Comments on: David Smith Loses Over 400 Pounds

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By: boXer girl

boXer girl — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:52:54 +0000

Success stories should be an inspiration no matter, but I can understand how some people may read it differently. Once upon a time, I, too, was extremely overweight. Then, one morning, I woke up and decided the day had come to change my life. And so I changed it – I lost more than 100 lbs. It took years. It took hard work. Very hard work. But still, I’m more embarrassed over the fact that I had THAT much weight that I had to lose, than I am proud about what I accomplished. Potato. Potahto.

By: LT

LT — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:26:41 +0000

I think there’s inspiration to be found in this for everyone. Even if you never let yourself slip in such a bad state or in bad shape at all, you still should be inspired by 2 things: the fact that this guy made the decision to achieve something, and the fact that he achieved it. This is what every athlete must do, and it will always be a challenge.

And it’s a hell of an achievement, too – he has worked extremely hard to achieve it. Any athlete who has worked hard will respect that because they know it didn’t come easily.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:08:48 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Ross. Anyone who overcomes a challenge like that is a true inspiration for the rest of us, whether we need to lose weight or not.

By: BorisT

BorisT — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:35:22 +0000

Great point about the fitness industry. We’ve all been conditioned to look for the quick fix, a pill to solve all out problems. It becomes hard for us to understand that sometimes we just actually work for what we want.

By: John

John — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:47:55 +0000

Maybe it’s not all inspiration to some of us, but for that person looking up some success story to get started him or herself, this is a great and very inspiring story. I think that the commitment het made to himself to change is life is inspiration enough for everybody.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:45:30 +0000

SOLID point ^

Patience is certainly a virtue.

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/powerofpatience.html

By: kath@crossfitnorthatlanta.com

kath@crossfitnorthatlanta.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:28:46 +0000

I think a thing to be reinforced too Ross, is it took him several YEARS. I am so much into immediate gratification, and even though my fitness efforts are FAIRLY consistent, when I switched up my diet to be healthier, I was discouraged because changes didn’t become apparent in DAYS ya’know??!! After plugging away at it for 6 months, I’ve lost 3lbs — but things are SO re-distributed and my strength gains are steadily climbing.
Thanks for posting a story like this to remind us all that we’re ALL THE SAME under the fat or muscle.