One Year, About a pound a Week.

RoseyDgirl

Fantastic job! You seem to be losing quite well in your tummy area too! Your shorts are baggy.

Keep up the good work, slow and steady to the finish line. It doesnt have to be a race when its a lifetime commitment.

keladry89

Oh, I'm so glad I looked at this post! I am now where you were when you started and I feel so non motivated at this time. Did you ever? How did you keep going a week at a time? Did you weigh a lot? I think maybe I should stop weighing so much? Thanks for the encouragement!

When I first started I treated going to the gym like taking a class. I'm good at school, so I thought, if my health was a class how much would I spend on it a week? Once I added MFP to the mix, I started getting a grade on my eating too, and not just on working out. It really helped because I wouldn't want to go to the gym, but treating it like a course made me realize you don't just skip class because you don't want to go (at least I don't :]). And like a class, if I knew all I had to to get an A was do one more assignment, then I'd do it, so it was like, do I want to eat something else or do I want to get an A for today? Hah, I'm such a nerd, I know.

After I lost about 35 pounds I started weighing in more, but for a while I only weighed myself in once a week or less even. I didn't want to deal with how fat I was. I weigh in most mornings now, but try to only record when I get a reading a few times. Some weeks I don't lose any weight at all and then I'll lose double for a while, it sort of comes off how it comes off. I would recommend measuring yourself too, because it's not just about the scale after all.

For me the turn around came when I was super stressed and I didn't gain weight, I didn't lose weight during those stressful weeks, but I didn't gain it either, and I was able to make up for it once things slowed back down. And that's how you do it a week at a time. If last week was bad make this one better.

The other thing I would say is that your stomach WILL shrink. After that happens things get a lot easier because you won't be as ravenously hungry all the time.

Good luck, you can do it!

keladry89

i can't see any pics on this thread? is there something wrong w my computer?

I didn't want to mess with image hosting and such, so I just put it as my profile pic sorry about that!

Lesleycali

There is a very noticeable difference for sure!! you look great!

wbandel

Way to keep at it! You've done a marvelous job. Seeing yourself differently will come with time. My weight loss has slowed down to a crawl and now that I've been about the same weight for a year I identify more with myself now whereas before I'd identify with myself from somewhere in-between weights.

muzichick

I am also in the 220's, and I feel the same way, about not being able to see it.

mimiteh35

You're doing great! Keep up the great work! I can absolutely see a difference!!!