113 lbs lost in 18 months - Thank you Mean People!

acorsaut89

Congrats on the success! I have been able to keep off 70 lbs and dropped half my BF for 18 months (but have hit a major plateau recently) and reading this makes me want to get right back out there and turn it up!

Your story made me smile because I know I've lost weight eating normal foods, but gained a lot of self control and the will power to eat just one cookie, not the whole bag while there's others in my life who believe you have to truly suffer and be hungry to lose it all.

Keep up the great work! Your story is amazing and it definitely brightened my day

likitisplit

THANK YOU!

likitisplit

Thank you everyone! It's been a fun 18 months I am looking forward to seeing what else I can do

Jan trust me I've had a few moments with that dessert Mmmmm good!

Deep breath of satisfaction.

This is what "doing it right" means. It means getting more and more excited about your potential and doing more of the stuff you enjoy instead of just waiting until you can go back to eating bread or whatever.

aarnwine2013

What a great way to start my day! Thank you for sharing. Us newbies, and yes I still consider myself a newbie bacause I don't know what the he!! I'm doing most days, appreciate reading about what works.

This is still so confusing to me and so reading these stories and what works is just wonderful.

Congrats lady, you look fantastic!

skylarsmom99

^^^^This is sooo TRUE^^^^

skylarsmom99

I couldn't decide on just one...

MeaghanWilliams

A great read, and a great story!!!! You look amazing and yes, I too am a lurker! Hoping that by reading this post it will inspire me to do the same!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!!

jrrhodes0913

Congrats,

Mischievous_Rascal

YES!! You are awesome. :flowerforyou:

valerieg78

Amazing job.....of losing the weight and proving it to yourself that you are worth all the hard work!

Artionis

Courtesy of Kool & The Gang:

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you



Be proud and happy!

Serah87

You have done amazing job, keep up the awesome work!!! :flowerforyou:

I'm with you on the "mean people", thank you, thank you "mean people"!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

WonkaCat

Awesomesauce. You rock!

meyerliz

Thanks for friending me-it has been a pleasure watching you transform yourself-both inside and out. And I love that you did this without changing who you are-you should be very proud of yourself! Encouragement goes a long way.

pinksamos

Wow, way to go!! You are kicking butt! And looking great!

qtmonica

That was a beautiful message...Iam new to MFP tomorrow will be my 1st 30 days and I read everything and try to take from it what it truly was meant for , TO HELP. Thank you for sharing your story and for the inspiration it gave me

TheDoctorDana

You look great! I admit, I lurked on your page and now I'm even more inspired. Long live the mean people! :drinker:

Becre8tive

First of all...thank you for being my friend here!

You look amazing and I enjoyed reading your post. I don't read many topics anymore just because I felt that there are some "mean" people out there and I guess you are right. Tough love might be a good idea.

Thank you for posting!

WinoGelato

Jen you look absolutely amazing, like a completely different person. You can see the transformation, not only in your weight/body shape but in the confidence you exude in your "after" photo. I bet your family is so proud of you! I'm so glad we are friends on here! You truly are inspirational. And I'm totally going to try making some of your awesome ice cream!!!

chasingdreams18

You look wonderful. Amazing job :bigsmile: Keep up the great work :flowerforyou:

esaucier17

Awesome job! You look great and sooo much younger and happy :-)

mom2_4gr8kids

You look awesome! I'm just starting my journey to a healthier life, stories like yours keep me going on the not so great days. Congratulations!

StacyRenee77

This is fantastic, wow wow wow, what an inspiration!

suejoker

Jumping on the Jen Love Train! You are amazing, Girl! Keep the good news comin'! Your food porn is so mouthwatering and your example has helped me to learn moderation. Congratulations on a huge victory!

tcbs99

WOW, congratulatins on the journey. Now you have become someone to watch and get motivation from. Thanks for sharing your story.

turkeyhunter60

Fantastic progress, great blog. Keep it up!

Tabbitha1968

Best Post Ive read yet. Thanks, congrats and keep up the good work!!

klawwill77

im just starting out and this is great to read!

GiveMeCoffee

Thanks again everyone! Your comments mean a lot to me! To all my friends that have commented thank you so much for putting up with me every day!

Now I've had some messages and figured I should add this information:

I eat about 1600-2000 calories a day
I don't eat breakfast didn't work for me I prefer 1-2 large meals
I lift 3 times per week
I ride my bike for 90% of my errands, and try to get at least one long ride in per week
I've slacked on running lately as my running partner has been on vacation but I better pick that up it's embarrassing getting your butt kicked by someone the same age as your Dad.
I eat at least one dessert a day lately it's homemade ice cream
I enjoy sabotaging all my MFP friends with food porn whenever I can!

I have a few basic rules for myself:
1. Never eat anything I don't truly enjoy - so no pretending cauliflower is anything but what it is and well cauliflower isn't allowed in my house cause YUCK

2. Be honest with myself at all times

3. Have fun cause life is too short

fooninie

All of these....

I couldn't decide on just one...