15 lbs, I have a waist again!

Graceious1

How lovely. I am on my way there too.

tonightokayalright

Dear OP, how tall are you?

(sometimes weight makes more sense when you know how tall a person is lol)

Anyway, you look FABULOUS now, I can't believe that's only a 15 lb difference. Congrats for real :P

celshade

Dear OP, how tall are you?

Hello! I'm 5'9'' for reference. Somedays, 5'8''. How does this happen?! I've never known.

Looking great...what I'm wondering is where the hell the other 85lb is supposed to come from???

Thank you! The number is really more arbitrary and just there for a nice goal. I'm not worried about the scale, though my doctor makes me weigh in every two weeks minimum at the same time of the day so she can keep an eye on me.

That's enough for me - I'll be happy with whatever body I end up with as a result of my eating habits!

Thanks so much guys! I absolutely feel like a warrior now! :mad: GAME FACE!!!

Mandamanda93

You go, Glen Coco! You look amazing.

erinlorettamcn

amazing job girl!!!!!!!! you look AMAZING! keep up the good work!

celshade

You go, Glen Coco! You look amazing.

Made me laugh out loud, love your sense of humor!

jahenry17

Amazing results! WTG!

Just curious, did you give up wheat? My stomach gets very bloated and puffy when I eat wheat and I will constantly get asked if I am pregnant. Two weeks after giving it up, it is drastically reduced.

celshade

I severely cut back on my wheat and carbs in general! You might be on to something! I feel much less bloated and puffy. Most days before I started, I felt like I would bounce like Flubber if I jumped out of the window.

sweetgrasswoman

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That's enough for me - I'll be happy with whatever body I end up with as a result of my eating habits!

Thanks so much guys! I absolutely feel like a warrior now! :mad: GAME FACE!!!
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Ive lost 12 lbs since I started MFP in Oct, and it does make a big difference. Some weeks I do lose over 3 lbs but Im not worried because I watch what I eat & I do need to eat to even exercise. Some weeks Ill only lose 1.5 lbs. But yes you should be happy for yourself- heck Im happy for you!!!!
Congrats & don't even lose the game face!!!!!!

OliviaHP1

Congratulations!!!! Super job. How did you do it?:flowerforyou:

nturner612

wow! that is AWESOME!~!!!!

zannyzanzanzibar

Post full body shots (including your face) of your transformation & you'll get all the congrats in the world. Until then, not buying it, sorry!

I've lost 50lbs & my stomach hasn't transformed THAT much.

Curvimami

Here is my before picture from the beginning of this month, dated. I am so freaking happy to have my waist back!

:noway: :noway: How on earth did you do that!? MUST KNOW!!!! Awesome results btw :drinker:

FireInHerVeins

You are doing such a great job!! Very much a great role model for weight loss success. Keep up the good work!!

celshade

Post full body shots (including your face) of your transformation & you'll get all the congrats in the world. Until then, not buying it, sorry!

I've lost 50lbs & my stomach hasn't transformed THAT much.

Hi Zany! Your approval means nothing to me. My weight loss journey is my own, and I'm sorry you're not able to share in my happiness. Have a great day!

Thanks again for all the encouragement, everyone!

AyaKara

You are so amazing. I have no words. I actually feel proud for you, that's how great it is. Fantastic job . . . Definitely going to show my family members to inspire them. What was your caloric intake & macros like? Great job again

ConnieM20

how the hell did you do that so quickly! you look great!

Sapporo

Awesome! I don't see why some people wouldn't believe it. I'm also 5'8" and I'm proportioned with a much longer torso than most people (short legs, ah well). My stomache is the first to go when I lose weight and it goes fast.

MizManda180

Awesome! I don't see why some people wouldn't believe it. I'm also 5'8" and I'm proportioned with a much longer torso than most people (short legs, ah well). My stomache is the first to go when I lose weight and it goes fast.

Same here!

celshade

I have a freakishly long torso as well! There are a lot of factors that came into play, but I'm really glad to know that there are other (long torso'd tall) people to make me feel like less of a freak.

:flowerforyou: The amount of skepticism here has inspired me to share my story. Maybe that will explain some stuff. :flowerforyou:

I mentioned before that I stopped eating crap food cold turkey, and thought that it might help if I post here out in the open what my daily meals were like so that people can see what a drastic difference it is.

On the last day of crap eating, I had three giant pieces of cake for breakfast and washed it down with the 32oz full fat milk sugary coffee drink from Starbucks. Lunch was an entire pound of steak covered in cheese with 8 tortillas and a 2 liter of soda. Dinner was a large Big Mac combo from McDonalds with a side of 10 nuggets. Throughout the day, I ate an entire box of chocolate snack cakes and had several more sodas peppered in.

I got a "promotion" and was allowed to work from home which started this mess. After months of eating like the above (my worst day was three large pizzas, one for each meal), I had become 100% sedentary. Going up the stairs became a challenge; I started to sleep on the couch and only go upstairs to bring stuff down to my new dwelling.

My visit to the doctor on November 1st was shocking to me (and to no one else), at risk for diabetes, dehydrated (hardly ever drank water), and at risk of a whole other slew of stuff thanks to my insane sodium levels. (Three large pizzas would have put me at over 12,000 mg of sodium according to the doctor).

It was the wake up call I needed to turn things around, so I just started eating clean. I love to cook and really reconnected with the experience of going out, picking fresh ingredients, and making good food. No sodas, less carbs, more veggies, TONS of water, and a stern eye on my sodium.

I have also went from the kind of sedentary you only hear about on those reality TV shows to working out as hard as my doctor will let me. I walk everywhere, park at the end of the grocery store, go swimming (have never used my pool before!), tried Zumba, Tae Bo, and most importantly, yoga.

I have nothing but time during my days and spend a lot of it streching, going for light walks, and doing quick yoga to keep my body moving.

:flowerforyou: In closing, :flowerforyou:

Why do I look so different? Who cares? I feel different. I can jog up my stairs, smile at people in public, and finally start to like myself.

What's wrong with your life that you want to bring others down? If you're here and you've lost weight, your hard work was an inspiration to me.

Be happy for me, because I admire you!

SKJ98

thats Amazing! you look great!

half_moon

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

faceoff4

Way to go! You look great and are doing fantastic!

tcleavinger

Wow!!! You look great!!!! I see how she did it. My husband had weight loss surgery two years ago. He has a freakishly long torso:) as well. Is 6' tall. He was put on a liquid diet for two weeks before his surgery. 1st week he was allowed to eat one healthy meal a day. He lost 22 lbs in those two weeks(16 days). It was amazing. When you consume that many carbs an calories and suddenly drop off, your body has nothing else to do but turn to the fat for energy. People do it all the time .....under a Doctors care. So why could she not do it as well? His stomach didn't shrink like that, but then again....he weight 350lbs.

Raw_Bean

Hi guys!

I'm not a fitness expert or an authority on nutrition. I was eating over 6000 calories a day when I stopped cold turkey on the first of this month. I've dropped soda, fats, MOST artificial foods, added water each day, and added in yoga and walking.

Previously, I did no exercise whatsoever. Going up the stairs was a challenge. I have never been in shape before in my life (smallest size was a size 16 in early teens).

My cardio went from around 15 minutes a day tops (work from home), to walking EVERYWHERE, being active, and forcing myself to move.

I'm as surprised as everyone else. My family told me that it's always been very easy to lose weight in our genes? That could be some sort of spooky old back country myth.

Thanks for the support everyone!

Well done! Good for you for making those wonderful changes in your life!

Cherbear67

Congrats.. Now if I could get my waist back... It's being stubborn.

jenj1313

WOW!!! Fantastic job! Inspires me to get my waist (or at least part of it) back by Christmas!!!

celshade

My arms are still buried like sunken treasure, time to start lifting and excavate em!

LesleyGillan

WTG!!!!! That is a great result

crowunruh

Wow!