nearly cried in the fitting room

sergeant771

Last March 12th I was wearing size 44" jeans (just barely). Co-workers were talking about this thing called 'My Fitness Pal' and my ears perked up. That day I started on MFP with the 'dream' of losing 65 pounds and weighing 220. I've now gone beyond those two goals and today I reached another goal; fitting into 34" jeans. I haven't worn 34x34 jeans since I was in my 20's (I just turned 58 this past week). I tried on three different pairs just to make sure it wasn't a fluke and bought all three pair. And yes, I nearly cried when I (comfortably) buttoned that first pair up.

MFP was the tool I needed to change my life. First I learned calorie accountability, nutrition, food choices, how to boost metabolism, and portion control. Then I joined a gym and signed up for several sessions with a personal trainer (money well spent). I remember well some particular words of encouragement he said to me when he had me doing some excercise I didn't like doing; ' You gotta do this if you want to be rock star! '. No, I don't want to be a rock star, but I wanted to reach those goals and those words of his still ring in my ears when I try talk myself out doing whatever hard thing I need to be doing, like getting out of bed early to go walking or to go swim laps.

I've got more goals to go, foremost of which is to maintain the MFP inspired lifestyle and thus keep the weight off. Still got a ways to go on the number of chin-ups I can do and need to go skydiving with my son.

I can only hope that any of you folks just discovering MFP that have any 'can it really help me? doubts reads this as I can assure you that it most certainty can. You just got to be true to it and true to yourself.


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enelson96

That is an amazing story! Congratulations to all of your success!

Cheilsea

That is absolutely amazing!!! I'm so happy for you. What a huge accomplishment. Congratulations!!!

red01angel

Congratulations! You look absolutely wonderful!

angiereid

congrats to you you should be so proud and you deserve every bit of happiness you get

itsmychele

AWESOME!!! So proud of your success!! I jus weighed myself and I am down 9 pounds. 25 more to go. MFP is the best tool out there. Glad to see it works!! The fitting into the clothes part is the best!

Amarea

Congratulations on your success. You're definitely an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing. Stories like yours help me keep believing I can do it to. Well done and good luck with the skydiving

MaryEffingPoppins

You deserve it! CONGRATS my friend!

sbilyeu75

AWWWWW...You made me cry when I read it.

mem50

Concrats to YOU!!

And here I thought only us females had that reaction when that happens. LOL:bigsmile: You look fantastic! I know you feel that way too!

JennS19

I love your Story!!! You've come so far!! Congrats on making your goal and fitting into such a small pant!!

sanura

congratulations! and thanks for sharing! have fun sky diving too!!

rosef17

Congratulations! I am sure your story inspired alot of MFPers today.

Jena_72

Great Inspirational success!! Well Done!:flowerforyou:

Ely82010

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your story and your success!:flowerforyou:

nikkijennings

AWWWWW...You made me cry when I read it.

Me too...... thank you soooo much for sharing :happy:

KimSchnizleinWECHANGED

YAYYAYYAY!!! What an accomplishment!! It's not very often that you find a guy willing to admit an emotional response to things we women tend to have a flood over! LOL!! I cried right along with you!! I also want to commend you for realizing that your journey still is ongoing. GOOD DECISION to stay here with all of us on MFP!!

KIM

lloydrt

seargent, congratulations. Did you by any chance know what your blood pressure and cholesterol were , before you lost it

I read where even a 10 pound weight loss helps SIGNIFICANTLY with a decrease in blood pressure and blood sugars.......


Thats great, man, I love to hear these stories, ........Makes it all worth while after I just spent 2 rigirous hours burning 700 calories in cardio.........thanks for this story, its one of the best.........Lloyd

125again

This site has also changed my life. I tell everyone I know about MFP. So happy for you!

colekay

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did the same thing the other day, I went shopping for some new pants and realized how much I went down in size. Before starting MFP I was wearing a size 14 and now i just bought a size 6!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love MFP!!!! it's been the best thing......keep up the good work

Beebee78

Fantastic xxx

LotusF1ower

Last March 12th I was wearing size 44" jeans (just barely). Co-workers were talking about this thing called 'My Fitness Pal' and my ears perked up. That day I started on MFP with the 'dream' of losing 65 pounds and weighing 220. I've now gone beyond those two goals and today I reached another goal; fitting into 34" jeans. I haven't worn 34x34 jeans since I was in my 20's (I just turned 58 this past week). I tried on three different pairs just to make sure it wasn't a fluke and bought all three pair. And yes, I nearly cried when I (comfortably) buttoned that first pair up.

MFP was the tool I needed to change my life. First I learned calorie accountability, nutrition, food choices, how to boost metabolism, and portion control. Then I joined a gym and signed up for several sessions with a personal trainer (money well spent). I remember well some particular words of encouragement he said to me when he had me doing some excercise I didn't like doing; ' You gotta do this if you want to be rock star! '. No, I don't want to be a rock star, but I wanted to reach those goals and those words of his still ring in my ears when I try talk myself out doing whatever hard thing I need to be doing, like getting out of bed early to go walking or to go swim laps.

I've got more goals to go, foremost of which is to maintain the MFP inspired lifestyle and thus keep the weight off. Still got a ways to go on the number of chin-ups I can do and need to go skydiving with my son.

I can only hope that any of you folks just discovering MFP that have any 'can it really help me? doubts reads this as I can assure you that it most certainty can. You just got to be true to it and true to yourself.


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That is a wonderful account of the journey you have travelled thus far! It is quite choking when you finally fit into clothes that were way out of your range when you first started, it is like finding a treasure trove!

I second what you wrore regarding this Site. Personally, I think it is a life-changing application and I tell everybody about it if the subject of weight comes up or they comment on my weight loss.

When you mention being true to yourself, I think it is one of the main obstacles in my opinion, so many people are in denial but if they were just able to be honest with themselves, all the brickwalls that stand in their way would just dissolve.

WTG to you in your weightloss, you have worked so hard and deserve the results.

All the best

purplespeckle

This is such an inspiring story. Great job! And thanks for sharing!

ani3aldo

Wow, I imagined something else by the title! Thank you so much for sharing, that was a really great thing to hear!

phitme

Congratulations on all of your success! Thank you for sharing your story. :-)

YourFriendBecky

This story warmed my heart and motivated me tremendously! Thanks so much for sharing the viewpoint of a real person who really did it.

msciccone1

What an amazing post this is and a testament of how this site is helping us reach goals we never thought we could reach. Congrats!!!

Scorpiomom222

I don't know you, but I'm happy for your success! And I hope to maintain a healthy weight throughout the rest of my life after I get this weight off. Great job!!! I'd like to see before and afters. I love seeing those, cuz it's just that more inspiring.

millerll

Sarge,

I've been followong your posts for a few months now, and you're always an inspiration. Always upbeat and determined to make your goals. I love that!

I started at 170 and a size 14 (tight), and a few weeks ago I was able to comfortably put on a pair of size 6 jeans! This after a 40 pound loss. And, yes, I DID cry (a little) in the dressing room. The other ladies thought I was nuts, but who cares. Now, I no longer cry anymore when shopping, but I do smile a lot!

Keep up the good work! BTW - After reading your posts, I'm tempted to get myself an old truck tire. That sounds like an awesome workout!

55tolose

Definately an inspiration I cried

lt3ag4s

Your story is certainly inspiring.
I have always had issues being accountable for myself. This site is giving me something other then myself to be accountable.