Have you lost 200 pounds?

[davek88]

I have lost 250 lbs, and I am now only 10 lbs from goal.


My story:
At 430 lbs I had all but given up on life. I would plan my day on how many times I needed to go up and down my stairway, I had to sit to cook or to do the dishes. I couldn’t even make my bed without getting out of breath.

People kept telling me, “switch to diet pop”, I did that 20 years ago, “switch to skim milk”, I did that 10 years ago, “eat cereal for breakfast”, I did that 5 years ago, nothing seemed to work!!

Then a friend of mine, Dan, started doing Atkins, he lost over 50 lbs, and kept telling me I should try it. I kept telling him “I’m a lost cause, nothing works for me”, and that “I am simply destined to be overweight”. Well Dan never gave up on me, and one day he went out and bought me the Atkins book, threw it at me, and said “just read it”. Well I did read it, and it described me to a tee, so I started doing Atkins in September of 03. I have lost 250 lbs!!! and 18 pant sizes!!!

Dan encouraged me all the way, he saved my life!!! And I thank him everyday for that.

I now have a treadmill and do a 20 minute morning workout and a 40 minute evening workout.

I am like a kid again; I like to go out and “play”.

I don’t have to worry anymore if I will fit in that seat at the movie theater, or that a restaurant may only have a booth. I can actually go shopping for my clothes instead of having to special order them from a catalog.

I played golf with my son for the first time ever!!!



I don’t even think about those stairs anymore!!!

[2big4mysize]

congrats Dave and what a great friend you have in Dan.

[Mary-chan]

That is an amazing story and wow you look great! Thank you for sharing that with us, I love reading how atkins has change people's lives. You are an incredible inspiration!!

[wayless]

You guys totally rock!!! Those are great stories. Very inspirational. I don't have 200lbs. to lose, but as a 5'5", 300 lb. woman, I have a loooonnnnngggg way to go...LOL It's like standing on the roof of a massive skyscraper and looking down at the teeny-tiny cars on the street, and thinking, "I have to climb down THERE?" LOL You guys have proven that it can be done!

[Analog6]

Dave

Your story brough a tear to my eye - that you had lost all hope and look at you now! You are truly inspirational and your friend sopunds pretty wesome too.
Good luck with the last 10 lbs.

[i'mdoingit]

Thanks Joe, your efforts and committment to the Atkins WOE are to be commended. Keep up the good work.You deserve the success you are receiving.

[LC_Dave]

The nest thing I'm aiming for is the next 100 pounds lost, that will take me up to 200 pounds lost.

I'm currently at 120 pounds lost.

I don't know the time frame, but I promise to come back here and post if I do!

[TirtleBaby]

[chelledotcom]

At highest weight, I had 200 pounds to lose. I've lost about 60 so far, so the numbers are getting less staggering. I loudly applaud anyone who can lose that much weight without surgery (which I almost resorted to), and Im hoping that I can applaud myself one day.

[Miss World]

oh wow! Dave you are an inspiration! you've lose 200lbs! thats like losing a size of a full person! kindda makes me wonder why I'm so lazy to lose those 60lbs! :S

thank you for sharing this with us.. like I said, you are an inspiration, and I'm totaly inspired!