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Way to go Jerry Jr, good work on losing the weight. Jerry how long did it take you to lose that weight? How long are your workout sessions?

http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=104784

Wait, Jerry Jr losing weight? I didn't know he needed to lose any

Apparently last year he had a mini-stroke and it really opened his eyes. I didnt even notice anything amiss with him at graduation last year.

ATrain, I got up to 238 pounds between 2008 and 2012. Had been on high blood pressure medicine for 15 years or so and the doc wanted me to add cholesterol medicine. I didn't want to do that so I changed my eating habits in early 2012. 4everfsu, I changed my habits slowly -- got rid of sweet tea the first month, burgers the next month, desserts the third month, started cutting back on bread after that, etc. I found if you change habits slowly, it is easier to adjust.

The docs thought the episode in May 2012 was migraine related. Found out six months later it was a TIA or mini-stroke. As it turns out, I lost weight and got my blood pressure under control just in time. The way it was explained to me, high blood pressure causes blood vessels in the brain to become blocked. That leads to strokes. (In my case, I was fortunate it was mini-strokes that did no permanent damage. The numbness only lasted a couple minutes at a time.) After blood pressure returns to normal, the vessels open back up or grow back in a few months to a year. I am off the blood pressure meds now, never started the cholesterol medicine and I don't snore anymore! Feels great to be back to my college weight of 165.

JLFJR wrote:ATrain, I got up to 238 pounds between 2008 and 2010. Had been on high blood pressure medicine for 15 years or so and the doc wanted me to add cholesterol medicine. I didn't want to do that so I changed my eating habits in early 2012. 4everfsu, I changed my habits slowly -- got rid of sweet tea the first month, burgers, the next month, desserts the third month, started cutting back on bread after that, etc. I found if you change habits slowly, it is easier to adjust. The docs thought the episode in May 2012 was migraine related. Found out six months later it was a TIA or mini-stroke. As it turns out, I lost weight and got my blood pressure under control just in time. The way it was explained to me, high blood pressure causes blood vessels in the brain to become blocked. After blood pressure returns to normal, the vessels open back up or grow back in a few months to a year. I am off the blood pressure meds now, never started the cholesterol medicine and I don't snore anymore. Feels great!

I'm sure Mrs JLFJR is happy too

And 4everfsu, I only work out about 2 hours per week. Almost all of the weight loss came from changing eating habits.

I haven't been 165 since elementary school.

It's definitely an inspiration what you guys have been doing though. Hoping to make an impact myself for my family. I think they'd like to keep me around a few more years.

Thanks for sharing.

Diet is huge. Eat good food, do a decent amount of moving around (don't sit for more than 3 hours at a time), and you will lose weight.