Stand Up And Finish What You Started
gb155
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Hi all, sorry its been so long since I have been around, I have been busy at work and hom and have just returned from a holiday.
This place has always been a great support to me and as such I wanted to just post a quick update on how im doing (Some of you have seen this on my blog) ...Thanks again for all the support !
My road is and has been a VERY long one, but I am now around 4/5 stone away from my “Total” Goal and as such I wanted to take a quick look at where I have come from.
at over 550lbs this is where I started:
At around 400lbs this was the last time I took a vacation:
"Proof, it it were needed how long my road is, after losing 150lbs I still looked this bad."
and finally, after my vacation last week I am now around 290lbs, I am getting there, but I can’t ever forget where I came from !
My next goal is to have lost another 35-45lbs by Dec 31st this year, if I do that then I am in touching distance !!!!
Wish me luck ! and thans again, Gaz
This place has always been a great support to me and as such I wanted to just post a quick update on how im doing (Some of you have seen this on my blog) ...Thanks again for all the support !
My road is and has been a VERY long one, but I am now around 4/5 stone away from my “Total” Goal and as such I wanted to take a quick look at where I have come from.
at over 550lbs this is where I started:
At around 400lbs this was the last time I took a vacation:
"Proof, it it were needed how long my road is, after losing 150lbs I still looked this bad."
and finally, after my vacation last week I am now around 290lbs, I am getting there, but I can’t ever forget where I came from !
My next goal is to have lost another 35-45lbs by Dec 31st this year, if I do that then I am in touching distance !!!!
Wish me luck ! and thans again, Gaz
On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.
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Congratulations on coming so far, and good luck with reaching your goal!0
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Thats great going Your looking good for getting that goal.Novice runner & novice cyclist
Specialized Tricross
Orbea (Enol I think)0 -
That's great, and there's me feeling all smug having gone from 86kg to 81kg since christmas.2012 Cannondale Synapse0
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Well done! You're an inspiration.0
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Awesome stuff, Very well done. i want to lose a stone or so and it seems so trivial compared to your journey.
Best of luck losing the last bit.0 -
Inspiring stuff! I wish I had half the will power.0
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Well done, I am awestruck by how far you have come, and I thought shedding 14lbs was going to be hard!
SimonCurrently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Dude, chapeau!
Awesome. Well done.
Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
amazing!
Must be a massive buzz for you looking at the first and last photos side by side!
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Great work Gaz, for me the biggest difference in the photo's is that you are smiling in the last one! You are obviously (and rightly) proud of a great achievement! Inspiring!0
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An inspriation indeed, your self discipline must be tremendous. What a milestone 275lb will be!0
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Fecking awesome work dude!!!!
An inspiration to me I have to say. "This area left purposefully blank"
Sign hung on my head everyday till noon.
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Well done Gaz, phenomenal effort!Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
Viner Magnifica '08 ; Condor Squadra
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Thanks everyone, I really REALLY appreciate your comments
GazOn a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
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Welcome back Gaz 8)0
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That must have taken some doing - I am seriously impressed with your willpower Gaz."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Chapeau mate, nice work.
I can't even begin to imagine how good you must feel, including the boost your life-expectancy no doubt.
Keep at it.
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Well played lad. "I have a plan, a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a fox." (from the Blackadder TV series)0
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I think watching the photos go from landscape to portrait was the biggest bonus! Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Stunning effort that. I can't imagine how much willpower that must have taken. I can only repeat the previous "chapeau!"0
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I am amazed and inspired by your efforts good sir.
Not sure I have the bottle for before and after pictures myself. I'm only 2 weeks in to my weight loss / health gain efforts and it hurts already.
I am going to bookmark this page and keeping coming back when I feel I can't be bothered with the bike today, because I am sure it will happen.0 -
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!0
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Well done there!
Genuinely impressive achievement!0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:I think watching the photos go from landscape to portrait was the biggest bonus!
LOL
Shame im still so ugly tho eh ?
On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
Boy Lard wrote:I am amazed and inspired by your efforts good sir.
Not sure I have the bottle for before and after pictures myself. I'm only 2 weeks in to my weight loss / health gain efforts and it hurts already.
I am going to bookmark this page and keeping coming back when I feel I can't be bothered with the bike today, because I am sure it will happen.
Give it time, you will get there !On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
gb155 wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:I think watching the photos go from landscape to portrait was the biggest bonus!
LOL
Shame im still so ugly tho eh ?
Face for radio here pal....Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
I have to say this.
Are you sure you are being realistic about your goal weight?
You don't look like a man who needs to lose 5 stone.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:gb155 wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:I think watching the photos go from landscape to portrait was the biggest bonus!
LOL
Shame im still so ugly tho eh ?
Face for radio here pal....
Another dig at my radio interview ? LOL On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
TailWindHome wrote:I have to say this.
Are you sure you are being realistic about your goal weight?
You don't look like a man who needs to lose 5 stone.
To be fair I do need to, but I have a few stone of skin I need to "cut" away, I suppose without that skin I would be there or there abouts at the goal weight I have set.On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0
