3+ months on Mfp--What changes RU seeing in/around you?

I had to buy a belt to hold up my pants. No one has really noticed my weight loss so far and I'm not really feeling any diferent. It is taking me much longer then I expected to lose 20 lbs...but I will keep going...

I had to buy a belt to hold up my pants. No one has really noticed my weight loss so far and I'm not really feeling any diferent. It is taking me much longer then I expected to lose 20 lbs...but I will keep going...

This ^^ is true for me too. No one has noticed my weight loss (yet ). And me too, I didn't expect it to take this long to lose 20 lbs. But I have learned it's okay to go slow

ETA: Just to make clear re: my ticker, I was losing weight before I joined MFP ~ I began on my own in late February, so about 3 months ago.

i started seeing a difference in my feet and ankles and butt. but only a very small difference. I would like to see more of a difference. But I just gotta keep at it..

I've been on here for almost 90 days- EVERYTHING has changed. I lost over 50 pounds on MFP about 2 years ago.. it was very effective! I hit a plateau and got 'off the wagon'. I've been trying to get back ON the wagon ever since, and gained all my weight back and then some along the timeline. This is the first time it's taken off, and I hit the ground RUNNING!! My body is completely different, my energy level is through the roof, I keep having to get smaller uniforms/supplies from my Training Department at work, people have definitely noticed the loss, and most of all- I have about an ounce of self-confidence, which I've never really had before. The biggest change in me in the 90 days I've been here? ME. :-)

Well..the biggest one is my ticker vvv

But also, I've noticed I'm eating less and making better choices before I eat. When we go out for dinner, we go with people who are supportive of my life changes and weight loss goal. It really helps that they don't mind me whipping out my phone so I can log BEFORE I eat.. so I can make better choices.

Exercise wise: I'm able to do the 2 mile loop around my house in under an hour-45 minutes if I push it. The dog is crazy excited when I get home. he goes to the door, looks at me, then the leash, then me and the door again. He will do this forever until I either say yes or no. Gives me whiplash. And he looks so disheartened when I tell him no because it's raining.

I really noticed the change when I started doing old school exercises: sit ups, push ups, squats. Yes, I do have to do counter push ups, partly because I haven't built up the strength in my arms, partly because I either fractured or bruised my patella near my knee over the winter and STILL can't put weight on it. I'm also doing burpees, and a routine I found online that I

Although I've only been routinely logging for about a month, I have been overhauling my lifestyle, diet and general outlook since about February after a breakdown.

I started losing weight in mid January, started at 21st 3lbs and weighed in at 17st 2lbs today - initially my weight loss was primarily down to eating very very little due to sheer lack of appetite - something I despised as I knew it was the wrong way to go about it but physically couldn't eat. From about April onwards, I taught myself more about the foods I was eating, learnt about what was good for my brain and my body. I started slow - replacing certain foods, walking 1 mile a day. Now I walk 20+ miles a week and work out at the gym for around 6 hours a week.

What changes do I feel? I no longer feel so sluggish. I have more energy than ever - probably a side effect of my mental health and my physical health (I don't mind though!). I no longer crave junk food. I ENJOY exercise. I am not afraid of the gym. Mentally, exercise gives me the opportunity to focus on a problem and banish it from my mind by pounding it away until it's insignificant. I no longer drink 20+ units of alcohol a week - in fact, I've drunk about 10 units since January and nothing for 2 months. (I was addicted to alcohol for over 8 years)

I've lost 4 stone so far; but I was really big to begin with. People are saying "You look different" or "You look well" - I haven't explicitly said to most that I'm "losing weight" because in reality, although I am losing weight, it's a byproduct of just being HEALTHY. I can see I've lost weight, but I have no real idea of what size I am - I don't really care much, I'll buy whatever fits, whether it's a 16 or a 24.

Getting healthy has saved my life both physically and mentally.

I've learnt that I can't do this on my own, hence why I've signed up to Michelle Bridges 12WBT. It's great that some people can lose large amounts of weight with just some online support, I don't seem to have the willpower to do that, which is also fine.

I started using MFP as a tool to track what I ate to assist with my IBS, but you can get so caught up in the forums, calorie counting and comparing yourself to others that it's easy for your goals to change. Frankly I became obsessive and that is very dangerous to anyone. I've always been around 5kg overweight and don't have much to lose now, around 8kg would be nice.

I've reverted back to simply using MFP to track food, I don't worry if I go over my calories some days. I know this 12 week challenge will kick my butt and hopefully result in me losing a few kgs.

I've been logging consistently for 6 months now (after Thanksgiving of course). The weight loss has been great (-16 lbs) and have gone down from pant size 9/10 to size 5 (the size 5 is starting to get loose). So yeah, MFP has been great and I tell everyone about logging calories and taking accountability for what they eat.