200 pound down today!
alligatorob
Posts: 806 Member
This morning I weighed 160 pounds for the first time in over 50 years. It sure feels good.
About 10 years ago I was at 360 pounds, and about a year and a half ago 320. I started my current diet at 320 and am now down to my goal and in maintenance. MFP has been a great help, I have gotten a lot of support here.
I did it by reducing my calorie intake and tracking closely here. I found foods I like that fill me up without many calories (veggies and fruit) and have started exercising. I did not follow any particular diet and no drugs or surgery involved. On the surface its simple, burn more calories than you eat. In practice it is hard to do.
I am open to anyone who has questions or wants to be friends. And I am sure I will need more help and support with my maintenance.
About 10 years ago I was at 360 pounds, and about a year and a half ago 320. I started my current diet at 320 and am now down to my goal and in maintenance. MFP has been a great help, I have gotten a lot of support here.
I did it by reducing my calorie intake and tracking closely here. I found foods I like that fill me up without many calories (veggies and fruit) and have started exercising. I did not follow any particular diet and no drugs or surgery involved. On the surface its simple, burn more calories than you eat. In practice it is hard to do.
I am open to anyone who has questions or wants to be friends. And I am sure I will need more help and support with my maintenance.
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Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!!2
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Bravo!
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All I got is WOW
Congratulations for creating a healthier you!! 0 -
Wonderful! Congratulations to you, I'll bet you feel AWESOME. That's pretty much what I'm doing too - only I don't want to deal with all the sugar in fruit so I limit that and try to get a little extra protein. You're living proof though - it really does work! Now on to the wonderful world of maintenance and I wish you the best in it.
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My MFP Larger Losers group would love for you to come by and post your story there too. It is for people who had or have 75 or more pounds to lose. While we do not get that many new people who are done with the losing phase they are always welcome as long as they did it in a sensible and sustainable fashion.
Here is the link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers5 -
alligatorob wrote: »This morning I weighed 160 pounds for the first time in over 50 years. It sure feels good.
About 10 years ago I was at 360 pounds, and about a year and a half ago 320. I started my current diet at 320 and am now down to my goal and in maintenance. MFP has been a great help, I have gotten a lot of support here.
I did it by reducing my calorie intake and tracking closely here. I found foods I like that fill me up without many calories (veggies and fruit) and have started exercising. I did not follow any particular diet and no drugs or surgery involved. On the surface its simple, burn more calories than you eat. In practice it is hard to do.
I am open to anyone who has questions or wants to be friends. And I am sure I will need more help and support with my maintenance.
Congratulations to you!!1 -
Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment.1
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Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing success! You are really inspirational and hearing how the community has helped you makes my day.
Also in case you didn't know, we have a section of the forums dedicated to people in maintenance - I thought you might want to check that out.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/goal-maintaining-weight3 -
How wonderful! Congratulations! 1
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OMG!! Great job!! Two Hundred pounds is an AWESOME achievement! Good for you and I bet it feels great! Congratulations!1
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What an inspiring story! Congratulations on your hard work.1
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Well done1
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Well done: I hope you are really proud of your achievement!1
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Congratulations and Bravo!!!1
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You prove it can be done. Thank you for sharing. It’s great to hear it was through consistency and finding what works for you. And MFP! 🤣1
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Amazing job!! You definitely help motivate me to keep going!1
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Great job, very inspirational for a lot of us!1
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Mega respect.1
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Congratulations! I admire & respect the work you've put in to lose 200#. That's exactly what I'm trying to do, go from 372# to 172#. In 7 months I've lost 90#. I'm sending you a friend request. Maybe some of your smarts about this will transfer to me.1
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Fantastic accomplishment.1
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Congratulations! That is some significant dedication. Very inspirational!1
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That is wonderful, I have lose 100 pounds and I am trying to get down to 160/170 pounds.3
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Why 2 go!1
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Amazing!! Congratulations!1
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I respect your perseverance and dedication! Great job!0
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@alligatorob Stunning transformation.
Long term weight stability is where the rubber meets the road. You'll find it. The maintenance section is really helpful.
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Thank you for sharing your inspirational story. Wishing you a long and healthy maintenance!0
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Proof positive it can be done!0
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Congratulations!0
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Congrats!0
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