Als ein bevorstehender Disney-Urlaub Eric dazu inspirierte, etwas zu ändern, stellte er fest, dass die Gewichtsabnahme Vorteile hatte, die über sein Wohlbefinden im Pool hinausgingen.
Eric Toczek, 37, is a self-described “husband, father, and computer nerd” who lives near Niagara Falls, NY.How did we find Eric? Well, recently, Penn Jillette asked his podcast listeners to write in to us to share how Withings products have helped them with their health. We got many amazing responses, and this is just the first of them.Read on for Eric’s story in his own words.
Wie Withings-Produkte mir geholfen haben: Erics Geschichte
Four years ago, in April 2015, I was up somewhere over 250 lbs. and I didn’t know my exact weight because I avoided the scale.That August I was going on a family vacation with my three kids to Disney, and wanted to play with them in the pool or at the beach, something I avoided due to my weight.I heard Penn Jillette discussing his own weight loss, mentioning at one point a diet close to Eat to Live, so bought that book and joined in.With diet, I proceeded to lose 60+ lbs. by April, and eventually reached 80+ lbs. lost. Once I started dropping, I bought the Withings smart scale to help keep track and monitor. I quickly was stepping on the scale and tracking every day. That was a game-changer in the weight loss.I could immediately see the impact of my good or bad diet days, and see my change over time.
Die Herausforderung, das Gewicht zu halten
Even more important after the weight loss was [the need] to go into a steady maintenance state. It is now over four years since losing the weight and I’ve managed to keep it off, thanks to the Withings scale and adding the blood pressure monitor to further help track my health.The biggest challenge of maintaining the loss is the lack of a defined goal—both in terms of target weight and time. When I first started saying, “By August, I want to be in the 170s,” it gave me a clear driving goal. Everything I did was marching toward that time and weight goal.It’s difficult to then go, “I want to generally be in this range indefinitely.” You will fluctuate, obviously, and then when you get in the high range, you’re like, “Well, another pound or two really isn’t that bad,” or “I should really drop a few of the pounds I gained, but over the next couple of weeks.” The urgency and “finish line” isn’t there anymore, which makes it a little more difficult.
Blutdruckgespräche beim Arzt gehören der Vergangenheit an
Vor einigen Jahren war mein Blutdruck hoch – fest im Bereich Bluthochdruck. Ich nahm keine Medikamente, aber Ärzte sagten mir oft, dass wir das im Auge behalten müssten. Seit der Gewichtsabnahme und der Ernährungsumstellung liegt mein Blutdruck nun gut im Normalbereich, und ich habe keinerlei Probleme mehr. Ärzte erwähnen den Blutdruck bei meinen Routineuntersuchungen nicht einmal mehr. Die Waage hat mir ermöglicht, mein Gewicht täglich zu verfolgen, und wenn ich zu hoch wurde, konnte ich meine Ernährung sofort anpassen. Ich liebe die Withings-Systeme – ohne sie hätte ich keine 80+ lbs. abgenommen und vier Jahre lang gehalten!
Vielen Dank an Eric für seine Zeit! Wenn du eine Geschichte teilen möchtest, melde dich bei uns – wir freuen uns, von dir zu hören!