Folks with 100lbs or more to lose

I am working my way to loosing over 100 pounds. I never cared what I ate when I was younger and have always had an unhealthy relastionship with food, using it as my medication. In my younger days it did not add any weight, I however was a competative swimmer, swimming 2 hours a day 6 days a week, throw in lifting and 2 a days I burned what i did eat. Then I stopped swimming but continued to eat like I did when I was swimming. 12 years later here I am, one child, and one back surgery and about 150 pounds gained since high school. I am down 20 pounds, and back in the pool, bound and determined to be happy and healthy for myself and of course my son. I still have a long way to go but I will be there. My biggest struggle is thinking it is happening too slowly, then I have to step back and think that even with my loosing and gaining over the years it took me 12 years to get at my biggest point, so not that i want to take 12 years to loose it, but it puts into perspective that I am actually loosing faster then I gained!! Good luck to everyone!! feel free to add me a friend.

I completely understand how you feel

Thank you for that. I deal almost daily with someone telling me I took the easy route. I just laugh and go on. I know how I feel and what circumstances I take. I have never been a huge eater and I have always enjoyed walking yet I put the weight on. I weighed 120 when I found out I was pregnant with my first child and with every pregnancy the weight blossomed on. I couldnt lose it. After my stroke it was crazy out of control. I workout 4/5x a week now and am currently down 111lbs since November. I feel great for the first time in over 20 yrs.

Good morning all,

When I started my weight loss journey I weighed 559 pounds. I am on track to have bariatric surgery and have to get to 500 pounds before I can have it done. I am in a situation where I am doing well now losing the weight to get to my 500 pound goal but I know from my history, losing 350 pounds on without some assistance is not feasible, as som,e have said, it is the surgery or young death.

I started using My fitness Pal when I was at 552 lbs. Using the tracker, limiting my callorie intake and moving more, I lost 34 pounds in 6 weeks. Doing this before surgery is helping me prepare for the way I will have to eat after surgery to make it successful.

I am always looking for more friends who truely understand the struggles to lose and maintain weight loss (and know what it feels like to be passed by that superfit person running up the hill I can barely walk up). Reading your stories and struggles really motivates and inspires me to keep going. Sometimes in the journey it really feels like I am alone and having a forum like this is a huge help.

I live by the motto: "I have not failed because I have not quit trying."

I'm printing that out and putting it up EVERYWHERE!

Hello everyone,

I am in my early 20's and I too have well over 100 lbs to lose, and being 5'2 doesn't help me much. I have always been overweight since I can remember. I think the last time I wore a pair of jeans that was not in the size 20 range I was in middle school. I was doing a low calorie diet and exercise in 2012 where I had went from 290 to 235 but then I got comfortable in a relationship and got pregnant and had a baby this past year, needless to say through hormones and emotions I ate my way to a little over 300 lbs. Now that my son is 6 months old I think I am more than ready to get this weight off of me so I can become healthy and more active for not only myself but my son. I don't want to be the mom that has a hard time playing with her little one because of her weight. I am starting all over, on day 3. Eating low calorie and trying to be more active in the house (cleaning and DVD's). I wish the best for everyone. I am always open to new motivating supportive friends!

Hello,

This is my second attempt at using this service. The first time I tried to use the tools but didn't really engage with the community, and I think that was a big mistake, this time I want to really go all in. I started again a couple of weeks ago, and I am really motivated right now, but I know that when that motivation starts to wane I'm gonna need a community to help me along.

I am 35 years old right now and was weighing 360 pounds. I have now gotten down to 340, but still have about 140 pounds to lose... I know this is going to be a long road, but I really have to do this.

I've always been very shy and speaking in public forums like this one is not really something I am used to. But I'm hoping to make some friends here that share similar goals, and hopefully we can all help each other reach our goals.

I'm currently working with a low-carb diet that reduces my carb intake to under 50 per day and maintains a good balance of lean fat and protein with lots of veggies for the rest of my food. I was worried that there would be hunger related to it but thankfully, I have been feeling full most of the time. The majority of the food I'm eating is home-made, with some exceptions on days when there is absolutely no time or when I have to eat out with clients. I'm also exercising at least three times a week, most weeks trying to workout 4-5 times. The exercise at this weight can be tricky for me, as the weight really puts a good amount of stress on my joints but I've found routines that allow me to get a decent workout in without risking any injury.

Recently I reached a small goal I had which was to be able to jog for two minutes straight in the middle of my walk. I know it sounds really tiny but when I first started I couldn't even finish my 3 mile walk without slowing down to almost a crawl at some point in it. So I am happy about this goal, and will continue to slowly build towards being able to jog more.