Asking for your success stories by justcounting calories

Hi, my husband and I have started counting calories and using this site everyday since Feb. 4th of this year. He has lost 16lbs by just counting calories and I have lost 13lbs(haven't weighed in a week) since I started counting calories. It does work and I limit nothing as far as foods. I still have chocolate and all of the other things you can't have on certain diets. It works. Good luck on your journey. Add me as a friend if you'd like.

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17lb since the 5th of jan using MFPs settings and skipping no food groups.

(Well except most veggies cos I hate veggies)

I'm just starting out....5 weeks in, 1500 calories per day and not watching my macros and no exercise. I've lost almost 12 lbs now. I do plan on adding exercise soon.

I started counting my calories in 2011 -2012 and lost about 50 lbs. I maintained my weight. Recently since joining MFP in JAN 2013 I started to count my calories again and lost 7lbs in one month. For me it really did make a difference counting my calories as of now I don't do any exercising except brisk walking when I go to the park with my child. I eat what I want except meat and dairy I am currently a strict vegetarian. But I love sweets!! As long as it's in my calorie goal. I currently consume 1200 calories a day but certain days I go over it but no more then 1600 calories.

I do eat a lot of fruits and veggies , lean meat and potatoe chips lol! I do not do low carb or any other set parameters, i eat smaller portions of the stuff i wantand fill in the " still hungary" part of my meals with fruits veggies and lots of spices. I follow mfp calories only I do work in a job where I walk a lot but not constantly. Other than that. No daily exercise routine. At this point I will start adding fitness but now I feel like I can do it and not break something, also the weight loss has given me a lot more energy. You can lose weight without exercising but eventually you will want to exercise to use the extra energy you have . Good luck!

I know everyone is different, but purely counting calories has worked for me! I have MFP set to lose 1 lb per week. The first 15 lbs I lost were entirely calorie counting, but now that I have been working out I have actually plateaued a bit (makes me hungrier while my body gets used to it, so I go over on calories often). I do not believe in eliminating anything from my diet entirely, as I know it will not be sustainable for me. I have the discipline to limit my indulgences to occasional ones that fit into my calories or I take the occasional cheat day. Others might not do as well limiting and need to eliminate. Just depends on the individual!

Not sure, if its a success story yet but, I have lost 29 pounds in two months just by counting calories. I still have many pounds to go, but I eat whatever I want within my 1200 a day range.

I went from 70kg (154lb) to 66kg (146lb) JUST counting calories and I ended up skinny fat (I'd lost weight before this - about 20kg or 44lb - but that was exercising and not counting calories). Now in the last 3 months I've gone from 66kg (146lb) to 57kg (126lb) by doing both counting calories and exercising, and my body looks amazing!

You can lose successfully without exercise, but I personally think (assuming you are physically capable of exercising) that you're cheating yourself of a much better and healthier body

20 pounds so far, just counting calories. Eating what I want, in moderation! 80 more to go!

16 pounds since January 7th counting calories. I eat anything I want (even went out for ice cream yesterday) and just work it into my calories for the day. Its slow and steady and I LOVE IT!

I have lost all of my weight by counting calories and maintaining a balanced nutritional intake. I have been on MFP for almost two years, but haven't always gone by their counts. Initially, in the weight loss phase, I made sure that my weekly intake was at or below 10,000 calories. Varying my daily intake through the week helped keep my metabolism guessing. I would have a couple of days at about 1000-1100, a couple at 1200-1400, one at 1500-1600, and two at 1700-2000. After losing about 80 pounds, I started (VERY slowly) to add in some exercise.

Now, for maintaining my weight (and it's been just about a year so far), I keep my weekly amount at 12,500 and use a similar method of varying the daily amounts (though, obviously, with slightly higher amounts each day).

I have been careful to focus on a healthy style of eating that was something with which I could live for the rest of my life. Throughout the loss phase I rarely ate anything that might even remotely be considered a dessert. Now I will occasionally have some frozen custard or a piece of dark chocolate, but I much prefer fruits and veggies. It really has become a new way of life for me.

Keep up the good work - this is very doable!!

Blessings,

Pastor Syd

I lost weight quickly eating a base of 1200 calories for a month. 12lbs. I did no exercise. I ate crappy processed food, I also felt like crap.

two years ago new years day quite smoking and went on a 1200 calorie a day diet, i ate anything i wanted just tracked everything diligently, i lost 60 pounds and have kept it off soo far..i am new to mfp but really like the easy tracking and community here. i am still at 1200 calories a day but i am finding it harder to maintain that i did lose...good luck