This video is about the start of my weight loss journey, where i show you my current body shape, my initial starting weight and what my plan/goals are for the future.
Thanks sidenn5303, that's makes me happy knowing that you enjoy video. I told myself I will report my results no matter what, whether they're good or bad. Admittedly now I'm on week 421 of my weight loss journey, my results haven't been the best over the past couple of years. And now I'm trying to correct the damage I've caused over that time. Therefore, I've given myself a target of losing 50 pounds this year in 2024. Thank you for kind and supportive message, that does mean a lot to me. Enjoy your up and coming weekend, speak to you later. All my best, Stu.
I think we have somewhat similar tastes. I'm also a hardcore film buff with a soft spot for sci-fi and, in my case, also horror. My very first job as a teen was working at a video rental store back in VHS days and the pay was horrid but we had this employee benefit of being able to rent up to 3 tapes (including new releases) at one time for free. I completely abused that employee privilege binging on films until I watched practically everything the store had to offer with the exception of obscure horror films and the like, which is where I developed my taste for even B- horror films and sci-fi flicks. Also, my taste in music is extremely eclectic. I have a hard time when people ask me about albums and bands and even genres I like since I just like a song here and there from all over, and they range so wildly in bands, albums, and genres. I have the biggest soft spot for the 80s and 80s-ish music like Synthwave since I'm an 80s child in my 40s; it might be the only thing I can consistently pinpoint as something I like in music. I also love billiards and snooker but I'm more of a darts guy when it comes to sports I can competently play in bars. I never managed to get all that good at the pool table. Anyway, your channel is a testament to a disciplined and long-term way of losing weight as I see it! I followed many weight loss journeys back when I did my own and it was common for me to see people post a few videos, hype themselves up, then disappear or even delete their YT account within weeks after they started. Yours is the only one I found that has years' worth of consistent progress and I hope, and suspect, that the trend will continue until you reach your goals. It's amazing to see the transformation so far!
Hi Dark Engine; the VHS era, I remember it well. I rented plenty of movies out from our local film store back in the day. I would have done the same as you though I think working in movie store. I would have watched everything I'd have found interesting to me. Yeah I've never been very good at playing sports especially ones that require any form of running. But pool, snooker and even darts I got along just fine with. Thanks for your kind words about my YT channel. I always knew my journey wasn't going to be quick and easy. Based on the amount of weight I need/needed to lose, I knew it was going to take me years to lose it naturally. I'm glad I started it when I did, because who knows where I would be now if I hadn't. Thank you also for your continued support and I'm really happy you managed to find my channel within the very large hay stack. haha. Enjoy your up and coming week, speak to you later. Take care and stay safe, Stu.
It's amazing to see how far you have come in your journey. You look so healthy and happy now. Your eyes really shine so much more and you seem to have more energy for even the smallest things. You are an inspiration and I am very happy for you.
Hi Taylor; yeah I've come a long way in 4 years on my journey. I'm so happy I started it when I did, because boy o boy was I feeling it. My own body was telling me enough was enough every day. I just got really tired of carrying around all of my excess weight. Now I'm much lighter and feel a lot healthier, now I've just got to lose of my excess weight. So I've got a good few years on my journey left to do before I've achieved all of my weight loss goals. Thank you for leaving me your supportive message, that truly does mean a huge amount to me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, speak to you later. Take care and stay safe, Stu.
You are beyond amazing Stu! I stumbled across your first video. You have come so far and I'm so proud of you. Best wishes and have a wonderful rest of your week. See you on Sunday!
Hi Robin; yeah it's hard to believe that I start my weight loss journey by releasing my week 0 video nearly three years ago. Theres been up and down during the last 3 years, but I'm really happy I started it when I did. Because I know my body was starting to tell me and show me a number of warning signs that I needed to sort my act out. Hopefully in the next two or three years I should have loss my excess weight or there about's and start my journey of sustaining my weight loss. Thank you for your continued support throughout my weight loss journey, it does mean a huge amount to me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, speak to you later. Take care, Stu.
Hi Nicky and Gerhard; Yeah I'm happy with the progress I've made along my weight loss journey to date. It's certainly not been a speedy journey, but I'm happy I've made steady progress forward towards reaching my goals. Its never been about losing my excess weight as quickly as possible. I've wanted to make small healthy sustainable changes over time to help keep my mind set in a positive place and most importantly so I continue to enjoy the process. Making sure I don't stumble and undo all the hard work I've done so far, which is what I did in previous weight loss attempts. So I've been applying all of my lessons I've learnt from those failed attempts to make this journey I'm on now successful. Thank you for taking the time to leave me your supportive message, that really does mean a huge amount to me. Enjoy the rest of your week, speak to you later. Take care and stay safe, Stu.
Hi Natasha; I'm happy with the progress I've made on my weight loss loss journey. I admit its not all been plain sailing, but I seem to have made nice steady progress. And I'm still as determined to fulfil all of the goals I've set myself, it will take time and persistance and I will succeed. Thanks for leaving me your supportive message, that really does mean a huge amount to me. Merry Christmas, take care. Stu.
Hello Nicola; welcome to my channel and thank you for taking the time to leave me your message of support, that really does mean a lot to me. I wanted to try a method of losing weight I've never done or contemplated before, to help keep me motivated and accountable for my actions and starting my RU-vid channel is the way I decided to go. I think its one of the best decisions I've made and its working for me as I've managed to stay on track for the most part, since I've now completed my seventieth week. Most importantly I'm completing what I set out to achieve and thats starting to shed the excess and unwanted pounds. Speak to you later, Stu.
Hi Michael; you've also done a fantastic job with all the weight you've lost. I know you've recently started a weight loss journey again to get back on track after noticing you've gained 3 or 4 kilograms. I really happy you decided to act on this this very fast and not undo the brilliant work you've already done. My last attempt at losing weight about thirteen years although was very successful over a two year period, my mentality changed its seems over night and I regained all of the weight I lost plus a lot more. I can't tell you how much I'm kicking myself for undoing all of my hard work back then. Oh well I've learnt my lesson and this time I'm implementing all of those life lessons into this weight loss journey of mine. I have no intention of quitting now, I'm looking forward to finally losing all of my excess weight after carrying it around with me for the majority of my life. Thanks for your continued support, enjoy the rest of your week. Speak to you later, take care. Stu.
Hi Triple; welcome to my channel and thank you for taking the time to leave me your supportive message, that really does mean a lot to me. Yeah I've seen some big changes in my body over the years I've been on my weight loss journey. I'm excited to see who I will feel and look once I've managed to lose all of my excess weight. Thank you once again for leaving me your kind message, enjoy your up and coming weekend. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Take care and stay safe, Stu.
Hi Chris; Yeah mate, I'm very happy with what I've achieved over the last 4 years. Even though my journey has come a long way during this time, my journey still has a long way to go before I finally lose all of my excess weight. Thanks for leaving me your supportive message mate, it really does mean a huge amount to me. Enjoy your up and coming weekend, speak to you later. Take care, Stu.
Hi Stu, just found you because of sabine and her latest collab, great to meet a fellow brit, i'm going to check out the rest of your channel now and see how you have progressed.
Hello Fatover40; yes that's right we're all going to be doing a collab video, thanks to Sabine getting us altogether. It's always nice to meet another fellow brit amongst the RU-vid weight loss community. Well thanks for checking out my first video anyway, its doesn't seem that long ago since I made that video. Theres been some up and downs since then, now that I'm in my 43rd week. Thanks for leaving me your message, I'll speak to you later. Stu.
Hello Lianna and welcome to my channel. Thanks for taking the time to leave me your kind message, that means a lot to me. I hope you like statistics, otherwise when you come to watch my other videos you might end up falling asleep by the end of week 3. haha. I see you've just started your own weight loss journey and you're looking to lose 40 pounds and you've got the stress of college work as well. Well I know what both of those are like as well, I've been in your shoes. The RU-vid weight loss community is great, you'll never have to worry about doing this alone. We're all here to help each other out. Nice speaking to you, enjoy the rest of your week. Take care, Stu.
Stu Unwin thank you so much stu! I'm flattered that you checked out my channel. Subscribe if you want :) I made it all the way to your 16th or so video last night! You're doing incredibly! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to me. Everyone in this community has been so wonderful to me so far.
I'm impressed you made it through to week 16 or 17, I hope you're not finding them to boring. I always do my best to respond to every message of support I'm given, it's the least I can do. Everyones messages of support help keep me on the straight and narrow, and ultimately keep me motivated to push forward and work towards obtaining my weight loss goals. So thank you for taking the time to give me that motivational boost. Enjoy the rest of your week, speak to you later. Stu.
hey! i just came across your videos from a link of another youtuber. im so excited to see the end result of your journey. youve come a long way since this video and youve almost got a year behind you (really cool, you started this on my birthday). keep yp the good work!
Hello Shayna; thanks for leaving your message. I'm excited to the see the end result too, but it's going to be a lot of hard work to get down to a healthy weight for my height and I foresee this journey taking another 2 or 3 years. Then the task of sustaining my weight once I've lost all of my excess weight will be the next challenge I would face I guess. I hope you continue to enjoy the future video's I post and that you won't find them to boring. Thats right I've nearly completed one year doing my weight loss journey and posting my video's, that means it's not far away to your next birthday also. Thanks for your support and I'll speak to you later, all my best. Stu.
Hi Shayna; I hope you're well. I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday, I hope you have a lovely day. Enjoy yourself today, speak to you later, best wishes. Stu.
Awe that was sweet. Thank you, and congrats on your 1 year weight loss journey! I saw your video the other day, but i dont think my comment went through, since i didnt hear back. Anyway, you got this. I dont think it'll take you long to get those pounds off! I am off work today, so i am going to let my daddy buy me pizza, then on Friday or Sunday we will go for dinner with my mommy. Hehe, 31 and still call them that! 😆😇😈 I've decided ive had enough fun destroying my body and i want to lose weight again. Going to the doctor for routine bloodwork, hope its better than last time, but i dont think so, ive gained like 50+ pounds this year. What are you doing to celebrate your victory? Cheers!
Hi Shayna; Well I hope you enjoyed your birthday and your pizza. Yeah I know whats it's like when you gain a hefty amount of weight in a year (short space of time). Look at me for an example; one week off at Christmas and I gain 13.2 pounds. Its one of the easiest things to do is put on weight but a challenge to lose it. But facing your weight and not hiding from it, especially if you're openly talking about it (like you are). That challenge is something that can be over come and with some work and time, you'll be well on your way to obtaining the weight loss goals you would like to achieve. My 1 year celebratory victory was my one guilt free week of eating and drinking what ever I wanted over the Christmas holiday (which was great). It's the start of a new year, so I've got to work on losing what I gained during my treat week and get back on track towards reaching my second weight loss target. I hope you enjoy your dinner later on this week with your mum, take care. Stu.
Hello Paul and welcome to my channel. Thanks for taking the time to leave me your message of support. It's been a while since saw the thumbnail picture of my week zero video, how time flies when your having fun. The answer to your question is 6 feet 1 inch or 1.85 metres. Speak to again soon, all my best. Stu.
