Today is my loss-a-versary. 80 lbs gone in a year

renee6515

@davert123: scooby workshop shows I can eat 1900 calories and lose but that freaked me out and I set MFP to 1500. I'm questioning my accuracy for food, I have a feeling I'm underestimating portions but figured even if I was over 1500 I was still prob under the 1900 and would be okay....appparently I'm wrong. I started walking more about 2 weeks ago so I'm hoping that helps too, not weighing in until Monday so we will see. The only other thing I'm questing is my salt intake, it's always way over what it should be and I don't even log all the actual table salt I add on my own, which is a lot. Im still learning and NOT giving up! Any thoughts on my calories?

FindingAmy77

May I ask what your height is? Also did you just count calories? What was your daily calorie goal(s)? If you exercised, what did you do? I ask because I'm 237 now (was 267)and I can't seem to get scale moving lately. Your second before pic looks a lot like me so I'm hoping I can be you in a year! Lol

5'5", age 37, yes I just counted calories and exercised.
I have changed my calorie goals a few times. Sometimes I eat at tdee minus 20%, sometimes I eat what mfp gives me plus about half of my exercise calories back. Basicly I guess I eat anywhere in the 1400-1700 range. Depends. I see better results when I fluctuate high and low calorie days.

Exercise is mostly walking. I started out just walking around my neighborhood, then my husband pointed out a walking path and I gradually worked up to walking the entire way and back (round trip of 4 miles), I walk the bridge. I used to drive to the bridge then walk, now I just walk there. Its about five miles the whole trip. I also swim at our pool. I swam more when I first started out. I also joined a gym but lately haven't been going on the days I walk for like three hours. I recently discovered the city provides free bikes to loan out so I have done that a few times. (its fun) I just try new ways to be active. I would rather be out in nature than a restaurant or bar so that is what I always suggest when the hubby asks me what I want to do.

yes it can be you in a year for sure. I have had many times when the scale stopped moving. It usually coincided with me losing around twenty pounds or so. WHat I did and am doing currently is up my activity and make sure my diet stays basic and clean as possible. My body seems to get used to my exercise routine so when it starts to get easy or I am not sweating as much I push myself further or add more time or distance. THat is why I am up to five to six miles a day now and do like three or so days of biking or swimming or gymtime on top of that. I get up super early to get it done and to beat the Florida heat. Be patient and keep at it. Next year you will be posting your success story. :flowerforyou: :drinker:

FindingAmy77

May I ask what your height is? Also did you just count calories? What was your daily calorie goal(s)? If you exercised, what did you do? I ask because I'm 237 now (was 267)and I can't seem to get scale moving lately. Your second before pic looks a lot like me so I'm hoping I can be you in a year! Lol

Hiya

If the scales haven't moved for a while you are not in deficit. I would suggest..

1) book accurately everything you eat
2) book accurately everything you do.
3) Try and hit your macros

If you are doing this and you are still not losing then something you are doing is not accurate - most probably calories burned because the food is pretty accurate. Just cut another 500 per day and you should start loosing again

Good luck

great advice. I agree with the calories burned part totally. don't always trust what mfp says you burned. unless you have a heart rate monitor like fitbit or jawbone then you don't know if its accurate. this is why I try to eat only half back.

maybe try upping the calories half way up like to at least 1600. I think I was at 1600 or so when I first started out. if you think you are adding too much salt then try to stop using the shaker and use a tsp or half tsp to measure out what you may use. This way you can see how much you are using. I don't personally track macros but I am pretty sure my sodium intake in low now that I keep the meals basic as I can. Don't give up, its a learning process. Lots of trial and error. Don't forget time of month and ovulation also affect weightloss. This is why I also track my cycle on a windows 8 app.

lifestyle8change

Congratulations to you and happy anniversary to you

renee6515

@findingamy: thanks for the advise, I hope to get up to more miles walking like you. Right now I'm walking 1.6 miles a day. It's all I have time for, I do it on my breaks at work. I'm trying to figure out a way to add more. I think right now I'm going to concentrate on logging better, Esp on weekends. I do good during week but like you mentioned maybe I need to increase cals a bit. That scares me so we will see.. Thanks for taking the time to answer me..you look awesome so fingers crossed ill get there!

EvelynR1967

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You look AMAZING!!!!!!!!

FaylinaMeir

you look awesome! keep it up girl

librarydebster

Whoa! Way to go! You made an amazing transformation. That's a lot of hard work and seeing you so slender now makes me realize how much more I can accomplish.

nancytyc

Thank you for your post. It gives us something to look forward to. Great Job.

dogluvr_2014

Congrats on the 80 lbs. lost and your 1 year anniversary. Your story inspires us and give us hope. Keep up the great work. You've got this!!! God Bless!!! :flowerforyou:

rayray61

Thats just AWESOME !!!!!!

kathrynmelnick

Congratulations!!!! You are such an inspiration!
:flowerforyou:

divainsneakers

Looking awesome! Great job!

emzypemzy93

You look fantastic!!! Well done!!

lisa_darlene9

Amazing success :flowerforyou:

rbailey614

Well today is my one year mark. I have come so far. There is no secret to weightloss. Its lots of hard work and dedication and patience. I started out last year August 13th, 2013 at 234 pounds. My biggest weight ever. Even bigger than the day I went into labor with my third son. Ugg. I knew the denial was over and it was time to get my health and body in check. Here is a picture taken only a week before I started. I can remember that day I was editing the pics from our beach trip and hoped it was the camera. I knew it wasn't really so it was time to get started.


well it has really been a long but so worth it journey. I am so glad I started. I have lost 80 pounds as of today and only have 10 more to go until I reach my goal weight of 144 and a total of 90lbs lost. I don't want to get any smaller just more toned up and I have been blessed with an hour glass figure. (thanks mom) So any smaller wouldn't look good on my frame and may take away my curves. I really love my curves. Here I am today.



Even though I don't like seeing these pictures of myself or even want to admit that was really me. The truth is it was me. I let myself get that big. IF you don't embrace your past you cant celebrate your present. I made that decision to take my life back and am so glad I did. My bmi is almost to a healthy range, my blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol is normal.. I have already reduced my risk of stroke and heart attack and dodged that diabetes bullet. Anyone and everyone can do this too. Just count calories, never think of this as a diet but a new lifestyle and continue to stay active. My goal after losing weight is to keep it off most definitely. I have lost big ammounts in the past but ended up gaining it all back plus some. Not this time. My goal is to keep it off and keep improving on my fitness levels and tone up this body so I can be the sexy 40 year old mama. I feel more confident about myself and my body than I ever had in my entire life. That is something I will never give up again.

Take it one choice, one meal, one day and one pound at a time. :drinker: :flowerforyou: :happy:

U GO GIRL!!!!

sassyRN77

Congrats on you success!!!! you look fabulous:)

lolly2414

Congrats!! You look amazing! I hope I can post the same thing in about a year.