20 years to Blue

Andrew L.
on 3/26/13 2:01 am - Klamath Falls, OR
RNY on 04/11/12

 

I have trained in the Martial Arts most of my life starting in Japanese Jiu Jitsu when in middle school.  I began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the year of 1993, just out of high school.  That year I had to drive 250+ miles one way to Portland, OR to the closest BJJ gym and train.  Needless to say I could not support those trips for long and have been inconsistent with my BJJ training. 

 A few years ago I met Randy Stacy when he transferred to the local Air Base, he teamed up with one of the local schools and the built a grappling room for us to train.  I started training BJJ consistently in the year of 2010 but due to my size I did not progress as I should have.  In 2011 I took time off to prepare for surgery and to follow my prescribed 6 month monitoring period.  Surgery happened in April 2012 and I took nearly 4 months to fully heal, once the doc gave me the all clear I was back on the mat!!

BJJ has been vital to my success, the guys push me daily and have wooped, armbared, and choked me into shape.  This past week, I was awarded my blue belt in BJJ which is an accomplishment 20 years in the making.

Below are a few pics of my progress and weight loss.  

With my weight loss, I have grown so much on and off the mat....it is amazing how much differently I can move between being 370lb and now at 230lb. 

Don't give up, you can achieve your goals....now I am confident my Purple belt won't take as long.....we will see in a few years. :)

ACLakey's Bariatric Blog
 
Highest Weight 06/2011 = 370
Weight at Surgery 04/11/2012 = 328.8
Goal Weight = 230
 
(deactivated member)
on 3/26/13 2:46 am

I'm amazed !  What wonderful pics ( and U're SOO Handsome :) - you know it U lil' smirkin' devil lol ! )   Seriously congratulations on having come so far ... really U just let the REAL YOU  finally out !  

I'm so glad you DARED to try ... 

You're a wonderful example of successful achievement but even those of us who try and fail are winners ... many people  dont succeed the first time out and sometimes  they even become  more successful because of lessons learned from those initial failures .  They certainly VALUE opportunity and support when it finally comes ... 

 

  I'm excited for ALL of  us ... mail

 

MyLady Heidi
on 3/26/13 5:19 am

Congrats on your success!  You look great and extremely happy!

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