Not really certain why this showed up in my algorithm, but you flat out killed it. You lost 100kg, look ten years younger and showed a realistic and honest look at the work that is needed to do this.
I just love the fact that you acknowledged that you were pushing yourself too hard. Hitting your goals is important, but doing so healthily is even more important
First, congratulations, that’s amazing! Second, don’t hate me but I did skip around the video so sorry if you did mention this, but towards the end you mentioned not recognizing yourself, and having a hard time giving yourself credit. If you haven’t already, please consider therapy. As someone who has been overweight their whole life, with brief periods of weight loss but never being able to keep it off, it wasn’t until this year that I not only lost weight but that it feels sustainable, and I owe that to starting therapy for the first time to tackle my unhealthy relationship with food, how much it preoccupied my thoughts, and body image issues. Since starting therapy, I went from 335 to 235 lbs and getting pretty close to my goal weight. I was so obsessed with hitting my goal weight initially that I too didn’t recognize myself, and couldn’t give myself credit for the hard work I was putting in, and something finally clicked with all the work I did on my mental health where I recognized myself, I was proud of myself, and I was content. I found it removed this background layer of anxiety and I’m now enjoying the journey as I get closer to my end goals. I’m also less rigid with my train of thinking in almost all aspects. I know everyone’s journey is their own, so maybe therapy isn’t the answer for you on this specifically, but mental health is important for everyone and I’m a huge advocate for everyone to think of it on their health journey.
Video is blowing up, congratz! 🎉 I lost 20 kgs in the last year and now I am trying to lose 10 more. Even getting 20 kgs leaner was hard, I can't imagine how hard and how changing losing 100kgs is! We'll wait for new update videos, I am currently at 100kgs and hope to meet you in 90 kgs in two months 😊
@@howhardisit yeah sure, keep us updated on what you'll do next. it can be doing exercise and putting up muscle, can be going through skin surgery, learning to keep your weight, etc. you are an inspiration to us!
don't know why this appeared in my feed, but so glad it did. I am 4 weeks and 6kg into trying to lose 40kg. I am finding it very difficult. I have learned how dependent I am on food for mood regulation. (read between the lines, not being able to eat what i want is making me quite grumpy) But your video has really inspired me to push through and keep going. Thank you.
I am the same way, food just has an innate ability to make me feel better, so not having it is infuriating! Well done though, keep pushing and you'll get there :)
The fact that you managed to lose a really considerable amount of weight consistently over the months amazes me! This transformation must be of the best I have ever seen so far! It'd be really interesting to see a muscle gain on top of that too
Absolutely brilliant mate. Would love to interview you for my own channel. I wanted to make some observations if you don’t mind. I struggle with my weight but never more than 8 to 10 kg outside of my healthy weight range. My issue is not so much that I’m all or nothing but I need social support to implement the changes I need. So I’m working with a dietician, to help me implement what I know very well works. I do like your New Zealand humour and maybe that last screen grab of you eating chips, chisels, pizza etc. was part of it but there’s one thing you talked about. You said you’re an all or nothing person. Those who struggle with obesity and particularly class 2,3 obesity, are usually all or nothing people. For example, Most people who don’t struggle with obesity wouldn’t have several packets of chips and a pizza. I just worry that you’ll swing back the other way if you do happen to see that as “eating food”. Those packets of chemicals and lab produced items are not food as you know it, they are more digestible laboratory Creations and they’re okay in small quantities, like a 50 g pack of chips and a 50 g bar of chocolate maybe once or twice a day on a treat day but the fact that you have several open and pizza is possibly going to be a bit of an issue if that looks like an indulgence to you - when that quantity should just never even be an indulgence, at all. Do you know what I mean? I know you won’t eat that way every day but if even that’s considered having a treat day, I just worry you will swing back.
I'm thankful I came across your video. It's so inspiring to see how you reached your goal in the end. Hopefully, that will be me one day. I'm not even hungry anymore; it's just the head hunger and my love for food that make dieting hard. But watching your video gives me motivation. Thank you so much! My goal is to lose 67 kg in a year. My starting weight is 133 kg. I have been doing keto with low-intensity workouts for 2 weeks now, and I have lost 7 kg.
I thought getting past the physical hunger would make it easier but then I started watching a bunch of cooking videos and I just love food so much! I didn't make it easy on myself 😆 Keep up the good work!
Nice work man! I've been going through a similar transformation, albeit a little slower. I'm a short guy standing at 5'4" starting at 284lb (~128kg). I've gotten down to 173lb (~78kg) since July of 2023. All done with diet and exercise, didn't want to go the route of surgery or medications unless absolutely necessary, and so far I'm finding that it hasn't been necessary.
Insane dude, losing weight is nothing but consistency and honesty with our own selves. So many people live lying to themselves and sabotaging their own health. I get so happy when I see a successful story, congratulations!
It's so cool that you documented this process and shared it with the world (and I really love the editing). I have my own complicated feelings around body image so I generally never mention people's weight loss in case it's complicated for them too, but I think now I can safely say that you are looking amazing and you should be so proud of yourself.
It is such a hard topic to navigate, the range of emotions that come up while talking about it vary wildly and don't make any sense to me! Thank you though, I appreciate it :)
Lived in Christchurch, NZ for a year, and the winter there was like a holiday for me (I'm from Finland) 😄I started my weight loss journey at 230kg (I'm 185cm) and am now 188kg, a long way to go but I am taking it easier than the past million times I've tried to lose before. I'm still eating good stuff, I have small portions, around 200 grams. Not all the time, but quite often still. I think for us who have lost and gained many times (but gradually grown heavier), we usually try to get to the goal fast to enjoy food again. It's a bad habit that is difficult to lose. Hopefully you can keep it off with all the new fun activities you get to do :)
Firstly, congratulations! What an achievement, I’m so glad you got through it and helped yourself live. Secondly, thank you. As I type this I am exactly where you were a year ago, over 400lbs and - as you described it so well - feeling like a prisoner. My motivation has been through the floor this past year and I’m just packing more weight on with sad/stress/any and all feelings binge eating. Even a health scare in the summer hasn’t bucked my ideas up… However it’s constantly on my mind and your video randomly popping up has steeled my resolve to start today, no matter how small. Lots of love to you, thank you for sharing and I hope life gives you so many blessings x
Congratulations, very impressing weight loss, almost 2 kilos/week for a whole year! I really liked the part where you talk about things that you can now can do (15:27), that is something to compare all the restrictions to. You look like you have a lot more energy now.
Great job!! I've lost 30kg, had a health scare and gained back 5kg. Now back on track and about to get back to where i was before the start. I was 100kg to start, thing is I'm 159cm, or 5'3". So for my frame it was killing me. I started seeing loose skin as well, or I guess more "flabbyness" and realised the only things that helped were moisturizing and gaining muscle. Moisturizing your skin really helps with the smaller wrinkles and makes it less obvious under clothing. Plus if you do ever get skin removal the healthier moisturized skin will strech and heal better. Giving you better results later!
You lost over 200 lbs! Wow that's incredible!! I'm on my weight loss journey and learning that it's quite difficult as you age. I'm on month 4 and so far have only lost 2 kg. this is my second time losing weight and I kept off 9kg but gained a bit so trying to get back to at least an okay weight
First of, well done and congratulations! I'm currently trying to lose around 50kg, same height as you but starting at a bit over 140kg. I love food and its one of the hardest things to give up, chocolate is my enemy and I haven't had any in two months. I also cut out caffeine, which if anyone was like me having 1-2 energy drinks, pepsi max and chocolate all in one day, every day, I can say that cutting out caffeine has been my biggest change that I can recommend, while my goal now is losing weight, I'm starting off with more energy than ever, I sleep better and make it through the day a lot easier, it has made dieting a bit more achievable and I feel mentally motivated a lot easier. I started with the one task of caffeine and now the rest seems easier. Remember that every is different, some try cutting everything from day one and then fail within a few weeks (Like I have done for the last 8 years), sometimes it is baby steps.
I had to ditch energy drinks but my morning coffee is keeping me sane, my biggest thing to cut out was sugar, and if I could do it for a few days I was good but any time I had ANY I was a fiend for it again 😭
Massive congrats! I have been on a similar journey over the past 11 months (albeit no where near as impressive) but have managed to lose 32.5kg. There is no secret or miracle pills to this - diet is 90% of it, walking 10k steps per day helps and then just consistency over a long time. I finally feel like myself again, it’s great to have my life back and simply to be able to buy normal clothes off the rack! Keep it up!
Congrats, I"m losing too, but taking it slow. I'm down 22kg this year and 9% body fat. I've done it fast before and gained it back, so I'm trying to gain muscle and doing a 3 months on, 1-2 months maintaining. I'm down to the lightest I've been in 12 years. The downsides are frustrating though, people are much nicer, which makes me angry. It's hard to tell how clothes fit day to day. What's been interesting is to walk into nicer clothing shops, before and now. One, they were super gentle and helpful and pulled the relaxed fit things they could find and will be getting some business later. The other said "nothing we have will fit you" when I was looking for a hoodie before so they're out. But I swam 2km easily the other day and can bench press 80kg now so I'm getting there. The loss of comfort foods is tough too. Fatty foods don't really taste good anymore to me. But on the whole it's been positive.
@ part of it is just realizing that the hard part isn’t over. Maintenance is just as challenging, if not more so. I’ve lost this much before, but always got derailed after. I’m trying to build maintenance in this time to have a plan ready and practice doing it.
@@kirschkonfekt Definitely, I'm moving better, my joints don't hurt, I'm so much stronger than I was and have an insane amount of endurance, I'm off of all medications except for my ADHD ones. I've found a level of discipline that I needed to keep going. As someone else said, "Being heavy is hard, getting in shape is hard, you pick your hard." But the constant weight loss plays hell with my sensory issues. I'm happy with it and keeping going but significant weight loss is very rough in a way that's rarely discussed. After I'm done I'm sure it'll take another year for my body to feel like 'me" again.
RUclips knows me well to suggest your video to me, I find it very interesting to follow along these kind of journeys, and yours was specifically nice to watch. I love the creative way you incorporated the monthly titles in each given clip.
I'm so impressed! such a monumental achievement and great video. I wached it last night and kept thinking about it today - I'm feeling inspired. I would love to see an update at some point about maintaining the weight loss.
Wow, I’m truly impressed! Losing 100 kilograms in just one year is an incredible achievement. Your determination and commitment are genuinely inspiring, and I loved the video of you documenting the journey.
This video was insanely inspirational! I’ve put on 20kg due to a hormonal conditional called PCOS and sometimes it can feel impossible because it feels like hormones are constantly working against you. But this was so inspirational to see - you should be so insanely proud of yourself
Amazing work. The mental side of managing a long term healthy diet is not something to underestimate, there are reasons you got that big, many people lose weight then gain it back, because they don't address it. I'm 92kg trying to lose at least 10kg more. Its crazy how you managed that every month. I'm just focused on trying to maintain a calory deficit, and improving my 5k run times, but much slower progress then you.
Great work! Losing weight is no easy feat. I am currently on day 73 of 75 hard and have lost around 32 pounds. I hope to keep this progress going over the holiday season. Keep up the good work dude!
One of the most inspiring videos I've seen. 100kgs in a year is a huge accomplishment, as you mentioned a bit much for such a short time period but still you managed to do it, most people would give up after the first few obstacles appeared.
I lost 80 lbs in a year. What I tell people is it was the hardest thing I've ever done, but it was so much easier than I made it out to be. Like you said, the information out there is all over the place. I thought I needed to join a gym, and start some crazy diet, or get on medication. When in reality all I had to do was take a long, hard look at my eating habits and cut certain foods out and form new healthy eating habits. I totally related to everything you said. Suddenly I felt like there were so many activities that were available to me. Going to concerts, zip lining, riding a helicopter, and holding my growing children all felt like things that were not available to me before but now they are. It's been a year since I lost the weight and I still double take in the mirrors often. And just like you the version of me I see in the mirror now is how I think I always saw myself. I don't recognize the old me in those pictures. I lost my 80 lbs all through diet and little exercise. The following year I started doing weight training and maintaining my weight and my body has recompositioned during this last year. I felt I had some loose skin too and working out has definitely improved that for me, I'm sure it'll work for you too. Be proud of the work you've done to improve your life. Looking forward to How Hard Is It to maintain weight loss over a year! You can do it!
That's awesome, the freedom you gain after something like that is lifechanging. I didn't talk about it much in the video but being healthy enough to do things with my kid, and be a good influence for him, is super important. Thanks for the encouragement, I'll do my best for the follow up!
you absolutely smashed it, I have recently lost around 100lbs and that was hard enough, i relate to allot of the feelings after too. proud of you stranger
I guess you were put into my feed because I'm losing weight too. First off: Great video! Very honest and really good production! I needed to lose 30kg, and have the goal to lose 0.5 kg / week, so less than a third of what you were doing. I'm 5 kg away from my goal weight, and I have the same thing happening as you. I also expected to 'not care' about half way through. But it is now that I don't care as much anymore. I feel like the last kilos really show. Nobody could tell when I went from 105 to 100. But they sure could tell when I went from 85 to 80. But still, I am just not as enthused about it, and am already very happy where I am at. And I also had the issue that I did not think I would fit in certain clothes. A coworker let me put on his jacket, it was L ... and it fit like a glove. I was perplexed. I guess I too have to really, really work hard to adjust the mental image of myself to reality. The hard part is not going to be to lose the last bit of weight, the hard part will be staying there. Maybe I'm just trying to delay getting to the hard part.
It is interesting, when I look through the pictures there are times when nothing seems to change then all of a sudden there are huge changes. The last bit was the most noticeable for me too, feels good!
Congratulations what a great video! Im where you are now in my journey and i found therapy was the next step for me to try and keep it off, - as to why you were eating in the first place, what are the triggers etc.. once you discuss those problems, you can recognise them as soon as they come and stop the dam circle again!. It will blow your mind honestly 😮 invest in yourself, it will be the best thing you ever buy. Well done you look fantastic!🎉❤🇮🇪💪
Hell yeah man. Love to see it. Definitely a lifestyle, so I hope you can continue to walk this path, albeit a bit less restrictive and rushed now. Best wishes for you and your loved ones' happiness.
This is amazing. I also went about losing weight in a somewhat unhealthy way, ate very little, skipped meals at some points, and I super agree with 19:01. Really impressed with the results, really didn't expect you to be able to do it.
As someone who has lost 43kgs in a year (I basically started when you did, but I'm a 5'5" 30 y/o woman lol), i've found the best things to do were to not push myself too hard, not do everything all at once, and not restrict myself so much that I can't still enjoy the food I love on occasion, because I absolutely love food and I know if I were to completely deprive myself of food I love for months at a time I would break one day and go back to binge eating, so I avoid that by allowing myself to have days or meals occasionally where I don't track calories or macros, but I still try to not go overboard. Intermittent fasting has been a huge help to me, because my biggest issue used to be binge eating a heap of carbs at night, which I initially eliminated with the fasting, and eventually got my cravings under control by having a good amount of protein throughout the day to keep me full, especially when I broke my fast at lunch. along with fats, carbs and fibre, obviously. Eventually I integrated gym and walking the dogs regularly, which I really enjoy strength training, so it's good motivation for me because I feel great after going to the gym, despite the soreness some days after lol. I'm still not at my "goal weight" yet, only recently got under 100kgs as well (which I haven't been for over a decade), and I'm currently suffering with body dysmorphia due to the loose skin, so I'm still on the journey myself both physically and mentally. But it's so good to see someone on a similar journey as I have been, and I wish you all the best for the future :)
I really had to find some food I enjoyed but would still work, in the end I think hot sauce saved me because if I didn't have it I would have snapped long ago from too much boring chicken and green beans! My biggest thing was cutting out carbs and sugar, not entirely but mostly, I missed bread so much. Well done with the progress, it sounds like you're doing it much more sensibly than I did! The loose skin is rough but I think it's worth it
@howhardisit trying different hot sauces definitely helped me too haha, as well as other low/no calorie sauces. I also found that the tiptop sandwich thins to be a big help curbing my cravings for carbs because I could still have bread, it'd just be less calories of it. I found I have a great deal of success with the high protein ready meal brands like My Muscle Chef, Easy Eats, Fast Fuel etc (not sure which brands you have over there as I'm Aussie), I'd always get different ones that were discounted down so I could try new stuff all the time, so it helped with the monotony of the same thing all the time, which I know would get boring after a while, and I could still stay within my calorie and macro goals. Plus it cut out having to put effort into meals which was a big roadblock for me having to make meals everyday, especially when it was just for myself. The loose skin is something I've gotta get used to, but I'd still rather that than the alternative lol
Every word resonated with me holy crap. I love food so much and that's why I got obese. I am in the 8th month of my journey 72 lbs down and man it feels like it is taking forever. At the start it was very motivating but when it started to slow down and became a grind, like it is now, its hard to keep motivated. I am very close to my goal so its keeping me focused.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I really appreciated seeing someone who struggles with the same kinds of things I do, and I was surprised to see another person with weird proportions just like me! (I also have a weirdly long torso and short legs....) I would really appreciate it if you could share more details about your diet and exercise during this time, like how much did you restrict your calories, how much did you walk per day, these kinds of things. I have tried losing weight in the past by restricting calories and doing more exercise, but it only worked a little bit and I ended up putting the weight back on afterwards. So I would love to hear what worked for you, and how you're making sure you're keeping the weight off this time. Again, thank you!
Congratulations on your big achievement , I have been trying to lose weight for my entire life but nothing works because I love food. Your work is so inspiring
Absolutely impressive result! You should be proud of yourself for doing it the very hard way. I am in the middle of losing and am about 15 kg down. I can vouch for one thing. I did it before in 2016 and gave up when I plateaued for what seemed like three months. So discouraging to put in the work and not see results. The same thing happened this time 🙄but I have pushed through and the loss has restarted. All the best mate for maintaining this time. Regards from across the ditch. 🙂 👍
Amazing achievement, very inspiring. Great blogging aswell. I would love to see your journey over the next year. How hard is it to keep it off and maintaining this new reality :)
Man your weight loss and gaining your life back is awesome , I lost 8 kg so far but my knees are shot , damaged and not good so walking if a challenge most days , running when over weight is really a very bad idea and I think it contributed to my knees now in a lot of pain , yep if your over weight stay away from running on your joints , I’m now suffering because I pushed myself , nutrition is key for sure as well , not snacking has made a big difference but takes mental strength lol , you have done really well , wishing you the best in the future .👍
Thats amazing! Love to see the progression as I'm on my journey of losing weight as well. I respect the grind, keep it up. If you could, perhaps make a follow-up video discussing maintaining the weight or your journey on losing even more weight. Love your work my dude
I've been losing weight for about 2 months, which is why this was in my recommendations. Great job! I've got about 6 months more to go. Trying to lose 60lb already down 15lb
this was incredible. What a life changing thing for you to do. Well done. I also lost alot of weight over the course of 10 months (70kg) and i can tell you that all those days of starvation and training are 100 percent worth it. At this point i know what im capable of and i know i can do it. To anyone suffering with obesity just know that you CAN do it.... i know how it feels to look at the scale and think "im too far gone.... how am i gonna lose all that" but do not despair. Take out half a year, a year even of pure grinding yourself against that stone.... diet hard.... train hard.... love those around you even harder and you will come out on top
Not really certain why this showed up in my algorithm, but you flat out killed it. You lost 100kg, look ten years younger and showed a realistic and honest look at the work that is needed to do this.
RUclips works in mysterious ways!
Wow your results are truly amazing! Loosing 10kg is very hard, I can’t imagine what will power it takes to lose 100kg.
3:15 love how honest you were while saying "Yeah, I took a break for december".
I just love the fact that you acknowledged that you were pushing yourself too hard. Hitting your goals is important, but doing so healthily is even more important
Hi Nic
So proud of you
I am a friend of your parents and knew you as a young lad in Dunedin
Keep up the good work. You’re worth it.
Absolutely outstanding work in doing this in a year. I have just starting looking at losing approximately 40Kgs and this was a great video to watch.
First, congratulations, that’s amazing! Second, don’t hate me but I did skip around the video so sorry if you did mention this, but towards the end you mentioned not recognizing yourself, and having a hard time giving yourself credit. If you haven’t already, please consider therapy.
As someone who has been overweight their whole life, with brief periods of weight loss but never being able to keep it off, it wasn’t until this year that I not only lost weight but that it feels sustainable, and I owe that to starting therapy for the first time to tackle my unhealthy relationship with food, how much it preoccupied my thoughts, and body image issues.
Since starting therapy, I went from 335 to 235 lbs and getting pretty close to my goal weight. I was so obsessed with hitting my goal weight initially that I too didn’t recognize myself, and couldn’t give myself credit for the hard work I was putting in, and something finally clicked with all the work I did on my mental health where I recognized myself, I was proud of myself, and I was content. I found it removed this background layer of anxiety and I’m now enjoying the journey as I get closer to my end goals. I’m also less rigid with my train of thinking in almost all aspects.
I know everyone’s journey is their own, so maybe therapy isn’t the answer for you on this specifically, but mental health is important for everyone and I’m a huge advocate for everyone to think of it on their health journey.
Video is blowing up, congratz! 🎉
I lost 20 kgs in the last year and now I am trying to lose 10 more. Even getting 20 kgs leaner was hard, I can't imagine how hard and how changing losing 100kgs is!
We'll wait for new update videos, I am currently at 100kgs and hope to meet you in 90 kgs in two months 😊
Thanks man, I might take a bit longer than that to get there now I've calmed down but soon!
@@howhardisit yeah sure, keep us updated on what you'll do next. it can be doing exercise and putting up muscle, can be going through skin surgery, learning to keep your weight, etc.
you are an inspiration to us!
I hope you achieve your goal of 10 more kg. Keep it up!
don't know why this appeared in my feed, but so glad it did. I am 4 weeks and 6kg into trying to lose 40kg. I am finding it very difficult. I have learned how dependent I am on food for mood regulation. (read between the lines, not being able to eat what i want is making me quite grumpy) But your video has really inspired me to push through and keep going. Thank you.
I am the same way, food just has an innate ability to make me feel better, so not having it is infuriating! Well done though, keep pushing and you'll get there :)
Keep it up, random stranger, I believe in you!
Your phone is a stalker and knows everything. 😂 Food is difficult. I’ve even quit alcohol and eating out and still struggle with calorie intake. 😞
Yes I can relate very much to this, food regulates me toO
That’s inspiring dude 👍🏻 convinced me to get up and immediately work out
I think RUclips is broken. I was only able to hit the like button once. Oh well. Super inspiring video. Well Done Sir
Super fucking insane bro! Thats some crazy tenacity.
The fact that you managed to lose a really considerable amount of weight consistently over the months amazes me! This transformation must be of the best I have ever seen so far!
It'd be really interesting to see a muscle gain on top of that too
Absolutely brilliant mate. Would love to interview you for my own channel.
I wanted to make some observations if you don’t mind. I struggle with my weight but never more than 8 to 10 kg outside of my healthy weight range. My issue is not so much that I’m all or nothing but I need social support to implement the changes I need. So I’m working with a dietician, to help me implement what I know very well works.
I do like your New Zealand humour and maybe that last screen grab of you eating chips, chisels, pizza etc. was part of it but there’s one thing you talked about. You said you’re an all or nothing person. Those who struggle with obesity and particularly class 2,3 obesity, are usually all or nothing people. For example, Most people who don’t struggle with obesity wouldn’t have several packets of chips and a pizza. I just worry that you’ll swing back the other way if you do happen to see that as “eating food”. Those packets of chemicals and lab produced items are not food as you know it, they are more digestible laboratory Creations and they’re okay in small quantities, like a 50 g pack of chips and a 50 g bar of chocolate maybe once or twice a day on a treat day but the fact that you have several open and pizza is possibly going to be a bit of an issue if that looks like an indulgence to you - when that quantity should just never even be an indulgence, at all. Do you know what I mean? I know you won’t eat that way every day but if even that’s considered having a treat day, I just worry you will swing back.
I'm thankful I came across your video. It's so inspiring to see how you reached your goal in the end. Hopefully, that will be me one day. I'm not even hungry anymore; it's just the head hunger and my love for food that make dieting hard. But watching your video gives me motivation. Thank you so much!
My goal is to lose 67 kg in a year. My starting weight is 133 kg. I have been doing keto with low-intensity workouts for 2 weeks now, and I have lost 7 kg.
I thought getting past the physical hunger would make it easier but then I started watching a bunch of cooking videos and I just love food so much! I didn't make it easy on myself 😆 Keep up the good work!
Nice work man! I've been going through a similar transformation, albeit a little slower. I'm a short guy standing at 5'4" starting at 284lb (~128kg). I've gotten down to 173lb (~78kg) since July of 2023. All done with diet and exercise, didn't want to go the route of surgery or medications unless absolutely necessary, and so far I'm finding that it hasn't been necessary.
Well done man, I had a similar mentality and I'm glad I stuck with it!
Insane dude, losing weight is nothing but consistency and honesty with our own selves. So many people live lying to themselves and sabotaging their own health. I get so happy when I see a successful story, congratulations!
That "all or nothing" describes me also lmao.... I am so happy for you bro
Bro you killing it. Hugh respect also for staying consistent in filming the process
It's so cool that you documented this process and shared it with the world (and I really love the editing). I have my own complicated feelings around body image so I generally never mention people's weight loss in case it's complicated for them too, but I think now I can safely say that you are looking amazing and you should be so proud of yourself.
It is such a hard topic to navigate, the range of emotions that come up while talking about it vary wildly and don't make any sense to me! Thank you though, I appreciate it :)
Lived in Christchurch, NZ for a year, and the winter there was like a holiday for me (I'm from Finland) 😄I started my weight loss journey at 230kg (I'm 185cm) and am now 188kg, a long way to go but I am taking it easier than the past million times I've tried to lose before. I'm still eating good stuff, I have small portions, around 200 grams. Not all the time, but quite often still. I think for us who have lost and gained many times (but gradually grown heavier), we usually try to get to the goal fast to enjoy food again. It's a bad habit that is difficult to lose. Hopefully you can keep it off with all the new fun activities you get to do :)
Great Job! What a motivation you are. Thanks for this video!
Firstly, congratulations! What an achievement, I’m so glad you got through it and helped yourself live.
Secondly, thank you. As I type this I am exactly where you were a year ago, over 400lbs and - as you described it so well - feeling like a prisoner. My motivation has been through the floor this past year and I’m just packing more weight on with sad/stress/any and all feelings binge eating. Even a health scare in the summer hasn’t bucked my ideas up… However it’s constantly on my mind and your video randomly popping up has steeled my resolve to start today, no matter how small. Lots of love to you, thank you for sharing and I hope life gives you so many blessings x
I hope it goes well, it doesn't have to be crazy either, just small steps and you'll get there :)
Congratulations, very impressing weight loss, almost 2 kilos/week for a whole year! I really liked the part where you talk about things that you can now can do (15:27), that is something to compare all the restrictions to. You look like you have a lot more energy now.
Impressive and inspiring consistent work and progress. Well done.
Well done you absolutely crushed it. You really did do something amazing and it’ll change your life. Well done that man !
Nice video! Gratz on the weightlost 🎉
Oh my goodness, your transformation is incredible!!
Great job!! I've lost 30kg, had a health scare and gained back 5kg. Now back on track and about to get back to where i was before the start.
I was 100kg to start, thing is I'm 159cm, or 5'3". So for my frame it was killing me.
I started seeing loose skin as well, or I guess more "flabbyness" and realised the only things that helped were moisturizing and gaining muscle.
Moisturizing your skin really helps with the smaller wrinkles and makes it less obvious under clothing. Plus if you do ever get skin removal the healthier moisturized skin will strech and heal better. Giving you better results later!
I should moisturise anyway, this is a good reason to actually get into the habit!
Oh wow! Congratulations! That is one serious journey! You have amazing determination! It's great to see a Kiwi succeeding in weight loss
This is really inspiring in many ways. Congratulations on setting up your goal, sticking to it, and coming out on top.
Congrats man! Love the editing style too :)
You lost over 200 lbs! Wow that's incredible!! I'm on my weight loss journey and learning that it's quite difficult as you age. I'm on month 4 and so far have only lost 2 kg. this is my second time losing weight and I kept off 9kg but gained a bit so trying to get back to at least an okay weight
First of, well done and congratulations!
I'm currently trying to lose around 50kg, same height as you but starting at a bit over 140kg. I love food and its one of the hardest things to give up, chocolate is my enemy and I haven't had any in two months. I also cut out caffeine, which if anyone was like me having 1-2 energy drinks, pepsi max and chocolate all in one day, every day, I can say that cutting out caffeine has been my biggest change that I can recommend, while my goal now is losing weight, I'm starting off with more energy than ever, I sleep better and make it through the day a lot easier, it has made dieting a bit more achievable and I feel mentally motivated a lot easier. I started with the one task of caffeine and now the rest seems easier. Remember that every is different, some try cutting everything from day one and then fail within a few weeks (Like I have done for the last 8 years), sometimes it is baby steps.
I had to ditch energy drinks but my morning coffee is keeping me sane, my biggest thing to cut out was sugar, and if I could do it for a few days I was good but any time I had ANY I was a fiend for it again 😭
Jesus fucking Christ, this was brilliant! Congratulations on your journey, you accomplished something absolutely incredible!
Massive congrats! I have been on a similar journey over the past 11 months (albeit no where near as impressive) but have managed to lose 32.5kg. There is no secret or miracle pills to this - diet is 90% of it, walking 10k steps per day helps and then just consistency over a long time. I finally feel like myself again, it’s great to have my life back and simply to be able to buy normal clothes off the rack! Keep it up!
this video couldn't have come at a better time! well done and congratulations on getting your life back!
This was awesome to see! Congratulations and great Video. You've done amazing keep it up. Its definitely great motivation for others!! 👍🏾
Awesome journey and thanks for sharing - good on ya and an epic effort - well done!
Congrats, I"m losing too, but taking it slow. I'm down 22kg this year and 9% body fat. I've done it fast before and gained it back, so I'm trying to gain muscle and doing a 3 months on, 1-2 months maintaining. I'm down to the lightest I've been in 12 years. The downsides are frustrating though, people are much nicer, which makes me angry. It's hard to tell how clothes fit day to day. What's been interesting is to walk into nicer clothing shops, before and now. One, they were super gentle and helpful and pulled the relaxed fit things they could find and will be getting some business later. The other said "nothing we have will fit you" when I was looking for a hoodie before so they're out. But I swam 2km easily the other day and can bench press 80kg now so I'm getting there. The loss of comfort foods is tough too. Fatty foods don't really taste good anymore to me. But on the whole it's been positive.
Slow is the right choice, I'm worried about gaining it all back and so far I'm doing okay, and after this I'd like to think my resolve is good enough!
@ part of it is just realizing that the hard part isn’t over. Maintenance is just as challenging, if not more so. I’ve lost this much before, but always got derailed after. I’m trying to build maintenance in this time to have a plan ready and practice doing it.
I hope between all your mentioned "downsides" you can see the positive effects and keep it up
@@kirschkonfekt Definitely, I'm moving better, my joints don't hurt, I'm so much stronger than I was and have an insane amount of endurance, I'm off of all medications except for my ADHD ones. I've found a level of discipline that I needed to keep going. As someone else said, "Being heavy is hard, getting in shape is hard, you pick your hard." But the constant weight loss plays hell with my sensory issues. I'm happy with it and keeping going but significant weight loss is very rough in a way that's rarely discussed. After I'm done I'm sure it'll take another year for my body to feel like 'me" again.
RUclips knows me well to suggest your video to me, I find it very interesting to follow along these kind of journeys, and yours was specifically nice to watch. I love the creative way you incorporated the monthly titles in each given clip.
I'm so impressed! such a monumental achievement and great video. I wached it last night and kept thinking about it today - I'm feeling inspired. I would love to see an update at some point about maintaining the weight loss.
Wow, I’m truly impressed! Losing 100 kilograms in just one year is an incredible achievement. Your determination and commitment are genuinely inspiring, and I loved the video of you documenting the journey.
This video was insanely inspirational! I’ve put on 20kg due to a hormonal conditional called PCOS and sometimes it can feel impossible because it feels like hormones are constantly working against you. But this was so inspirational to see - you should be so insanely proud of yourself
PCOS sounds incredibly challenging, for weight and anything physically demanding, I hope you can get to a point you're happy with.
Dude you killed it, you look good and I'm sure you feel better. pretty inspiring!
I feel amazing!... well my legs hurt but that's from all the biking 😆
What a fucking legend you are, mate. A sheer mentality monster.
Amazing work. The mental side of managing a long term healthy diet is not something to underestimate, there are reasons you got that big, many people lose weight then gain it back, because they don't address it. I'm 92kg trying to lose at least 10kg more. Its crazy how you managed that every month. I'm just focused on trying to maintain a calory deficit, and improving my 5k run times, but much slower progress then you.
Kia Ora from another Wellingtonian - Great to see the progress and will be awesome to see how 2025 goes - Might see you up Mt. Kaukau sometime
I have been looking for more tracks to bike, that looks like a fun one!
Congrats man! hopefully this inspires other people too.
Get healthy, fit, exercise and eat well. Its so worth the improvement in the quality of life
Absolute legend! Love your work Nick well done. From Ant 🙏
Damn thats impressive dude, also great video, feels like im watching a channel that have a few thousand subscribers, love yo video man, congrats too!!
Haha thanks, I spent a long time editing, a years work is a lot of pressure!
You communicate so many of the things I feel.
This has been the most realistic, inspiring, relatable video on weight loss! Thanks so much for this! 😊
Great work! Losing weight is no easy feat. I am currently on day 73 of 75 hard and have lost around 32 pounds. I hope to keep this progress going over the holiday season. Keep up the good work dude!
Thanks, sounds like you're making great progress too, keep it up!
One of the most inspiring videos I've seen. 100kgs in a year is a huge accomplishment, as you mentioned a bit much for such a short time period but still you managed to do it, most people would give up after the first few obstacles appeared.
I lost 80 lbs in a year. What I tell people is it was the hardest thing I've ever done, but it was so much easier than I made it out to be. Like you said, the information out there is all over the place. I thought I needed to join a gym, and start some crazy diet, or get on medication. When in reality all I had to do was take a long, hard look at my eating habits and cut certain foods out and form new healthy eating habits. I totally related to everything you said. Suddenly I felt like there were so many activities that were available to me. Going to concerts, zip lining, riding a helicopter, and holding my growing children all felt like things that were not available to me before but now they are. It's been a year since I lost the weight and I still double take in the mirrors often. And just like you the version of me I see in the mirror now is how I think I always saw myself. I don't recognize the old me in those pictures. I lost my 80 lbs all through diet and little exercise. The following year I started doing weight training and maintaining my weight and my body has recompositioned during this last year. I felt I had some loose skin too and working out has definitely improved that for me, I'm sure it'll work for you too. Be proud of the work you've done to improve your life. Looking forward to How Hard Is It to maintain weight loss over a year! You can do it!
That's awesome, the freedom you gain after something like that is lifechanging. I didn't talk about it much in the video but being healthy enough to do things with my kid, and be a good influence for him, is super important. Thanks for the encouragement, I'll do my best for the follow up!
Great job buddy you're a completely different person that's a new beginning indeed
you absolutely smashed it, I have recently lost around 100lbs and that was hard enough, i relate to allot of the feelings after too. proud of you stranger
Well done, mate. You so nailed it, really inspiring!
I guess you were put into my feed because I'm losing weight too. First off: Great video! Very honest and really good production!
I needed to lose 30kg, and have the goal to lose 0.5 kg / week, so less than a third of what you were doing. I'm 5 kg away from my goal weight, and I have the same thing happening as you. I also expected to 'not care' about half way through. But it is now that I don't care as much anymore. I feel like the last kilos really show. Nobody could tell when I went from 105 to 100. But they sure could tell when I went from 85 to 80. But still, I am just not as enthused about it, and am already very happy where I am at.
And I also had the issue that I did not think I would fit in certain clothes. A coworker let me put on his jacket, it was L ... and it fit like a glove. I was perplexed. I guess I too have to really, really work hard to adjust the mental image of myself to reality.
The hard part is not going to be to lose the last bit of weight, the hard part will be staying there. Maybe I'm just trying to delay getting to the hard part.
It is interesting, when I look through the pictures there are times when nothing seems to change then all of a sudden there are huge changes. The last bit was the most noticeable for me too, feels good!
Crazy, absolutely insane! I'm happy for your successful journey ♥
Definitely a little insane 😆 Thanks!
Well done man. Proud of you. 💪🏻💪🏻
Congratulations what a great video! Im where you are now in my journey and i found therapy was the next step for me to try and keep it off, - as to why you were eating in the first place, what are the triggers etc.. once you discuss those problems, you can recognise them as soon as they come and stop the dam circle again!. It will blow your mind honestly 😮 invest in yourself, it will be the best thing you ever buy. Well done you look fantastic!🎉❤🇮🇪💪
Bro this is amazing and big motivation. Great job and super proud of you!
Hell yeah man. Love to see it. Definitely a lifestyle, so I hope you can continue to walk this path, albeit a bit less restrictive and rushed now. Best wishes for you and your loved ones' happiness.
fuck man, this is one mighty effort and you smashed it. well done mate
Hell yeah, awesome effort Nick. Thanks for sharing your story!
Amazing work, man. Very informative, too. Congratulations 🎉
Beautiful vid...by a beautiful person.
This was a great video, thanks for posting it.
This is such a good video. I'm trying to lose around 10kg and it's going well so far. Thanks for the motivation, man! Great work
Great video, great job and thank you so much for sharing ❤
That's a fantastic effort. Wonderful stuff! I hope you can settle into a great new life and enjoy the benefits of keeping the weight off.
Yup. Those carbs are addictive. It’s interesting to see that’s where you went with that last clip. Amazing job and dang, good on ya.
Super effort 💪🏻 now the hard work really starts with maintenance 😉
You look great! Brilliant video. 🎉
This is amazing. I also went about losing weight in a somewhat unhealthy way, ate very little, skipped meals at some points, and I super agree with 19:01. Really impressed with the results, really didn't expect you to be able to do it.
Neither did I honestly! It's so hard to do it in a healthy way but at least now I can focus on being consistent and healthy
As someone who has lost 43kgs in a year (I basically started when you did, but I'm a 5'5" 30 y/o woman lol), i've found the best things to do were to not push myself too hard, not do everything all at once, and not restrict myself so much that I can't still enjoy the food I love on occasion, because I absolutely love food and I know if I were to completely deprive myself of food I love for months at a time I would break one day and go back to binge eating, so I avoid that by allowing myself to have days or meals occasionally where I don't track calories or macros, but I still try to not go overboard.
Intermittent fasting has been a huge help to me, because my biggest issue used to be binge eating a heap of carbs at night, which I initially eliminated with the fasting, and eventually got my cravings under control by having a good amount of protein throughout the day to keep me full, especially when I broke my fast at lunch. along with fats, carbs and fibre, obviously.
Eventually I integrated gym and walking the dogs regularly, which I really enjoy strength training, so it's good motivation for me because I feel great after going to the gym, despite the soreness some days after lol.
I'm still not at my "goal weight" yet, only recently got under 100kgs as well (which I haven't been for over a decade), and I'm currently suffering with body dysmorphia due to the loose skin, so I'm still on the journey myself both physically and mentally. But it's so good to see someone on a similar journey as I have been, and I wish you all the best for the future :)
I really had to find some food I enjoyed but would still work, in the end I think hot sauce saved me because if I didn't have it I would have snapped long ago from too much boring chicken and green beans! My biggest thing was cutting out carbs and sugar, not entirely but mostly, I missed bread so much. Well done with the progress, it sounds like you're doing it much more sensibly than I did! The loose skin is rough but I think it's worth it
@howhardisit trying different hot sauces definitely helped me too haha, as well as other low/no calorie sauces. I also found that the tiptop sandwich thins to be a big help curbing my cravings for carbs because I could still have bread, it'd just be less calories of it. I found I have a great deal of success with the high protein ready meal brands like My Muscle Chef, Easy Eats, Fast Fuel etc (not sure which brands you have over there as I'm Aussie), I'd always get different ones that were discounted down so I could try new stuff all the time, so it helped with the monotony of the same thing all the time, which I know would get boring after a while, and I could still stay within my calorie and macro goals. Plus it cut out having to put effort into meals which was a big roadblock for me having to make meals everyday, especially when it was just for myself.
The loose skin is something I've gotta get used to, but I'd still rather that than the alternative lol
U a true role model man.Keep up the good work!
Every word resonated with me holy crap. I love food so much and that's why I got obese. I am in the 8th month of my journey 72 lbs down and man it feels like it is taking forever. At the start it was very motivating but when it started to slow down and became a grind, like it is now, its hard to keep motivated. I am very close to my goal so its keeping me focused.
A grind is right, it's a constant struggle. Awesome work though, keep it up!
Thankyou brother, i needed this ... 🙏🏼
PS. You have inspired me to keep going! Good on you for doing this for your health and son.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I really appreciated seeing someone who struggles with the same kinds of things I do, and I was surprised to see another person with weird proportions just like me! (I also have a weirdly long torso and short legs....) I would really appreciate it if you could share more details about your diet and exercise during this time, like how much did you restrict your calories, how much did you walk per day, these kinds of things. I have tried losing weight in the past by restricting calories and doing more exercise, but it only worked a little bit and I ended up putting the weight back on afterwards. So I would love to hear what worked for you, and how you're making sure you're keeping the weight off this time. Again, thank you!
I think I'll make another couple videos about my eating and exercise. Might not be that helpful but if it helps it's well worth it
Phenomenal effort man!! Truly inspiring
Congratulations on your big achievement , I have been trying to lose weight for my entire life but nothing works because I love food. Your work is so inspiring
Hey dude, i'm deep in a cut and this is inspiring man! You're an inspiration, from one Kiwi to another!
Way to go man! So inspiring
Excellent debut video! Well done!! 🎉
Really excellent video with a lot of hard truths. Well done man.
Absolutely impressive result! You should be proud of yourself for doing it the very hard way. I am in the middle of losing and am about 15 kg down. I can vouch for one thing. I did it before in 2016 and gave up when I plateaued for what seemed like three months. So discouraging to put in the work and not see results. The same thing happened this time 🙄but I have pushed through and the loss has restarted. All the best mate for maintaining this time. Regards from across the ditch. 🙂 👍
Thanks Bro this is super helpful.
You have done an amazing job. Have you considered derma rolling on the loose skin? It's supposed to work wonders. Is it worth a try?
Amazing achievement, very inspiring. Great blogging aswell. I would love to see your journey over the next year. How hard is it to keep it off and maintaining this new reality :)
Man your weight loss and gaining your life back is awesome , I lost 8 kg so far but my knees are shot , damaged and not good so walking if a challenge most days , running when over weight is really a very bad idea and I think it contributed to my knees now in a lot of pain , yep if your over weight stay away from running on your joints , I’m now suffering because I pushed myself , nutrition is key for sure as well , not snacking has made a big difference but takes mental strength lol , you have done really well , wishing you the best in the future .👍
Thats amazing! Love to see the progression as I'm on my journey of losing weight as well. I respect the grind, keep it up. If you could, perhaps make a follow-up video discussing maintaining the weight or your journey on losing even more weight. Love your work my dude
I'll definitely do a follow up of some kind, gotta figure out what I want to do it on but keeping the weight off is a good place to start!
Omg congratulations, what a legend!! 🎉😊
I've been losing weight for about 2 months, which is why this was in my recommendations. Great job! I've got about 6 months more to go. Trying to lose 60lb already down 15lb
this was incredible. What a life changing thing for you to do. Well done. I also lost alot of weight over the course of 10 months (70kg) and i can tell you that all those days of starvation and training are 100 percent worth it. At this point i know what im capable of and i know i can do it. To anyone suffering with obesity just know that you CAN do it.... i know how it feels to look at the scale and think "im too far gone.... how am i gonna lose all that" but do not despair. Take out half a year, a year even of pure grinding yourself against that stone.... diet hard.... train hard.... love those around you even harder and you will come out on top
I am glad that coming out of this I know I'm capable of it, but I'll do everything I can to make sure I never have to do it again!
@@howhardisit Absolutely.... the thought of ever being that size again sends shivvers down my spine lmao.... no way could i go back at any cost
Wow. You’ve probably added another 10-20 years to your life - who knows. Terrific effort well done my man.
Awesome first video!!! Good work 👏🏻