Sharing my story

oriondlf

I recently learned about this site and thought I'd sign on and join in. I'm hoping to drop 30 pounds -- here's my story. When I was 48, I weighed 330 pounds. After two years of following a self-developed exercise and food planning routine, I was successful at losing 170 pounds. I maintained this loss for 11 years -- but this last year, I gained 18 pounds. Need to take control and get this weight off, plus thought I'd lose an additional 12 pounds. While I was losing weight, I kept a daily log of my food intake, calorie content and exercise. This was instrumental in my success. This site seems to hit all the right keys to ensure success.

You may wonder what happened to all of that extra skin......

I'll post some photos later today -- before and after. Orion

sdscouser

welcome!

pipinana

WOW, awesome story, and welcome to MFP! Congrats on loosing 170 AND KEEPING IT OFF FOR 11 YEARS! That will inspire SO MANY people on here. Can't wait for the pics!

-Pip

JeanneTops

Wow. I'm very interested in hearing your story. Maintenance is my key concern this time around. I really want to hear how you maintained your weight loss for 11 years - that's very impressive. But even more impressive is what you're doing now - stopping your weight gain and getting back on track. Congratulations!

Kudzu

WOW!! :happy: Congratulations!! I admire you for not letting the weight sneak back on...... I've heard people say "I've gained 5 pounds...I've got to diet", and I've thought why??? It's just 5 pounds...Well I understand now how 5lbs can grow into 5 more then 5 more etc until you've gained 83 pounds like I have done over the years!! Now I have to really work at getting all those "5 pounds" off. I love this site and it has really helped me....I could hardly believe HOW MUCH I had been eating!!! I look forward to hearing of your success!!!

rene71

Awesome story and 11 years is amazing! I wish you much success!

CrystalT

Inpiring!! Thanks for sharing!! Can't wait to see the pics.