• Military wife drops more than 100 pounds to surprise husband
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[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr04/18/14/enhanced-11451-1395168152-11.jpg[/img] [img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr02/18/14/enhanced-7163-1395167362-16.jpg[/img] [img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr06/18/14/enhanced-30564-1395168415-3.jpg[/img] [img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr04/18/15/grid-cell-11451-1395169749-23.jpg[/img] [img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr04/18/15/grid-cell-11451-1395169750-26.jpg[/img] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53attvJl4R0[/media] [quote] (CNN) -- Misty and Larry Shaffer have been together since high school. She went to his senior prom; he went to her junior and senior proms. They got married in October 2008. He never said anything about her being overweight. When Larry, an Army specialist, was deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012, Misty decided she wanted to get in shape. She weighed about 260 pounds when he left, and less than 155 pounds when he returned. "I just sat in bed one night and was like, 'I can do this,'" she said. "'I need to do this.'" Shaffer, now 25 and living in Leland, North Carolina, has struggled with her weight her whole life, even as a child. Each time she had tried dieting in the past, she would relapse. Before she became pregnant with her daughter, Nevaeh, she took diet pills and lost 60 pounds. But all that -- and more -- came back after she stopped taking the pills. At her heaviest, she weighed around 300 pounds. She's 5 feet 6 inches tall. "I would eat when I was bored. I'd eat three huge meals a day, and then snack in between. Sad or happy, I'd turn to food for everything." Shaffer felt tired all the time. People picked on her. She wanted to surprise her husband, and work toward a better life for herself and her family. Her primary mission: Cut out all the junk. She stopped drinking soda, and tried to limit her liquids to water and coffee. upwave: Try it now! No fast food for a week The first three to four months were the hardest, she said. Once she got past that, she started craving more healthy foods and water. It got to the point where, if she drank a diet soda, it made her so thirsty that she didn't even want it. Shaffer's job presented its own challenges; she's a personal shopper at a supermarket. At lunch time, the hot fried chicken "just smells so good," she said. But the supermarket also offers a large, well-kept salad bar, as well as warm vegetables on the hot bar and oven-baked chicken. A typical breakfast for Shaffer is oatmeal with fruit or a cereal bar. On her days off, she'll cook up sausage, eggs or pancakes, but she'll watch her portion size. Around 10 a.m. she has a snack, such as fruit or carrots. Lunch is a salad or half a sandwich with some kind of vegetable or fruit. An afternoon snack might be yogurt. For dinner, she eats a lean meat (like ground turkey or a boneless, skinless chicken breast), a vegetable and a very small portion of starch. The big day, Larry Shaffer's return, was May 15, 2013. The soldier had never seen his wife weigh less than 220 pounds, even in high school. When she saw him at the airport, Misty Shaffer didn't know what to say or do. She just ran and jumped into his arms. Her husband was speechless, uttering only one word: "Wow." It was the first time he had ever picked her up. Before, he hadn't been able to lift her off the ground even a little, she said. That moment was worth everything. "A lot of people look at it like, 'Why is that such a big deal?'" she said. "But (when) you never thought you'd see that moment, that somebody can pick you up ... it is a big deal." The other big part of the surprise: She had bought a new house while he was away. Since then, Shaffer has been able to keep the weight off. When her husband left she was a size 22 to 24; now she can wear a women's size 6. She's especially loving how much money she saves on smaller clothes. Khakis, for example, used to cost $80, but she found a pair for her new physique for only $7.[/quote] [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/17/health/weight-loss-shaffer-surprise/[/url] That motherfuckin determination
B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!! [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Has nothing to do with the thread / dumb" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
I have a lot of respect for that woman.
[QUOTE=avincent;44326988]B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!![/QUOTE] ...that's not what this article is about at all.
[QUOTE=supersnail11;44327001]...that's not what this article is about at all.[/QUOTE] No shit
Local news hosts jokes are just ridiculous sometimes.
God DAMN that bitch narrating the video is annoying
[QUOTE=avincent;44326988]B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!![/QUOTE] wow first reply and you've started the shitstorm already
It makes me happy when i see fat people change there life around.
Usually it's the other way around
[QUOTE=avincent;44326988]B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!![/QUOTE] I don't understand what this has to do with the article at all.
[QUOTE=avincent;44326988]B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!![/QUOTE] When I need to show someone what a shitpost is I'm going to show them this post, thanks.
[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;44327210]I don't understand what this has to do with the article at all.[/QUOTE] On some obscure part of the internet the fat liberation movement is outraged about how people are priding her on losing weight.
Wow. Respect. I can't even do it myself.
This proves it, the Dependapotamus can be rehabilitated.
turns out he had a fat fetish when they married and now he's no longer attracted to her [editline]23rd March 2014[/editline] that would actually really suck
[QUOTE=Lurklet;44327337]turns out he had a fat fetish when they married and now he's no longer attracted to her [editline]23rd March 2014[/editline] that would actually really suck[/QUOTE] That's what came to my mind. Thankfully, I am pretty sure she wouldn't have issues gaining the weight again.
i remember a battle buddy of mine being a chub chaser, he complained that after something like this happening with his wife he couldn't pitch the tent.
Man they made it sound like he's been on a tour for half a decade but yet he's only been gone a year "IMAGINE NOT SEEING YOU CHILD IN OVER A YEAR" Uh, try college or moving out in general? That said it was pretty awesome she managed that surprise and it was such a nice welcoming party back home.
[QUOTE=KorJax;44327465]Man they made it sound like he's been on a tour for half a decade but yet he's only been gone a year "IMAGINE NOT SEEING YOU CHILD IN OVER A YEAR" Uh, try college or moving out in general? That said it was pretty awesome she managed that surprise and it was such a nice welcoming party back home.[/QUOTE] Fuck off, thats his newborn kid, not a grown adult. And you can come home at college, the military is a lot more restrictive.
[QUOTE=avincent;44326988]B-but I'm fat because of my genes! There's no way for me to lose weight!![/QUOTE] We get it, Cartman.
Oh cool, thats my town.
Reporting this with a camera ruined it to be honest.
"he can actually pick her up this time without any problem" That was rude of the reporter..
that bitch reporter is so annoying
[QUOTE=Morbo!!!;44327019]God DAMN that bitch narrating the video is annoying[/QUOTE] "he can actually pick her up this time without any problem.. look at that... amazing." lmfao
I bet he had a good night when he got back
She honestly didn't look bad when she was overweight.
He wasn't as happy as I thought he is going to be :(
Jesus imagine coming back from deployment and seeing your wife is now smoking hot. It'd be heaven.
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