Great coaches are great motivators, and this pic was enough to get my fat a$$ in gear (it's not a disease). I got tired of winning chin contests. I'm down 45 (I know, it's like throwing deck chairs off the Titanic) with a few more to go, but all in all it's been a good move for my game, back, and couch springs.
I'm the two on the left....
I went from 195 down to about 155. I feel a lot better, although my golf game has gotten a little worse. I was never that great to begin with though. I think the weight loss also made me realize how dependent on timing my swing was, so after losing all that weight my body wasn't quite in sync anymore. I also lost some power, which has taken me a while to get my sequencing better to get most of it back. Even if it effects your golf game, every time you look in the mirror, it's worth it. I'm not a low handicapper though, so I don't know how it would effect someone with a more solid swing.
Power is what us big boned guys have to use. I could poke it out there okay before, but I'm a good bit longer now because I have access to more speed. I'd much rather play with speed over brute force, but having both is fun.
The thing that worries me the most is the loss of power. I'm losing so much so fast, that I'm bound to lose a decent amount of muscle mass (something I'm not thrilled about), and with that some length. But maybe the increased range of motion and the ability to get into better positions will offset that some?