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What motivates people to go on this sort of quest.. I suspect there are as many reasons as there are people but there is always one thing that pushes one over the edge... I know what it was for me.. I stayed fit my entire life and trained others to get fit for 29 years as stated in the profile.. however , when I was 52 i was severely injured in a gasoline tanker accident.. These injuries left me so debilitated that it seemed there was no road back.. and as time passed, I looked in the mirror and wondered how it came to this ? Like most, this left me depressed without a road back to myself..well.. I decided to get out of my comfort zone (although it brought me little comfort) and revisited Vietnam. I left the states at 228 pounds... While there I visited the Ky Niem Den Hung temple complex in Viet Tri about 90 km North of Hanoi.. For the people of Vietnam this is a sort of sacred pilgrimage up the side of a tall mountain with thousands of steps to get to the top.. There are 3 levels and at each level is a different Buddhist Pagoda ...each of which has a different significance.. and the name of the game is to reach all 3.. When I reached the first Pagoda.. I was spent, simply exhausted.. but I was determined to make it all the way to the top or die trying... Yes, I made it to the top.. and it was on the way back down that I decided it was past time to find my way back to who I am.. That was 15 months ago... and when I returned, at first I did nothing.... but that mental conversation on the way down Den Hung.. kept ringing in my head... So, how to start, how to set a challenging goal ? SO, I decided to get below the weight I was when I graduated High School.. I graduated in 1973 and at that time... I weighed 173... but I decided to take it a step further and go down to 170.. to give me a cushion for those times when you just plain eat too much.... Well, here we are 15 months later @ 173.6 First picture is while visiting a friends family in Thap Cham, Vietnam.. at 228.. Second picture is today at 173.6 So, what pushed you over the edge ??
Diet Calendar Entries for 02 July 2018:
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1222 kcal
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Fat: 69.30g | Prot: 105.23g | Carb: 39.25g.
Breakfast: Skinless Chicken Breast, Strawberries, Blackberries, Coffee. Lunch: MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Ripped. Dinner: Silva Hot Linguica, Del Monte Diced Tomatoes, Butter, Sharwood's Tikka Masala Sauce, Skinless Chicken Breast, Garlic, Mature Onions, Souper Salad Green Bell Peppers. more...
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2690 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Weight Training (Bodybuilding) - 1 hour and 20 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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WOW! Thank you so much for sharing your story! Very inspirational! I will share my own at some point too, but just want to say i am 52 and i too am trying to find my way back to myself! i was literally thinking that earlier this afternoon.
02 Jul 18 by member: jengetfit123
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For me, I had the "desire" and I tried, but, I just could not "make it work". I stumbled into fasting by accident. Once I realized that I could do it I then 'caught the fire' and made the change. Perhaps it would have been different if I had been fit all my life like you. Then I would have "known" I could do it. For me, it is a "mental challenge" and a "spiritual decision".
02 Jul 18 by member: adefwebserver
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Awesome Job!
What pushed me over the edge, was when my doctor kept asking me did I want to wake up to see another day, or live to see another month, and it hit me, I have to do something, I prayed and ask God for his guidance, with losing my weight, I was told about a low carb lifestyle, while visiting Walmart, a worker there, had shared with me, how she lost her weight, and told me to try it, for a week, and I would lose 10 pounds, I ate the food she recommended and I lost the weight 10 pounds, So I started on my lifestyle journey right then, and have lived this lifestyle for going on 3 and half years. and have lost over 200 pounds. #LowCarbLifestyle #ImThankful
02 Jul 18 by member: Retta Smith
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02 Jul 18 by member: keilin-4
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There are some awesome stories out there— I guess you just never know what might finally trigger that knowledge that this is doable. You all have done super. So many people on this site have.
02 Jul 18 by member: Kenna Morton
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02 Jul 18 by member: papi777
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@ Michael D Stark
I was injured when I was 52... the pic to day is at 63... Thanks
02 Jul 18 by member: senseiande
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You look great bro I hope I can look as fit and good as you do when I’m your age!!!!!!!
02 Jul 18 by member: michael d stark
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Lol yeah I caught my mistake and tried to correct it before you saw it my bad either way you look great at 53 or 63
02 Jul 18 by member: michael d stark
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@ Draglist
Great to hear it... take it seriously..I was married for 38 years...my wife had Type 2.. she didn't take it seriously... so, now I travel alone..
03 Jul 18 by member: senseiande
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Big change to the better. Discovered Keto, and found it interesting. Gave it a go, and it worked. Had nearly given up on weight loss prior.
03 Jul 18 by member: Diddlee
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Wonderful progress and inspirational story. If you are a veteran, thank you for serving. Over the edge for me was seeing a photo of myself at 240lbs and I freaked out!
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@ HCB
No, not a Veteran..at least not in the conventional , recognized sense..but had my hand in deployments..in an unusual way..Nam was just one venue..others came later..
03 Jul 18 by member: senseiande
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Good for you, that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing your story. It is inspiring. I was also in a debilitating car accident that took me out of commission for years. I finally got in shape again, but after stress & divorce I gained a lot of weight over the years. I now have hypertension & Type 2 Diabetes, but it is able to be controlled with diet. That was it for me. It’s only been 6 weeks, but I’ve completely changed my lifestyle & am down 27 lbs. I’ve got a long way to go, but I think it’s a great start!
03 Jul 18 by member: Ashleye698
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My mom died of cancer several years ago and I still miss her like it just happened. My dad died last year withering away with Alzheimer and I can't believe I wont get to hug him again. My diabetic friend almost had her foot amputated and now wears a special shoe and has trouble walking and driving. I didn't know how to help them, and what I did know, they wouldn't accept. What pushed me over an edge I'd never been able to cross before was having really bad inflammation in ankles and legs for a year and then the push: suddenly I got such pain in my knee that I can't take my pup for walks or go hiking in the spring woods or get to my fishing spots to catch dinner. Things I could do and loved I suddenly couldn't do. That pushed me. And I know how I'm going to help myself. I can do something about it and I am and I'm playing to win my life back. Can't do more than walk with a limp yet, but the weight is coming off and I rest up during my fasts to let my leg heal. I'm going to continue short 4-10 day fasts and give my body time to heal and my brain time to research more and more, and in between I'm eating to lose weight and nourish my body and make it strong. Strong enough to be outdoors and moving and enjoying it again.
03 Jul 18 by member: VAM49
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@ Ashleye698
lol, my short story was just that ..a short snapshot of a few years that brought me to this site..The entire story I wouldn't even begin to relate.. because even I don't believe it.. Yet it all happened.. These sort of things in life beat the hell out of us...no matter how strong we think we are..the road back is to return to our original nature.. before all the stuff happened... Each person is different, each journey is different... yet we are all here..I applaud you on your efforts with type 2.. Please take it very seriously..My wife of 38 years dropped dead at my feet after a 15 year battle with type 2. 6 weeks is a good start.. but it ain't the hardest part..not at all..Many think the weight is the main issue...it is one.. but the main issue is honesty.honesty with ourselves...This is one venture that no one can do for us... so, if we can find who we were before it all..then we can transcend who we are now.
03 Jul 18 by member: senseiande
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please dont kick my ass! 😁
04 Jul 18 by member: stevielack5150
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Wow!! Good for you!!! The Lord Jesus gave you another chance to be saved!! He knew you since you were a wee lad. Jesus died (our sinful souls to save from eternal separation/death in Hell) and rose again (our bodies to raise) and ascended to Heaven (our spirits to free)...."if [we] confess" we're personally sinners (see Romans 3:23) "and believe" He is God Who has sacrificed for us (see John 14:6, 10:30)!! So simply amazing and true that then "[we] will be saved." (Romans 10:9) ✝🛐 "Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other." (Isaiah 45:22) Ask Him to save/forgive your soul!
04 Jul 18 by member: OhPromiseMe
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Great post. When I was 27 I had a heart attack I was also 16 weeks pregnant with my second child, he survived but decided to arrive 2 months early, luckily nothing was wrong with my heart. I still see a cardiologist each year, this visit I knew that my weight would get mentioned as I had put on some and I wasn’t doing any exercises. I decided the weight had to come off I came across this site and I have passed my goal weight. I am now 64 and I don’t want to have another heart attack.
04 Jul 18 by member: skinnyminny54
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Good to have you back man. We need good men right now
04 Jul 18 by member: ggreen67
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