Looking for friends who started over 250lbs and dropping!

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  • Posts: 81 Member
    I started at 261 lbs and after 2 weeks I am not at 257 lbs :) Looking for motivational friends!

    add me:)
  • Ive already said me but if anyone else wants to add me please do!
  • can anyone help me I have the link armband and im trying to figure out how to sync the armband data to my Samsung galaxy s3 but cant figure out how. please help if anyone can
  • Posts: 344 Member
    Started at 310. 240 as of today. I've been up and down the past year, but I'm really re-focusing my efforts in weight lifting and trying to drop another 50-60 pounds.
  • Posts: 52 Member
    Started 280 and hit 260 today. Slow progress, but losing bit by bit.
  • Posts: 264
    You can add me, I started at 278.6. This is doable, just keep plugging away at it and you will see results.
  • Posts: 5 Member
    I started at 285 and Im down to 245 im right there with ya :)
  • Posts: 287 Member
    Hello ~

    Feel free to add me.
  • Posts: 5 Member
    I started at 251 last January and am now down to ~230. I'm working my way to 200. I usually just balance calories in versus calories out and it seems to work wonders! Good luck!
  • Posts: 275 Member
    I love this thread. I read it every day because it is so inspiring. Both to see the people who have lost 40, 60, 80, 100 lbs and more... and to see those who are just starting (I'm at 20lb) ... We have such a challenging, yet wondrous journey ahead.

    For me, a journey home to a self I have never fully known..

    and I am looking forward to meeting her, perhaps like Michaelangelo's words 'Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it'

    I'm scultping my life, and looking forward to discovering what's inside.
  • I am a mom of two year old twin girls and they are one of my reasons to lose weight. Just started today..going to focus on calorie intake then work on the details of the calories. 250 lbs today and working my way to 200 then 160 then 130 is probably were I want to stay around. Good luck!
  • Posts: 3 Member
    I started 3 weeks ago at 323lbs and I'm now at about 307lbs.

    Every night I struggled with my eating. I did OK all day, but from 5pm till bedtime it was a challenge - one that I often lost. I tried everything to overcome the constant urge to eat late into the night but nothing helped. Then my dietitian told me that the cause of my struggles was not eating ENOUGH earlier in the day. She put me on a 1900 calorie diet split evenly between 3 meals, with a breakdown of 45% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat, and limiting my sodium to 2300mg a day. When I eat the right amount for breakfast and lunch, I really don;t struggle much with eating in the evenings. It's like a miracle. That simple little trick, along with daily exercise has let to a sustainable 5lb a week weight loss.

    I might actually be able t do this. And if I can, anyone can.
    Pretty cool...
  • Posts: 3 Member
    I started 3 weeks ago at 323lbs and I'm now at about 307lbs.

    Every night I struggled with my eating. I did OK all day, but from 5pm till bedtime it was a challenge - one that I often lost. I tried everything to overcome the constant urge to eat late into the night but nothing helped. Then my dietitian told me that the cause of my struggles was not eating ENOUGH earlier in the day. She put me on a 1900 calorie diet split evenly between 3 meals, with a breakdown of 45% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat, and limiting my sodium to 2300mg a day. When I eat the right amount for breakfast and lunch, I really don;t struggle much with eating in the evenings. It's like a miracle. That simple little trick, along with daily exercise has let to a sustainable 5lb a week weight loss.

    I might actually be able t do this. And if I can, anyone can.
    Pretty cool..
  • Posts: 1 Member
    Hi Guys,

    I started the gym in November 2013 but instead of lossing weight i seem to be gaining. Today i found out i am 268lbs in December I was 260. what's going on .
  • Started in August 2013 at 295, currently at 263, ultimate goal weight is 135, ADD ADD ADD, I love friends on here!!
  • Posts: 234 Member
    I started at 303! I'm not at 260! It's slow but I am progressing. =D Feel free to add, always looking for mutual support. *thumbs up* we can do this!
  • Posts: 42 Member
    started at 255, now at 227. feel free to add me!
  • Posts: 234 Member
    There could be many reasons. Are you eating back your exercise calories? How are you counting your calories, are you logging accurately? Also, if you are weight lifting, you will gain muscle. I mean there are many possible reasons.
    Hi Guys,

    I started the gym in November 2013 but instead of lossing weight i seem to be gaining. Today i found out i am 268lbs in December I was 260. what's going on .
  • Posts: 472 Member
    I started at 310 and now at 254. Feel free to add me.

    Good luck on your journey!
  • Posts: 1,490 Member
    Started at 277, now hovering around 180. Still trying to lose a few more, but happy to support others any way I can. Feel free to add me, anyone! Good luck and go get it!
  • Posts: 32 Member
    Feel free to add me! I am 227 and want to lose about 100 pounds!
  • Posts: 576 Member
    I started at 263 and as of this morning I was 190. It is possible! Just be patient and kind to yourself and realize that weight loss happens because of what you do over time, not what you do on one day, or even one week. Anyone can add me if you'd like.
  • Posts: 6 Member
    Hi! In the same boat. I was in the 250 range about 8 years ago and have been hovering between 220 & 230 since then. I'm looking to get below 200 as my 1st goal and then just keep losing! Looking for some motivating friends on here.
  • Posts: 424 Member
    I just started at MFP this week @ 239, but I lost 100+ additional pounds on my own before getting here - so technically my starting weight was 343.

    Hoping to get to 143 as my target.

    Good luck, and add me if you'd like.
  • Posts: 7 Member
    Hi there.........Please feel free to add me. I started at 246 in Oct 2013 and down 38.
  • Posts: 224 Member
    Hi Guys,

    I started the gym in November 2013 but instead of lossing weight i seem to be gaining. Today i found out i am 268lbs in December I was 260. what's going on .

    Usually when things aren't going the way we want them to go, you can find your answers in what you're eating. Without knowing more about you, anything could be happening. You could be eating more calories than you think you are - are you logging everything? Or you could be burning less than you think you are at the gym. If you log exercise on MFP, it notoriously overestimates your burns. If you haven't already, spend more time weight training.
  • Posts: 216 Member
    I started at 246 pounds; today I am down to 199 pounds. It can be done!!! In the words of NIKE "Just do it" (smile)!!!!
  • Posts: 5 Member
    i started at 390lbs now im at 348 and losing
  • Posts: 1,006 Member
    I Started at 269 in September of 2012 and am now at 187!! I eat at a deficit and exercise!! No secret weapons here!!
  • Posts: 8 Member
    I started at 254 and I'm down 9 lbs!
    Add me!!!
    I'm the annoying friend that likes every status and posts on your wall if you're inactive.
    Get your butt out of that chair!!!
    :)

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