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midnite81
midnite81 Posts: 162 Member
It's a year today since I embarked on this healthy living lifestyle. The key to my healthy living is having a healthy diet (for the most part!). By eating better and making more informed choices I've been able to lose 5st (70lbs/31.8kg) through eating alone. Following that I started incorporating exercise into my life, taking walks during my lunch break and starting running (Couch to 5k). I love to swim but the cost together with the lack of fresh air was enough to make running my main form of active exercise and now I run three to four times a week. I cancelled my gym membership on the 1st Jan this year because I preferred fresh air to the gym. Now, I've lost 8st (112lbs/50.8kg) minus 7lbs in muscle gain. I started doing this lifestyle for others and they were my main motivation, but now I do it for me.

Today, I am celebrating my success. I'm finally starting to believe that I'm losing weight and I'm not as noticeable for the wrong reasons any more.

For those of you who think you can't do this - you can. It does take willpower and it does take courage, but you can so do this. Don't starve yourself, don't let yourself off the hook too often and when you're down pick yourself up :)

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  • TMcChamp
    TMcChamp Posts: 165 Member
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    AMAZING!!! well done!! omg. seriously amazing!
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
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    great words on the final paragraph...and like the bike photo as well

    Very well done, thanks for sharing
  • ldnmaggie
    ldnmaggie Posts: 222 Member
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    Wow! Wicked!!!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • 1546mel
    1546mel Posts: 191
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    Great job! Amazing results!
  • rnshanbhag
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    Well done...................!!!!!

    That is 1 kg loss /wk .... for 52 weeks.... nice job.
  • athandtia
    athandtia Posts: 28 Member
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    Many, many congratulations, looking good!:happy:
  • hadiolar
    hadiolar Posts: 66 Member
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    Just WOW!
  • midnite81
    midnite81 Posts: 162 Member
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    Thank you :)
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
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    Fantastic story! You look good! :)
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
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    You look great, wonderful job! :flowerforyou:
  • kfheston78
    kfheston78 Posts: 82 Member
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    Congratulations on your weight loss and health gain! Such a great story!
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
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    wow.

    you look amazing

    Thank you for posting - it is so encouraging for those who are just starting out, or stuck, or both...
  • midnite81
    midnite81 Posts: 162 Member
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    Thank you for all your comments. Means a lot :)
  • _G4BR13L_
    _G4BR13L_ Posts: 131 Member
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    Congrats!!!!!!!!! Great Work!
  • JewelsinBigD
    JewelsinBigD Posts: 661 Member
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    FANTASTIC JOB!!!
  • the0th3rjen
    the0th3rjen Posts: 27 Member
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    Great job, congrats on all of your hard work
  • kazhowe
    kazhowe Posts: 340 Member
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    Really nice, encouraging post - you talk a lot of sense. You look fantastic - thank you for sharing your story :smile:
  • teamstanish
    teamstanish Posts: 274 Member
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    Huge change! That is amazing, you look like a whole new person.
  • midnite81
    midnite81 Posts: 162 Member
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    Thanks :)
  • lesliefb
    lesliefb Posts: 88 Member
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    Way to go!!!!!
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