One year on MFP ........

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    What an inspiration! you have done incredibly :smile:
  • DanerTee
    DanerTee Posts: 263 Member
    I'm literally crying reading this. I lost 97 lbs and gained back about 140. I'm 35 lbs down from my all time high of 287. I am walking this path and I know exactly what you went through. Thank you for your courage and sharing his with us! You are an inspiration!
  • SaraMakingChanges
    SaraMakingChanges Posts: 178 Member
    What a journey you have been on! This is a great reminder that losing the weight is only half the battle. We also have to work on resolving the root cause, the food addiction. I’m on my first ever weight loss journey and am approaching both my 365 day streak on MFP and 100 lbs lost. I have another 100 to go. I also have a long way to go on resolving the reasons behind decades or maybe even a lifetime of overeating. Thank you for the inspiration and for helping to keep my feet on the ground. 100 lbs sounds amazing - but there’s a larger battle to be won.
  • SlimKim11
    SlimKim11 Posts: 333 Member
    You are a rock star girlie!!
  • Gordi0463
    Gordi0463 Posts: 1 Member
    Thank you for sharing your story.
    You are an inspiration.
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,432 Member
    What a journey you have been on! This is a great reminder that losing the weight is only half the battle. We also have to work on resolving the root cause, the food addiction. I’m on my first ever weight loss journey and am approaching both my 365 day streak on MFP and 100 lbs lost. I have another 100 to go. I also have a long way to go on resolving the reasons behind decades or maybe even a lifetime of overeating. Thank you for the inspiration and for helping to keep my feet on the ground. 100 lbs sounds amazing - but there’s a larger battle to be won.

    @SaraMakingChanges Congratulations on your commitment and success too!

    Your so right about the larger battle - it's something I have to work on every single day!
  • alteredsteve175
    alteredsteve175 Posts: 2,725 Member
    Thanks for sharing your experiences, Cheryl. You've been an inspiration to me (and lots of other folks, I'm certain).
  • brasseur48
    brasseur48 Posts: 6 Member
    Amazing and Inspiring since I lost through running also then bounced back heavier then ever once i quite to "rest" a sore leg that turned to 7 years and a lot of fat. Now I have also changed the other side of the equation the Nutrition side as well as exercise. Keep inspiring
  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    Great Work! The logging really does make all the difference... if nothing else, it gives me a feeling of being in control. Knowledge is power - and knowing that this food has surprisingly high calories, vs that food which has much less than I thought? It makes the losing so much easier.

    Gratz and hugs!
  • larali2
    larali2 Posts: 31 Member
    Awesome!!!! You have what it takes and then some!!!
  • lauractemple85
    lauractemple85 Posts: 109 Member
    Beautiful Story.
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    Incredible job, and such an inspiration! (and a side note - I remember watching that Wynonna/Oprah episode, too)
  • SuesNewImage
    SuesNewImage Posts: 743 Member
    edited May 2018
    over 3 years ago I gave up and thought my lot in life was I had to accept I will always be a big person. Then i gained 20lb in 6 months & walking started to be hard & it scared me, I didn't want to loose my mobility. So I looked for something different that I had never tried so I would get my health back. I was out of denial. I shed 96lb in 1 year & still had 100lb to go. But the last year I thought I had a handle on this & was less mindful on my eating. Ive eroded 25lb off my success. This morning I sort out some inspiration in the Success Stories & read your post. Thankyou. I need to also be humble & get back to what I know. Ive never been athletic & dont enjoy exercising, but without it I have poor health. So back to logging every morsal of food & living my journey. Thankyou again for your long post.
  • Musicalpolarbear
    Musicalpolarbear Posts: 21 Member
    Amazing stuff - having the strength to lose so much weight, twice! Well done and thank you for sharing your story.
  • dlcharles
    dlcharles Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you for sharing.
  • lynder64
    lynder64 Posts: 97 Member
    Thanks for my morning cup of inspiration!
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