Reached my target!

mrecker
mrecker Posts: 34 Member
edited September 21 in Success Stories
I have tried to lose a little bit of weight for quite some time, without much success. Then my buddy told me about this website and I joined him on it. I started in April and have lost 32 pounds... and as of today I am 1 pound BELOW my goal! I put in a lot of work to get where I am, but MFP really helped and made it easy to track the calories in and out.

I don't have many before pictures, and I hid my extra weight pretty well so most of them don't show a real difference, but I did find this one:

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This is a picture I took a few moments ago:

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Since joining MFP, I've worked out for at least 45 mins a day and many times I've surpassed that by quite a bit. Every day was either a 8-13 mile bike ride (did 30 miles one day) on the road, 10-15 mile ride on offroad trails, or 45 mins to an hour on the elliptical. I may still lose a few more pounds, but I'll be going into maintenance mode for a bit (will still be working out everyday) until I start P90X at the end of the month.

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  • mrecker
    mrecker Posts: 34 Member
    I should probably add some more stats. I went from a 36.5 inch waist to 31 inches... 5.5 inches!! My neck went from 15.5 inches to 14.25.
  • frankborelli
    frankborelli Posts: 218 Member
    Way to go!

    This is motivational for a guy like me who is a few years older than you and has more to lose. I've got 30 to go RIGHT NOW and plenty of inches to lose. I think my frame is larger than yours so I'll never be your size... but I'll be healthy and am getting healthier every day!
  • mrecker
    mrecker Posts: 34 Member
    Way to go!

    This is motivational for a guy like me who is a few years older than you and has more to lose. I've got 30 to go RIGHT NOW and plenty of inches to lose. I think my frame is larger than yours so I'll never be your size... but I'll be healthy and am getting healthier every day!

    Getting healthy is all that matters. Keep it up, and you'll be there before you know it!
  • elisar9
    elisar9 Posts: 7
    congrats on your goal, Im new to this it gives me hope :smile: I need to loose 40 lbs thought I would give this a try anyways just wanted to say congrats to you...
  • mrecker
    mrecker Posts: 34 Member
    congrats on your goal, Im new to this it gives me hope :smile: I need to loose 40 lbs thought I would give this a try anyways just wanted to say congrats to you...

    Thanks! I started on here just to try it out too. Just stick with it and before you know it you will be 10 lbs down and wonder where the time went. After that it's all about maintaining what you've already done and the rest will come more easily.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    :bigsmile:
  • elisar9
    elisar9 Posts: 7
    Ok I will thanks, Advise on tis would b great :happy: Started walking 2 miles a day at track now I jog a little then walk a little the whole 2 miles but after a week of this Ihave gained 3 lbs whats up with that :angry: should I quit that if im gaining weight.
  • Dreaj79
    Dreaj79 Posts: 212
    Congrats on your success!
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    You had like 30 pounds to lose? Where?! Lol. You look great. Good job! Btw, you remind me of Neil Patrick Harris, hahaha.
  • mrecker
    mrecker Posts: 34 Member
    Ok I will thanks, Advise on tis would b great :happy: Started walking 2 miles a day at track now I jog a little then walk a little the whole 2 miles but after a week of this Ihave gained 3 lbs whats up with that :angry: should I quit that if im gaining weight.

    I think you should workout in whatever way is most fun for you: walking/running, biking, elliptical. Keep very close track of your calories in and watch your salt intake. There will always be some fluctuation, don't let it get you down!
  • naturalShar
    naturalShar Posts: 39
    Wow,congrats! You must have hid the weight really,really well cause you did not look overweight in the first pic at all:wink:
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