Long road ahead of me, 85lbs to lose.

Chance535

Welcome and good luck on your new journey. Feel free to add me.

KeepGoingKylene

Welcome and good luck on your journey! Feel free to add me, I still have about 30-40lbs to lose!

grillnchill

You can certainly do it if you put your mind to it. Treat it as a job - put in the commitment and time - and it will reward you. Feel free to add me for added support and motivation.

I am 5'10 and around 205 (may be less now, I don't weigh daily). I was nearly 230 at my heaviest last spring/summer and I my 1st goal is to reach 175-170 by October 2014. After that I want to lose another 20 pounds. But I am taking it one goal at a time.

Welcome and enjoy the journey!!! :drinker:

JenRunTriHappyGirl

Welcome! FR sent! The total can be overwhelming. So, try not to focus on that. Focus on one pound, one healthy decision, and one workout at a time. That way you can celebrate the little things and keep pushing instead of getting bummed over the big stuff! Good luck!

prabbitts

Hi Jen, what an exciting journey you have ahead of you! Something that has worked well for me, as I stumbled on it many times, was to have patience. I often wanted to rush the weight loss, so would jump to the next supplement, next pill, anything to expedite things and this hurrying just left me down and disappointed. One day at a time with consistent and determined state of mind has made a big difference for me. I learned a lot about patience and not only am I losing weight, but my character has really improved in all other areas as a result. Will be exciting to see you on your weight loss journey and become who you always wanted to be!

nvdangelo

Hi there,

You can do it. You just need to change your view on the whole 'diet thing'. I did and I am well on my way to being at my goal weight.

Everyone is different but here are some pointers.. These are things that worked for me:

Start by cleaning up your pantry and fridge. Look at what you have and replace it all with better options. There's no point having only fruit, veg and meat available. Although they will make up 90% of your meals you need the staples too. Otherwise you're more likely to fall off the wagon.

Pantry:
If you like cereal, change it for a tastier healthier granola- look at the packaging for carbs, sugar, fat and added bad stuff.
If you like crisps, replace them with corn for popcorn.
If you eat a lot of pasta and grains replace them with quinoa, buckwheat and whole grains.
Replace flour, sugar, chocolate powder, nuts, sweets with.. Brown rice flour, coconut flour or whole wheat flour, sugar with a natural sweetener like honey or agave, no added sugar organic cocoa powder, healthy nuts no salt; walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts and seeds, sunflower, pumpkin, flax. As for sweets; dried fruits and berries, desicated coconut, dark chocolate.

Fridge:
All sorts of vegetables. Leafy greens are a must.
All sorts of fruit. Contrary to what people say fruit is so very good for you, full of natural sugars and carbohydrates, they fuel you. Fulfil your cravings. Berries are my favourite,, lower in sugar than apples, pears, orange etc they are like little sweets.
Coconuts are amazing! Drink the water and eat the meat. Very filling, high protein, high potassium. Low sugar and carbs.
Pomegranates are a stable in our fridge. We add the seeds to salads, to yoghurt to vegetables to everything. Very good for you.
Lean meats and fish. Smoked fish is great. Quick lean snack.

Diary;
I replaced milk for Koko coconut milk. Much less fat with more calcium.
Cheese is ok in moderation. However I would cut it out completely for the first 4 weeks. That way, if your like me, you will experience food in a whole new light. You won't need to cover everything in creamy melty cheese. Cheese is high in protein and calcium, but also very high in fat.
Yoghurt is a must!! Rich in protein and probiotics that make your insides happy. The best is the Total Greek Yoghurt 0% fat. It's super creamy and yummy with no guilt. I add it to everything.

I do my grocery shopping at
Lidl for nuts, seeds, fresh fish, meat, fruit and veg.
Tesco for Koko milk , total Greek yoghurt 0% fat , agave, some healthy granola and pantry staples.
Health food store for flours, buckwheat, quinoa organic fruit and veg.

I hope that's all helpful. It's working for me and my partner. We love eating and living this way.

⬇️ that's 36lb lost so far!! (originally Australian damn metric system)

86sarahb

MFP is a good tool to use, feel free to add me

suzzzzz21

Never be ashamed of who u r....just know u have the ability to become who u want to be. Very good luck Jen.

Kaelitr0n

Take it one small step at a time

Celebrate every pound lost and never ever undersell yourself and all the hard work you're doing. A year from now, when you're at or approaching your goal weight, you will look back on this moment and thank yourself for starting the journey of a thousand steps with this toe over the line.

85 pounds? You so got this!

wpanderson

Every decision, every day! Feel free to add me, I've got the momentum & motivation to be a supportive MFPer!!

Watermelon398

Feel free to add me. I HAD 160 pounds to lose 4 months ago. Today I have 130 left to go. Every little bit of weight you lose helps!