Goodness! 35 lbs in 93 days! Good old fashioned weight loss :)

Lady_Magenta

Weight today: 313.1 lbs (screw the .1)
Start weight 348 lbs
Weight loss 35 lbs (ok 34.9 but I rounded down)

Day #93 on my new lifestyle (without weight loss injections or other magic wand)

I am still fat, but less fat than I have been.
I can't exercise, due to a fall and an injured leg but I have started chair yoga (YES!)
I lost the weight while being on Prednisone (evil stuff, but sometimes necessary)

What do I do? I have changed my life. The day I came here was the best thing I ever did for myself (other than kids, marriage, career and the other good stuff).

I was so lonely here at first, but now I have found a group of people who are as stubborn and old-fashioned (weight loss-wise) as I am. I feel at home here, even founded a group. "Determined losers on a mission - It's not a diet but a lifestyle change" (Self-advertisement I know, sorry)

I am so excited. I have lost 4" of my bust 5" of my very large waist and 2" of my also very large hips. I have taken a 'before picture' when I hit 20 pounds weight loss. Then I dawned on me that this is indeed forever -has to be. My old lifestyle didn't get me anywhere. I have lost an 'X' now my tunics are getting longer. I will soon order 2X. The 3 XXX has been kicked to the curb.

I don't do low car or high protein. I eat everything in moderation but stay away from processed food and fried food. My new best friend the air fryer works beautifully without added oil.

I have given up sugar. I was a chocoholic. I ate sweets every day, cakes by the pounds and pies and cookies by the truckload. No more! I have blood work done in two weeks and I know my A1C will be down to normal (I take glucose readings 3 x a day and they are all in the normal range for 2 months now.) Type 2 diabetes is off the table.

I don't eat gluten and I have given up dairy. Why? I have health issues (autoimmune disorder) and I 'cheesed up' everything. I use nutritional yeast instead of shredded cheese and I love it. The gluten thing is just to determine if it might help me and it seems like it.

I am happier, even so, I fell. The fall itself was dramatic, but the fact that I could get up was stunning. I am 61 years old and like every obese person my age, I always feared falling. I didn't break anything but developed a skin infection (thanks to my autoimmune disorder) that's why I take prednisone.

I don't judge people who are using these new miracle injections, I just don't want to compare my hard work (and yes, it is hard work and it takes discipline) to someone who gets a 'little' extra help. May you all have the success you wish for and may I continue mine.

I don't want to take more medications and I do not want to be on diabetes medications.

You know what else? My blood pressure is normal now. I still have to lose over 100 pounds but just losing a little (34.9 lbs) has lowered it to a normal range. The blood pressure meds are off the table. Yippie!

I want to be healthier. I want to be more active. I want to enjoy my life and not just food.

Sorry for the rambling. I am just so excited!

It's not easy to be that open. I am putting myself (and my past failures) out there because maybe today another obese person who thinks it's hopeless might read this and start a new lifestyle as well. It took me almost a lifetime to finally get it!

mariahshamblin1984

I'm am sorry happy for you congrats 👏👏👏 that's so amazing frrl

Venus1721

That's fantastic! I want to get off my bp meds, but I've only lost 21 pounds so far, so I think I have to lose some more for that to happen.

olabeth

Just started my journey. You're so inspirational. I would like to lose 30 before my 70th birthday next year ( April) for a start. My A1C is creeping up and my cholesterol is so that was a wake up call.

congratulation to you!

walkintofit

That is so awesome! Getting off the meds is a WIN!

xbowhunter

Fantastic results!

Ronnie_happy2ranch

@Lady_Magenta Good for you! I love that you sound so happy too! Keep it up and soon you will super healthy!

Lady_Magenta

Venus1721 wrote: »

That's fantastic! I want to get off my bp meds, but I've only lost 21 pounds so far, so I think I have to lose some more for that to happen.

I am absolutely stunned by how quickly my blood pressure numbers went down. I have to get my blood work done in two weeks and this time I can't wait to see my A1C numbers. Besides the weight loss, that's the greatest achievement there is. To be healthier!

Lady_Magenta

Thank you all for commenting and 'liking' my achievements so far. Right now I am struggling. The cooler weather seems to require more food and different meals and I am trying to adjust. It's a learning curve and quite a journey

Happy Holidays!

pyq12

So Inspirational!!

Lillylith

I just signed in again to Myfitnesspal this morning and came across your post. OMG!!! Your journey is inspiring and reinforces my desire to develop good habits to improve my health and continue working on fat loss. I'm back on Myfitnesspal as of today. Thank you for sharing!