I lost 401 pounds without surgery or pills. All Carb cycling Baby! Working on adding muscle, tryin to gain weight, I know WTF!
Meet David Smith, he was 630 lbs (2003).
And now weights 229 lbs (2007).
This is his story:
I used to weigh 630 pounds. I have been overweight all my life. I was close to death. I was written off by everyone, even myself. All of a sudden I woke up it seemed from my dispair and I relized feeling sorry about my life wasn’t going to solve my problems. I decided to change my existance. I weigh 229 now, I lost 401 pounds but I have excess skin. I wear a Large shirt and I can fit in a 34 waist. WEIGHTLOSS IS DONE! When I first started loseing it was hard, I could only walk 500ft. I can now walk for days. I had problems doing everything, but I percievered over every obsticale. People used to laugh in my face, take pictures, and other degrading stuff. Now its another story getting buff, and so on. All within 3 years of starting. Crazy part is that Im only half done! I want to be around 230 solid cut up when done. I need surgery to remove excess skin, all my surgeries have been recorded for TV and will probally air next year. I have had 2 surgeries so far. One on Dec 7th and one on Feb 28th. These two surgeries removed 22.5 pounds of skin. The average person has 7 to 8 pounds of skin. My upper body is almost done I just need one more surgery. My lower body needs a inner thigh lift as well. If anyone wants to know how I did it check out Staxsystem.com
July 2003 - 630 lbs
december 2006 - 270 lbs The challenge with extra skin. The struggle is not over yet.
2007 - 229 lbs - After the first surgery - skin removal - 16 pounds of stomach removed.
2007 - 220 lbs - After two operation. He looks awesome!
More pictures after/before surgery:
skin pic old 15lbs lighter more tone feb 06
Kinda new stomach
8 weeks outa surgery
Skin removal Surgery
me at 229 was 630
skin pic old 15lbs lighter more tone feb 06
Surgery 2-28-07
10-10-06
Congratulations David! You did an amazing change in your life and you are an inspiration for many unhappy souls out there.
Other links :
David’s Myspace Page - where you can leave him a message for his great effort!
His profile on bodyspace.bodybuilding.com
Meet Jessica 7 years - 222 kilos - 500 pounds
This post was written by bullets on June 15, 2007
Good job, man ! Better hope you don’t gain it back.
I cannot believe commercials are replacing telling real news in this country.
I had a cousin who died from complications of obesity a little over a year ago. He was 31 & weighed approx. 600 pounds. His body just shut down on him. I wanted to take the time to say that you are in inspiration for those out there who think they are trapped or that there is no hope or help- thank you for sharing your very personal journey.
I feel you are a brave individual and I wish you the best.
Hey. Late at night, ran across this. So, from some random guy in some random place: congratulations. Keep it up. Don’t be afraid to reward yourself for the things you do right, and don’t be afraid to forgive yourself for the things you do wrong. I’m really impressed with what you’ve done.
It would be awesome if you could use a compressed air canister to inflate your remaining flappy skin. It would be a great party trick.
Hardcore, man. What kinds of improvements in your general lifestyle and sense of well being has this brought about?
Damn man nice job. Maybe you and your bud can start a family now. Congrats.
Great job
i’m sure it’ll give a lot of motivation to someone with a similar problem.
Godd job man.
Great job!
Stick with your new routine!!!
you rock !!!
I truly hope that you use this opportunity to help others. I dont think you would go through this and not think of the impact you could have on individuals that need inspiration and guidance in this area.
Good luck and god bless.
David,
Your truly amazing,
I have always been fit my whole life, started when I was 11, I am 33 now, but I can only imagine the courage, and the strength that you have to undergo this transformation.
Good Luck with your new life, and I am glad to hear your going to pay it forward. The reward of this is endless.
Bryan
Way to go man!
hey David I think you are great
good job and keep up the good work
best regards
Rebekka from Iceland
David,
From looking at the pictures alone, I can see a major transformation. Not just with your outward appearance but also the look in your face in the after pics, you seem to show a lot of confidence and hope. With that said, with your “new” body, I hope you always retain a humble attitude, “Don’t get cocky kid”, guess where thats from :).
I wish good fortune to you!
I am all respect for you. There’s nothing else that can be said.
Respect, all the way.
So awesome! You are an amazing person to have accomplished what you have. I hope you are enjoying yourself on your amazing journey!!!
Hey guy! That’s amazing!! You are an example for everyone who wants to lose weight!! How does it feel when you see again your dick? ;oP
lulz
Madre mia, yo nose como preferiria estar, con los pellejos o con la barriga… nose lo q es peor, encima ahora con toda la cicatriz por el cuerpo… vaya tela colega…
Way to go, man. Honestly. Four thumbs up, hat off, 90 degree bow and d’Artagnan-style reverence.
Are you gonna go for the Guiness, or rather show people how, despite being difficult, it’s something that everyone with obesity problems can (and should) do?
One thing is for sure, you are the first person to prove that this is possible! After the American continent was discovered, everyone said that it wasn’t such a big achievement, after all you just had to get some boats and sail the Ocean Sea (old name of the Atlantic). But they omitted that until the discovery, everyone was dead scared to fall off the edge of the world and of the monsters that supposedly lived there. It took a guy with the balls to overcome any difficulty to do the trip and find the darn continent.
So there you go, you’re the Christopher Colombus of recovery from obesity!
Long and healthy life, and a well-deserved sponsorship to you!
That’s an incredible story and transformation. Good for you in turning around your life and getting a new, healthier start!
Thank you for sharing, you are an inspiration. You’ve proved that there is a way out after hitting rock bottom, all you have to do is decide to do it! Wishing you a happy future. x
Respect!
K puto asco de personaje.
increible, admirable
Faltaba el tipico Gilipoyas k dijera akello de ….. FAKE ! xD
bravo, bravo!!
estoy muy impresionada, te admiro mucho, debe de haberte costado mucho esfuerzo,lo malo es la piel que cuelga pero ahora debes de estar mas sano y eso es lo que importa la salud…
muchos animos desde españa y olé tu resultado.
Pana te felicito., de verdad que es algo impresionante!! la fuerza de voluntad que tienes es grande., engo un cuñado que se llama guillermo que tal vez haga lo mismo ya que tambien pesa como 180 kilos. De verdad Felicitaciones
you´re crazy my friend!!!!!
Well done be allways very proud of your background it makes you speciall bien hecho !!!
Brave! Amazing!!
FAKE
disgusting. all you fatasses should kill yourselves. solves the problem quicker.
thats fucken discusting u looked better as a tub of lard im gonna call u elasto boy hahaha i could use u as my rubber band on my sling shot. haha stretchy dick boy cant get it up go eat some fucken pizza and go back to been a tub of lard!!!!!!!!!!!! .
Superb exercise in willpower. Respect & have a great (new) life.
Awesome. My best goes out to you. You are an inspiration to millions.
y con la grasa que le kitaron tienen pa abastecer de jabón a RumanÃa durante un año..
Felicitaciones, gran paso que distes, exito
hi david!!
i´m from brazil. sorry my poor english. i also make the cirurgie like you. Congratulations for your sucess and corage! Kisses
Congrats! You have worked hard to achieve this much progress & you are almost there. Keep
it up. Nevermind worrying about what all the negative people have to say. You have plenty of
people who are cheering for you!
alucinante
Oh My God, I would have shot myself way before doing all of it.
Thats Phat!
All he did, was eating Kellogs K-Special for 2 weeks.
Man, you are amazing! Keep up the good work!
Damn thats impressive! I’m a (weigth)looser myself, I started out at 485lbs and currently
I weigh in at 309. I can only applaud you in your great work, even though Im noway near your
numbers, I know what it’s all about and how hard it can be at times.
I’m thinking about skin removal surgery myself when I’ve lost a few more pounds, It’s kind
of “flabbery” allready and my guesses are that it wount get any better when I lose
the rest of my excessive fat.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for the inspiration, the scales havent been
shifting the right way for me lately, but now it’s time to change that.
Btw, there’s a swedish saying, dunno If it’s used in english/american, I’ll try to translate::
“I’m fat, your stupid, I could go on a diet…”
Peace
man, that sucks! i’ve never seen that thing in my life!!!
how did u get that fat in the first place?!?! u play wow? =D
eres tonto
hola espero estes bien vi tus fotos son increibles pero espero que te encuentres bien que tengas saluderes joven sigue adelante te escribo de la ciudad de mexico
I can’t believe people are saying disrespectful things and think they are funny. It takes
an enormous amount of strength to do what you did. I am amazed at what you did for yourself.
I think you are going to go far. I hope and pray that you commit to keeping it off long
term that is the hard part. I lost 139 pounds before and gained it all back. You have
to stick with your regimen so you don’t go back to putting it back no. I wish you the
very best of luck. You should be so proud of yourself. Keep up the good work. Also
I want to say thank you for putting up the pictures and videos of your progress. It is
truly amazing. I suffer from morbid obesity myself and understand what it does to a person.
I just hope that I can take it off and keep it off once again.
Congratulations, im lost 30 kilograms in one year .But you are the best .
QUÉ CRACK, ENHORABUENA POR TU PERDIDA DE PESO!
I just saw him on Oprah!!!http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid464021199/bclid463916479/bctid1326439387
JOJOJOJOJOJO,fat never more. congratulation maldito gordo. seguramente sos la inspiracion de muchas almas torturadas bajo una capa de grasa.
I Just wanted to say this is truely an Amazing story. Don’t Listen to the people who put you down, that is amazing. You are a true inspiration to people every where that shows you can do anything when you put your mind to it. Conggrat’s and i wish you a safe happy and healthy year to come. i also hope all goes well with your surgerys.
yours truley, Tera
hola yo soy de santa cruz bolivia y cuando vi las imagenes me quede sorprendida por q he visto varios casos de sobrepeso y el tuyo es muy sorprendente me alegro por ti sigue adelante … muy bueno tu esfuerzo ..
Oh man, what a job… I can’t believe it… Jesus Christ…
It is incredible…
Congratulations.
David did an amazing thing when he lost all of that weight. Unfortunatley, losing so much weight does leave you with an incredible amount of excess skin. David still felt obese because of that skin. I know the doctor that did all of David’s skin removal. He did a great job and really there are only a few surgeons that specialize in this area. You can check it out at drmazaheri.com
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! YOU’RE FUCKING AMAZING! Most people don’t even have the dedication to go on weight loss programs or the courage to go under the knife. You’re an epic hero. ROCK ON DAVID.
You look very handsome! We are very proud of you! You make and amazing job, we know for our own experience that it’s fucking difficult…
Good work,nothing more important than good health and a good life style.
Wow, that was amazing! Keep up the good work, you look hot!
WOW! YOU LOOK SO GOOD IAM SOOOO PROUD OF YOU! I WAS ALWAYS SKINNY ALL MOST OF MY LIFE BUT TILL ABOUT 3YRS AGO I HAD MY 2ND CHILD AND I GAINED A BIT OF WEIGHT AND I NEVER NEW HOW HARD IT WAS 2 LOOSE TILL I GOT 2 THIS POINT. BUT I HAVE BEEN TRYING MORE LATELY AND I PRAY IT HELPS CAUSE I JUST DONT NO WHAT 2 REALY DO IF IT DONT BUT SEEING YOU MAKE A CHILL IN MY BODY AND I DO HAVE FAITH AND I THINK IF OTHER PPL CAN THEN I CAN! BUT I JUST WANTED 2 SAY YOU ARE OUT~STANDING AND YOU MAKE A DIFFRENCE IN PPL LIVES THANK YOU! ALWAYS MELISSA
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD KEEP ME POSTED ON HOW UR DOING? AT PMELISSA10@YAHOO.COM I GOT A MYSPACE AND I WOULD LOVE 2 HEAR OF STORY’S OF PPL THAT HAVE LOST WEIGHT AND HOW THEY DID IT.MELISSA
dude. he looks seriously adorable.
makes me want to get my chunky ass off the couch. if i he can go through that amazing transformation, i can drop a few pounds myself. =]
Uau!
I am proud to see what you have done!
Very motivating!
WoW!
U are awesome
u should had write a journal and now get to publish is would be so fun and interesting to read it!
disgusting
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Is there any interest?
hallo you are fantastik…i take my hat off for you
I just want to take a moment to say “well done” to you, as many others have done too. You Sir, are an inspiration to many and your determination should be an example to all. I wish you all the very best in your life and your new lifestyle.
Jim,
Scotland
Your story blows my mind and leaves me speechless! What you’ve done is absolutely brilliant. I’m halfway through getting 50lbs off of me…and to think of the years I spent believing that getting rid of it was a monumental task, nearly impossible…to think of the number of times I failed when I tried and felt I had again proven what a nearly impossible task it was makes me feel like an idiot right now. But you have just inspired me beyond description. What a blast! You are great. And damned good looking too!