The keys to MY success!

Holton

This is a great post and lays it out so sensibly. I do think a lot of folks fail because they take on too much at one time and then when they do fail, they give up. Glad it worked for you and hope others will read it and be able to adopt a new lifestyle that will guarantee them success too. Thanks for your sharing!

sportsqueen32

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This was the most inspiring post that I have read on hear so far. Thanks Tam!!
You Rock!!!

NewBeginning2010

TAM CAN I ASK YOU WHAT MFP SUGGESTED FOR CALORIES FROM BEGINING TO END? I KNOW U SAID YOU NEVER ATE UNDER 1400.....IM JUST CURIOUS.

sphinctress

Hey Tam,

Just curious if you've had any issues with sagging skin?

: )

Well, I have a few areas I am not overly happy with but for the most part, my body bounced back well enough. I guess because of the exercise I was doing. My upper/inner thighs, lower belly and tricep area took the worst of it. But, I'll take it compared to what I was before. It's all about perspective!

I am finding that those are my areas as well... but I couldn't agree with you more... I would rather be healthy and active as well... I just didn't know if anyone ever loses the weight without that happening or if there were something I should be doing as far as my skin goes to help it? Anyway, you are a HUGE inspiration to me. When I first came back to MFP I saw your profile on the homepage and I thought,... if she can lose 135lbs, I can do this... I can do this... it's not too late... I can do this too!

tasha30

GREAT POST! Congrats on your weight loss and thanks for sharing your tips and you LOOK GREAT!!!! Did I mention this was a GREAT POST :laugh:

mimi7grands

Awesome, awesome post. Thanks for so much encouragement. I want to keep it around for those tough days. Your attitude - just keep coming back - is inspiring. Thanks!!

taye4ever

That was a great story and thank you for the words of encouragment. Just started my "lifetime" journey with my partner and the words that you used are soooo important. Reading your story just re-enforced for that this can and will be done and I really liked what you had to say and congrats to you for your acomplishments.


Taye

TamTastic

TAM CAN I ASK YOU WHAT MFP SUGGESTED FOR CALORIES FROM BEGINING TO END? I KNOW U SAID YOU NEVER ATE UNDER 1400.....IM JUST CURIOUS.

Well, I never really went by what MFP gave me. I mean it is a good system but I would set the daily goals myself. It all depends. When I was heavier, I could eat more. And as I lost weight, I slowly lowered the calories. That is what a lot of people don't understand. 1200 is the minimum you should go to. But if you are doing that always, then you have nowhere to safely lower it to should you hit a plateau.

That's why I suggest a trial and error period. Depending on how much exercise you do, you can adjust your calories accordingly and still lose weight. I was eating a steady 1600 for awhile, then lowered to 1550, and 1500, and so on....as I lost weight and weighed less. I was also working out well and burning a lot.

Again, it's what I did. I'm not saying my method works well for everyone but you'd be surprised how much you can eat and still lose weight.

TamTastic

This is a great post and lays it out so sensibly. I do think a lot of folks fail because they take on too much at one time and then when they do fail, they give up. Glad it worked for you and hope others will read it and be able to adopt a new lifestyle that will guarantee them success too. Thanks for your sharing!

Exactly. When you try to be perfect, you are doomed to fail. Unfortunately, it took me many failed attempts..doing it the wrong way and mistreating my body....to get it right. I hope to save some..if not all of you, that time and trouble! :flowerforyou:

TamTastic

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GREAT POST! Congrats on your weight loss and thanks for sharing your tips and you LOOK GREAT!!!! Did I mention this was a GREAT POST :laugh:

Hey thanks!! :laugh:

NaturalMom

Great post! So well written. This is exactly how i feel about my weight loss and, being in a rough spot on my way to my goal, I find your advice SO uplifting! Thank you for sharing!

JABehler

Great post!. I realized many of these things some 20+ yrs ago when I lost a deal of weight. Well, here I am in my late 50s trying to accomplish it again. I am afraid I have a slower metabolism rate working against me and slower joints. But all in all, I think its still gonna work. Thanks for the motivation.

lina1131

You are a rockstar Tamaloo!

guidosgal

You have learned well, grasshopper! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.

I will have to agree :flowerforyou: thank you for the wonderful wisdom

jbuffan218

I will save this to read over & over again.

I have so much admiration for those of you that hang in there for month after month and lose amazing amounts of weight.
You seem to have realistic goals regarding time frame, I see so many posts (including myself) that want to lose
the pounds that took years to gain, virtually overnight.

Thank you so much for sharing your success & set backs with us.
It makes my 28 pounds seem laughable really.
Hopefully we can all learn a thing or two from each other.

Congratulations , this is huge!

TamTastic

Great post! So well written. This is exactly how i feel about my weight loss and, being in a rough spot on my way to my goal, I find your advice SO uplifting! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! So glad I could help! :flowerforyou:

TamTastic

Great post!. I realized many of these things some 20+ yrs ago when I lost a deal of weight. Well, here I am in my late 50s trying to accomplish it again. I am afraid I have a slower metabolism rate working against me and slower joints. But all in all, I think its still gonna work. Thanks for the motivation.

It's funny. I think a lot of us know..deep down..what to do. But the mistake people make is not having confidence in themselves. You can definitely do this. Yes, your body is different than I was 20 years ago...soo you experiment and see what will work for you.

Best of luck!! I bet you will surprise even yourself!

TamTastic

You are a rockstar Tamaloo!

Thanks Lina!! Good to see you! :smooched:

TamTastic

You have learned well, grasshopper! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.

I will have to agree :flowerforyou: thank you for the wonderful wisdom

Thanks!! I loved being called "Grasshopper!!" :laugh:

Best of luck to you. Hope I can help! :flowerforyou:

TamTastic

I will save this to read over & over again.

I have so much admiration for those of you that hang in there for month after month and lose amazing amounts of weight.
You seem to have realistic goals regarding time frame, I see so many posts (including myself) that want to lose
the pounds that took years to gain, virtually overnight.

Thank you so much for sharing your success & set backs with us.
It makes my 28 pounds seem laughable really.
Hopefully we can all learn a thing or two from each other.

Congratulations , this is huge!

Thank you!! And I really hope this allows you to just relax and take it a day at a time. I know how it is to want the weight off ASAP. You see the cute clothes, KNOW how great it will feel...so of course having to wait seems like torture.

The way I see it is....time is going to go by anyway. Right? I mean, no matter what we do...the hours and days and weeks will pass ANYWAY. I figured I could remain the SAME as that time passed OR slowly lose weight..in a healthy way...WITH them. A huge motivation for me was thinking of those weeks passing and not working on the weight loss.....and getting to the point where I would have said "I could have lost all the weight by now!!!" To me....THAT is the real torture!

And whether we have 28 or 100 pounds to lose, it's stil weight to lose and seems so hard. BUT, you can do it. And be there sooner than you think.

Best of luck!! :drinker:

HealthyKt78

This is great! Out of all of the people on here you have definitely been my biggest inspiration. I have almost exactly as much weight to lose as you did. I need to get my butt in gear and start losing. I've just been maintaining.

ladybug220

Wow! You Rock! Thanks for sharing!

freeflower3

Thank you so much for your detailed account!

You lost such an amazing amount of weight, (about what I need to to lose).

Way to Go!

Thanks again~

WonderNoodle

Bookmarking your post!

ksnowras

Thanks for such an inspirational post! I am one who wants the "fast answer" to weight loss, even though it took me 15 years to put it all on. I am learning as I get older that slow and steady wins the race. I will refer to this post often to motivate me to keep going.

rubysparkle

bumping this for later...it has made me realise im eating the wrong foods...i need to get the fibre thing going...i am off to sort through my cupboards!

verito

This is an amazing story. Thanks for sharing!!!
I will save this to read over & over again.

EmmyBee

So inspiring! This was such a great post, and just what I needed to read. Thanks so much for sharing!!!! :happy:

immacookie

Thank you for sharing your hard earned wisdom!

lvfunandfit

You are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your story!

I've never battled weight until I had babies. I gained a new kind of respect for people who have had weight issues and beat them. I'm almost to my goal weight after 2 kids and I have to say, it does feel great!

Congrats to you! You are amazing!