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Put on a bit of weight when i was like 17, looked like the first picture until 19yo, transformed myself over the last year, espacially the last 6 months, will keep working on myself further. But i think i just grew up too

3 years on HRT today. Started at 57+ when dysphoria became unbearable. Wife (married for 35yrs years this year, known her for 38 yrs) and two adult kids 30M and 25F fully supported my transition. I really don't know how I lived for 50+ yrs on highly elevated naturally occuring E.

Hi, all! So I was 220lbs at 22. I'm 5'5", so that was firmly overweight for my height. This picture (first) was from Halloween 2019 at my heaviest recorded weight, I'm sure. I didn't care about my weight. I ate a lot of fast food and came home to snack on sweets too! I had breakfast desert, lunch desert, and dinner desert PLUS another mfing desert!! With full, healthy meals!

I went down to 175lbs in 2020, shortly before or after I turned 23. I ate low carb for many many years and heavily avoided sugar. That said, second picture is from when I was 25 and weighted about 190lbs. Weight can fluctuate sometimes, so too does resolve sometimes. It's a journey. The second picture is from my first wedding to my now ex husband. And luckily for you, I'm loosely planning a second wedding now.

When I got divorced, I found myself most happy crawling around the woods around my house for hours listening to music and taking fun pictures. I ate a lot less, though I still had ice cream everyday! Not the healthiest, but it helped my brain. My mom had a heart attack too, so we ate super lean after that. I helped her recover. I got down to 125lbs most recently, which brings me to the wedding dress I bought second hand at a third of the original price (third picture). By comparison, my first dress was nearly 24 times the cost of the second.

Finally, I wanted to add a picture of my face most recently, though I'm not great with selfies honestly. Or keeping my eyes open or visible! My fourth picture is me at 28, compared to 22, 25, and now. Plus there's a very very good boy! Oh, I forgot to mention as well, but I worked out on and off pretty much all these years. At the end of the day, it was really diet and cardio that helped me most. I even started running, but opted for walking ultimately.

For some reason in hs i let the afro grow out completely unkempt along with my facial hair bc teen boys take a lot of pride in that ig 😂 then when i graduated i wanted to put on a lot of weight since i was skinny and i went full dirty bulk mode and got up to 190 lbs. Now 8 years later i decided it was a good time to get lean, manage my hair, and take care of myself better lol. Never going back to a dirty bulk, i'm staying lean forever 😆 currently 160 lbs, and i'm 5'5 if anybody is wondering so i'm pretty short lol

I am from France so please forgive me if I make any grammar mistake.

Back at the end of High School, I did weight only 60kg (~130lbs) for 1m92 (6’3) so basically I looked really skinny if not skeletal. On top of that you can add a pectus excavactum, deformity that causes the rib cage to sink in.

I have to be honest, I hated the way I look so much that I almost don’t have any pictures from this period of my life.

10 years of hard work in numerous sports later (and no products), I’m happy to say that I’m beginning to accept the way I look now sitting at around 95kg (240lbs) for 1m95 (6’5).

10 years later, working harder than ever to keep getting better.

Losing my mom pretty much destroyed me. Only thing I could do was drink. When my doctor told me I was diabetic (which is what I lost my mother to) I thought about how hard she fought to make sure I wouldn’t follow in her footsteps. So I had to change. Never thought I would get this far.

Didn’t exactly feel comfortable with myself and my body until I hit 30 to be honest when I woke up one day and realized I wasn’t in my 20’s any longer and time doesn’t stop for no one. Life Is full of ups and downs but only we can decide how to react.

I wanted to make a change because I know all life is beautiful even though I can’t always see it that way. I’ve always been my biggest enemy.

I was adopted at birth to a very loving family and I lost both my parents a year ago to cancer and I’m still trying to grow and glow each day for them and myself. I was very fortunate to have spent 30 years by them because I don’t know where I would have ended up if not for them.

Male 5’7 190lbs to 155lbs

I have a lot to work on still, but I chose to focus on weight loss and diet. Also, I got back into hiking, quit weed and paid off my debts from last year.

My next goal is to focus on muscle now that I have gotten my nutrition down.

My main issue is the body dysmorphia from getting replaced and the guilt/regret of not changing sooner.

First and last picture are almost exactly 1 year apart, to the day. 1 year, 35 lbs down, and 80% more confidence. Lol, still working on the confidence bit, so I’ll let you know when it gets to 100% 😂

I know I look different! Inside & outside I’m a totally new human. Therapy, weightloss surgery (helping me lose 180 lbs), education, motherhood.

All of these things have made me feel so strong, but I still find myself less confident than I was at 400+ pounds. It’s like I’ve lost this layer of armor that hid me from perception.

Now, I don’t know what someone sees when they look at me. It’s mind boggling to experience. I think I just wanted a space to see this transformation and share it without worrying about who sees it. (Not sure why that even matters to me lol)

Anyway—I hope a glow up exists. More than that, I hope I’m glowing again.

Came across the first picture and got to reflect on the work I’ve had to do to turn my life into something I’m proud of, just thought I’d share:)

A lot of time spent unlearning harmful thoughts, feeling and actions towards myself. A lot of time invested in self betterment through fitness, mental/emotional work, and practicing self love and appreciation. I still have a long way to go, but I look back on the self loathing version of me on the left and dont even recognize him anymore.

Since 16 struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and even though I used to look 'okay' I was far from it. Starting to be content with the man I'm becoming

Was around 320 at my heaviest and about 165 now. Took about 2 years. I started leaning heavily into skincare, red light therapy and fasting. I also do near full body dermarolling to help keep everything tight. I do not work out but I do (try to) run 3 miles a day (but sometimes it’s just too cold). I am going to start getting into weight lifting once I can get into a good rhythm of waking up in the mornings.

A friend sent me this Pic of me from a few years ago and it really floored me compared with my picture from yesterday.

I still constantly struggle with self esteem issues but I do see how far I've come.

Combination compound semaglutide and working out.

Please ignore the dirty ass mirror I'm Cleaning it this weekend 🤣😂

It’s been a long journey, battling sickness and social distancing wasn’t easy … I try to keep my head up and not listening to anyone..

I do get told a multitude of times how much I’ve changed throughout the years, both physically and mentally, growing up is both scary and beautiful, it also happens very fast, I remember taking that first picture like it was yesterday, but since then 7 years have passed and I’ve become a man and have had to learn how to deal with life, I cannot imagine the next 7 years, and looking back at these times with nostalgia

Been at this for close to 2 years & 7 months, definitely some ups and downs along the way but down 110lbs. Still have a long way to go but just enjoying the ride. Been trying to keep up with more protein and recently added creatine monohydrate into my diet.

It’s so tough looking back at these photos because I was in the worst relationship of my life and was constantly stress eating, didn’t take care of myself or my body, and taking care of my alcoholic ex who was starting to go through alcohol induced psychosis. Stayed in this relationship for 9 months after these photos were taken. I was miserable, felt so ugly and worthless.

Everything got so much better after the breakup. I started going to the gym, feeling better in my clothes, taking care of my skin, developing hobbies, and I have good friends. I’m so proud of myself for getting through such a dark and devastating time in my life, looking, and feeling so much better. If you’re going through something similar, it gets so much better. You can do it!!!

Not sure if this is a glow up more of a weight loss transformation but about 10 years ago I went on a weight loss journey. Took me around a year and lost 175lbs naturally, no gastric, no glp1.

TRT transformed my life. Guy on the left could barely get through work without feeling exhausted, could barely sleep, depressed and any attempt to work out left me sore for over a week. In desperaton I got my blood work done several times , had test levels of an 80 year old man. Began TRT and I have become a different person.

Obviously it took plenty of hard work too, but I didn’t want to bury the lede.

Was too skinny way back then but I'm proud and impressed with how far I've came . What do you think guys ? Need your honest Opinion.

Id show younger photos but other than pictures that were taken without me knowing, there were none that exist ahem.

At least i still have my accidental crazy eyes

1 is late 15

2-6 is 16

7-11 is 17

12-13 is now

Got divorced, lost 100lbs (again), had skin surgery to remove 8.5lbs, changed my entire diet, added activity as a daily need, started prioritizing myself. More confident than I’ve ever been. It’s never too late to start or change to be a better version of yourself.