From obese to goal in exactly a year!

Posts: 7,097 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
I lost 36 kg / 79 lbs in exactly a year.

I ate chocolate every day.

I drank alcohol nearly every day.

I ate whatever I most wanted, within my calorie limit.

Don’t worry, “clean” freaks, that included a lot of seafood and veg.

I did lots of walking, running, and bodyweight exercises, and I ate most of those calories back, so I was never hangry.

I didn’t have cheat meals or cheat days. I didn’t need to, because I wasn’t depriving myself of anything.

I made some great friends, and learned a lot from the MFP Community and the Helpful Posts.


You want pics?

6 months progress pics:

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Goal weight progress pics:

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I started the year of weight loss by starting walking to and from work. Over the year I gradually increased my exercise, and in September I suddenly needed to go faster one day, and began running. I did the Couch to 5K (Zen Labs app), and I can now run 15 km without stopping.

But my weight loss secret? My “Calories In” were less than my “Calories Out”.

I feel so healthy and happy!

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  • Posts: 58 Member
    You definitely get a you go girl!!!!
  • Posts: 3 Member
    Wow well done great attitude
  • Posts: 124 Member
    YIPPEE!! Well done!! You look fab. I also lost 18 kilos but it took me 18 months. I did very little exercise so maybe thats why it took me 6 months extra, and I am also post menopausal at 54. I did not eat chocolate or alcohol every day, just a little at week ends. I stuck rigidly to logging and the 5;2, and had to do 4;3 to loose the last bit. So glad we got there in the end. NO FOOD FEELS LIKE SLIM!! :) I have now been successfully maintaining for 6 months!!
  • Posts: 169 Member
    WOW! You look great!
  • Posts: 8 Member
    Be proud of yourself - fantastic achievement !
  • Posts: 312 Member
    @Orphia - fantastic! What an achievement, and what a change in just 12 months!
  • Posts: 6,666 Member
    Fantastic job! You rock.
  • Posts: 1,576 Member
    @Orphia fantastico, Amazing transformation, great work and congratulations!!
  • Posts: 8,001 Member
    The way you've laid it out makes it sound so simple; not easy, but simple. I'm most impressed with the 15 km though!! Congratulations on all of your accomplishments!
  • Posts: 75 Member
    What a fantastic achievement indeed. You look really happy and beautiful. Enjoy your running
  • Posts: 242 Member
    Excellent! Great work!
  • Posts: 1,190 Member
    Awesome job! I love your "plan!"
  • Posts: 103 Member
    You look great!! I too have been following a similar plan as yours for the last six weeks and have lost 17.5 pounds so far. My motto: If I want it, I eat it, but in moderation. :)
  • Posts: 304 Member
    This is how you do it! Well done Orphia. :smiley:
  • Posts: 15,317 Member
    Yay Orphia!! Congratulations!!
  • Posts: 166 Member
    Amazing Job, Congratulations!!!
  • Posts: 292 Member
    I really like your moderate attitude! A lot of mfp information can get really technical and caught up in minutiae. You show us that it is possible to make fantastic progress without becoming obsessive. Congratulations on reaching your goal and thanks for the inspiration :)
  • Posts: 903 Member
    Love this! <3 Congratulations! :)
  • Posts: 1,441 Member
    You have done very well. Love the skirt photo. Great job!
  • Posts: 2,238 Member
    Congrats!!! Very glad to see you make it all the way to your goal!
  • Posts: 59 Member
    You look so happy and have much to be proud of!
    Congratulations!
  • Posts: 634 Member
    Congrats on your progress!
  • Posts: 725 Member
    Orphia well deserved success. You look absolutely fabulous <3
  • Posts: 461 Member
    well done!
  • Posts: 7,097 Member
    Thank you so much, lovely people, for your kind words of support!
  • Posts: 5,481 Member
    Congrats!!!
  • Posts: 902 Member
    This is a great motivational story and I love it! You look amazing! Congratulations!
  • Posts: 38 Member
    Amazing job!! :)
  • Posts: 25 Member
    What an awesome story, you are such an inspiration! Thank you
  • Posts: 321 Member
    Nicely done!
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