Milestone achieved: Cleveland man marks 100-pound weight loss

Jason “Tuna” Thompson is about midway into his 200-pound weight reduction purpose. Over the final yr, he has dropped 100 kilos.

By Rachel Hall

It was Mother’s Day final yr when Jason “Tuna” Thompson of Cleveland was admitted to the hospital for well being causes. His weight – 510 kilos – was accountable for many of his points.

“There wasn’t a lot they may do for me,” defined Tuna. “The final time I went to the hospital was the final time. I knew our bodies at relaxation have a tendency to remain at relaxation, so I needed to begin transferring and needed somebody to indicate me methods to begin transferring.”

While the hospitalization was a catalyst that sparked a dedication to a more healthy way of life with exercises on the gymnasium, a coach, and meal plans, it was a number of months earlier than then that Tuna knew he wanted to make a change.

“I knew I might spend money on my sickness or I might spend money on my well being and spend the cash on a coach and a meal plan,” he stated.

Tuna already had a gymnasium membership at Prime Iron Gym in Cleveland and determined to have a dialogue with the proprietor, Sam Parker, about what he wanted to do to enhance his well being and mobility.

“Walking round would damage very badly due to my decrease again situation, however that’s slowly going away with each pound that I lose,” stated Tuna who dropped 101 kilos in about one yr since starting coaching three days per week with Sam and altering his weight loss plan.

His progress has taken time, laborious work, and dedication, and have become a possibility for Tuna and his spouse, Farrah, to spend extra time collectively, as a result of she determined to hitch in on the journey with him after seeing all the success with this system. His complete household has been supportive and the burden loss has given him one thing he by no means might have carried out prior – an opportunity to be actively engaged along with his grandchildren.  

“We went to the park for my granddaughter’s 1-year birthday and I might do little or no. Recently we took a visit to Nashville and visited the zoo and I walked the complete zoo, together with a rope swing no person else needed to go on apart from my granddaughter. I walked the rope swing together with her and it was actually cool to have the ability to try this as a result of I wasn’t ready to do this earlier than,” stated Tuna.

More milestones are achieved as time passes on his health journey to his purpose weight of 300 kilos, resembling having the ability to add cardio to his exercise for prolonged intervals of time with out ache. He shares his progress on his Instagram web page #tattooingtuna.

“I’ve had folks come to me personally and inform me my posts have motivated them into health as properly,” defined Tuna. “Everyone is aware of what they should do. It’s no secret that health is a vital factor.”

Tuna’s phrases of knowledge: “If you’re not proud of your self – change it. Find someone who is aware of what they’re doing and learn to do the identical factor. Sometimes it’s worthwhile to rent knowledgeable.” 

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