first thing you changed to start the healthy new you?
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The first thing I changed, honestly, was I just got up off of my butt and started doing more. I used to run in high school and when I graduated like 80% of my physical activity stopped. I moved away from all of my friends, i didnt start college right away, i was broke, etc, etc. So it literally took a big ol slap in the face from the doctor to make me see that I NEEDED to lose weight. So, I started working out. Dieting also came pretty easily for me as well. When you're working out and eating right, the pounds just start to melt away. You look better, you feel better, and eventually other people start to see it to.
The hardest part has been emotional. Physically I'm a smaller person, but mentally I'm still 250lbs. It's not as smooth of a transition as everyone would like you to believe it is. I have friends that would get irritated when I didnt want to go out to eat, or go out drinking, or when I chose to work out instead of party. And pretty soon you realize that those people aren't really your friends. That honestly was the hardest part. I still have some weight to lose. It's hard not to be self concious every time I try on an outfit. I feel like nothing ever looks good, and I really wonder will I ever be satisfied with how I look? I think right now the most important part is that I do feel better... I mean physically. I have more energy, I'm happier, and even though I am self concious now, it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.
I started out at 255lbs
I currently weigh 182.4 35.5% body fat
I would like to be roughly 140. Mostly i just want to lose 15-16% body fat.0 -
1. The first thing I changed what my attitude, the way I looked at everything. I stopped looking at it as a diet, or a short term fix and started looking at it as a lifestyle change. It really helped me push through my mental barriers that held me back.
2. Food has been the hardest for me to change. I still struggle with it sometimes.
3. 182
4. 135
5. The people I have met along the way, from people on MFP, to in the gym, to just in everyday life. loosing weight and becoming healthy really boosted my confidence and has let me come out of my hermit shell.0 -
1. What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
I stopped drinking juices and snacking too much. I still snack (sometimes a lot... sigh) but on healthier things / less of the not so healthy things (i.d. chocolate...)
2. What was the hardest for you to change?
Fooooood. Working out might not be my favorite part, but you DO feel better after
3. What is your start weight?
254
4. What is your current weight?
231 (so I haven't lost THAT much yet, but I'm getting there!)
5. What is the best part of your journey?0 -
1. Started logging my food.
2. Reducing my alcohol consumption. I thought it was going to be impossible, but it gets easier everyday.
3. Private.
4. I'm ten pounds down.
5. No more depression and absolute feeling of disgust with myself. Before I started MFP, I laid on my couch all day watching television. He last two weeks I have gotten out every day to walk or go to the gym and the change it has made in me mentally is amazing!0 -
Finding time for exercise was the hardest thing (and still is).What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
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What was the first thing you changed to get healthy? - I started jogging before I changed my diet.
What was the hardest for you to change? - giving up drinks - I still have them just not as often.
what is your start weight? 214
What is your current weight?193 GW 150
What is the best part of your journey? Running!0 -
Buy a GPS watch. I HAD to go running then, otherwise it was a total waste of money!0
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What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
<> walking more. Before joining MFP I lost 40+ lb mainly through walking a LOT
What was the hardest for you to change?
<> desserts. I still eat sweets but not as much as I once did and this is where I get crazy cravings.
what is your start weight?
<> 307 back in 2008. For MFP, I was at 262 in March 2013.
What is your current weight?
<> 208.6
What is the best part of your journey?
<> The first 20-40 lb were most important health wise. But the last 30 lb have been the best emotionally for me because that's when people have really taken notice and I have been in the "teens" clothing wise for the first time in a decade or more.0 -
Today is my first day! (Well, my first day after a million other first days) I woke up and decided I wanted to get healthy starting now, not wait until the New Year.
I'm about to track down the USDA nutrition guidelines and strive to follow those this week.
I anticipate (as it has been before) giving up nighttime snacking and finding time to exercise.
210.5
210.5
A week from now, when I get back on the scale and see it go down!0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy? My boyfriend got me the Insanity DVDs and I knew right then and there I was ready to try something new.
What was the hardest for you to change? I still struggle daily to keep pop and sugary drinks away from me.
what is your start weight? 210 lbs
What is your current weight? 188.0 lbs
What is the best part of your journey? SEEING THE CHANGES!0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
what is your start weight?
What is your current weight?
What is the best part of your journey?
1. First thing was deciding to do it, then actually going through with it. When I started losing weight I had NO idea what I was doing (first/only time), but I spent hours googling and just jumped in with both feet
2. hardest thing has been figuring out maintenance. Losing weight is easy-there's a million resources out there for weight loss. There's pretty much zero resources for successful maintenance, which is ridiculous because the weight loss phase is a few months/maybe a couple years. Maintenance is for the rest of your life-20,30, 40 plus years. No wonder there's a 95% failure rate with long term weight loss success :grumble:
3. Start weight: 175ish/size 14 jeans
4. Current weight: 117.5lbs/size loose 2 jeans (in maintenance)
5. No longer having a glucose number in the pre-diabetic range0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
what is your start weight?
What is your current weight?
What is the best part of your journey?
Changed my grocery list and put fresh fruits and veggies in it.
Giving up chips cookies candy ect.
152.6
137.8
My husband and friends have noticed the change and say I look better and healthier 0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy? Refined sugar reduction.
What was the hardest for you to change? Heavy sugar breakfasts & junk food.
what is your start weight? 180
What is your current weight? 166
What is the best part of your journey? Significant reduction of my run times!0 -
My mindset , the thickness of my skin.0
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First thing: Started walking again, about 5-10 miles a day.
Hardest thing: Integrating fitness and healthy eating with my work day. It's still hard.
Start weight: 170-something
Current weight: 120-something
Best part: When my son told me he's proud of me.0 -
1- quit drinking whiskey everyday in favor of hitting the gym at 5am
2- eating clean around people who have no interest between good and bad foods
3- it was somewhere in the 200s back in 2007
4- 178
5- stronger and better endurance when it comes to working(the kind that puts money in my pocket ) 0 -
1. the first thing i changed was portion sizes-realizing how much I was eating slapped me VERY hard in the face!
2. the hardest thing to give up was two fold- the reliance on fast food to satisfy the hunger and ice cream(Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey)
3. Start weight was 371 pounds on July 29, 2013.
4. Weight as of December 7, 2013 is 307 pounds with a goal of 250 pounds.
5. the best part has been dropping 2 pants sizes (nearly three) in just over 4 months.0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy? Logged on to MFP daily and buy a Fitbit One 6th Dec 2012
What was the hardest for you to change? Stop snacking - I ate chocolate two or three times daily
what is your start weight? 93.7 kg
What is your current weight? 77.5
What is the best part of your journey? Feeling of wellbeing after losing 15kg or so -I've never felt fitter for 20+ years0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
what is your start weight?
What is your current weight?
What is the best part of your journey?
1. Quit drinking soda.
2. Getting enough exercise in without using my 3 year old as an excuse for not doing it.
3. Started at 197.4 lbs (highest weight my whole life) on 12/1/2013.
4. Current weight is 193.4 lbs as of 12/7/2013.
5. Feeling healthier and more energetic to be able to keep up with my daughter has by far been the best part. 0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
what is your start weight?
What is your current weight?
What is the best part of your journey?
1. I started exercising (stopped being completely sedentary ie) and eating just because there was food in front of me.
2. Mood eating ie eating when upset and eating when happy.
3. 81 kg
4. 62 kg
5. Feeling good because I am fit, not having to feel embarrassed while shopping and feeling so much more in control of my actions.0 -
Good for you 'seltzermint'........you do not look like 208!!0
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What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
I gave up a few key things that I had determined would help me lose weight. I've since added one of them back.
For me, making a few substantial changes made sense. Just "eating less" didn't. ymmv.
What was the hardest for you to change?
to stop drinking hfcs sugars, and to read nutrition labels
what is your start weight?
156
What is your current weight?
135
What is the best part of your journey?
I feel so much better because I'm eating real food.0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
What was the hardest for you to change?
what is your start weight?
What is your current weight?
What is the best part of your journey?
1. Mindset
2. Putting myself and my health first regardless of what's going on around me
3. 180 (lost a few right before I joined MFP)
4. 164
5. Feeling so much better!0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy? counted calories so then i literally saw how much i was actually consuming cuz i was SHOCKED.. i ate like 1500 calories in one meal the first night.. tacos!
What was the hardest for you to change? starting to exercise.. or increase water intake.. i STILL lack on those two things. im just lazy i guess. i get bored with it. i feel like with exercise i have to fit it in.. and i dont even want to do it.. so then i dont. and water intake i clearly have never drank enough fluids ever.. im just not a thirsty person i guess. but i started monitoring it and worked really hard to get a set amount in for some time. but as of late, im probably lacking since i dont record it anymore.
what is your start weight? 327lbs
What is your current weight? 175.1
What is the best part of your journey? those moments when you motivate someone else. its amazing! i have had people from high school see me on someone else's facebook and then they send me a message and say how i just sparked an interest in them to try too.. they saw me at my worst.. and they see me now.. they know that if I could do it.. then they can too.0 -
1. Stopped smoking (9/17/13)
2. See above
3. 175 lbs
4. 159 lbs
5. So many great things - building my will power muscle, breathing more easily, eating healthier, losing LBs0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
Joined the gym.
What was the hardest for you to change?
Using food as a reward.
what is your start weight?
210 pounds.
What is your current weight?
154 pounds.
What is the best part of your journey?
I feel so much better. I cannot emphasize that enough. Everything physical that I do is easier.0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
At the very beginning (around mid july '13) I just stopped snacking and began exercising.
What was the hardest for you to change?
My snacking habits. I'm always in front of my computer watching tv series and stuff and not having snacks right besides me still is hard haha.
What is your start weight?
135-140lbs
What is your current weight?
115 lbs
What is the best part of your journey?
It was both the best and worst part of my journey. Coming back to school and having everyone coming at me like "omg you lost so much weight !!!!". I know that's kind of intrusive but it made me somewhat happy since I didn't realize how much I had lost at that time. However, some other remarks were a lot more stark "how did you lose so much? you didn't eat anything right?". I had a spark of stupidity as I tried to explain that no, I did feed myself and that the only thing one needs to do to lose weight is create a calorie deficit but I'm pretty sure that girl still thinks I starved myself. Whatever.0 -
1. I stopped drinking soda and juice and started doing cardio everyday.
2. The thing I still struggle with is my diet. Living with my mom, who doesn't buy healthy food, makes it really difficult to eat well.
3. 178
4. 161
5. Unfortunately, I haven't lost enough yet to show much, but it is great when your clothes start to feel looser and I have a more energy than I used to.0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
Dug out the scales from the back of the closet.
What was the hardest for you to change?
To quit spending time with people who were not supportive.
what is your start weight?
212
What is your current weight?
150
What is the best part of your journey?0 -
What was the first thing you changed to get healthy?
stopped mindless eating and started to track calories on MFP
What was the hardest for you to change?
Boredom eating in front of TV! and "rewarding" myself with food
what is your start weight?
My heaviest would be 11stone 12 but on MFP it was 11
What is your current weight?
10 stone 7 - would like to see 10 again, it's been a long time!!
What is the best part of your journey?
Probably the systematic and methodical nature of MFP, I love to log in and keep track several times a day, I don't feel guilty around food now, and that is a first!! Long live MFP0
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