show me before & afters from just counting calories.

angelamichelle_xo

show me before & afters from just counting calories. no crazy amounts of exercise. no weird fad diets. just MFP logging.

i need inspiration.

angelamichelle_xo

SparkyTinman

Aw - feel bad no one replied to your post, but I have seen/know lots of people who did just Calorie counting and had it work for them. It worked for me when I was in my early 20's but regrettably I have no digital images to share. I lost 40lbs doing 1,000 calories a day, which now that I am older realize it was perhaps a bit too low. I went from a size 16 to a 7/8 and really just logged everything I ate (but back then it was manually before the internet - dating myself!). I carried around a paper list of the foods I commonly ate as a reference and checked everything BEFORE I ate it and stuck with my 1,000 a day. I lost roughly 10 lbs a month and with just a couple of small hiccups, had it off in about 4.5 months. Kept it off while I minded staying below 2,000, for about a year. I then stopped counting and guess what....I am now 100 up and much older. Not being mindful and then finally eating with abandon will do that. CICO will work for me now, but much slower. I joined MFP and logged EVERYTHING while still eating with abandon for a few months until I was ready to be 'mindful'. It was shocking how much I was consuming. Had a couple South Beach 'no starters' and now have just started eating clean - no processed foods and it's working, without logging. My cravings dropped off after 3 days of eating clean. It's still early but I am astonished at how 'not hungry' I am and how much I am enjoying cooking now with all the fresh stuff. I have a friend doing the same and both of us are doing a mild amount of exercise and we are both losing steadily now. You can do this angelamichelle_xo!!

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Shrinking_Erin

There you go. Two photos around my highest and two around 70 pounds lost. I'm 5'10 and currently 286, so a ways to go yet. My highest known weight was 347. I also have never done any sort of exercise but when I moved to Europe I started walking more because it's just the culture here.

Good luck!

Skinny_Kitty

eringurl33 wrote: »

There you go. Two photos around my highest and two around 70 pounds lost. I'm 5'10 and currently 286, so a ways to go yet. My highest known weight was 347. I also have never done any sort of exercise but when I moved to Europe I started walking more because it's just the culture here.

Good luck!

WOW!!!!!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING!
You're such an inspiration!!!!

angelamichelle_xo

thanks guys! n good job!

mabinethin

I don't have before and after pictures yet....but I lost 16lb counting calories and walking on my lunch breaks. I've had a ton of set backs....days where I binge and days/weeks where I don't log....but I have not given up and I'm holding on to my 16lb loss. sw 184... cw 168

75in2013

I lost 25kg counting calories with very little, low intensity workout (mostly swimming, walking).

iecreamheadaches

18.3 lbs down and counting. I pretty much walk a couple nights a week and just log my food here. I make sure I weigh all my portions and try to not eat out so much.

trjjoy

I lost around 12 to 16kg in 2003 without counting calories and without exercising like crazy.

chatterbox3110

That's 161lbs lost just by calorie counting with a lot of walking!!!

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

I lost the majority of this weight not doing anything but calorie counting. It takes a bit longer the closer you get to goal. I am able to be more active now. You might also find you want to be more active. I'm still pretty lazy though. Good luck!

nitroalley

Hang with it. I have been on and off this site a bunch of times. counting calories does work and this site makes it easy. 40lbs down so far with 60 more to go. Simple things like park as far away from the building at work but mainly just going with 1 - 1.5lbs/week and recording everything. It's definately a mental test.

ValerieMartini2Olives

chatterbox3110 wrote: »

That's 161lbs lost just by calorie counting with a lot of walking!!!

You look super fab!

ksuh999

I guess I should've taken pictures. Ah well. Calorie counted. Ate whatever. Went from 215 something to 158 lbs. I'm old too - 43 now. I exercised 30-40 minutes 5 times a week (around 400 cals burned each workout). Have kept weight off now for over two years. Still counting calories, still exercising.

Calibrate

chatterbox3110 wrote: »

That's 161lbs lost just by calorie counting with a lot of walking!!!

I would kill for your toned arms! You look amazing!

Melistia

Started at 252 and currently maintaining at 155. All from a low calorie life style change. I was my own worst enemy but finally got the will power and determination and did it:) you can do it too..don't give up!!! **ingnore the flyswatter pic..the only whole body shot I could find right now Lol**

DaisyHamilton

bumping this to post in later

pqstokes

I've been using MFP for 7 weeks. Photo on the left was taken last week, photo on the right was from Jan. 2. I do barre on the weekends but I wouldn't consider that an intense workout routine. I think tracking my calories is the main reason for my progress.

angelamichelle_xo

omg all you sexy ladies!!! good job!!!