Weight loss of 100+ please, to motivate us bigger people

WallyH4EverVersion

Gr8 Job Done!!

Around 410lbs which was actually 22lbs lighter than my starting weight of 432lbs




Day i started on August 27, 2013 @ 432lbs. These are plastered as my home desktop wallpaper.




few days ago at 274 and 69% to goal.

Great job! Thanks for posting these...they are very motivational

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You look GREAT ! CONGRATULATIONS!!

flatlndr

82 lbs down (~20 lbs to go), and 6 inches off the waist.

Just before Christmas 2013:



Jun 1st:



Added: I don't quite meet the 100+ lost criteria, but my target is 100+, and I'm getting closer every day!

ShannonMpls

133 pounds lost, and I'm nearing two years of maintenance.



Biggest piece of advice: Start, and then don't stop.

The difference between those who succeed and those who don't is perseverance. The rest - how big a deficit, macro ratio, exercise routine - is really just details. Those details are important, because they can speed or slow your loss and may contribute to it being a more sustainable loss. But the most important thing is starting to make the change, and then continuing it.

Second piece of advice: Don't be miserable.

I never made any change I wasn't willing to live with forever. That meant I didn't subscribe to a fad diet, cut calories drastically, or exercise three hours a day. Instead I just started living like a healthy person instead of an obese one. That meant that usually I stuck to my plan, but sometimes I indulged. I usually did my workouts, but sometimes I missed one. I was only rarely hungry, almost never felt like I was on a diet, and generally my life and mood improved by leaps and bounds. The ones who starve themselves, who never enjoy a cookie, who never eat a "cheat" meal, are the ones who quit a couple months in, from my observation.

This method also means that when I switched to maintenance, almost nothing changed. I ate slightly more food, that's all. There was no diet to go off. I didn't have to jump from 1200 calories to maintenance because I never ate that little. It was seamless, and maybe that's why I've been able to maintain my loss since September 2012 fairly effortlessly.

Third piece of advice: Exercise.

Exercise changes your relationship with your body and food. It makes you happy. It makes you feel better about yourself. It makes it easier to stick to a healthy diet. It makes maintenance easier. It means you can eat more. Find something you enjoy, and do it.

more tips on my blog, along with pictures:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ShannonMpls

shaynemkeeler

i had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy on december 11th 2013 i was 384 at my highest weight had high blood pressure pre diabetic and severe sleep apnea all at the age of 22 since my surgery today i weigh 257 lbs soo in about 6 months ive lost 127 lbs it was the best decision ive ever made you might need to think about making it as well it forces you to have the willpower to change your lifestyle without the surgery i would have stayed on the path that i was on hope this helps

SnazzIT

So awesome!

brookielaw

I posted my success story last week but one of my friends poked me to chime in here-
I'm not quite sure of the date on this one but it IS an elusive full-body pic, which was taken in the yo-yo years:

I think this is me at maximum density (with the nephew):

November 24, 2012 (after having lost about 17 lbs):

May 10, 2014 as I headed to T2 in my first triathlon:

May 10, 2014 (in the middle) after the finish line:


I realize this is a before and during, but I just wanted to chime in to say that YES you CAN do it. If I can do this, anyone can.

H0llyG0lightly

Hi,

I'm happy to share. I joined MFP 3 1/2 years ago. In my first 9 months I lost 100 pounds and then reached 110 pounds lost at my one year anniversary. All natural. No surgery, no special diets, just old fashioned diet and exercise.

I'm 5' 9"
Start weight was 277
Current weight is 167
Starting size was 24 pants (I was squeezing myself into them and I saved them as you can see below)
Pant size 24
shirt size 3x
current pants size 8 to 10
current shirt is a medium

You look fabulous! And years younger. Amazing work!

seltzermint555

I'm still in the process too, but I have gone from HW of 307 back in 2008, to currently 184 lb. I have not yo-yo'd at all during the past 5+ years but have steadily gone down, down, down...I hope to keep it that way. I'm 37 and 5'8".

My best advice is just keep at it, and set smallish goals along the way. I'm not saying it's bad to know that you wanna lose 150 lb, but I honestly don't think I could have lost the 123 lb I have lost so far if I ever even thought about that...I was around 260 lb for 15 years, so when I started I just thought "I need to get under 300 and back toward 260". Once I got there, I set the goal of 220. Met that and thought I'd try for 199...and so on.

For me, logging every bite/sip for the past 14 months has been a MAJOR boon to my success. It took me 4+ years to drop the first 45 lb and the 78 lb I've lost so far on this site was much, much easier.

I wish you the best!

keeponkickin

Hi,

I'm happy to share. I joined MFP 3 1/2 years ago. In my first 9 months I lost 100 pounds and then reached 110 pounds lost at my one year anniversary. All natural. No surgery, no special diets, just old fashioned diet and exercise.

I'm 5' 9"
Start weight was 277
Current weight is 167
Starting size was 24 pants (I was squeezing myself into them and I saved them as you can see below)
Pant size 24
shirt size 3x
current pants size 8 to 10
current shirt is a medium

You look fabulous! And years younger. Amazing work!

Thank you. I hear that often. I wasn't expecting that part of weight loss. I remember when I started to lose that I read that sometimes people look older when they lose, but my time clock went back. Thankfully!!! There is about a 15 year gap in the first before pic to my last after pic. Love that I look younger.

Onzerelli

Hi! I don't have a success story yet as I'm still working on my first 10% loss. I started at 326 and am now "down" to 303, my goal is in the 190s. That sounds like a high number but I have a giant frame (I really am big-boned! Ha!), I'm 5'10" and if I can keep my muscle by lifting heavy, I will (hopefully!) be fit and fabulous! I would love for anyone on this thread to add me as a friend, so many inspiring stories and so many people with the determination to get where they are going.

45thin

All of your stories are so inspirational!!! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!! You ALL look so amazing!

desimia1

I am doing the same thing! ive gained and lost 60 pounds three times now!!! Dont give up! it will happen :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

blessed0910

Awesome job!

smacmillan86

I'm not at 100lb loss yet, but I'm close to my first 100lbs gone.

Just don't give up and don't give yourself excuses. Life happens, it does to all of us. Sometimes you may overeat, that's okay the next meal is a clean slate. Sometimes you won't be able to exercise, that's okay too. Just keep logging everything you eat (preferably buy a food scale it's far more accurate), and stay active on MFP. There are a lot of great support people here.

tracy_getsfit

I started my weight loss journey July 2013 almost a year later I am down 140 pounds. If you need any advice or cheerleader feel free to add me.

RENAEJAE

I'm coming back here when I need motivation. As you can see from my ticker - I'd dropped 80lbs but failed to keep them off when I got sick last year. I used not feeling well as a bad excuse.

You people are AMAZING!!! I'm going home to get on my treadmill.

Reinventing_Me

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Ftw37

Left: 419 lbs, 56 inch waist, June 2013
Right: 197 lbs, 38 inch waist, June 2014

dunnodunno

<~ here is mine. 400+ to 221
Not sure I'm motivational but if you want to send a FR that would be good.

They that's a lot of weight to lose & is definitely very motivational.

Kendrazombie

These are amazing!

5KNohno

Started MFP in 2008 and was doing really well. Pretty much stopped when I had some health problems and was diagnosed with MS. Twentieth wedding anniversary is coming up next month and I've been looking through some old pictures. Talk about serious discouragement OR MOTIVATION! All in how I look at it I guess. For five years I've stayed 35lbs down from my high, but still have 100 to go. Ready to get serious again, and I know the encouragement and accountability here really helps.

thegreatcanook

I'm down 103 lbs!!!
You can do it too!

cincysweetheart

I don't have photos to share yet as I'm just getting started myself. I've got about 200 to lose… about 187 to go! The thing I keep reminding myself is that this is a lifestyle change… not a diet and definitely not a race. You don't have to be perfect with your diet and exercise. Just start slowly and make small changes one at a time. Those little things will add up! Feel free to FR me if you'd like.

TallGlassOfQuirky

I've kept off around 120 pounds for a couple of years now. At one point it was about 140 pounds, but maintenance is hard.

AleciaG724

I posted my success story last week but one of my friends poked me to chime in here-
I'm not quite sure of the date on this one but it IS an elusive full-body pic, which was taken in the yo-yo years:

I think this is me at maximum density (with the nephew):

November 24, 2012 (after having lost about 17 lbs):

May 10, 2014 as I headed to T2 in my first triathlon:

May 10, 2014 (in the middle) after the finish line:


I realize this is a before and during, but I just wanted to chime in to say that YES you CAN do it. If I can do this, anyone can.

Wow Brook - I've never seen your before pics before... Incredible transformation & it make the amazing number very real. You are a superhero!!

Macrelmar

One day at a time, just do the next right thing.

Macrelmar

Wow, you go girl! Inspirational!!!

anitasongs

I have lost over 100 lbs in 2 years, I just returned from an eating disorder hospital, insurance covered in California, went for 10 weeks, they deal with the food, the psychological reasons for eating and you learn tools to cope with your binging or overeating. I had lost already 75 lbs but lost an additional 50 and it was the best thing I could do. The program was Radar in Pacific Shore, Oxnard California. http://www.raderprograms.com/
See pics in my profile

muzichick

I started 2.5 years ago. This photo is about 7 pounds away from my highest weight:



This is at 75 pounds gone:



This was at about 90 (I've regained a few after vacation):









I have about 60 left to go, depending on what I feel like, when I get there.

kristarablue2