabySpoons in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    update: I got serious about following the program again about a month ago. I've gone from 230 to 210, so I'm happy with the progress. I feel better and am not far away from my goal of 200. I'm a volunteer fireman and it was kind of embarrassing a few months ago to have to ask for bigger pants. I put them on on Monday and I had tons of room, which was nice.
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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
  17. Like
    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have two brothers- my older brother is heavy and my younger brother has been thin. I always thought I looked more like my older brother, and nothing like my younger brother, Soon after I lost the weight, I was going through some photos from a family gathering and thought- "why is my younger brother wearing the same shirt as me?". Then I realized it was a picture of me that I was looking at.
  18. Congrats!
    billho got a reaction from BabySpoons in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    update: I got serious about following the program again about a month ago. I've gone from 230 to 210, so I'm happy with the progress. I feel better and am not far away from my goal of 200. I'm a volunteer fireman and it was kind of embarrassing a few months ago to have to ask for bigger pants. I put them on on Monday and I had tons of room, which was nice.
  19. Thanks
    billho got a reaction from Olarance75 in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Goaaaaaal!
    I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

  20. Like
    billho got a reaction from ChunkCat in Ahem... 100 lbs down.   
    Hi everyone! It has been a while since I logged in to this forum. My journey started about three years ago. It has many ups and downs. Started at 284 and I got as low as 183. Over the past two years, I got lazy and stopped following my program which ballooned up to 230. So it's time to get serious and get back to what I'm supposed to do. I really don't want to lose all the progress I made.
    Some of the bad habits I need to kick- eating junk food, especially late at night. Also eating too many "slider" foods that are easy to go down, which happen to be ice cream, chips, crackers... all the stuff that I don't need. I still walk 4-5 miles a day but have skipped a few more days than I should.
    I decided to log back in here for accountability and to remind myself how far I have come. Last week, I started counting the calories of everything I'm eating and trying to keep it under 1300 calories a day. I have gone from 230 to 218 in a week. My goal was always 200 lbs, so that's where I want to get to. I have my 3-year checkup with my bariatric surgeon on 9/21, and I hope to get to my goal by then.
    I appreciate any advice or encouragement here. And I will try to go back and catch up on all of the wonderful stories I have missed over the past year.
  21. Like
    billho got a reaction from Not sure in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    184.4 (goal of 184.0) so I'm .4 away. Almost there. Got a little more work to do this week.
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    billho got a reaction from SuziDavis in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    I have many I could mention, but one that has been important lately is that pre-surgery, I needed EE width stability shoes. About 4 months ago, I moved to D width stability running shoes. Now those aren't comfortable anymore, especially now that I'm running more, I just bought D width, neutral shoes. I'm looking forward to being able to do more running.
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    billho got a reaction from chiquitatummy in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    my wife bought the whole family Christmas pajamas. I was annoyed, mainly because I didn't want to be one of those families that do that and the PJs for guys are never flattering. On top of that, she got me a medium. I haven't worn a medium since I was about 12, so I didn't even want to put it on. But... it actually didn't fit too bad. It was a little tight, but didn't look like a body suit like I thought it would. A few Christmases ago, I would have probably needed either 2x or 3x, so that's a big change.
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    billho got a reaction from chiquitatummy in Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first   
    my wife bought the whole family Christmas pajamas. I was annoyed, mainly because I didn't want to be one of those families that do that and the PJs for guys are never flattering. On top of that, she got me a medium. I haven't worn a medium since I was about 12, so I didn't even want to put it on. But... it actually didn't fit too bad. It was a little tight, but didn't look like a body suit like I thought it would. A few Christmases ago, I would have probably needed either 2x or 3x, so that's a big change.
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    billho got a reaction from summerseeker in would anybody in NC like $1,000 worth of Unjury? (free, seriously!)   
    I have accumulated some Unjury that I would like to donate to someone in my area. I have 24 cans of strawberry and 19 cans of chocolate. These sell for about $25 a can, so about $1,000 worth. I got them for my son, but he only likes the vanilla flavor. I'd like them to go to a good home. Would anybody want it? I am in Winston-Salem, NC and happen to be planning to drive through Raleigh and to Eastern NC this weekend if anyone wants to met me along the path. Let me know.





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