My Success Story!
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cinnabondelights
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Hello! This is my first time posting in this community and I wanted to share my weight loss journey~
Starting weight: 161 lbs.
Current weight: 108 lbs.
Total lost: 74 lbs. (lost 31 lbs, gained 20, lost 43 lbs)
Height: 5′1′’
Goal weight: 100-105 lbs.
Top left picture is from almost 2 years ago, weighing at 151 lbs.- almost the heaviest I’ve ever been. At my heaviest, I was 161 lbs. around 2010-2011 (sorry I don’t have any of those pictures but top left was close enough), but when I moved back home from an abusive relationship, I lost 31 lbs. by literally starving myself out of depression. I almost gained it all back 2 years later when my husband and I met, dated, married, and got stationed in Guam. We ate out at a lot of restaurants and didn't really care what we ate, haha.
Though one day while my husband was on gone on deployment, I took a good look at myself in the mirror and said, “I don’t want to go back to being heavy again,” so I did a lot of nutrition study and exercising and I lost weight the right way. I cut out soda and junk food almost COMPLETELY (fast food, sit down restaurants, candy, chips, burgers, everything) and I went vegetarian for a little while. It didn’t last long though as I noticed my hair was thinning, so I just added lean meat and fish to my diet, as well as a biotin supplement to help with my hair. I’m still recovering from hair loss, but I eat in smaller portions with more fruits and green veggies as much as I can. I will have an ice cream, go to a restaurant, or eat some type of junk food once in awhile, but I’ve learned to live without it for the most part. To help maintain my calorie intake, I used MFP!
I love it so much and I've gotten back into using it now!
I exercised by running with my dog around the neighborhood (usually takes about 30 minutes on my route) and doing home exercises (with an exercise ball, or exercise videos on YouTube) and weight lifting. I recently started taking up Zumba at home and it's a lot of fun!
Second pics are from July 5, 2016 after buying some new clothes now that all of my old clothes are too big for me! the skirt is actually a little too big for me at a size 3… >_< But now I can proudly say that I wear a size 0/2 jeans and a size X-Small to Small shirt from a size 18 jeans and Medium-Large shirt! I would still like to lose possibly 3-8 more pounds. c: Right now my weight loss is slowing down/plateauing, but that just means I have to work even harder now!
Starting weight: 161 lbs.
Current weight: 108 lbs.
Total lost: 74 lbs. (lost 31 lbs, gained 20, lost 43 lbs)
Height: 5′1′’
Goal weight: 100-105 lbs.
Top left picture is from almost 2 years ago, weighing at 151 lbs.- almost the heaviest I’ve ever been. At my heaviest, I was 161 lbs. around 2010-2011 (sorry I don’t have any of those pictures but top left was close enough), but when I moved back home from an abusive relationship, I lost 31 lbs. by literally starving myself out of depression. I almost gained it all back 2 years later when my husband and I met, dated, married, and got stationed in Guam. We ate out at a lot of restaurants and didn't really care what we ate, haha.
Though one day while my husband was on gone on deployment, I took a good look at myself in the mirror and said, “I don’t want to go back to being heavy again,” so I did a lot of nutrition study and exercising and I lost weight the right way. I cut out soda and junk food almost COMPLETELY (fast food, sit down restaurants, candy, chips, burgers, everything) and I went vegetarian for a little while. It didn’t last long though as I noticed my hair was thinning, so I just added lean meat and fish to my diet, as well as a biotin supplement to help with my hair. I’m still recovering from hair loss, but I eat in smaller portions with more fruits and green veggies as much as I can. I will have an ice cream, go to a restaurant, or eat some type of junk food once in awhile, but I’ve learned to live without it for the most part. To help maintain my calorie intake, I used MFP!
I love it so much and I've gotten back into using it now!I exercised by running with my dog around the neighborhood (usually takes about 30 minutes on my route) and doing home exercises (with an exercise ball, or exercise videos on YouTube) and weight lifting. I recently started taking up Zumba at home and it's a lot of fun!
Second pics are from July 5, 2016 after buying some new clothes now that all of my old clothes are too big for me! the skirt is actually a little too big for me at a size 3… >_< But now I can proudly say that I wear a size 0/2 jeans and a size X-Small to Small shirt from a size 18 jeans and Medium-Large shirt! I would still like to lose possibly 3-8 more pounds. c: Right now my weight loss is slowing down/plateauing, but that just means I have to work even harder now!
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@joicedelle Idk if it's my computer or not (since I'm at work lol) I don't see any pics! :-)1
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Rebekah_89 wrote: »@joicedelle Idk if it's my computer or not (since I'm at work lol) I don't see any pics! :-)
weird, I just copy/pasted URLS in BBCode, I'll try and fix them!1 -
joicedelle wrote: »Rebekah_89 wrote: »@joicedelle Idk if it's my computer or not (since I'm at work lol) I don't see any pics! :-)
weird, I just copy/pasted URLS in BBCode, I'll try and fix them!
Okay I see them now! :-) Good job on the success! Hopefully I'll have a success story shortly!1 -
You look fantastic! Saw the July 5th pics! Def motivation!
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@rebekah_89 I'm glad they work now! And thank you so much! I'll be looking forward to reading about your success story as well 1
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You look great! Im glad things are working out for you
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You look great!!
If I total my weight loss (including all of that which I gained back) I think I am at around 1500 pounds total lost!
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guinevere96 wrote: »You look great! Im glad things are working out for you
Thanks so much!You look great!!
If I total my weight loss (including all of that which I gained back) I think I am at around 1500 pounds total lost!
Whoa, 1500lbs.?! That's incredible, outstanding job! O:1 -
Congratulations on your success! You look awesome 0
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Hi. Great job! Your stats are near to mine. Please enlighten me how you lost your weight. I cant seem to go down below 126lbs. How much did u exercise and how much was ur cal intake. Also i am friending you. Please accept and help this fellow mfp0
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marinashakeel wrote: »Hi. Great job! Your stats are near to mine. Please enlighten me how you lost your weight. I cant seem to go down below 126lbs. How much did u exercise and how much was ur cal intake. Also i am friending you. Please accept and help this fellow mfp
what i did was manage around 1000-1200 calories a day and exercised by jogging for at least 30 minutes followed by weight lifting for 30 minutes about 3-4 times a week and i also recently took up zumba at home and did that for 30 minutes as well. i always try to work off calories as much as i can.
i also listened to my body and ate when i felt hungry and stopped as soon as i stopped feeling hungry (eating in portions and saving the rest for later). c:
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Thanks for the advice. How long did it take you to lose 43 lbs?0
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My journey started in 2013 and i am still at it. I have slacked off alot so there is that but i am thankful i didnt gain back that much0
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marinashakeel wrote: »Thanks for the advice. How long did it take you to lose 43 lbs?
about 2 years off and on, but i got serious about losing weight last year.
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This is amazing! It is all about taking your time and making it a lifestyle 0
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You look great. I'm very motivated after reading that you lost weight, gained some back, and then lost even more. That's sort of what I'm going through now. Keep up the great work!0
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Congratulations. You look amazing.0
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This is amazing! It is all about taking your time and making it a lifestyle
That's right! I lose weight pretty slowly, but that's okay for me hahaKelll12123 wrote: »You look great. I'm very motivated after reading that you lost weight, gained some back, and then lost even more. That's sort of what I'm going through now. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much, I'm glad to motivate you! You can do itNightmare_Queen88 wrote: »Congratulations. You look amazing.
Thanks so much!0 -
This is really motivating!!! I am 5'2' and weighing 160lbs. My desired weight is 135lbs. I have been trying to lose weight for a while now but nothing! I guess I have to work extra hard...I dont drink soda, no sugar in my diet, I exercise almost 3 times a week and use my fitness pal for calorie counting. Any advice???0
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grrrrrL!!!' u look awesome!!! way to go!!!! 0
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