Metal2theend

Ah! You're right. Sorry, I thought I had an ace in hole joke there but goofed on the title. Congrats on an accomplishment that such a small percentage of people can claim as theirs.

Now go ultra man your wife!

Admit it... You did this just for the chicks, right? It's a great pick up line, "hey baby. I'm an iron man... In many ways."

Thanks for answering our questions. Ever catch anyone getting it on in the middle of the casino? How do you handle obvious escorts that are trolling for business as well?

Awesome, thanks! Always wondered how casinos managed the seedy chicks.

Can confirm. MFP is a driver in my own personal success. I'm down 50 lbs in 6 months from 297 to 247. Size 44 waist to size 38 - men, obviously. Had a very similar epiphany as OP. I lost my mom when I was 20 to a non weight related disease - Crohns complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Seeing her in her coffin sparked a nightmare very similar with my four year old daughter looking in. I know the pain of losing a parent and not having them there for life events - college, marriage, first home... Grandchildren. It's unbearable to have my daughter experience the same.

Shooting for a similar end goal as OP. /r/loseit is a big piece to the weight loss for a lot of redditors. Other people can do this - and do it well but also struggle. You relate and cope. You progress forward and succeed.