Hit my first Goal!!!

Well, I did it. 50 lbs off!! Took me 5 1/2 months. It was easier than thought in some ways but alot harder in some ways too.
Things I learned
- Dont eat anything you dont like because its supposed to be healthy.... just made me want to quit
- Do try foods you didnt think you liked by cooking them a different way -- ex: brussel sprouts... roasted... amazing
- Dont worry about the scale, its just another tool
- Yes, you can make it thru holidays and family gatherings without doing too much damage
- Since i stopped eating sugar, everything is too sweet.... its a good thing!
-Funny, but once you get into exercise it can actually be fun !
-Every morning I say to myself " You can do this!" it really seems to help.

I still have 58 lbs to go, but "I can do this!"
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  • Congratulations! Well done. Keep up the good work.
    I stopped eating sugar too and it is amazing how sweet foods become.
  • sarahmichel101
    sarahmichel101 Posts: 158 Member
    Good job, and keep it up! How did you do it? Is it safe to lose that much? What does 50 lbs convert to in sizes lost? I so badly want to fit into size 12 clothes (Currently an 18) and don't know if I will be able to do it.
  • MamaDinger
    MamaDinger Posts: 17 Member
    What a wonderful, positive attitude! Great job!
  • sarawilgos1988
    sarawilgos1988 Posts: 11 Member
    Go you!! :happy:
  • tsaari77
    tsaari77 Posts: 12 Member
    Well done!!! That's an amazing amount of time to drop 50 lbs:)
  • VastBreak
    VastBreak Posts: 322 Member
    Great attitude! Way to go!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Great job. Am I assuming correctly that you stopped eating refined sugar, but are still eating fruits?
  • Zvijerijer
    Zvijerijer Posts: 13 Member
    Great job, I'm really happy for you :smile:
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    That's wonderful. Great job
  • Pamela_in_Progress
    Pamela_in_Progress Posts: 197 Member
    Great attitude and wonderful progress! Cheers!
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    Great job.... congrats!
  • Congratulations on a job well done!
  • OMG! Can you inpire me?! I have 50lbs to lose and sometimes feel like giving up! Good for you!!
  • Valrotha
    Valrotha Posts: 294 Member
    Congratualtions! That's a real accomplishment! Keep it up!
  • my first time on this realy working lost 4lbs hohoh!
  • chrisdegrasse
    chrisdegrasse Posts: 7 Member
    I went from a size 20-22 to a size 14-16 . I lost alot the first month but have been losing only 1 to 2 lbs per week for the last 4 months.
  • chrisdegrasse
    chrisdegrasse Posts: 7 Member
    Great job. Am I assuming correctly that you stopped eating refined sugar, but are still eating fruits?


    Yes , i just dropped refined sugar, still eating fruit.
  • Great to hear! Congrats!
  • A job well done. Congratulations on your success and keep up the good work.
  • donnat238
    donnat238 Posts: 309 Member
    Congrats!
  • chrisdegrasse
    chrisdegrasse Posts: 7 Member
    OMG! Can you inpire me?! I have 50lbs to lose and sometimes feel like giving up! Good for you!!

    I read this recently, it has inspired me. And no its not "simple" but it is possible

    Healthy people don't think and act the way they do because they are healthy. They are healthy because they think and act the way they do. To get what you want you need to change who you are, and you can change who you are by simply changing the way you think and act.
  • michellewalker8866
    michellewalker8866 Posts: 66 Member
    Great job. Keep up the good work.
  • nickylee76
    nickylee76 Posts: 629 Member
    Good for you!!! That is great to hear!!!
  • TBarron784
    TBarron784 Posts: 24 Member
    Awesome Chris!!!
  • TFaustino67
    TFaustino67 Posts: 551 Member
    Great job! I love reading success stories - you should be proud!
  • Wow, great job!!!!! my total goal is 50 pounds....I have lost 12 so far but put on a lot of muscle. I can't wait to say that I've hit my goal. You're an inspiration......keep up the good work....you can do it because it sounds like you love yourself.
  • svsl0928
    svsl0928 Posts: 205 Member
    Wonderful Congratulations!
  • beaches61
    beaches61 Posts: 154 Member
    Congrats, well, done!
  • shmulyeng
    shmulyeng Posts: 472 Member
    Things I learned
    - Dont eat anything you dont like because its supposed to be healthy.... just made me want to quit
    - Do try foods you didnt think you liked by cooking them a different way -- ex: brussel sprouts... roasted... amazing
    - Dont worry about the scale, its just another tool
    - Yes, you can make it thru holidays and family gatherings without doing too much damage
    - Since i stopped eating sugar, everything is too sweet.... its a good thing!
    -Funny, but once you get into exercise it can actually be fun !
    -Every morning I say to myself " You can do this!" it really seems to help.

    I could have written this verbatim! This is pretty much what I tell anyone that asks me how I'm losing weight. The one thing I add to this is just like I don't eat anything I don't like, I also don't cut out anything that I really like (besides cake). I just make it fit in to my daily calories. I find that most of the junk food I used to crave, no longer interest me. I used to eat tons of candy. As you said, since I cut down on my sugar, any candy is simply too sweet and I don't even desire it. I even cut back the splenda in my coffee in half. Not for calorie reasons. I simply don't like sweet any more.
    Regarding the exercise, the two worst days I've had since I started this 3 months ago, were the days I couldn't exercise because of foot pain. I was miserable. This is coming from someone that's never exercised in his life!

    Any way, good luck to you on your next goal.
  • Shannieg755
    Shannieg755 Posts: 9 Member
    You are an inspiration ---