I cannot believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

samanthalynne21
samanthalynne21 Posts: 140 Member
edited September 20 in Success Stories
So My first big goal for my self was to be in the 230's When I started MFP I was 251 pounds. I have been regularly active, AND I have been doing the special k challenge for a week..I weighed myself today (i used to do it every day and get disappointed, now just once a week) I weigh 239.6!! I am so stoked to be out of the 250 and 240s...the challenge really does help and I dont feel like im starving! I feel so much more motivation now!!

omg =):bigsmile:

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  • Sabs_21
    Sabs_21 Posts: 65 Member
    Congratulations! Keep up the hard work. :)
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
    Way to go!
  • monaann
    monaann Posts: 2
    Awesome!!! Very happy for you!
  • Susiekp
    Susiekp Posts: 1 Member
    Woo Hoo!!!! :smile:
  • Christin09
    Christin09 Posts: 143 Member
    Good job! Keep it up!
  • evilras
    evilras Posts: 42
    Well done!!

    But you did fail the number 1 rule! Dont weigh yourself every day!!! once a week, or once a fortnight is best. always at the same time of day. So every saturday morning for instance. I can go from 253 to 236 in a day with natural fluctuations!! Which is crazy!

    Good luck with it! And keep it up! 2010 is the year to get fit and keep fit!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS! :flowerforyou: Being a "loser" is a great feeling, isn't it?! :laugh:
    Keep on doing what you're doing, and before you know it, you WILL be at your final goal! :wink: :smile:
  • spoiled12976
    spoiled12976 Posts: 14
    Congratulations that is so great !! I am so happy for you. You and others on here have shown me that it can be done. Keep up the awesome work !!!!!

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  • Minerva
    Minerva Posts: 79 Member
    Congratulations!!! Congrats on the weight loss and not weighing every day! It is SO hard not to weigh every day!:flowerforyou:
  • j_g4ever
    j_g4ever Posts: 1,925 Member
    WTG girl keep up the great work!!!
  • samanthalynne21
    samanthalynne21 Posts: 140 Member
    Thank you everyone! I know its only 11 pounds and I have a long way to go , But to see 23? is awesome! woo hoo lol..
  • lynndsmith
    lynndsmith Posts: 6
    weight 2-Go :flowerforyou:
  • ittybittybadonkadonk
    ittybittybadonkadonk Posts: 11,634 Member
    congrats and before you know it you will be a skinny minnie hottie :happy:
  • Jessica68
    Jessica68 Posts: 2,419 Member
    Gosh..you dont look nothing over 150 now!! your photo is gREAT! I had to call my husband over to look at your pictures because I thought maybe I wasnt seeing something...you look great and you look thin!
  • mablesyrup
    mablesyrup Posts: 286 Member
    Great Job Samantha!!!!! You should feel so proud of yourself!!




    Also- Am I seeing something wrong? Your ticker says your goal is to loose 78 pounds? But you said you started at 150? Did I miss something and am having a "blonde" moment? =( Or is your goal weight really to be 79 pounds? :embarassed:
  • HealthyKt78
    HealthyKt78 Posts: 439
    Well done!!

    But you did fail the number 1 rule! Dont weigh yourself every day!!! once a week, or once a fortnight is best. always at the same time of day. So every saturday morning for instance. I can go from 253 to 236 in a day with natural fluctuations!! Which is crazy!

    Good luck with it! And keep it up! 2010 is the year to get fit and keep fit!

    How is that the number 1 rule? I hate when people say you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. Yes, your weight will fluctuate and you will NOT lose weight everyday but that doesn't mean you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. Everyone is different and I like weighing myself everyday. I use it as a guide. If my weight goes up I think "did I eat something I shouldn't have? Let's try to do better today" If you only weigh yourself every two weeks and all of a sudden your weight is up by 6 pounds or something you will have to do a lot of work to fix it. But if you would have been weighing yourself everyday or even every few days you could have prevented that gain. I think you should RECORD your weight every week or so but you should get on the scale at least every few days. You should not get frustrated with the scale though. If you go up then that's more motivation to do better that day. The scale should not be looked at as an enemy, it should be your friend.

    Sorry to go off on a rant but it just really frustrates me when I see you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. You shouldn't get frustrated by the weight you see everyday (unless it continues to go up, then you may have a problem). Congratulations to the original poster!!!!!!
  • DawnaML
    DawnaML Posts: 2
    :smile: I am so excited for you! Yopu go girl!
  • DawnaML
    DawnaML Posts: 2
    I totally agree...I used to weigh myself EVERYDAY...then because friends said I shouldn't...I started to weigh myelf once a week...now I am up almost 25 lbs! When I weighed myself daily, I was accountable to what I ate for the day and I didn't go up in weight. I just joined this sight...and I am going back to weighing in daily, whether I see a loss daily or not, at least I will have control if I weigh in daily! Thank you for going off on a rant. I am right there with you!
  • jenken99
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
    It is a great feeling to even lose a little it makes you want to keep trying, keep your head up, and i know the feeling about not getting on the scale every day it is hard,, thats a challenge in it self
  • wmchick81
    wmchick81 Posts: 273
    Gosh..you dont look nothing over 150 now!! your photo is gREAT! I had to call my husband over to look at your pictures because I thought maybe I wasnt seeing something...you look great and you look thin!

    Is that an old photo? I agree that there is no way that photo can be over 200 or even over 150 like was said above. I was also confused. Is that a current picture??
  • missyjane
    missyjane Posts: 188 Member
    That is awesome!

    And I agree with several posters who say they weigh daily or every few days. Everyone is different. The times in my life I've cut back on getting on the scale are the very same times I let my weight creep back up. I do sooooooo much better when I weigh daily or at least a couple times a week. Some people do better if they don't get on the scale all the time. It's an individual choice so do whatever works for you.
  • pannellkat
    pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
    Congratsd!!! I love breaking those numbers!

    What weight were you on your profile picture? You cannot be over 200 lbs in that pic whatsoever. Just wondering.
  • 00Angela00
    00Angela00 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Well done!!

    But you did fail the number 1 rule! Dont weigh yourself every day!!! once a week, or once a fortnight is best. always at the same time of day. So every saturday morning for instance. I can go from 253 to 236 in a day with natural fluctuations!! Which is crazy!

    Good luck with it! And keep it up! 2010 is the year to get fit and keep fit!

    How is that the number 1 rule? I hate when people say you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. Yes, your weight will fluctuate and you will NOT lose weight everyday but that doesn't mean you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. Everyone is different and I like weighing myself everyday. I use it as a guide. If my weight goes up I think "did I eat something I shouldn't have? Let's try to do better today" If you only weigh yourself every two weeks and all of a sudden your weight is up by 6 pounds or something you will have to do a lot of work to fix it. But if you would have been weighing yourself everyday or even every few days you could have prevented that gain. I think you should RECORD your weight every week or so but you should get on the scale at least every few days. You should not get frustrated with the scale though. If you go up then that's more motivation to do better that day. The scale should not be looked at as an enemy, it should be your friend.

    Sorry to go off on a rant but it just really frustrates me when I see you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday. You shouldn't get frustrated by the weight you see everyday (unless it continues to go up, then you may have a problem). Congratulations to the original poster!!!!!!

    fom my experience the reason people say you shouldn't weigh yourself more than once a week is because people get really discouraged. You'll probably still see posts on here from people who talk about how hard they worked out yesterday and how well they ate and yet they gained 1 pound since yesterday ... but if they look at the week they lost 3 pounds. So if your preference is to weigh yourself daily and you can overlook the small numbers and no changes and still feel encouraged to go on than do it! I on the other hand happen to be one of the people that get really discouranged and have a hard time keeping going ... even if I weigh myself twice a week! So I personally prefer to do it once.

    Not all weight loss tips are for everyone, find what works best for you and run with it!
  • jennanassy
    jennanassy Posts: 12
    Good for you! Keep it up. I started recently at about the same starting weight you were. I can't wait to be in the 30s!!!
  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    excellent! keep it up!
  • sporters
    sporters Posts: 17
    That is great! I have just started the program, and I love reading all of these success stories!! What wonderful motivation! :)
  • Georg
    Georg Posts: 1,728 Member
    You're doing great!
    Keep it up!
    :flowerforyou:
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