Who has lost 100lbs and how?

cindyhoney2

Hi, I agree that you have done wonderful in losing 21 lbs (especially in one month) It has taken me two yrs this May to reach the point I am now, while I'm not at goal yet I'm getting closer. I suggest watching what you eat and exercise, that's what I've done. I was 265 at my heaviest, now I just got in to the 170's and man it feels great. Please be patient, learn to eat better and eat less. Do some form of exercise 3-5 days a week even if it's just going for a walk, walking is great for you! I'm hoping next weeks weigh-in will put me at 90 lbs lost. Add me if you'd like & good luck!

desiv2

I tried the fad diets, lost 40 pounds or so, fell off the wagon and gained 20 back. Then I just did low calorie, about 1200.. that was ok for awhile, but again I fell off because it was too low for how heavy I was. I got back on after about 6 months and was back at 1200, except I couldn't lose anything! Sooo, I got onto this website and read the roadmap 2.0, upped my calories and suddenly I saw the light! I lost most of my weight just eating 1600 or so calories and exercising. I switched to keto recently to help clear up my skin, and I also got a boost of weight loss. Now I'm doing the stronglifts 5x5 program and loving it!

Exercise I do:
Walking - I use fitbit, it's a great motivator. I think this thing changed my life!
Zumba - So much fun, especially if you can find a class, but there are tons of videos on youtube.
Kickboxing - I use videos of classes on youtube, they are great, it's fun, and it's a killer workout.
Stronglifts 5x5 - Love this! It's my first week and i'm already feeling stronger.


I think the key is finding a routine that you can stick with, learning how to cook healthy food that tastes great, and keeping yourself motivated. You can defiantly do it!

cappri

96 pounds in 1 year. Weight Watchers and exercise. It's really not complicated. Yes it takes a long time, but what are your other choices, stay overweight or get heavier. The time is going to pass anyway, so you might as well use it to do the work of losing weight. Is it hard? Yes, but so is being fat.

recesq

I've lost 60-80 lbs 3 different times.......I slipped...and now I'm back for the final one.
I'll echo what several have already said.
Stop cold turkey all diet sodas/diet waters/drinks etc.....drink plain ice water or carbonated water. Fake sugars cause an insulin rise in many people and will tell your body to store fat just as it does with sugar.
Move more. 2 weeks ago I could not stand for more than 1 minute.
With a 12 pound loss now I can I can stand pain free for 10 minutes.....My first exercise session was less than 15 minutes.
I've worked out 3 times in a week.
Next month I will be up to daily activity of at least 15 minutes.
This is what you need to do too.
I don't know what changes you made to what you eat.......but you have to consider it the way you will eat for the rest of your life.
I'm a carboholic. I'm just like an alcoholic. My cells are hardly sensitive to insulin anymore. I can only loose weight if I'm under 50 grams of carbs a day. I've accepted it. I just have to live it from now on.
Including when I'm at least 150 lbs lighter than I am now.
It didn't take me a few weeks to get this way and it wont take a few weeks to reverse it...so you can't weigh yourself daily or every 3 or 5 days even. You'll hit month-long plateaus....we all do...you just have to keep on keeping on. Use us to help you through it; for inspiration.

trogalicious

caloric deficit. one day at a time.

reinventingandrea

I've lost 121 pounds. I started out at 360 and am now down to 239.

I get a lot of questions about what I'm doing to lose weight. I'm not following a plan or anything. Basically what I'm doing is cutting out or down on the things that made me fat to begin with. I no longer drink sodas, only water. I haven't had a soda since around July 4, 2010. Every once in a while I'll have coffee.



A typical day for me is like this:



Breakfast: I eat either 1/4 cup of Egg Beaters scrambled in Pam cooking spray OR Special K cereal w/ half a cup of almond milk (I'm lactose intolerant. With this I have either 2 slices of turkey bacon OR 2 turkey sausage links.



Lunch and dinner: this varies from day to day. I love broiled/grilled catfish, salmon, turkey burgers or Smart Ones frozen dinners when I'm in a hurry. For side dishes I usually have a garden salad, brown rice, boiled carrots, steamed squash or zucchini, green beans or other veggies. Baked sweet potato fries are a favorite of mine as well.



The only snacks I have are the 100 calorie packs. They're just enough to keep me happy.



Exercise: When my son takes a nap after lunch I do at least 50 minutes of cardio. I use the Leslie Sansone walk at home DVDs a lot, too. My favorite is the 5 mile walk.



That's basically my "plan".

UseItForFuel

I started my journey in September of '09 at 295 lbs at the age of 18. I bought a treadmill with all the money I saved from my first job. I started walking and never looked back. Walking turned into running, and I added a few things since then. (Insanity, racing two charity mud run 5ks, weight lifting here and there, etc.) I weigh around 145 at the moment.

When I first started I was restricting calories to around 800 a day. I was being stupid. Emotionally I was a wreck. Then I read "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto. It changed the way I thought about food. Now I'm actually changing my body composition and look less and less "skinny fat."

There will be days where you don't want to do this anymore. There will be times where you eat too much and then feel super guilty. Although, it does get better! You just need to listen to your body, eat healthy, EAT ENOUGH and exercise! Having a support system is very, very important! Feel free to add me/ask me questions.

Alidecker

I started at 320 pounds in September 2009, I got to 184, now I am right at 200, trying to get back down. You need to find what works for you, but here are the things that helped me.
1. Don't cut anything out of your diet completely, it just makes me want it more. Just eat less of it and count the calories
2. Cook your own food, its better tasting and better for you
3. Don't beat yourself up over a bad day/week/month, just get back to it
4. Make small goals - every 10 pounds or whatever will work for you. I rewarded myself with workout clothes, manicures, massages, music downloads every 25 pounds.
5. Get rid of the clothes that gets too big....don't want to be able to go back to the bigger size
6. log everything, if you are lying, you are only lying to yourself
7. measure, you will most likely underestimate how much you are eating.
8. Find exercise you like and do it

OMGItsErinPratt

Thanks to everyone who's responded to my desperate post.

I know that I've only been a month into my weight loss journey and already hit a road block, but you guys have just reaffirmed my goal to lose weight.

I've also found the root of my stress. I'm getting married in 3 months and that was the whole reason I began my weight loss journey... to lose as much weight as I can before my wedding. I saw that I packed on 4 pounds from my ONE cheat day, I almost lost all motivation to lose weight because I've been working SO hard towards my goal. I know that even after I get married, I will continue on bettering myself.

But thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. I know I'm crazy and obsessive about my weight loss but that's also a good thing right? lol

Christie0428

Being patient is the key. .... .What i am trying to say is be patient because even if you lost all of your weight in 6 months,the struggle is far from over

^^^^ THIS times a 100!!! I lost 128lbs 9 years ago and now I am on MFP trying to lose it again... be patient with yourself and try to concentrate on sustainable LIFESTYLE changes! If you lose 100lbs and then think you've arrived, you'll be back at your start weight or higher before you know what hit you. You have to take the big picture approach, and yes (although I do it too) don't weight yourself too often... do the right stuff this week and don't get on the scale until next week, I gaurentee you'll see the results you are looking for... beign female, you also have to account for hormones and TOM... when I lost that 128lbs, I did it in 15 months and like clock work, i'd lose three weeks in a row and then gain a couple of lbs and then the next week I'd be down twice as much. I was SUPER STRICT and never et off my plan at the time so it was just fluctuations in water retenion.

If you do the right stuff (eat whole, real foods (not processed crap that just makes you feel more hungry a few minuteds later and take in less than you burn) you will lose. As far as the person who said it doesn't much matter which plan/life style you choose, I think that is probably right to an extent... It is science, if you eat less than you need to maintain your weight, you will loose, but there are styles of eating that can make your journey easier. For example, you may be insulin resistant or have a sugar addiction, eating lower carbs, eliminating refined sugar and wheat (maybe even grains altogether) may help you reduce your cravings... that has really worked for me this time around.

Good luck and stick with it, in this race, speed is not what counts, endurance is. Its a marathon not a sprint.

bubbletrouble16

Yes Erin I would need help to so people reading this please help me and erin it will be greatly appreicated.

valligal

Three thoughts here: First, it sounds like you have done great so far - and perhaps you wouldn't be so discouraged if you didn't have a really big/short term goal for yourself? Also, (and I am channeling my therapist here) it sounds like when you don't meet your expectations you are pretty harsh on yourself. It is not easy to change, especially with an impending wedding, but for the long term it may be good to work on being kinder with your self-talk - acknowledge that you could have done better but don't let it get you in a rut and sabotage you further. Easier said than done - I know!!

Second, if you are stuck, maybe try eliminating dairy, and as many complex carbohydrates you can, while increasing your protein. It is not a long-term solution, but keeping your carb intake to under 100 g a day will allow your body to use your fat for fuel. Maybe try this for a week or so?

Third, I love this video (it is an endorsement, but it is still highly motivational): Never, Ever Give Up - Arthur's Inspirational Transformation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

Healthy67Chick

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