any one lost 100lbs in a year, with out surgery?

I'm there too. I was told about the surgery and there is a possiblity it may still happen. I have a few comorbitities with my obesity. My BMI is 36. I've learned that it's not just about loosing the weight. It's about loosing it and keeping it off. Keeping it off is the hardest part, even after surgery (so I'm told). You have to restructure your life to accomodate your healthy eating goals. Also find out why you eat the foods you do and what are your triggers. I write in the notation box to keep track of my feelings. I'm an emotional eater. I just need to learn to tame that carb monster in me that gets me into so much trouble! I'm with you....we can do this.


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Put me on the list. No surgery and 100+ in less than a year and maintained for last 4 months.

Going to run my first 5k race in November

Well I am at almost my 6 month mark of this weight loss journey and I have lost 47 lbs....so I do think it is possible.

Check out the Black Team thread.......we have 3 or 4 ppl who have lost 100-150 pounds with MFP diet and exercise alone.

One competed in a triathalon last year
One just did a 10K and the other did a 1/2 marathon!!

It can and has been done with dedication. Little by little. Pound by pound.

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It IS totally possible!!! I have been overweight since I was young...finally realized I ALONE was in control of my eating habits!
I haven't lost 100, but have lost 60 lbs. since Jan 4, 2010.
I exercise 4-5 times per week and keep track of everything I eat. I feel better than I have felt in 10+ years!! : )
And I recently have decided to start running (you would have never convinced me I would be doing that a year ago).

I have 20 lbs. to lose to my original goal, but may lose a little more once I achieve it!
You can do anything you set your mind to if you want it bad enough!!!
The best piece of advice I have is....if you "mess up" DO NOT let it get you off track. I always used it as an excuse not to continue, but we are all human and it will probably happen. Just get right back on track, don't beat yourself up and you will achieve your goals!
Good luck to all!

I joined the gym on the 12th January 2010, I weighed 340lbs

Today I weigh in at 211lbs

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE.

NO SURGERY REQUIRED.

FACT.

Not only is surgery not required, I'd say the chance of long-term success is HIGHER without! Going into a hospital and getting cut open doesn't do anything to change the things that got you there in the first place. I saw a show on MTV where a young man had gotten a lap band. He had lost a ton of weight, so he had the doctor remove some of the pressure because he thought he was ready. He also made the statement that he hadn't had a "real meal" since he had received the lap band. The problem was that he was having good, healthy meals, but he thought they weren't "real meals". To him a real meal was piles and piles of food. To him a real meal left him satisfied. A real meal isn't about feeling satisfied. It's about feeding your body. Once the doctor released some pressure he went out and binged on a meal of fried food, followed by FIVE(!) deserts and 3 milkshakes. To his mind, that was a real meal.

Don't let anyone tell you you can't look the way you want to. I thought I'd always be big, even when I lost weight. I'm a couple months away from FINALLY having a 6 pack. That's right. Not just a flat stomach. Not a pooch. An actuall check-out-that-guy 6 pack. Weighted crunches, leg lifts, and the knowledge I gained by figuring out how to lose weight without anyone cutting me open made it all possible. I don't care if it took 5 years, that's still pretty cool. It's all part of the quest, to be the person I always dreamed of being.

Great thread. You are all such an inspiration!

I think the thing to keep in mind is that this really is a change in your whole life, not just going on a diet. I am fortunate to have access to lots of healthy produce. We used to plan every meal around meat, we now plan every meal around veggies. Some people would feel deprived. I feel amazingly grateful -- the food is amazing. I love it that our kids are learning to eat a wide variety of healthy foods. I can't imagine our kids having the weight struggles my husband and I have.

Yes, I have :flowerforyou:

Stay focused, you can do it

p.s. I've been maintaining for 7 months!

sure is. My husband lost 100lbs in about 9 months.

Wow...it is amazing to see all of the people who have lost over 100 pounds...it gives me inspiration to see all of those wonderful posts! I hope in a year I will be able to post that magiv 100 lost number too. :-)

All of your stories are inspirational! Well done...

at my heaviest I was at 387 pounds. I didn't do it in a year but I started mfp at 225 and after one week I am at 222. I made the mistake of losing weight too fast while my husband was in iraq. 90 pounds in one year, I didn't eat but the bare minimum to stay alive and was swimming every day for exercise. as soon as he got home he made me start eating again. (yes it made me very sick physically) and I gained 30 back very fast. I am trying to do it the right way this time.
but to answer your question.. yes it can be done but the slower you take it off the longer it will stay off.

Before I had my 2 boys (within 2 years of each other!) and piled the weight back on, I lost 106lbs in 10 months following Weight Watchers. I must admit as well, I did not do a single bit of exercise so I was still unfit! LOL. I went from 275lbs to 169lbs - which was within my healthy BMI.

I've been at it for just over 8 weeks (I think! :-/) and I've lost 21lbs so far - I don't have quite so far to go this time as I had already lost 37.5lbs in a year without trying... through a mixture of an active pregnancy (being sick and chasing a toddler, often simultaneously!!) and getting gallstones (that's enough to make anybody stop eating!!). Now the gallbladder is gone, I can eat normally again, and so I am back on to a sensible eating plan. I have another 40-odd lbs to go to my goal. I aim to get there in the next 6 months.