LOT of weight to lose, looking for support :)

Hi! I'm on here daily and have a good amount to lose as well. I'm always looking for support with open diaries.

Hi! I've lost 45 but have another 150 to go. Feel free to add me - anyone --I'm here everyday!

I started needing / wanting to loose 215 lbs. As of 3 weeks ago I am down 54lbs, 34 of those pounds since January. I would be glad to have you as a friend. You will find that you are not along in this journey and that the successes, thoughts, struggles are shared by many.

everyone can add me I have 204 to loose

Sent you a request good luck!

Hi. I have about 200 lbs. to lose. I'm 328 lb. right now. I'm doing MFP and a group called TOPS, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly.
Glad to see so many responses.

Michelle in Ohio

sound advice.

I need to purchase a tape measure - if there is even one big enough!

for now, will still trying to understand fully the site, i feel it will take a while, but I generally end up getting there.

I guess I am all excited because its shiny and new, but yes, if I do my best the reward will ultimately be shifting the weight.

- onwards and upwards!

A standard seamstresses measuring tape was too small to get some of my measurements when I first started:noway: I was more mortified by that than I was by the 360 pounds I saw on the scale! I just added on with string and then measured the string.. Glad I got the measurements because they DO change sometimes even when the scale is stalled for a month:grumble: Also don't forget about before and during and after pics. I often feel no different at all despite a hundred pound weight loss.. when I feel like that I just look at my "before" and most recent "during" pic and I feel my motivation returning.

Edited to add.. After losing my initial 70 pounds I had VSG weight loss surgery. Just wanted to throw that in there since it's an important contributor to my success.

I have lost 113 and have another 100+ lbs to lose I am trying to be more active I have an open Diary and do log daily I must warn you though I have had WLS to assist me on my journey (fair warning I do not eat like a normal person) I started at an alarming 400 lbs at 5"2 with bmi of 74! I still have a lot of work to do but feeling better and loving life!! feel free to add me if you like!

feel free to add me anytime!

You can do this.

When I started on MFP, I was 105 pounds overweight and had no idea what to do about it. Up until age 32, it seemed I could get away with eating anything. Even if I happened to gain a few pounds here and there, I was able to drop it in no time and with very little effort.

Then I suffered a medical setback and packed on the pounds, but I had no idea what I was supposed to do. My primary care physician told me, "Eat less, exercise more." In theory it was practical advice, but I didn't know what to do about it.

I started tracking my calories shortly before my 36th birthday and have done so everyday since. I'm down 71 pounds and counting. When I catch myself stalling, I go back and look at my food diary to see what I've been eating or how much water I've been drinking.

The best thing you can do for yourself is to log everything you eat. Log every soda, every cup of coffee, every glass of water. Don't fret if you go over your calorie goals on some days, just make the commitment to get back on track. Good luck to you and feel free to add me if you want.

I'm in as well. Just new and need to get back in shape

I have 96lbs more to lose (only lost a bit right now) so please add me if you'd like!

I'm just trying to eat cleaner most of the time, more protein, less carbs, and less junk. I try to do something daily and have a schedule I follow. I have to make my workouts appointments otherwise I wont do them!

I weigh myself a lot cause well this early in the game you gotta lose weight. I only measure a few key spots once a month since I find measuring incredibly inaccurate and depressing. Plus if you gain muscle mass but don't lose fat in an area it will become larger, it can be depressing. I mainly focus on my body fat % which I got an electronic machine that calculates it off amazon for like $20!

Suggest taking pictures more than anything! I have pictures that I've taken of myself that I will never share with anyone but its helpful for me to see and compare the progress visually.

Also MFP takes the calories you've 'burned' and adds them back in so you 'can eat more' I don't follow this. The calorie burn is not accurate on here (or any site as there are way to many factors involved), I don't want to eat back what I worked to lose, and food intake calories are inaccurate (studies show our ways to calculate them is beyond out dated and wrong). So I try to stay under my calorie limit as much as possible and eat when my body needs it. It takes time but try to learn what your body is asking for, it will only truly ask for food when needed. Listen to your mind not your stomach!

A standard seamstresses measuring tape was too small to get some of my measurements when I first started I was more mortified by that than I was by the 360 pounds I saw on the scale! I just added on with string and then measured the string.. Glad I got the measurements because they DO change sometimes even when the scale is stalled for a month Also don't forget about before and during and after pics. I often feel no different at all despite a hundred pound weight loss.. when I feel like that I just look at my "before" and most recent "during" pic and I feel my motivation returning.

Edited to add.. After losing my initial 70 pounds I had VSG weight loss surgery. Just wanted to throw that in there since it's an important contributor to my success.


wow - thanks for all that - extremely helpful.

you certainly are a lady on a mission

pardon my ignorance, what is VSG surgery?