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My fitness change in one picture

January 23, 2015

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One and a half year ago today, I started my change towards a better life style. I started making food from scratch, have slightly more fruit, veg and fish into my diet, and most importantly, I started working out regularly four times a week. This resulted in me stopping to drink alcohol last summer, to get even healthier. My weight started at 239,8 lbs and I am currently down to 199 lbs and have reached my first of many goals. In all this diet hysteria times, and miracle cures, I wanted to share my story. I have followed the hard work and common sense program, also known as World Health Organization guidelines for healthy eating and working out. I have invested one and a half years into this, and will spend the next twenty years doing the same thing. Don’t get your body out of balance, balance it correctly instead

Here is the picture that shows the results
Before

After

17 responses to “My fitness change in one picture”

trevi bennett

January 23, 2015 at 6:40 pm

Very cool

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1. MesAyah
  
  January 23, 2015 at 7:43 pm
  
  Thanks
  
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  1. trevi bennett
    
    January 23, 2015 at 7:58 pm
    
    Would you be interested in checking out my Health + Wellness page? Not sure if you’re into taking it to the next level but seems like you are well on your path to wellness, congrats. I’d love to shoot you a link to check out, what’s your email?
  2. MesAyah
    
    January 23, 2015 at 8:01 pm
    
    I could always check it out. I am all about balance but open for good advice. Send to: espen.stenersrod@mesotopia.no
  3. trevi bennett
    
    January 26, 2015 at 9:20 pm
    
    Cools, I just sent you an email. Let me know when you’ve had a chance to check it out:)
frequentneed

January 23, 2015 at 7:34 pm

while I don’t follow any program but my own and make an effort to stay knowledgeable about food exercise and health, your new habits are sound. I love stories of common sense and reasonable thinking in regard to physical health.
People think it stops there, with a weight loss or body image. But it doesn’t. If we were all more fastidious and consistent with such things we’d know how it helps our mind body and spirit to be physically healthy and putting good foods into our bodies and actively working them would give one a sense of well being beyond what we can imagine.
Congratulations 🙂

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1. MesAyah
  
  January 23, 2015 at 7:42 pm
  
  Thank you. And yes i totally agree with that. There is no health benefits in the long run for miracle diets. I have friends and colleagues on constant diets. After christmas diet, after easter diet, summer body, after summer retreat, and it goea on and on and on, because they are only willing to change for a short amount of time. I had my second Christmas in a row where i actually lost weight, because my routine is nutrition and good meals, so i loose muscle and weight if i eat crap now.
  
  Good to see that i am not alone with common sense, life takes time, and i have taken of age and wrinkles from my face
  
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anshulstefandre

January 23, 2015 at 7:45 pm

great job my friend

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1. MesAyah
  
  January 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm
  
  Thank you my good man! B-)
  
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mochalovegoddess

January 23, 2015 at 8:57 pm

Great post. It’s always a joy to come across someone losing weight without the use of shakes, wraps, drugs, etc.

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Curt Mekemson

January 23, 2015 at 10:32 pm

Balance is what it is all about. Good work and congratulations. –Curt

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Foghorn The IKonoclast

January 24, 2015 at 12:24 am

i am working on that too and working out my upper body so some of that will be added bulk because I turn 59 soon.. omg, where did the years go? Class? Class? Class?

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simon7banks

January 24, 2015 at 8:53 am

Impressive, except your diet appears to have caused you to lose your hair!

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1. MesAyah
  
  January 24, 2015 at 9:44 am
  
  Hahahaha. My haircut clipper caused that problem. I was only suppose to trim, but the clipper disagreed
  
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2. vishalicious
  
  January 24, 2015 at 11:46 am
  
  I was going to comment with the same observation!
  
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Nancy Loderick

February 25, 2015 at 10:17 pm

Hi,

Thanks for the inspiring post and pictures. I have also found that moderation in everything is key – moderation in food intake, exercise and life.

Keep up the good work! 🙂

Nancy

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Patrick Herr

April 5, 2015 at 8:49 am

Just a little smile and it will be perfect 😉 great job ! Bravo

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