Finally below 400lbs!!

davani09
davani09 Posts: 43 Member
in Success Stories
I’ve lost 61lbs since December 1st! My starting weight was 458. Now I’m 397!

Just so I don’t get any woo woos, I’m seeing my doctor regularly and I see a nutritionist.

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  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Congratulations!!! Great work!
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,277 Member
    That is awesome ....Congrats to you :)
  • xxxMADMAXxxx
    xxxMADMAXxxx Posts: 218 Member
    Well done! Keep it up and like the others said, be patient, and keep track of every victory.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,473 Member
    Congratulations, and no WAY would I ever woo you!!!! That’s an accomplishment!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Wow! That's awesome! You're awesome!
  • librislady
    librislady Posts: 46 Member
    Way to go! That's fantastic!!
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    Yay!! That is some amazing hard work!
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  • laurahayes1420
    laurahayes1420 Posts: 9 Member
    Well done!
  • Totallyrelatable
    Totallyrelatable Posts: 10 Member
    Good job... keep celebrating every victory and pushing along each day.. all progress no matter how small, adds up to big results
  • IsETHome
    IsETHome Posts: 386 Member
    Keep going, you can do this.
  • Christoph_2390
    Christoph_2390 Posts: 6 Member
    ipmac22 wrote: »
    1. That is amazing! Great job!
    2. I honestly thought the "woo" was a cheering on type of "woo" and now I feel bad for all the times I thought I was cheering someone on by clicking "woo".

    me too!
  • JustAMurmur
    JustAMurmur Posts: 7,867 Member
    You're doing great!
  • jademcniven1507
    jademcniven1507 Posts: 1 Member
    Incredible!! well done you, this is fantastic, what sort of things do you eat if you dont mind me asking?
  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    Fabulus work- Believe me - no woo here- we are supporting you- You are rockin this thang! You can keep it up!Great work
  • rossbaker2_sc
    rossbaker2_sc Posts: 43 Member
    davani09 wrote: »
    jademcniven1507 wrote: »
    Incredible!! well done you, this is fantastic, what sort of things do you eat if you dont mind me asking?

    1200 cals a day. I eat a lot of fish and green veggies. Broccoli is like an every day thing. Same with spring mix and kale. No fried food. No bread. No pasta. No potatoes. Rarely a carrot. But that’s what my nutritionist and my doctor suggested. Don’t do what I’m doing without consulting your doctor

    Are you satisfied with what you're eating every day? It's good that you're consulting a doctor and nutritionist but you want to make sure they're building you a plan that will not only help you achieve your goals but will also allow you to be satisfied and set up for success long-term.
  • davani09
    davani09 Posts: 43 Member
    serge_sc wrote: »
    davani09 wrote: »
    jademcniven1507 wrote: »
    Incredible!! well done you, this is fantastic, what sort of things do you eat if you dont mind me asking?

    1200 cals a day. I eat a lot of fish and green veggies. Broccoli is like an every day thing. Same with spring mix and kale. No fried food. No bread. No pasta. No potatoes. Rarely a carrot. But that’s what my nutritionist and my doctor suggested. Don’t do what I’m doing without consulting your doctor

    Are you satisfied with what you're eating every day? It's good that you're consulting a doctor and nutritionist but you want to make sure they're building you a plan that will not only help you achieve your goals but will also allow you to be satisfied and set up for success long-term.

    Yeah. I think my stomach shrunk because it’s hard to eat more than that sometimes
  • grinning_chick
    grinning_chick Posts: 765 Member
    edited April 2019
    davani09 wrote: »
    serge_sc wrote: »
    davani09 wrote: »
    jademcniven1507 wrote: »
    Incredible!! well done you, this is fantastic, what sort of things do you eat if you dont mind me asking?

    1200 cals a day. I eat a lot of fish and green veggies. Broccoli is like an every day thing. Same with spring mix and kale. No fried food. No bread. No pasta. No potatoes. Rarely a carrot. But that’s what my nutritionist and my doctor suggested. Don’t do what I’m doing without consulting your doctor

    Are you satisfied with what you're eating every day? It's good that you're consulting a doctor and nutritionist but you want to make sure they're building you a plan that will not only help you achieve your goals but will also allow you to be satisfied and set up for success long-term.

    Yeah. I think my stomach shrunk because it’s hard to eat more than that sometimes

    A frequent misconception I see is to think if someone is doing a diet with dietary restrictions/eliminations, that the restrictions are henceforth forever for life. That may be the thrust of the question being asked. In other words, he likely wants to know if you plan on eating the diet described for the rest of your life, and are O.K. with those restrictions if you are. Or not...whether in terms of (A), you know you'll eventually grow tired of eating the current limited food options or, (B), if there's more to the supervised plan you've been placed on.

    I would like to assume if your diet is similar to other supervised diets; once an initial [_X_] % of starting weight is lost, you are transitioned to a 2nd phase/step/"some name for it" portion of the diet plan that slows the rate of loss. Namely to teach and get you actively working with food choices in terms of calories/macros and reintroducing food groups initially restricted/eliminated to learn how to make savvy choices/swaps/substitutes within and between since in reality you will eventually be eating from all the food groups you were prior to the start of a diet's new way of eating. Only, by then, to be adept at applying those learned tools in your day-to-day nutritional/dietetics decisions so you can maintain whatever new weight you are satisfied at achieving regardless of what life throws at you, be it from within (emotions, etc.) or without (food available to choose from).
  • davani09
    davani09 Posts: 43 Member
    grinning_chick wrote: »
    davani09 wrote: »
    serge_sc wrote: »
    davani09 wrote: »
    jademcniven1507 wrote: »
    Incredible!! well done you, this is fantastic, what sort of things do you eat if you dont mind me asking?

    1200 cals a day. I eat a lot of fish and green veggies. Broccoli is like an every day thing. Same with spring mix and kale. No fried food. No bread. No pasta. No potatoes. Rarely a carrot. But that’s what my nutritionist and my doctor suggested. Don’t do what I’m doing without consulting your doctor

    Are you satisfied with what you're eating every day? It's good that you're consulting a doctor and nutritionist but you want to make sure they're building you a plan that will not only help you achieve your goals but will also allow you to be satisfied and set up for success long-term.

    Yeah. I think my stomach shrunk because it’s hard to eat more than that sometimes

    A frequent misconception I see is to think if someone is doing a diet with dietary restrictions/eliminations, that the restrictions are henceforth forever for life. That may be the thrust of the question being asked. In other words, he likely wants to know if you plan on eating the diet described for the rest of your life, and are O.K. with those restrictions if you are. Or not...whether in terms of (A), you know you'll eventually grow tired of eating the current limited food options or, (B), if there's more to the supervised plan you've been placed on.

    I would like to assume if your diet is similar to other supervised diets; once an initial [_X_] % of starting weight is lost, you are transitioned to a 2nd phase/step/"some name for it" portion of the diet plan that slows the rate of loss. Namely to teach and get you actively working with food choices in terms of calories/macros and reintroducing food groups initially restricted/eliminated to learn how to make savvy choices/swaps/substitutes within and between since in reality you will eventually be eating from all the food groups you were prior to the start of a diet's new way of eating. Only, by then, to be adept at applying those learned tools in your day-to-day nutritional/dietetics decisions so you can maintain whatever new weight you are satisfied at achieving regardless of what life throws at you, be it from within (emotions, etc.) or without (food available to choose from).

    I’m okay with eating like this for the rest of my life. But since I’m only doing 1200 now, at some point I’ll have to increase calories and maybe reintroduce certain foods. But that’s up to my nutritionist
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Great accomplishment! Keep it going!!
  • texasredreb
    texasredreb Posts: 541 Member
    You are such an inspiration! Congratulations on your weight loss to date!
  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    You have a wonderful attitude- I believe this will work out for you- Good luck and keep it up!!!!
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    Congratulations! Keep going and winning.
    I was near to 400 (SW 376) and kept losing from 2013 to GW 184 in 2018 at age 70.
    The long haul was worth the wait and now my one year anniversary at GW will be 5/10/19.
  • Striveandstrive
    Striveandstrive Posts: 11 Member
    That’s great, good for you!
  • pipspot
    pipspot Posts: 1 Member
    Take it 1 day at a time and don't fixate on the scale. You know if you are following your plan. The weight will take care of itself, after all as you said it's a life style change and time is your friend. You will feel the difference as you go which will keep you motivated. Great job, keep it up.

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