From 360 Pounds To 199 In Just Under 7 Months!

[bigenuff 302]

WoW ! Amazing !! And also a chastisement for me.I was banded 4/6 and said I would exercise as soon as I healed but I have not started yet.Fortunately I am still loosing about 2 lbs a week but o admit to not fully embracing the opportunity .can u post this in success forum too? I think it will help a lot of people .!

[MandiMand 17]

WTG Joel! Your words are very inspiring. And I agree with Difa, update that ticker! You earned it

[m1aman 944]

Holy smoke that is amazing weight loss. We were banded at about the same time and you have blown my doors off. AWESOME!

[difa 114]

I'm gonna have to use the gym here at work. I was going to sign up at 24 hour fitness and my wife just gave me a look like "when are we going to have time to do that." I just shrugged her off...

[Skyvic 226]

Wow that is amazing!!!!! Congratulations. What has been your success and what had been your challenge?

[Lose100 178]

Joel, thanks for sharing your success. This really is encouraging me.

[Joel 126]

I wake up everyday at 3am. Go run 1.5 miles. Get to the gym at 445 am sharp, lift for 70 ish minutes. 6 days a week. I also take my lunches at work at run 2 miles everyday.

[Imanurse 27]

Wow, that's fantastic! Keep up the great job!

dionaw

[TracieCat 8]

Congrats on your success, you have done fantastic!

[betheboo 40]

Congratulations u r super dedicated! Such an inspirational story

[pink dahlia 2,513]

WOW ! congrats ! Tell us how your life has changed since you got banded , please !

[kisha333 1]

Thats great! Not band yet but hope to be by july

[Joel 126]

Thank you for all your comments!. I have put up my before and after pics in the photo area. Just search my name. The after pic is at 202 pounds, I have since lost another 4 pounds as of today. Down to 198. Again. Than you to all!

[Jim1967 3,569]

Awesome Joel congrats!!

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Hey guys, thank you all for the kind words. For everyone wondering how I did it, it's really simple, embrace the opportunity you have been given. The lap band was probably the smallest part of the reason I have lost 161 pounds so far. My doctor said, no sugar, no dairy, no more than 1200 calories a day. And that is exactly what I have done from oct 25th 2011. I made small goals for myself at 360 pounds. I could not run at that time, so I began walking daily about 2 miles. I stayed on low carb meal plans at 2 ounces per meal, 3 meals a day. Plus 3-4 Protein shakes. My Protein is 120 cal per shake. I drink nothing but Water. No juice, no soda, no milk. I strength train 5 days a week for 65 minutes. And I run a total of 22 miles a week religiously. Those are the main reasons as to my weightloss. The lap band is the final decision maker as to the quantity of food I intake. Excersize burns off the fat. Anybody can do this if they embrace it fully. I give myself no breaks. It only opens doors to the bad foods and lazyness. A body in motion truly stays in motion. A lazy body becomes lazy. Any questions feel free to shoot them at me:)<br />

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<p>First off, extremely great job on your part Joel congrats!</p>

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<p>i can attest to the lazy body not wanting to do anything, thats what i hate the most no energy.</p>

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<p>Joel in reading your story you seem very dedicated and disciplined in your workouts and your food intake, so what happened?</p>

<p>why not just not get the band and exercise it off?</p>

<p>i know why i cant, but what prevented you from exercising like you do now?</p>

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<p>thanks</p>

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