Hit my first Goal!!!
chrisdegrasse
Posts: 7 Member
Well, I did it. 50 lbs off!! Took me 5 1/2 months. It was easier than thought in some ways but alot harder in some ways too.
Things I learned
- Dont eat anything you dont like because its supposed to be healthy.... just made me want to quit
- Do try foods you didnt think you liked by cooking them a different way -- ex: brussel sprouts... roasted... amazing
- Dont worry about the scale, its just another tool
- Yes, you can make it thru holidays and family gatherings without doing too much damage
- Since i stopped eating sugar, everything is too sweet.... its a good thing!
-Funny, but once you get into exercise it can actually be fun !
-Every morning I say to myself " You can do this!" it really seems to help.
I still have 58 lbs to go, but "I can do this!"
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Things I learned
- Dont eat anything you dont like because its supposed to be healthy.... just made me want to quit
- Do try foods you didnt think you liked by cooking them a different way -- ex: brussel sprouts... roasted... amazing
- Dont worry about the scale, its just another tool
- Yes, you can make it thru holidays and family gatherings without doing too much damage
- Since i stopped eating sugar, everything is too sweet.... its a good thing!
-Funny, but once you get into exercise it can actually be fun !
-Every morning I say to myself " You can do this!" it really seems to help.
I still have 58 lbs to go, but "I can do this!"
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Congratulations! Well done. Keep up the good work.
I stopped eating sugar too and it is amazing how sweet foods become.0 -
Good job, and keep it up! How did you do it? Is it safe to lose that much? What does 50 lbs convert to in sizes lost? I so badly want to fit into size 12 clothes (Currently an 18) and don't know if I will be able to do it.0
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What a wonderful, positive attitude! Great job!0
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Go you!! :happy:0
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Well done!!! That's an amazing amount of time to drop 50 lbs:)0
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Great attitude! Way to go!0
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Great job. Am I assuming correctly that you stopped eating refined sugar, but are still eating fruits?0
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Great job, I'm really happy for you
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That's wonderful. Great job0
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Great attitude and wonderful progress! Cheers!0
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Great job.... congrats!0
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Congratulations on a job well done!0
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OMG! Can you inpire me?! I have 50lbs to lose and sometimes feel like giving up! Good for you!!0
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Congratualtions! That's a real accomplishment! Keep it up!0
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my first time on this realy working lost 4lbs hohoh!0
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I went from a size 20-22 to a size 14-16 . I lost alot the first month but have been losing only 1 to 2 lbs per week for the last 4 months.0
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Great job. Am I assuming correctly that you stopped eating refined sugar, but are still eating fruits?
Yes , i just dropped refined sugar, still eating fruit.0 -
Great to hear! Congrats!0
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A job well done. Congratulations on your success and keep up the good work.0
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Congrats!0
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OMG! Can you inpire me?! I have 50lbs to lose and sometimes feel like giving up! Good for you!!
I read this recently, it has inspired me. And no its not "simple" but it is possible
Healthy people don't think and act the way they do because they are healthy. They are healthy because they think and act the way they do. To get what you want you need to change who you are, and you can change who you are by simply changing the way you think and act.0 -
Great job. Keep up the good work.0
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Good for you!!! That is great to hear!!!0
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Awesome Chris!!!0
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Great job! I love reading success stories - you should be proud!0
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Wow, great job!!!!! my total goal is 50 pounds....I have lost 12 so far but put on a lot of muscle. I can't wait to say that I've hit my goal. You're an inspiration......keep up the good work....you can do it because it sounds like you love yourself.0
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Wonderful Congratulations!0
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Congrats, well, done!0
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Things I learned
- Dont eat anything you dont like because its supposed to be healthy.... just made me want to quit
- Do try foods you didnt think you liked by cooking them a different way -- ex: brussel sprouts... roasted... amazing
- Dont worry about the scale, its just another tool
- Yes, you can make it thru holidays and family gatherings without doing too much damage
- Since i stopped eating sugar, everything is too sweet.... its a good thing!
-Funny, but once you get into exercise it can actually be fun !
-Every morning I say to myself " You can do this!" it really seems to help.
I could have written this verbatim! This is pretty much what I tell anyone that asks me how I'm losing weight. The one thing I add to this is just like I don't eat anything I don't like, I also don't cut out anything that I really like (besides cake). I just make it fit in to my daily calories. I find that most of the junk food I used to crave, no longer interest me. I used to eat tons of candy. As you said, since I cut down on my sugar, any candy is simply too sweet and I don't even desire it. I even cut back the splenda in my coffee in half. Not for calorie reasons. I simply don't like sweet any more.
Regarding the exercise, the two worst days I've had since I started this 3 months ago, were the days I couldn't exercise because of foot pain. I was miserable. This is coming from someone that's never exercised in his life!
Any way, good luck to you on your next goal.0 -
You are an inspiration ---0
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