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    Posts: 31 Member
    edited February 15 in Success Stories
    Tonight, following the Ash Wednesday service at church, my wife snapped a photo of us. She then, after looking at it, reminded me of a picture taken following the Ash Wednesday service last year and the difference in me between today and then.

    March 2013 was almost three full months before I began my journey on My Fitness Pal. It was a time when I weighed in around 245 and had constant back aches and always felt tired.

    One year later and I'm weighing in at 188lbs (only 3lbs left to my initial goal weight!) and feeling great. When you're losing, you don't really notice the big differences... and then the pictures come out and you can't believe you used to be that person.

    If you're just starting out or thinking about starting out, you CAN DO IT! It's tough to track every calorie, to exercise regularly/stay active. BUT the results are worth every minute.

    Thank you to my friends on MFP who've helped me get here!

    Ash Wednesday 2013-Ash Wednesday 2014

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    • Posts: 40 Member
      Congratulations. What rate did u lose at? I'm at about UR starting weight and am aiming for results like urs.
    • Posts: 70 Member
      You look so good! Great job!
    • Posts: 10,913 Member
      Totally different person! Amazing job!! :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 115 Member
      Looking good! But..what's that on your forehead?
    • Posts: 1,246 Member
      Wow, what a difference!! Well done.
    • Posts: 489 Member
      oh wow!
    • Posts: 144 Member
      Example of great dedication. Awesome!
    • Posts: 79 Member
      Looking good! But..what's that on your forehead?
      It's ash from burnt palm leaves usually it's a catholic thing
    • Posts: 149 Member
      Wow! Great job!! :-)
    • Posts: 31 Member
      I have pretty much had my loss goal to be 2lbs per week the entire time with my activity level changing as I've gotten more active. Some weeks I lost .5lbs and some around 2. My general weekly loss (I weigh-in every Saturday morning) has been somewhere around or above 1lb.

      I'm very careful to never go over my calorie goal set by MFP each day. If I want to eat something high (ex: pizza), I go for a run. If I know that I'm going to eat more or have a higher calorie intake going into a day, I track my food the day before or when I get up in the morning. I almost always track what I'm going to eat before I actually eat or order it (especially when eating out).
    • Posts: 112 Member
      way to go dude!
    • Posts: 661 Member
      awesome!
    • Posts: 71 Member
      Ash in the shape of the cross-for Ash Wednesday
    • Posts: 2,595 Member
      Yay, looking great! Congrats
    • Posts: 89 Member
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      It's ash from burnt palm leaves usually it's a catholic thing

      The ashes are from burned palm fronds from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebration. Christians of various denominations (not just Catholics) use them as a reminder that we were created from dust and to dust we shall return, and as a reminder of the trials that Christ endured in the times before his crucifixtion.
    • Posts: 89 Member
      Congratulations on the loss! I love seeing stories like this.
    • Posts: 218 Member
      Congrats! You look great!
    • Posts: 115 Member
      Oh sorry! I have never been to church so I didn't know!! That's cool. Once again, congrats on the loss :)
    • Posts: 864 Member
      You have a smile that lights up the room. I wonder if you knew how good you looked in comparison before it was taken! Congratulations on a job well done. I am proud of you. And I will build in the equivalent of runs on my pizza days.
    • Posts: 203
      You look great!
    • Posts: 50 Member
      Nice work!!
    • Posts: 175 Member
      You look fabulous!! I weighed the same as you at my peak so I can relate. Awesome accomplishment!
    • Posts: 93 Member
      Congrats! You look great!
    • Posts: 508 Member
      Wow, congratulations!!
    • Posts: 387 Member
      You look so much younger and fitter. What a lovely wife to remind you how far you've come.
      Can I ask: the way you eat now, is it still for weight loss or will it work for long term maintenance?
    • Posts: 20 Member
      I agree. You have to track your food before going out to eat. Otherwise, it's just too hard!

      You look great!
    • Posts: 465 Member
      Wow you are truly and inspiration and congrats!!!
    • Posts: 369 Member
      I have pretty much had my loss goal to be 2lbs per week the entire time with my activity level changing as I've gotten more active. Some weeks I lost .5lbs and some around 2. My general weekly loss (I weigh-in every Saturday morning) has been somewhere around or above 1lb.

      I'm very careful to never go over my calorie goal set by MFP each day. If I want to eat something high (ex: pizza), I go for a run. If I know that I'm going to eat more or have a higher calorie intake going into a day, I track my food the day before or when I get up in the morning. I almost always track what I'm going to eat before I actually eat or order it (especially when eating out).

      Great tips!! Thank you! You look great!!
    • Posts: 161 Member
      awesome job!
    • Posts: 29 Member
      You look great. Thank you for sharing. ...very inspirational.
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