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10 LBS Down ! I will be a MFP Lifer !!!
I am here for life ! I can't believe after losing 130 lbs on my own and then gaining about 20 back that I didnt know about this website ! Since joining just a few weeks ago I've already lost 10 LBS ! Go figure ! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this site ! And LOVE LOVE LOVE The motivation everyone brings !!!! Here's to success to all of…
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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I finally lost some weight, I weighed this moring expecting to see 256 again, but it said 254.8!!!!!!!!!!! It isn't much but I am so totally :happy: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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299 pounds!!
Wow, what a huge number! But, when I started this journey on January 5th, 2009 I was weighing in at 330 pounds. When I stepped on the scale this morning it read 299 pounds! I have lost 31 pounds since January!! And, I LOST IT, not with the help of diet pills or crazy crash diets.. I did it by myself with the help of…
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A new family
My wife and I would do anything for our children. They are our light and our life. This past year we both realized that we needed to make a change in our lifestyle. We needed to take time for ourselves to be better parents for them. This past november we started our journey with MFP and commited to being an example to our…
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OMG I AM OVERWEIGHT YESSSSSS
You guys I just passed from being obese to being overweight (according to BMI.) I know, I know, BMI isn't everything. But DAMN it feels good to shed that label! I wanna cry. So help me, I will never be obese again. Now- on to the next goal- HEALTHY BMI here I come!!!!!
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Weirdest accomplishment ever... whats yours?
:laugh: the weirdest thing popped into my head... My thighs don't touch anymore if my feet are shoulder length apart :happy: and barely touch when they're just apart:bigsmile: whats your weirdest accomplishment with weightloss so far?
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Pizza for lunch today!
Boss Man says he's ordering in pizza for lunch today for every one. I am confident that I will skip the pizza, and stick to my Green Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, and Chicken Breast salad with Red Wine Vinegar. And I will feel much better afterward! "I like being skinny more than I like pizza!!"
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60 pounds of pure body fat =]
since september i have lost 60 pounds! i started eating healthy and became active in yoga and pilates. i also started doing stregnth training and the occasional treadmill run. one tip i have is DON'T GIVE UP! if you have one day when you consume junk food all day dont fret! tomorrow is just around the corner! shopping is…
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The scale didn't move this week but...
I lost inches all over! I just started mesuring last week so I don't have a base line from when I started. This morning I did my weekly weigh in and was disappointed because I didn't loose. But last week was SO STRESSFUL that I didn't exercise like I have been and I ate which is what I do when I'm stressed. But tonight I…
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Inches make me smile... :)
So for the passed 2 weeks I haven't lost any weight at all. I was starting to get really upset. My husband swore I was smaller and that I had to of lost weight. So I measured myself.... Over my whole body (well my waist legs and hips) I've lost 5 inches in 2 weeks!!!!! Now that got me excited!!!! :) :) :) I am now a…
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Marla's First 5k-- I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll try to be brief-- I'm emotional which makes me even more verbose than normal-- When I was a little girl, my dad bought a shiny, silver, vinyl "sauna suit," declaring that he was going to start running and get himself in shape. He was probably 40 give or take a year or two. He put it on, looked like Mork from Ork and…
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Vacation
I just want to share a success story that I am very proud of. I went on vacation last week for 5 days and today I weighed myself and I lost 1.2 lbs!!!! I am so excited about that. I was so scared before going on vacation but now I know that it is possible. YAY!!!!!
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I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I finally did it, I managed to do the impossible. Today I am 28 days of NO SMOKING. 28 days ago I decided that's it I can't take it anymore. I'm tired of complaining that I have no money and cigs were the biggest drain for my bank account. So I quit cold turkey. Let me tell you it has been absolute HELL for the past month…
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FIRST OF MANY =)
I have been at this for a week now. When I saw how much I actually weighed when entering my information I was shocked at how heavy I had gotten without actually seeing the number on the scale. I figured since it had been a week I would hop back on the scale to see what it said........I LOST 4 POUNDS!!!!! YYYYAAAAAYYYYYYY…
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Eat cake and be merry!
Okay..they had a party for a lady that's been here for 45 years at my workplace and I had a piece of cake.......oh well :ohwell: TOMORROW IS A ANOTHER DAY ...A NEW START.............
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Lost my first pound! :]]
I was so happy today when I got on the scale and saw I had dropped a pound already! This is my third day actually using the site, although I'd been at least monitoring what I ate for a few days before. Just thought I'd share this with everyone. :] Also, I'm having trouble trying to make myself exercise regularly. It's…
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Updated
I updated my ticker to show where I started before mfp, just incase you wanted to know ;)
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Shopping!!!!
After working my tail off (literally) for a month, my boyfriend took me shopping yesterday because he FINALLY noticed that I had lost some weight and my clothes weren't fitting right. Went into the dressing room with a pair of shorts, I FIT INTO AN 8!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! I went from a 10 to an 8 and I feel so good about…
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Well...
Its staff appreciation week this week and they had donut and speciality coffee today for the staff and I had a BIG fat chocolate ice creme filled donut...........and you know what? I don't feel bad about it at all................I will work at lunch time and tonight........its suppose to be a nice and sunny day…
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Lunch
Okay...I only had turkey & cheese slices w/crackers for lunch..but I did have a big fat chocolate filled donut for breakfast BUT thats it...........not too bad............:smile:
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Size 8 you have got to be kidding!
I treated myself to a day of outlet shopping yesterday. Last July I squeezed my body into size 22w. I ve been working hard in the attempt to get to a healthly size14. Well I found the prettiest skirt at a bargin but all they had was a size 2, 8 and 12 so I bravely took the 12 to the fitting room held my breath and omg…
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how and way?!??!
I took before pictures and I keep on taking pictures every 3 months so I can see how much better I am looking. OMG. I can't believe it I took pictures this morning and looked at my first picture of my first month in July and WOW. I really can't believe that I let myself get that big why and how. O yea babies they tend to…
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When a negative is a positive!
This morning the kids wanted blueberry muffins for breakfast. Instead of eating 3 smothered in butter, I stopped at 1 with no butter!:bigsmile:
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Taught Me A Lesson
I've been feeling down about straying away from my goals. I've been really good with exercise , but really bad with food. So, in the back of my closet I found a pair of dark red pants I could fit in... two, three years ago? Size seven. No way I'd be able squeeze a thigh in there! Decided to teach myself a lesson about…
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10 down 100 to go
WOW! I was so excited over 9 pounds, when I stepped on the scale today...it was 10 pounds gone! I couldn't believe my eyes! I was so excited I was yellin' and dancin around... my husband looked at me like I was crazy, and my baby girl (almost 1) was screaming and clapping along...she had a BIG smile on her face... she's…
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4 pounds down!
I know I haven't gotten very far and I still have a long way to go... But I've lost 4 pounds!!!!!! I'm excited. :drinker:
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I'm SO EXCITED
Somehow I managed to lose an additional 2.5 pounds after Easter Dinner, 2 slices of Easter cake, and a few bad choices throughout the last 7 days.!! I have now lost a grand total of 21 pounds!! I have almost lost 10% of the old me!
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10! Prom Dresses! Running!
Yeaa<3 I've finally gotten down to losing 10 pounds! I've got another 5-7 to go, which makes it more than half way~ The prom dress that I ordered weeks ago in a size down than what I originally tried on fits better on me than the one the size larger did before~ I reached a new record for my running! Ran 2 miles straight at…
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finally did it
I have been saying for the past two weeks I was going to start the couch to 5k. I went hiking with a couple of my friends yesterday and we took some photos. After seeing the pictures I knew I had to do something for body. Today i finally got off my butt and did the couch to 5k. It was alot harder than I thought it was…
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i quit-smoking tickers-???
i see some people have these-since quitting smoking is directly related to my being on mfp, i'd LOVE get one of these for myself! how & where please?