I was over 280 at my heaviest. Started BJJ at 260. Had a kidney stone and a renal infarct (blood clot in the artery going to kidney) in my other kidney three months later and spent the next 20 months rehabbing from that and various other stuff.
Did an Isogenix cleanse and I'm down to 225, back to BJJ and hoping to be around 200 by the end of the year if I can stay unbit by the injury/illness bug.
Hydration really matters.
And after the crap I went through with my stent (the guy who removed my kidney stent pulled it out my wang like he was trying to pull start an old mower...), I'm NEVER, EVER going to allow myself to get dehydrated again.
Even had a cheat day and it didn't hit me as bad because I kept hydrated...
Well, that and I work as hard as I can when I roll. And push mowing Florida grass in 90+ degree heat for 2+ hours burns enough calories for me to drop nearly 5lbs just doing that...LOL.
Oh, and no joke... the more weight you lose, the longer your johnson looks. True story.
If that's not motivation, I don't know what is...