7 inches off my stomach

tretoptreece
tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
edited November 15 in Success Stories
Just wanted to be a motivation this fine Monday. Since March 12th 2015 I've lost a TOTAL of 7 inches off my stomach and a total of 9 pounds! I do low carb in the lunch and evening hours and get my carbs during the morning. I eat 4-6 meals a day and don't go over my daily calorie intake. I used to only eat one big meal a day and ate whatever I wanted in that meal. Doing this for years I literally sabotaged my metabolism. I hope you find whatever works for you because I finally found what works for me! I still have a long way to go (wanting to lose 145 pounds total) Thank you MFP for helping me to be a success!
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  • gandssmith
    gandssmith Posts: 67 Member
    congratulations on finding what works for you! that's half the battle. btw....cute doggie. i have a boxer that looks very similar. he's one of my best buds.
  • carolhullin
    carolhullin Posts: 4
    Excellent example: thank you for sharing
  • _QueenE_
    _QueenE_ Posts: 459 Member
    Congrats!
  • jee_nee_us
    jee_nee_us Posts: 107 Member
    Congratulations but how could you lose 9 pounds in 11 days? Thats amazing.
  • kim678
    kim678 Posts: 31 Member
    Way to go! That's awesome!
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    gandssmith wrote: »
    congratulations on finding what works for you! that's half the battle. btw....cute doggie. i have a boxer that looks very similar. he's one of my best buds.

    Thank you, he's my buddy!
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    jee_nee_us wrote: »
    Congratulations but how could you lose 9 pounds in 11 days? Thats amazing.

    I cut out sugar, cokes, I drink water and 15 calorie fruit juice mixes. I've cut out all white bad starches. I think that makes a world of difference. I do have carbs though, but good ones.
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    Thanks so much everyone!
  • MrsMizart
    MrsMizart Posts: 1,275 Member
    Good going!
  • robyndmorgan
    robyndmorgan Posts: 3
    I did the same thing. I eat only lean protein, fruits and veggies and have los 8.4 pounds in 8 days!
  • KirbySmith46
    KirbySmith46 Posts: 198 Member
    You lost 7 inches off your waist in 8 days? It took me 6 months to lose 7 inches off my waist.
  • Camarose79
    Camarose79 Posts: 86 Member
    KirbySmith46 wrote: »
    You lost 7 inches off your waist in 8 days? It took me 6 months to lose 7 inches off my waist.

    I think if this person is wanting to lose 145 lbs, they are very large right now and I think that when a larger size person starts to lose they seem to lose more quickly at first. It took me 30 months to lose 30 lbs the first time. Gained back 40 in half that time. Now on round 2 sigh.
  • rAc_hEl
    rAc_hEl Posts: 246 Member
    KirbySmith46 wrote: »
    You lost 7 inches off your waist in 8 days? It took me 6 months to lose 7 inches off my waist.

    Everyone is different. No-one is the same at all
  • Robertus
    Robertus Posts: 558 Member
    But how can one lose a whole 7 inches while only losing 9 lbs? I don't understand how this is possible.
  • bametels
    bametels Posts: 950 Member
    Robertus wrote: »
    But how can one lose a whole 7 inches while only losing 9 lbs? I don't understand how this is possible.

    I don't understand this either!
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    robyndmorgan wrote: »
    I did the same thing. I eat only lean protein, fruits and veggies and have los 8.4 pounds in 8 days!

    Great job!
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    KirbySmith46 wrote: »
    You lost 7 inches off your waist in 8 days? It took me 6 months to lose 7 inches off my waist.

    No I lost 7 inches off my stomach. Only 3 off my waist. :)
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    bametels wrote: »
    Robertus wrote: »
    But how can one lose a whole 7 inches while only losing 9 lbs? I don't understand how this is possible.

    I don't understand this either!

    Im the type of person that if I eat sugar, white foods, such as bread, pasta and potatoes I store more of my weight around my middle. I gave up those foods and replaced them with a lot of protein, a ton of veggies, and fruit. I pretty much fill my body with good foods rather than processed foods. That's how it works for me.
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    Plus I log everything I eat on here and I get my carbs in during the day. I don't go over my calories but I have had 2 different days that I had gelato. (Ate it in the morning) and I stayed within my goal calories. Like I said before in the original post, I stopped drinking cokes not even having diet. I only drink water and minute maid light occasionally.
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    I hope this is proof enough. Just wanted to be a motivation. I want to take a picture in the same shirt every week. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since I started. I tried to get the pictures even.7gzwj3pe9ble.jpg
  • nanaoftwo0614
    nanaoftwo0614 Posts: 59 Member
    That awesome. An inspiraton to alot of us trying to lose over 100+ pounds. Keep up the great work. Also, love the boxer. We've had 3 and loved everyone of them. Great dogs.
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    nanaoftwo0614 wrote: »
    That awesome. An inspiraton to alot of us trying to lose over 100+ pounds. Keep up the great work. Also, love the boxer. We've had 3 and loved everyone of them. Great dogs.

    Thanks so much! :smiley:
  • taraaaxo
    taraaaxo Posts: 12
    Robertus wrote: »
    But how can one lose a whole 7 inches while only losing 9 lbs? I don't understand how this is possible.
    Im confused also lol but hey good for her :)
  • Robertus
    Robertus Posts: 558 Member
    tretoptreece wrote: »
    KirbySmith46 wrote: »
    You lost 7 inches off your waist in 8 days? It took me 6 months to lose 7 inches off my waist.

    No I lost 7 inches off my stomach. Only 3 off my waist. :)
    So is the 7 inches a total of 3 inches from the waist plus 4 inches from somewhere else? Or 7 inches from somewhere else on your stomach? I'm new to this measuring thing. Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like maybe you were severely bloated from the types of food you were eating. Great progress. Keep it up!
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    I was looking at some people's food diaries and I can understand why some of you don't understand. The more protein and veggies you eat, the better results you are likely to see. I've posted pictures and tried to explain what I'm doing, I guess one would have to try themselves before they could see the results like I have. It's the same way people lose 20-30 pounds in a week. Like someone else said, everyBODY is different. I lost 7 TOTAL inches JUST off my stomach. And now it's day 15 and I've lost a total of 11 pounds and I'm still -7 inches off my stomach NOT including the 3 off my waist. Thank you to those who gave me the awesome compliments and encouraging words!
  • ashdred
    ashdred Posts: 95 Member
    "Muscle Versus Fat
    Pound-for-pound, muscle takes up less space than fat. So, as you gain muscle and lose fat, your scale numbers may not change, but your body sure does. Muscle is composed of healthy, metabolically active tissue that appears lean and smooth. Although fat weighs the same, it takes up more space and gives your body a lumpy appearance. The scale can only tell you if you’ve lost pounds, but not if you've lost fat pounds and replaced them with muscle. That's what happens when you lose inches."


    Great job on your progress! I've started to consume most of my heavier carbs in the am as well, I'm hoping it will help me the same. :smile:
  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    ashdred wrote: »
    "Muscle Versus Fat
    Pound-for-pound, muscle takes up less space than fat. So, as you gain muscle and lose fat, your scale numbers may not change, but your body sure does. Muscle is composed of healthy, metabolically active tissue that appears lean and smooth. Although fat weighs the same, it takes up more space and gives your body a lumpy appearance. The scale can only tell you if you’ve lost pounds, but not if you've lost fat pounds and replaced them with muscle. That's what happens when you lose inches."


    Great job on your progress! I've started to consume most of my heavier carbs in the am as well, I'm hoping it will help me the same. :smile:




    THANK YOU for the wonderful explanation! My best to you!
  • NEWMEKELLIB
    NEWMEKELLIB Posts: 49 Member
    when you finally find the method that works ! its like butter keep on keeping on!
    you will be at your goal shortly!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    tretoptreece wrote: »
    I was looking at some people's food diaries and I can understand why some of you don't understand.

    You have 144lbs to go and you are now judging other people's diaries? Nice.

  • tretoptreece
    tretoptreece Posts: 425 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    tretoptreece wrote: »
    I was looking at some people's food diaries and I can understand why some of you don't understand.

    You have 144lbs to go and you are now judging other people's diaries? Nice.

    Not judging just observing :wink:
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