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u/lolopiro
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why is everyone congratulating him? he still has plenty of red flowers that need tl be changed to yellow
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u/mentaldrummer66 May 10 '26 •
I ran out of paint :(
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u/Central__ May 10 '26
Whoa dude, you're unrecognizable.. you're a whole new person. Also isn't that the field in Spider-Man Far From Home?
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u/mightyfine87
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That’s really awesome brother
Takes such hard work and commitment, proud of you man and you look great 👏🔥
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u/Major747 May 10 '26 •
I know! Wearing a backpack for a whole year is a sure commitment!
JK
Amazing transformation
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u/Bombadil54 May 10 '26 •
It helps that's he's been outstanding in his field for a year.
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u/Proud_Accident_5873 May 10 '26
Applause, brother! I'm personally from the pun capital of my country and that was solid. 🏆
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u/roxieh May 10 '26
He looks like a completely different person. Holy shit.
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u/assblast420 May 10 '26
He's half the man he used to be
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u/DavidAdamsAuthor May 10 '26
One of my favourite lines of TV is from the original Men In Black, where Will Smith's character is being interrogated by the fact cop.
"If you were half the man I am-"
"What are you talking about? I am half the man you are."
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u/Professional-Hat-331 May 10 '26
I make this joke about my dad all the time lol. Went from 165 to low 80's (kg). So proud of him.
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u/ppprrrrr May 10 '26
I came to the comments thinking this was something about how the tulip fields had changed, and the top comment was making a joke that this person changed, and then I looked back at the pic and realized it wasnt a joke and that this is probably the same person, holy.
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u/Complex_Sorbet_8473
May 10 '26
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FUCK YEAH! Well done man, I'm proud of you!
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u/PoppedCork May 10 '26
How did you succeed ?
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u/gid0ze May 10 '26
kinda wondering as well... for a friend that I really care about and worry about. :(
awesome to see this
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u/RedIceBreaker May 10 '26
Not OP but a similar story. It was a few years ago when I needed to lose a good bit of weight so I'm going from and oldish memory. I did a few things but it all came down to calories in < calories out.
A few rules that I found helped me were:
No eating after 7 pm (unless I haven't eaten a good lunch or dinner that day). It stopped me from snacking.
Carry water around most times. My brain often told me I was hungry when I was actually thirsty.
Lots of walks. If I could get from A to B in foot, the. I did. I went for many morning walks before work too. I'd listen to music or audiobooks on the walk so I wasn't bored.
Eventually I got into running an other sports but I managed to lose a good chunk before even getting into more intense sports. Walking was an amazing exercise tbh.
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u/DownrightDrewski May 10 '26
Yeah, walking is something everyone should do as much as possible as it has so many different benefits.
I'm on a weight loss journey at the moment, and walking 15k steps or so a day is really helping.
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u/Vektorien May 10 '26
Walking didn't work for me, I'd get frustrated with how slow going around town is. Riding my bike is what did it. If there's anywhere I need/want to go to that I can cycle to in around 20 minutes, I most probably will, with the heaviest gear engaged so I'm sure to be putting in some effort.
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u/lukwes1 May 10 '26
As someone that has lost 20kg over the last 8 months ish, my tips are:
Count calories (Single most important factor)
Start Gymming/Training/Doing some sort of sport (This is less about losing weight but for mental health and to start living more healthy)
And I also take wegovy, this doesn't change how you lose weight but it makes it easier to start eating less. And if you start being more active and healthy, once you transition off it, it will be easier to keep those losses.
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u/Serito May 10 '26
Can't stress enough the benefits of doing any sort of movement with the goal of getting healthier rather than losing weight. You can get healthier before losing weight and it's a great motivator. You will feel great.
Weight loss is mostly about diet but the mindset shift being active fosters helps immensely
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u/az4547 May 10 '26
Lost 20kg in around that time as well 2 years ago. I agree wholeheartedly with the advice.
What I would add is that without medication, what helped me eat less was cutting most carbs (especially for lunch/dinner) and eating a ton of protein. It takes a while to get used to not filling full for the first 30min after eating but then you're satiated for a long time. It is also a wonderful diet to keep after getting back to a maintenance diet. I added back some simpler carbs now and then but still mostly enjoy eating a ton of vegetables in place of where potatoes/rice/pasta would be before.
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u/Automatic-Ebb9872 May 10 '26
Can't speak to the OPs journey, but for what it's worth, I've gone from 130kg in August '25 to 82kg today, and I'll be honest the primary motivator last year was a huge sense of embarrassment that I couldn't hack a walk round a country estate on a family trip.
The day after that, setup Lose It! with the goal of 3/4 kg a week and used some simple ground rules
* No restrictions on what I eat, as long as it fits (caveat here, I avoided chocolate as its my kryptonite!)
* Fasting over night once I've had dinner, and skipping breakfast.
The weight largely came off at 1kg a week fairly consistently, I think as my activity level is slightly above their sedentary level, and mostly did go over the calorie budget each day, but didn't stress about it, just be honest and keep going. Hope that helps someone.
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u/Traditional_Fox2428 May 10 '26
I’m on a similar journey. I’ll share my advice. I had tried every diet going and failed year after year. Did some sums and decided I could afford mounjaro. It is truly life changing. No side effects for me and I would say don’t listen to the scare stories about long term effects etc. it’s been used for a long time for diabetes patients and the risks are well known.
Also paired with 30mins exercise of some form every day without fail and aggressively accurate calorie counting.
I fully understand that it’s the exercise and calorie counting that’s causing the weight loss. The mounjaro is controlling the addiction to food and keeping me on track. I 100% know that without the medication I wouldn’t be losing weight. As I had tried the calorie counting and exercise before and failed repeatedly.
I’m now 24kg down in just over 4 months and life has never been easier. No longer on any medication and diabetes fully in remission.Feel free to share this with your friend. I hope
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u/Few_Barracuda_8313 May 10 '26
eat less and count your calories is the only thing you need. all those weird rules and life habits people make up just confuse people and make it seem like its a drastic change and too much effort.
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u/apexxin May 10 '26
GLP-1s work. Down a hundo here.
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u/Turbulent_Gazelle530 May 10 '26
It's a pretty safe assumption that any major weight loss we see now is aided by GLPs. And who cares? It works and why not use it. It's to the point where it would be silly not to use them.
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u/Educational-Bit-3296 May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
Absolutely not diminishing what this dude has done, but he posts over at Mounjaro. That's how he lost all weight. I say this as someone who has lost a lot of weight on Mounjaro.
Edit: this might not even be OP, could be a bot. 🤔
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u/onlyusingonehand May 10 '26
As someone who is currently going through this (Started at 220, Currently 145, goal is 130) and who has only been at it for 8 months, quite literally, calories in, calories out. Thats it. I dont care what I eat, how much I move, let alone excercise. I just set myself to a 1600 daily calorie limit, keep track of 99% of everything i eat, and the weight just falls off. You just have to get used to being hungry, after that it is one of the easiest things I've ever done.
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u/Ree_For_Thee May 10 '26
It is cal in/out on the drugs, but it's important to point out how hard it was to "just count calories" if you're not taking the drug. The hormones these drugs control are responsible for most of our eating habits. It's just not about free will, or "just do X, bro".
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u/adod1 May 10 '26
I assume a bot that wont answer at this point.
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u/Sherringdom May 10 '26
It has to be. 77kg in a year is a dangerous amount of weight loss and you’d see far more loose skin in his face.
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u/KindSpray33
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You lost a whole person, wow!
Also, that's like a 1500 kcal deficit on average every day.
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u/Mnt_Julp May 10 '26
Zepbound's a hell of a drug. Especially considering it may be better at reducing cardiovascular events and promoting longevity than weight loss.
Anyone considering trying it should. I lost 50 lbs and feel 15 years younger. I can do 10 pull ups. Turns out my bad shoulders were actually just fat.
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u/mndii May 10 '26
Did he say he took drugs to lose the weight or are you just assuming?
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u/Apathetic89 May 10 '26
You don't lose that much weight in a year without some major assistance in drugs, assuming he's telling the truth.
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u/Mnt_Julp May 10 '26
Someone else did the math. It works out to a 1500 deficit daily. That’s not been sustainable for people with access to food prior to the wide use of GLP1 drugs.
I’m a physician.
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u/Nyteflame7 May 10 '26
One year?! I've been working out for 11 months and I've gone from 359 to 289. I thought I was killing it, but YOU'RE amazing!
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u/thecarrierogers May 11 '26
Dude you're STILL killing it! Don't compare yourself to others. Their weight loss journey is completely different from yours. I commend you for your progress. It isn't easy by any means, so please dont diminish what you have done.
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u/Photonex May 10 '26
You likely gained a lot of muscle mass that offsets the weight loss from fat. Exercise is not what drives weight loss, diet does.
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u/Castielstablet May 10 '26
don't get discouraged, one of the other commentors found that the OP id using mounjaro. You are doing it for real, the OP basically bought a subscription to stay slim. As soon as he stops taking it, he will start getting weight again unfortunately.
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u/wanderingstorm May 10 '26
handsome before, handsome after. Those curls!
Good for you on the weight loss.
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u/histree6 May 10 '26
are you in the netherlands?
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u/Various-Tooth2613 May 10 '26
Its in Norfolk England, I was there last week
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u/EdgedancerSpren May 10 '26
Yeah, definitely looks English. Too much fluffy trees compared to the Dutch pristine rows of poplar/alders.
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u/EdgedancerSpren May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
Background trees & landscape don't look Dutch. I mean, we have huge tulip fields, but the background just looks too hilly and random and not Dutch
Edit: although hilly could be indicating dunes, the colour of the sky doesn't match for that. IDK, not a geoguesser.
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u/thefrenchphanie May 10 '26
It also could be Mt Vernon, Wa .
But it is most likely Norfolk. That building.
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u/Case_Blue
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Those flowers have barely changed!
Who's that other guy?...
All joking aside, well done sir. Hats off.
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u/--SimSim-- May 10 '26
Oh so the pink ones were not selling as good as the yellow ones? Good to know, thanks 😉
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u/_Winter-Wolf_ May 10 '26
Shaving your beard really makes a difference, wow
Also, congrats on your weight loss 🎉
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u/Darkbert550 May 10 '26
God damn, standing in a field for an entire YEAR? Serious commitment, congrats!
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u/cofiddle May 10 '26
Went from the guy who picked up Spiderman in a flower field to Spiderman getting picked up in a flower field
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u/adzio292 May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
How? I've done my simple calculations and you'd need to be on a 1450kcal deficit for a 366 days to achieve this. 1450kcal deficit for a whole year is unrealistic and very dangerous (gallstones from rapid weight loss, hair loss, kidney damage, liver dysfunction, severe fatigue, potential heart arrhythmias and damage from atrophy, risk of cardiac arrest, hormonal problems, and many more). Its better to make this journey longer but much safer so about 500-700kcal deficit. (Yeah when someone weights 150kg 1450kcal deficit can be safe but when you drop below 120kg then you have to cut the deficit to max 900kcal, my calculations are saying that he was on 1450 deficit for a whole yeah, if he'd be on a smaller deficit when he got below certains weights then he would need to be on much higher deficit on the beginning like 2000kcal so either way its absolutely not healthy to lose so much weight in such a short time) Edit: to clarify one thing, good for you that you managed to make it and lose weight (im glad) but let's dont encourage people to do this in a very risky way. Its better to make it slow and healthier than risk your life going after dream figure
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u/arnold_bernard1 May 10 '26
How? Most likely some sort of glp-1 through 3 and heavy supplementation. Really wish people would start saying how they do these unrealistic body changes. It's no different than fitness influencers taking a whole bunch of peds and not disclosing, then having some poor impressionable lad get body dismorphia cause no matter what they do they don't look like the body of the PED uped influencer.
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u/nunya123 May 10 '26
Could’ve had bariatric surgery as well. Def something going on since that is an insane any of weight loss in a year.
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u/midunda May 10 '26
I'm glad I'm not the only one to calculate it, if it's literally exactly one year difference between the pics that's 1.46Kg per week which is doable but seems pretty extreme.
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u/augur42 May 10 '26
My thoughts too, no doctor is going to be happy with that loss rate. Slow and steady is the way to make the weight loss safe, and more likely that OP will keep the weight off.
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u/poottato May 10 '26
From just the title and the first image I totally expected this to be a trans before and after lol
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u/OneSpicyPapShmear May 10 '26
I know there’s a shitload of hard work behind that wry smile in the second photo. Congrats!
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u/kim0chiii66 May 10 '26
Hope you're having a great time and I looooove the Gojira shirt in the first pic!!
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u/throwawaybanana_6373 May 10 '26
Keep killing it king, you look fking great! Be proud of your accomplishments, your hard work really paid off!
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u/s_yk09 May 10 '26
I wish I have the discipline for such an amazing dedication and transformation. Good job brother!!
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u/Mistaken_Stranger May 10 '26
Wow you're right a year does make a big difference there's far more yellow flowers than pink and red this year. Amazing transformation sir well worth the effort.
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u/Delicious-Weird-5826 May 10 '26
It just goes to show that sunlight instantly makes a photo look better.
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Congratulations on this achievement
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u/Tenn_Mike May 10 '26
I read a quote on another sub yesterday that really stuck with me:
“You are under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.”
Unbelievable change, OP. It takes real courage and resilience to make a radical change, and you should be super proud.
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u/theberyllium97 May 10 '26
Great job. It almost looked like you are a whole new person. Amazing.
I am starting on my weight loss journey so photos like this give me more reason to keep going. So thank you for sharing this.
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u/magister_nemo May 10 '26
That's amazing - I see they're expecting to sell a lot more yellow this year \s
Seriously though, congrats on the results of your efforts.
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u/Annies_58008 May 10 '26
Dude walked around the entire earth and came back to that same spot one year later.
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u/Theguert May 10 '26
Right on dude! Way to work!! You look in such better health, and hopefully also improves quality of life. Need more people promoting what you do.
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u/Existing_Way_6438 May 10 '26
Bro looks amazing and can we just take a second to realize hes also standing in the flower field similar to where peter parker was in after getting his ass kicked by mysterio in far from home.
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u/lbh43v3r May 10 '26
My actual words when I hit next were 'lol fuck off dude'. I can't even drop a single kg haha. Amazing work dude.
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u/tehmungler May 10 '26
Holy shit, you lost a whole person dude. Seriously, congratulations dude! Great job.
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u/True-Personality-511 May 10 '26
Inspiration brother. I was at 160 pounds and got up to 250 pounds and I have no clue how I let that happen. I’m working on getting to around 180 and am down to 227 now. This was inspirational. Thank you and great work.
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u/its_a_wild_connor May 10 '26
Well done dude! I'm on my way down from 217kg. Look forward to posting my 1 year update when it comes around! Congratulations again brother you're smashing it!👌💪
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u/note223 May 10 '26
Proud of you brother! I checked my weight for the first time in a year the other day, compared to my last years April appointment I’ve lost 67 pounds! I weighed in at 207 and my appointment details said 274!
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u/jcantu8 May 10 '26
I mean, don’t just leave us hanging lol tell us what the routine looked like, the discipline
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u/Shawodiwodi13 May 10 '26
Impressive, hope you changed your life so it will feel natural to keep it this way. So many people go through the jojo motion. Hope you are and feel healthier and better now. Be proud.
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u/Wires1996 May 10 '26
Your smile is real in the second photo and I can tell you're free from most burden
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u/skoupidia22 May 10 '26
Good lord, think I've never seen a 151k up votes on anything. Besides that I'm sure I've never seen a person change in such a drastic amazing way. Just WOW Dude 🦁
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u/The_Mammoth_Hunter May 10 '26
A) fuckin good for you dude, awesome job. That took a LOT of work.
B) groovy Godzilla shirt; diggin it
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u/Motherhoodie May 10 '26
You look like a completely different person🤯 you were handsome in both versions but this recent is definitely better for your overall health❤
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u/MoustachedPotatoes May 10 '26
Whoa whoa whoa whoa I need to lose weight for a surgery, how did you manage all that in a year? Like did you do anything specific or just start dieting and exercising?
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u/seehoo May 10 '26
Congratulations!! You've done amazing work, and you should feel amazing about yourself! 👏☺️
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u/ManiAAC41 May 11 '26
I'm not impressed. Unless his backpack started the year with a MASSIVE amount of calories in it, anybody could have lost a ton of weight just by standing in that field of flowers for a full year.
Plus, the thermogenic effects of trying to maintain body temperature standing there during the winter months should have induced even higher calorie burn.
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u/Melindas37 May 20 '26
You my love are an inspiration!!! I love this for you… may you always keep on shining
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u/Thaco-king May 10 '26
Congrats on the work you put in to get there! I always fight my weight and know it's not easy to lose weight, your strong and dedicated!
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