Anyone else need to lose 150lbs

Hi I need to lose 150 lbs I have been on and off my diet for a year I had a "heart attack scare" on friday I need to do this for myself and my family I could use a little push myself sometimes

You can definitely do it! I started with a goal of about 150 lbs to lose and I'm about half way there. Log everything, add in some activity, and be patient.

Yep that is my start goal to lose 150, now 110ish since I've lost 40 in 6 months. I suspect I might want to lose more when I hit my first goal of 180 but we'll see! I log daily and try to comment on friends daily, so feel free to send a request, just send a quick note mentioning this thread

I'm right there with you Mike. At my heavyest weight as measured at the sleep study offices was 372. I restarted in earnest back in Sept. with my own gym program at Charter Fitness and have reached 350 from 365. As you see the ticker below shows my current weight as of Monday 11/11. I try to weigh only on Monday, to avoid the daily yoyo that is hydration. When I first posted here with a ticker, I was mortified to see it displaying my weight and how far I have yet to go... In a few short minutes I am overcoming that anxiety. And I will let it display. Because that is not who I am, not anymore.

The biggest challenges have been to stop the random snacking outside of planned meals and snacks. Shifting diet hasn't been to hard for me, focusing on reducing carbs, eating more nuts, and less starchy foods and trying and usually failing to avoid highly processed foods, like mac and cheese, but its so good. LOL.

Starting the workouts is the hardest part. The first week or two if you are pushing it, meaning working hard, will suck. You will be in pain. not the pains you have grown used to, but muscle aches, no it's not fun. Start slow, go for 5 minutes or 10 if you can. Don't worry about impressing anyone, you aren't there for them, you are there for you, and for the others in your life, but mostly for you. The pain will subside after the first week or two. You may need to take some aleve or something like it daily to help with swelling and painful joints, icing is also useful, especially "ice massage" on joints(which works but sucks).Slowly increase your TIME, Distance in the beginning is not important, time is. I use a heart rate program on the ellipticals at the gym, so my goal is to achieve a heart rate and keep it there for a period of time. If you aren't getting winded and sweating, you aren't working hard enough. YOU CAN. slowly increase your heart rate from week to week and durations. 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 20, 20 to 25,... you will slowly increase your endurance, strengthen your heart, increase your lung capacity, and lower recovery time.

NO I AM NOT A DOCTOR OR ANY SUCH THING, PLEASE TALK WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE BEGINNING ANY WORKOUT PLAN. And no I'm not yelling just emphasizing...

Listen to your body, it will tell you how far you can go. Don't skip!! I know if I skip more than 2 days, I suffer for that, make it a routine.

Make your gym time(read your health, your life) a priority.

If you don't have time it is because it is not a priority to you, not because you don't have time. Read that again slowly and understand it.

This is not some short term experiment, if it is you will fail. You must make a life change, and it must be a priority.

You Can bro.

X aka Joe

i agree great post.

I have over 150lbs to lose also. about 6 months ago I hit my highest which was 415lbs. I am down to 374 and I really haven't started exercising much outside of a recumbent bike a couple times a week.

Sent a friend request.

I started out May 2012 with a goal of losing 155 lbs. I have exceeded that and would still like to lose another 10-15 lbs. You can do this! You need to be honest with yourself and track your food and stay within your calorie budget. Make small changes at first. Sometimes people go into with the best of intentions, but are so restrictive that they tend to give up because they are miserable. Weight loss is can certainly be a mind game. You need to have will power and want to better yourself. MFP is a great tool and I am sure that you will meet supportive people who are help you become a healthier person.

I have 154 pounds to loose - I am almost half way there - Started this journey in 2011 - hit a bump along the road and ended up with my beautiful 5 month old daughter - So now I am back at it - Any one feel free to send a FR! :-)

I'm in that ballpark - started again about 10 days ago after hitting an all time high!! I'm looking for support and friends to join me along the way - friend requests welcome

Hi! I'm in that same goal area that you are. I started out on my own not long ago, and finally found this site. I still have a long way to go. You can do this! Just log in a few minutes every day and take baby steps if you need to. Its a change of life not a diet! You will have plenty of support here.

Xusn96 is right, 5 minutes is better then no minutes. Small steps to a big change!

edit oops! I meant to also say, that it's not a diet. It's a lifestyle.

You can do this.
If you log everything and be consistant it will happen!
Best of luck!

i set myself for 150lbs to lose which was pretty much half of my body weight, i am closer than i have ever been to that target. 126lbs gone in a year. it can be done with concentration and determination. Add me as a friend :-)

I had 150 pounds to lose 5 months ago when I started this journey. Now I have 88. I'm thrilled with what I've accomplished so far and committed to losing the rest..... hopefully by the end of 2014.

I know how huge that number looks and feels. Insurmountable is how it felt to me. Don't focus on the total. Focus on a shorter term goal. My current goal is 13 more pounds by the end of the year. That will take me to 75 pounds lost and the halfway point. My goal after that is 25 more pounds and the 2/3rds point. Just break it down to manageable goals and don't forget to reward yourself in some way when you get there even if it's just posting your success on MFP. Lots of supportive people here to cheer you on.