In my last post I promised “before” and “after” pictures, and a couple of “in between” pictures for good measure. I hope these are satisfactory.
I’m sorry I don’t have better pictures. First, we lost essentially all of our photographs in a 2007 fire. Second, when I started to deliberately address my weight problem, it was an eminently personal decision and the thought of taking a photo didn’t cross my mind. In retrospect I’m sorry for that, but there we are. Lastly, you don’t really want to see me flex my “never been touched by sunshine” bellybutton… really.
I hope my silly scribbles on the photos doesn’t put anybody off.
You’ll see
- XXXL Blimpy Boy (2007)
- XXL “Bulbous But Not Quite As Bulky” Boy. The photo was taken after I successfully rode 33 miles on my trike. This was my first organized cycling event. (2007)
- XL “Half way there.” At this point I could rejoin my martial arts club without injuring myself due to excess baggage.
- L “Just Right” Me at martial arts practice. We were practicing basic dagger drills.
I’ve not specifically tried on shirts yet. XL is too big, and I suspect that even L may be too big around the middle. I’m tall and lanky, so a medium shirt may be too short, length-wise.
It’s amazing how very different you look.
It’s always interesting to see other people’s photos. I also haven’t been taking determined progress photos. However, I did create a retrospective on Flickr – with a photo from every year of my life – because I felt that losing weight was like going back in time to when I was a teenager.
James, You look like a MUCH younger brother!
Great job and thank you for sharing your ups and downs along the way. It is obvious the downs were minuscule.
It certainly is a mindset along with will and determination.
Congratulations!
Wow, you look amazing! Congratulations!