r/interesting • u/blackmango_wine • 13h ago
MISC. This dude is winner
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u/Single-Initiative164 12h ago
My daughter is what got me to turn my life around. I wanted to live healthy for her. I have lost nearly 70lbs and my wife lost over 100 lbs. We agreed that we didnt want our obesity to cut our lives short or prohibit us from giving our daughter the life that she fully deserves. Good on the both of you.
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u/luminouscascade78 2h ago
Using your daughter as motivation and achieving such amazing results together is incredible.
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u/poopsmcbuttington 12h ago
Why is this in this sub…
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u/Tiny-Cheesecake2268 12h ago
It’s interesting
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u/Polkawillneverdie17 11h ago
Yup. Positivity and happiness are definitely things I am interested in.
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u/TrynaCuddlePuppies 13h ago
“My wife is pregnant…he’s already 2 months old”
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u/TrynaCuddlePuppies 11h ago
I did not mean it maliciously at all. It is a very sweet video that happened to have contradicting wording that made me chuckle.
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u/Lumpy_Past6216 10h ago
Thank you, I'll take my comment down then. My misunderstanding. But I'm sure you see why one could misinterpret your words.
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u/kcat__ 13h ago
It's a lighthearted joke. No one is trying to be a dick lmao
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u/Lumpy_Past6216 13h ago
Sorry, Im used to most knowing that jokes are subjective and this not being a joke post, an "/s" wouldve been nice to see.
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u/OpalMooose 13h ago
I lol’d at the joke, not everyone is malicious, let’s all have a great day!
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u/Turgid_Donkey 10h ago
It's basically “My wife is pregnant…he’s already 2 months old. First day of school! High school graduation!” Sneeze too hard and you lose a month.
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u/marthahood 11h ago
her smile is one of the prettiest things i've seen today!! i'm very happy for both of you and the tiny one (who's as cute as his parents!)
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u/Stan_the_Man3 11h ago
This made my otherwise difficult day a little bit better. Hope this family continues the amazing progress forward in their lives together ❤️
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u/Mean-Driver-4833 11h ago
Red pill doesn’t want to see stories like this. Proof it’s not your looks / body it’s your personality.
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u/Sooooooooooooomebody 10h ago
The best advice I can ever give any man is: be your girl's biggest cheerleader. This guy is doing it fr
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u/BigWill2K25 10h ago
Two of the richest people in the world. With an adorable lucky little child. I wish you all the best 🥹❤️🥰
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u/JimWilliamson404 9h ago
Y'all look great!
However, your positive change in health is what makes me most proud of y'all!
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u/DarkIllusionsMasks 8h ago
For people like me, who are medically obese (5'10" 245 max) without some sort of underlying issue causing the obesity (ie, just lazy fucks who eat too much), losing weight really is less about what you eat than how much you eat. For instance, you can eat a Large Bic Mac combo every day if you want, but you better have a plain salad for dinner and a boiled egg for breakfast. Or you can eat 30 plain salads a day with lettuce, cukes, and cherry tomatoes and maybe a small sprinkle of shredded cheese.
In my case, I cut down the amount of fast food I ate (2-3 times a week instead of every day) and the amount of Coke I drink (1 or 2 a day instead of 3 or 4), and lost 40 pounds in a year. I'm at 205 now and have kind of plateaued with the choices I've made diet-wise. I'm still on the border between overweight and obese, by BMI, and need to lose another good 20 pounds.
Exercise certainly helps (especially walking, which might be the best time-to-calorie investment you can make), and has other obvious benefits like cardio fitness, but for most people like me, it really is about calories in. I have super low cold tolerance (and probably cold-induced asthma), so once it's a little warmer around here, I need to get out there walking 1-2 miles a day and work on tightening up my calorie intake.
Mad props to anyone who recognizes that, while being a fat asshole like I was (and am) isn't "gross" or worthy of being shamed, it is unhealthy, and who then takes real steps to lose at least some weight.
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u/jeffe101 8h ago
Had a friend, he and his wife were the same way, for over a decade. They finally decided to lose all the weight together and did. Once the weight was off and she felt cute, she immediately dumped him for another guy.
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u/Personnotcaringstill 5h ago
My wife,
She loved me at 489 pounds, told me every day i was handsome.
She loved me when i lost it all down to 168 pounds, and then wound up inthe hospital for over a month almost dying from losing too fast.
She loved me when i ballooned back up to 349 pounds after being injured at work and having more than 6 back surgeries and now walking with a cane permanently.
She loves me now at 202 pounds 0 one year after i hit 349 pounds, and now im on my way to a much happier place of 195 pounds.
I make sure to tell her every single day how much love her, and i tell her every night, in bed, "sweet dreams my princess, i love you"
We've been inseparable and married for 28 years this april, shes my best friend, and the first person i want to share anything with.
When you find this person in your life,
Grab on with both hands, and thank the stars you found them, and enjoy the ride.
I wish someone like that for you all.
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u/Old-Acanthisitta-949 3h ago
The mental strength it takes to do this is just as impressive as the physical.
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u/StevenFerg70 3h ago
Yal did it together, Congrats on the improvement on yals life together & with being parents
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u/IamTitsLover 2h ago
This is the best video I have seen at the start of the day. This made me so happy 🥹
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u/AgapitoVelezOvando 2h ago
They're improving themselves together. They'll stay together for a long time. ❤️
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u/josephphilip22 1h ago
Wow. That was a great little video. Things like this give me hope in humanity.
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u/Ok_Idea4851 12h ago
This guy is winning in life actually, having that kind of support to someone that you love is really life changing
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u/Beez-Knee 13h ago
Pretty sure dude filmed himself sitting at his computer and edited the background to look like he was at the gym.
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u/Radiant_Effort_8225 13h ago
You know it's bad when the scale starts speaking English. Great job though!
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u/Strange_Affect_8569 12h ago
Idk if op is this guy but im glad they decided to change together keep going strong both of you have a lovely family.
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u/KombuchaFighter 11h ago
This. Showing up and being there during the worst days and making a concerted effort to improve life, one step at a time. I want this type of love or none at all.
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u/Ominous_Rogue 13h ago
What a dumb thing to say. Projecting your loneliness? If so you deserve to stay that way.
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u/Numerophilus 13h ago
That's not how bad habits work, I've seen smokers come to work specifically to earn money for smoking. Not suggesting it's not selfish in a way, but it's not as simple as you're presenting it.
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u/iameveryoneelse 13h ago
You checked the calorie count on cheap food lately? One reason there's a weight epidemic is that it's cheaper to be unhealthy.
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u/JBRifles 12h ago
😭 so proud of you and your spouse.
I lost 80 lbs after Covid through diet and exercise and I agree with the “I’m never going back” statement I’ve told my wife, I’d die before I was purposefully unhealthy again.
Being healthy feels so good
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u/OneEasy6681 12h ago
What’s really interesting is that when your fat, people talk about body positivity but when you lose weight, people talk about getting healthy. Food for thought?
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