I Lost 275 Pounds!

Holly_Roman_Empire

buttersbunch wrote: »

No exercise till after I lost the first 100 pounds (which I still lost in 7 months!), and even after that I have *never* had a gym membership... just walking, a recumbent bike and regular bike, etc... no routine workout things, Zumba, etc

So how long have you been on MFP? Are you here to do calorie counting for maintenance?

buttersbunch

I am 5'5"

buttersbunch

Thanks!!

yesssiwanttolose

I would like to CONGRATULATE YOU buttersbunch!!!!!!! You are a very brave woman, taking those steps to help yourself gain a new life! Bravo!!! (clapping my hands) Well done!!! Thank you for sharing!

Jeneba

What a remarkable story!

buttersbunch

Well, if this gets deleted (again) I guess I will stop trying! Lol! Kinda hard to share how I lost 275 pounds and my entire life transformation and change without sharing the plan used and why I am wearing Mennonite attire in my 'before' photos. ☺️

buttersbunch

Thank you!

TaraTall

I will congratulate you on your life story but I will still have my reservations about the truth of it lol.
Either way - you do you, girl.

buttersbunch

I just you MFP for accountability for myself... I share my meals, recipes, what I eat when we eat out, etc etc... on FB

buttersbunch

Use

flyingfur74

Amazing story. Congrats on your weight loss.

Holly_Roman_Empire

Hearts_2015 wrote: »

Mister_Ladyfingers wrote: »

That's unfortunate. Some of us don't have FB. We use MFP.

hollydubs85 wrote: »

buttersbunch wrote: »

No exercise till after I lost the first 100 pounds (which I still lost in 7 months!), and even after that I have *never* had a gym membership... just walking, a recumbent bike and regular bike, etc... no routine workout things, Zumba, etc

So how long have you been on MFP? Are you here to do calorie counting for maintenance?

Did she mention she has to stay below 1200 to maintain? Or did I misread that..

No you read it right. That's (partly) why I asked if she's here to count calories to maintain.

I'd like a small snippet of what she eats in a day, but she doesn't have a public diary.

Holly_Roman_Empire

buttersbunch wrote: »

I just you MFP for accountability for myself... I share my meals, recipes, what I eat when we eat out, etc etc... on FB

Why on facebook?

buttersbunch

Thanks... and yes, I *easily* gain if I go above 1,200 (have been on thyroid meds
for years!) but it is what it is

buttersbunch

Breakfast: veggie packed omelet with egg beaters, microwave 'baked' pear or apple, toast from 647 bread, sugar free jam and a lotta coffee!!

Lunch/dinner: veggies (steamed, baked, grilled or a salad) some kind of lean protein, and maybe a starchy veggie

Snacks: mostly just fruit or sugar free jello, but I love popcorn!

I try hard to reserve desserts for special occasions- they are my weakness!!

Holly_Roman_Empire

Okay, so how many points were you eating at WW to lose weight? I'm just trying to understand what you did to lose since all I'm getting are directions to facebook and generalities.

FitOldMomma

Congratulations on the incredible loss.

buttersbunch

Thanks! And yep, that's my story from People mag- (I was on the Today Show)

I used/ate ONLY my daily allotted points when on WW (it varies on your weight, at the beginning at 410 pounds I was obviously getting a LOT more points than when I had lost 1/2 my weight!)

I *never* used the 'weekly' points or the 'activity' points, as I stated earlier, I gain very easily and when I used any 'extra' points I would either have slow progress,
Stay the same or even go up slightly! So I just used my daily points.

buttersbunch

Well, I am new to the community but 'old' to having the MFP app on my phone... I have many photos (as someone already shared) and if I understood 'how' to post them I would- and will! ☺️

You don't need an account to use the app for tracking. I know my story sounds crazy- it is! But it is also true! ☺️