100 pounds down!

mamadon

You look wonderful! Congratulations on your success!

otter090812

Fantastic achievement - you look so well!

SassyMoonbeams

Wow. You took your life back into your own hands and you are your own champion now! I think that is what helps when it comes to motivation....knowing tha you just HAVE to if you want things to change. You just HAVE to, no other way to it! Congratulations on your amazing achievement and on not making excuses in spite of the difficulty you have due to your feet!!

shaynepoole

Thanks for sharing you look great

jennifurballs

Wonderful!!! You are so right about getting your mind right. It's one link in this that can't be missing!

slinky68

Well done, you deserve a pat on the back!

IndigoSue13

Congratulations!!! Your story is very inspiring.

rebolaugh

Amazing story! Congratulations to you on all you have achieved!

ythannah

cexley67 wrote: »

ythannah, my current is 1,730. That number doesn't include anything that I could 'earn' with exercising (although, I don't use the exercise calories, ever).

Thanks for responding... that number seems ridiculously low for men your height, but I guess the proof is in the success.

Wow, my poor guy is easily eating double that on a daily basis.

DonT58

Great job. I was 310 then 281 when I started MFP. I've been losing almost 3 lbs. a week with a calorie deficit of 1000 and like you never adding in my exercise calories. I've got nearly 50 lb. more to go. At my goal of 190 lbs. the maintenance calories are about 2200 - somewhere along the line I'm going to have to either adjust the deficit or start adding exercise calories. I'm at 1510 right now and 4 or 5 days a week a need almost every one of them. I can't imagine being able to eat less than 1450 calories on a day to day basis.

p444cod41

Thanks for sharing your story.you have done fantastic..and you look great and younger..well done you

vs_shine

Great job! You're family must be sooo proud!! Good ol' fashion hard work and dedication! Keep it up!!

cexley67

I continue to be humbled by all your comments and good wishes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I am proud of myself, and my family is proud of me. It has inspired my wife and daughter to begin their own journeys. I don't try to push them, because I do realize the best motivation comes from within, and just like this journey was my own personal journey and not anyone else's, they have to make it their own as well.

There are 2 things that I get to do when I get to my final goal.
1). Go back to Disney to walk all over the parks on my own and experience everything that I didn't get to do the last time.

2). I currently have no suits to wear for work, and don't want to buy anything until I hit my goal, so, when I get there, I get to buy anything I want from the Paul Fredrick catalogue of clothes (love their suits).

queenliz99

cexley67 wrote: »

I continue to be humbled by all your comments and good wishes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I am proud of myself, and my family is proud of me. It has inspired my wife and daughter to begin their own journeys. I don't try to push them, because I do realize the best motivation comes from within, and just like this journey was my own personal journey and not anyone else's, they have to make it their own as well.

There are 2 things that I get to do when I get to my final goal.
1). Go back to Disney to walk all over the parks on my own and experience everything that I didn't get to do the last time.

2). I currently have no suits to wear for work, and don't want to buy anything until I hit my goal, so, when I get there, I get to buy anything I want from the Paul Fredrick catalogue of clothes (love their suits).

oedipa_maas

You are so inspiring! What a tremendous job.

dtcjem

Wow! How inspiring to read this story. Thank You for sharing your success and challenges. Wishing you continued success and happiness!

squeakybuttcheeks

Disney was my inspiration as well! Great job

cexley67

Looking for a place to vent, so I decided here. As the title of the original post says, I have lost 100 pounds (actually 102, now). Back in June when I was down 40, I got a physical and blood work done. I told the doctor that I was working on losing weight. I told him how I was doing it (logging calories on MyFitnessPal, starting to work out, etc.). So, to keep me accountable, we set up another appointment for yesterday (12/22) to do a weight check.

I showed up feeling awesome about myself. Wondering how happy my doctor would be, etc. I got nothing positive from him. Again, he asked how I was doing it. I told him the same things I told him in June. His response, "Well, you won't be successful in the long term. What you really need to do is cut out all sugars from your diet.". He then proceeded to tell me a bunch of science stuff as to why. I am not saying that his points weren't valid. Maybe they are, but, to phrase it that way, and to give me no credit to how hard I have worked annoyed me.

Truth is I didn't (and don't) need his pat on the back to encourage me. I know how much better I feel and how much more I can do now that I have lost this weight, but, to not, at least, acknowledge that I am taking ownership of my weight, and that I am doing great things for my body annoys me. I believe he could have said something like, "Wow, you're doing very well. You should be proud of yourself, but, beware of the dangers. Let's come up with a plan that keeps you this healthy the rest of your life.". That's maybe what I would have said. He also didn't look at me in the eye and kept telling me that I should buy a specific book. As much as he mentioned it, makes me wonder if he is getting a kick back on sales.

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. I am looking for another doctor.

griffithm1

Great job!

ChrissiesWorld

Way to go. Looking great. Good job on all your hard work.