ANYONE WANTING TO LOSE 70lbs? Or has already lost it?

Hi there, I have just started a-fresh this week, I am following WW points (old style) and also incorporating some IF (fasting). I have a bit more than 70lbs to go, about 85lbs but feel free to add me anyone. Emma

Hi I need to lose about another 70 lbs too. Lost 50 lbs this past year, so I am hoping for about 40 this year. I'm older with type 2 diabetes so need to go slow. Would like to follow your adventure add me as a friend if you like.

That is right around how much I would like to lose by September. So I totally think it is possible.
Good Luck!

I'm down about 50 pounds and have 25 more pounds to go. Just take it one day at a time, or even one meal at a time. Set smaller goals to work toward your bigger one. Feel free to add me as a friend. I make my diary open for friends to read so that it may give ideas to others on this site.

My ultimate goal is to lose 70lbs. I do not know if I will be able to do it in 9 months, but I sure hope so. I tend to lose the first 30 fast, but then I need to swtich up diet and exercise because my body gets adjusted to my diet and workout and I stop losing.

Anyone feel free to add me!=)

Im trying to lose 65 pounds and want to get most off it off by summer. add me for the craic

Yes I mostly definitely want to lose 80 lbs.I started out at 230 and am now at 192. Its. Almost halfway there in 4 months and 2 wks. It started out good but looks like it has slowed down. Starting to get a little frustrated as I am exercising at least 4 days a wk on my treadmill but I will hang it there and wait for it to start moving again.

Hi my name is Kathy I'm really needing some advice on losing 70lbs

Hi my name is Kathy I'm really needing some advice on losing 70lbs

not that I know anything about losing weight... but:

1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.

pretty much that.

...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:

the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.

Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.

I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.

Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.

Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

and make sure to read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants