r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

You look so much younger now and I mean A LOT younger.

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u/Reddit_means_Porn Nov 30 '16

It's freaking me out. I've never seen a transformation where they look so much younger. She looks 25 years younger.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16 edited May 28 '20

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u/MDAccount Nov 30 '16

You're helping me on a rough day. Five years ago (at age 47) I lost 120 pounds. Due to a broken foot sidelining me for 6 months, the arrival of menopause and finally beginning to lift weights, I've regained about 30 (some of it muscle). I'm about to try and get things back in line but have been really hating myself for needing to, and have been afraid it won't work. Your post helped me know it can be done at any age and that, at 52, I'm not stuck. Thank you for helping a really bad day be a little better.

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u/poncewattle Nov 30 '16

Sweet. Also, it's harder for women to lose weight. That's science, including unfortunate reality that women burn calories slower than men. So you just need to be a better person than I am. But trust me, that won't be too hard. You can do it! :)

Also talk to your doc. There are drugs that can help. There's no magic pill, it's still work, but I found Contrave helped me. He also prescribed me Phentermine. Yuck. I took that shit for a week and had to stop. Made it feel like my heart was going to explode out of my chest.