How Wrong I Was! 600 Days of MFP. Lotsa pics.

Taryn1627

bump! loved reading this and it was really inspiring to me! thank you so much!

CoderGal

When I first joined MFP and noticed your posts with your pics I think I had my first girl crush - just look at dat *kitten*.

You are a great inspiration to many people on here and have made a wonderful transformation to your body. You look and are totally amazing.

haha this. And to add to the ego I'd figure I'd share what I just posted on another thread about you:

"You should read the 2 threads I posted on the last page for the girl who was eating little and thinking she had to eat that little to lose and is now the same weight tons thinner and eats like a monster and looks like a barbie."

Shayztar

Love love love! Your motivational posts are...motivational. LOL

jayliospecky

From a fellow former "Little Miss Picked Last," internet HIGH-FIVE!!

Now let's go beat up everyone who used to pick on us!!

No, wait...that's probably not right...

palmerig88

I learned from you right from the beginning, this is just one of many great posts. You have a lot of good information to share and I love that you remain so active on the site. Thank you very much!

KarinFit4Life

Ever since I joined almost a year ago, I saw ure posts and admired u with what uve achieved. You are amazing and such an inspiration to me. I can do this. I will do this. Because of people like u.
Thank you so much.
May you just keep going from strength to strength. And keep up the posts! Love it!

Xxx :flowerforyou:

Stefanie7125

you are so amazing! I have seen some of your posts on here and use you for inspiration quite often. I have even shown people your before and after pictures for lifting heavy. I hope you don't mind. You are the reason I lift now, I saw the amazing difference it created in you and you cannot argue with the results. Thank you for sharing!

Jules2Be

I joined in March, and I just want to say that reading your stories played an important part in the direction i decided to take. Thank you. And you effing rock!

slrrese

I have seen and read your stories and even though I have not friended you, you have been a huge inspiration to me. I never lifted heavy before ( only light with lots of reps) until I got on this sight. One major reason is your inspiration! I started at 1200 calories biking and lifting light. With each 10 lbs I lost I actually increased my calories and the intensity of my work outs!! I have lost 30 lbs and hope to be in the best shape of my life by next April when I turn 50. I have significantly decreased my body fat and increased my strength, even while losing weight AND for the first time in my life, the cellulite on my butt an thighs is significantly less ( I attribute that to squats, something I had never done in the past). Thanks for sharing your inspiring story, and a HUGE congrats to you on you success.

TennesseeSodaholic

WOW!

Nerdy_Rose

I have seen and read your stories and even though I have not friended you, you have been a huge inspiration to me. I never lifted heavy before ( only light with lots of reps) until I got on this sight. One major reason is your inspiration! I started at 1200 calories biking and lifting light. With each 10 lbs I lost I actually increased my calories and the intensity of my work outs!! I have lost 30 lbs and hope to be in the best shape of my life by next April when I turn 50. I have significantly decreased my body fat and increased my strength, even while losing weight AND for the first time in my life, the cellulite on my butt an thighs is significantly less ( I attribute that to squats, something I had never done in the past). Thanks for sharing your inspiring story, and a HUGE congrats to you on you success.

Heavy squatting got rid of the cellulite dimples when I cross my legs. ISN'T IT GREAT?!

almc170

You look fantastic and are so inspiring!!

remisenforme

Great job!!

bhfood

thank you for this. I need soooooooo much encouragement. I was a chubby kid and almost always picked last, played center field, loved to read more than run. Athletic brother always better than me at anything physical. Skip to 55 yrs old and trying to now lose 50 lbs. Been at it for 3 wks, logging for 11 days in here. Lost 3 lbs. I am inspired. taking pics is a great tip I hadn't even thought of. Gonna do that. Thanks. I am bhfood if you wanna be my friend.

dognamedpig

Great job on the meaningful lessons and the documentation of thoughtful pictures emphasizing your points. You look great and you can see the joy from finishing the races.

cordianet

This should be pinned to the top and made required reading for all new members!!! Congrats on your success and your fantastic attitude!

berlynn_j

So I think this may be the 3rd or 4th thread with pretty much this same pictures and same story, and thus the 3rd or 4th time that I've said way to go. I get wanting congratulations for your awesome work because you look great (and I myself will fish for compliments in a heartbeat), but why not just bump your original thread for that instead of making multiples? I always get on the success board to see people's success stories because it gives me hope and motivation and it's slightly frustrating to click a new thread and just have it be the same thing I've already seen 3 or 4 times.

That being said, you have done great and you should be proud.

lmc8774

I thought the 2007 to 2012 side by side pics were the most telling. Same weight but completely different fit body! It isn't just about the number on the scale.

RobynBourgeois

Thank you for sharing this amazing journey with us. You are an inspiration to many! Keep up the good work!!

verasdaughter

Awesome job.........sooooooo inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

char_char_piper

What a great inspiration you are! Just goes to show that patience, perseverance and passion pays off!!
Nicely done!!

Jules2Be

So I think this may be the 3rd or 4th thread with pretty much this same pictures and same story, and thus the 3rd or 4th time that I've said way to go. I get wanting congratulations for your awesome work because you look great (and I myself will fish for compliments in a heartbeat), but why not just bump your original thread for that instead of making multiples? I always get on the success board to see people's success stories because it gives me hope and motivation and it's slightly frustrating to click a new thread and just have it be the same thing I've already seen 3 or 4 times.

That being said, you have done great and you should be proud.

srsly? "fishing for compliments"?
hardly.

keep posting girlfriend.

Mindmovesbody

Amazing! Time to start lifting for me!

MizzDoc

Bump as I want to re-read for later.

But you have done one he!! of a job of your health and fitness. Kudos to you. You are an inspiration.

LorinaLynn

So I think this may be the 3rd or 4th thread with pretty much this same pictures and same story, and thus the 3rd or 4th time that I've said way to go. I get wanting congratulations for your awesome work because you look great (and I myself will fish for compliments in a heartbeat), but why not just bump your original thread for that instead of making multiples? I always get on the success board to see people's success stories because it gives me hope and motivation and it's slightly frustrating to click a new thread and just have it be the same thing I've already seen 3 or 4 times.

That being said, you have done great and you should be proud.

Well... My "I just don't care anymore" thread from February keeps getting bumped when new people discover it, but I have little control over that. I don't want to just add new photos to an old thread, because most people just read the first page, not every page. And I know myself, I don't always often go back to topics I read before and posted in.

Plus, there's new people here all the time. Keeping that in mind is pretty much the only way I stay sane through the countless "do I eat my exercise calories" and "will weight lifting make me bulky" threads. It's always someone's first day here. It's always new information to someone.

And, I'll admit... it's hard sometimes to stay motivated once you're in maintenance. Just as hard as getting started. Just as hard as losing. It's hard to not see much changes in your appearance and you start to think, "What the hell am I doing this for? Why am I spending a half hour to an hour, three times a week, picking something up and putting it down? Why am I running 3-6 miles three every other day? It's not making a difference!" I feel amazing, but I have just as much self-doubt and insecurity as anyone else.

And I gotta say... y'all are making me misty. It absolutely amazes me that people find me inspirational. In my head, I'm still the skinny little shapeless and dateless dork in gym class, hearing, "Lorina's up to bat...everyone move in." :blushing:

Besides... 600 days in a row is a pretty decent milestone. I could have just posted a "NSV, I've logged in 600 days!" post, but I wanted to make it something special. I spent a few hours this morning writing this up, trying to put more than a year and a half of knowledge and experience into a humorous, educational and thought provoking post. I used some new photos that I took yesterday and the day before. Of course the basic story and before photos are going to be the same... if I could go back in time to change my past, I'd have never needed to join here in the first place! :laugh:

Casey45

But now, I love my big thighs. They’re powerful. They can propel me up steep inclines when trail running. They can lift heavy things.

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I used to think dieting was temporary. Eat less, lose weight, then go back to “normal.” I was right about that. Dieting is temporary. And so are the results. Eating right and exercising is for life.

Don’t starve yourself.

Eat at an appropriate deficit for the amount you have to lose.

If you’re using MFP to calculate your calorie goal, eat most of your exercise calories.

Exercise regularly.

Lift heavy things.

Don’t stress over the scale.

Take pictures.

Love your body.

Have patience.

Love these. Thanks for the share. I especially love your endorsement of weight/resistance training. Gonna share with my daughter.

krisnshan

I don't know anything about how to lift weights, what weights to use or how to even operate them! How do you learn those things? I even joined a gym and they people that work there don't take the time to teach you. Suggestions?

NewBeginnings0148

I'm just wondering how heavy of weights do you lift? I just started working with free weights a couple of weeks ago. Using 2 lbs. to start with and then adding repetitions before I increase the weight. Trying to get my form correct first with light weights.

HartJames

Soooooo refreshing and absolutely true. Great job!

HartJames

YouTube!!!!!

I don't know anything about how to lift weights, what weights to use or how to even operate them! How do you learn those things? I even joined a gym and they people that work there don't take the time to teach you. Suggestions?