Dropped below 200 pounds today!

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echmainfit619
echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
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My first day was January 6 at 221 pounds. Today the scale read 199. So that's 10% of my weight, 22 pounds, in 80 days.

I lost 9 pounds in the first month, 7 pounds in the second and the rest since then. Hit a few plateaus, the longest about 2 weeks.

I'm using only MFP, watching the calories and not following any special diet. However, I'm staying away (most of the time) from the high calorie nuclear warheads.

I've also increased my exercise, mostly walking and bicycling.

The last time I was under 200 was probably 15 years ago, maybe more.

(In case you're wondering, I'm a 53 year old male)
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  • IAmTheGlue
    IAmTheGlue Posts: 701 Member
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    Woo hoo! Keep up the good work!
  • vamred
    vamred Posts: 13 Member
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    Wonderful.. Congrats on your weight loss
  • Marcia661
    Marcia661 Posts: 183 Member
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    Fantastic!!!!! Onederland woo hoo!!! Excellent work :)
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
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    Congrats!!!! Great work!
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,325 Member
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  • Jillish23
    Jillish23 Posts: 226 Member
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    Fantastic! Hard work, no fads, just eating less and moving more! :D
  • arguablysamson
    arguablysamson Posts: 1,706 Member
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    Congrats. I remember how it felt to hit the border of Onederland. I have since set up camp and will never move! :-)
  • fatcitizen
    fatcitizen Posts: 103 Member
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    great job
  • MichaleneRN
    MichaleneRN Posts: 13 Member
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    Congratulations! Keep it up!
  • rinteusp
    rinteusp Posts: 37 Member
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    Whoo hoo! That's my first goal, very proud of you!

  • MelissaLendon
    MelissaLendon Posts: 2 Member
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    That is awesome!!
  • ThatLadyFromMN
    ThatLadyFromMN Posts: 301 Member
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    Great job!!! :)
  • Colorado_Joni
    Colorado_Joni Posts: 25 Member
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    Awesome!! Keep up the great work. :smile:
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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  • 1HappyRedhead
    1HappyRedhead Posts: 413 Member
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    Big goal reached!
  • Ridley2011
    Ridley2011 Posts: 10 Member
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    Awesome -- such a good feeling to see a 1 as the first number on the scale!
  • jessiruthica
    jessiruthica Posts: 412 Member
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    That's a great milestone to pass! Well done!
  • ebtaylor137
    ebtaylor137 Posts: 32 Member
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    Congrats! I'm looking forward to that as well, hopefully soon! I weighed the same when I started around the same time. For me, getting below 200 will also get me out of the obese weight range, so I'm excited. Again, congrats on your success!!!!!!!
  • echmainfit619
    echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
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    Thanks everyone.

    MFP and an accurate kitchen food scale made all the difference.

    The kitchen scale is far more important than the bathroom scale.
  • niedex
    niedex Posts: 1 Member
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    Brilliant! Well done you! That is also my first goal. x

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