how did you loose 100lbs

thinklivebefree

To be honest, I stopped making excuses, I bought some gym clothes and I hit the gym 7 days a week for the 1st 2 months, I logged everything I ate, literally... good or bad,....I didnt eat "extra" because my MFP calculator said I earned a few more calories, I stopped drinking soda, stopped drinking juice...What ever the machine said i burned I would round down to the nearest 100 (ex I burned 584, nope I burn 500) simple things like that go along way I stopped eating out, nothing that's purchased at a fast food restaurant is healthy I DONT CARE WHO TELLS YOU SUCH FOOLOISHNESS!!! AND I strength trained, HEAVY!

thinklivebefree

Oh I Lost 108.6 lbs in 175 DAYS

TinGirl314

Well it was really difficult. I hit about 362 pounds at 21.
It was devastating, and took an emotional toll because that is supposed to be your party time, I never felt like partying.
So I got sick of it, and I snapped.
I had the help of a good friend who actually helped me think I could do it.
Pushed me to start. I got from 310-280, and then after he and I broke up I kept going.
Now I'm down to 215. Almost 147 pounds with 40 more left to go.

I'm actually restarting my efforts TODAY, so this is a reminder of what I need to do too.
Log log log, even if you go over. Even if you eat a giant hamburger from red robin and 3 baskets of fries (Can you tell my weakness?) log it so you have to see what you've consumed. I had no idea one of their meals was 1300 calories, only 100 less than what I want to eat in a day.
Move, try to move every single day. I know that sounds daunting at the beginning but wait until you clear your first mile, then your first 5k. There's definitely a sense of inner accomplishment, and it gets easier about after the 2nd or 3rd week.
Involve your doctor: Not everyone needs the same calorie and macro counts. For instance most people at my calories you can eat like 209 grams of carbs, but because I was diabetic, I still to 150-170. Getting your doctor involved helps you know what your body needs for it's current condition.
Build a support group: Welcome to MFP! Find people you have connections with and support each other.

Oh and FORGET fad diets. You don't want to start out at a low crazy diet calorie count and reset your metabolism. Then going over will have a bigger impact on things like blood sugar, and insulin sensitivity.

Hoping for the best for you!
Good luck, you can do it!

MaryJane_8810002

♥ Logging Daily
♥ Exercise
♥ Portion Control
♥ Strength Training

Took about 15 months since I still eat junk food.

_Resolve_

logged everything i ate
gym 6 days a week
started at 1200 calories a day and slowly worked my way up to 2000
ate clean
made 0 excuses

8 months 10 days 128 pounds.

Birder150

how did you loose a 100 lbs and how long did it take

OP, thank you for asking this question and Everyone who answered, thank you very much for sharing your strategies!
This thread will be my go-to for inspiration.

Featfabtastic

Awesome question, and inspiring responses. Thank you to everyone!

bushokie

wow look at all these results ..amazing ...

msjames1999

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farmers_daughter

This the best thread ever! Why not ask the people who actually did it. Yes. Brilliant.

As I read through these inspiring replies, I see alot of you have lost this massive amount of weight in a year, or months, or in some cases longer, but I've been on this site, for over 3 years now and I'm at my heaviest (well...trying to maintain this downward spiral currently)

But what I'm rambling on about is that you guys found that real "motivation" or wake up call that made you actually do it. What frustrates me is why have I not found it? What am I missing? I can only assume you ugys felt that way at one point? Maybe I'm wrong.

Keep up the posts these are great. I can always take tidbits out of everyone's posts.

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1two3four

how did you loose a 100 lbs and how long did it take

I'm currently at 99. I hope you don't mind my jumping in on this one

I've been at it for 22-months and with MFP for 16-months.

For the first four months I just cut my portions, a big bowl of cereal instead of a box. One plate at dinner instead of two--that kind of thing. I also started moving. Before I began my day consisted of:

Wake-up
Sit on couch
Eat
Sit on couch
Eat
Get mail
Sit on couch
Eat
Sit on couch
Eat
Sleep

I didn't do laundry or cleaning other than doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen a few times a week. I left the house to shop four to six times a month.

So for me when I say I started moving more I literally mean that. I got off the couch, I did my own laundry, I got out of the house two to three times a week. I started taking care of other people's kids daily (on and off the floor all day!) I moved house packing and un-packing. Nothing fancy, not a bit of 'exercise'.

By December things were really moving along and I knew I had to do more so I remembered someone telling me about MFP and I joined. I didn't use MFP by the book for a long time. Read on these forums nightly. I played with the food diary and recipe section. I hit a rough patch last summer and while I never gave up eating less and moving more I gave up emotionally on the idea of weight loss. I figured out I needed to actually set MFP up to get an accurate calorie amount (before I just went with 1200) and started losing weight again when I started eating more. I'm glad I never gave up completely.

I still don't measure every food every every time (but I do every now and then). I figure I have to live the rest of my life without thinking, "OMG! I need to measure that!" I guesstimate almost exclusively but this is not a race and I'm not in a hurry and I would bet real money that I'm pretty darn accurate. I never cut out any specific food but I try to make choices that are the best I can in the situation I'm in. I splurge but I don't over do it.

I lost a total of 70-pounds before I made friends or logged every day. From Jan to June I logged every bite, sip or taste of everything I ate and I made friends here. I had slip up in March and April and gained . I may be losing my weight more slowly (only 27-pounds so far this year) but I'll take it.

I've learned you have to do what works for you. Setting deadlines doesn't work for me. Setting goals does. Rewarding myself for weight loss doesn't work. Celebrating (even on a very small scale) even when I don't feel the magnitude of this weight loss does, eventually work.

This is not my first venture into weight loss but it will be my last. My entire mind set is different. I want it for me, for my life. Not for someone else and not solely to look good (although that is a bonus!)

Just keep going. If you fall get back up. If you mess up keep going (and don't beat yourself up!) just don't quit and you eventually will get there.

1two3four

... you guys found that real "motivation" or wake up call that made you actually do it. What frustrates me is why have I not found it? What am I missing? I can only assume you ugys felt that way at one point?

Falling in an icy parking lot and not being able to get up.
Wearing a US size 28 in knit pants.
Not being able to go up or down a flight of stairs.
Being in severe pain all of the time.
Feeling exhausted all of the time.
Not finding happiness and fulfillment in my life and trying to find it in food.

Really it wasn't any one of those things. It was those things over a LONG period of time.

You have to have the desire. If you can find that you can motivate yourself.

I read things people post here and I think, "YES! That is SO AWESOME!" and "I can do that!" But the boost that I get from that is temporary. Sometimes a day or two sometimes less, it's basically a reminder. What really refuels my desire is seeing how far I've come. Looking at old pictures. Looking back at logs of food. Or the graphs section. Or my family and friends saying, "Wow!! Look at you!!"

But how I've come to be where I am with desire, I don't know? How does a mother love their children? I don't know, I'm not one. And I suspect they do because they just do. My life experience has brought me here. Just like it has brought me through other harder things in my life. I don't know, I suppose I'd like to know what others have to say on the topic as well.

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Cindyinpg

... you guys found that real "motivation" or wake up call that made you actually do it. What frustrates me is why have I not found it? What am I missing? I can only assume you ugys felt that way at one point?

I used to get frustrated and fall off the wagon because I would deprive myself of the food I loved and I tried to do exercise that I dreaded. Now, after learning that the weight will come off whether I eat dirty or not, eat carbs or not, eat at night or not.. and so on, I've been able to find a sustainable plan. Plus I've found ways to workout that I enjoy. It is much easier to diet if you know you can have strawberry shortcake for dessert and can look forward to your next kickboxing class or treadmill session. I don't miss sitting on the couch and watching TV or reading all the time because I am equally enjoying other healthier activities and can still have time to relax too. And I don't miss junk food, because I still incorporate it into my food plan, while maintaining a weekly average deficit. So I don't need "motivation" that much anymore because I don't miss anything about my old unhealthy lifestyle.

kfheston78

I posted this on your wall too, but figured I'd share here as well.

I lost 110 lbs in about 10 months (from roughly July of last year until mid-March of this year). My "success" story is here as well:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912120-from-fat-to-fit

At any rate, I started with a low-carb diet to lose some weight quickly. The main reason for this was that I was obese and couldn't really walk/run or do any exercise without severe pain in my legs.

Once I had lost about 45-50 lbs, I ditched the low-carb diet and switched to calorie counting with My Fitness Pal. This was late October/early November, I used MFP's pre-defined settings of a 1.5 lb/week goal which, for me, equated to about 1500 calories per day. I tracked religiously and never once exceeded my daily goal. In addition to tracking, I added exercising and was doing walk/runs daily. I quickly ramped up my distance and basically became a running addict. To this day, I still run nearly daily.

By mid-March, once I got down below 190, I decided to just maintain. My weight has stayed in the 183-188 range since that time. I like this weight. From my previous tracking, I developed pretty good eating and exercise habits. So, I don't really track my calories any more. I do however, still track my weight and exercise and remain conscientious about what I eat. As you may notice from my profile, I set my new baseline at 190 lbs because I don't have plans to let myself exceed that weight again. I want to look to the future rather than be reminded of or live in the past. Effectively, I feel like I closed that chapter of my life by shedding the weight.

BAZINGA. HECK. YEA.

EthansNana

I have faith I'll be posting my 100 pound loss on here some day! Thanks for the inspiration!

dym123

Ate less, moved more, lifted heavy things. Took about 18 months. I will add, that it helped to track every thing. Not quite done, still got some toning to do, but I'm pretty much where I want to be. Not really sweating these last 15lbs as long as the inches are coming off.

funsmile1234

I ate whole and healthy and moved more. Even if it was just walking.

bushokie

thank you for all the feed back

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