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75 lbs down in 10 months

HerbertNenenger
Posts: 453 Member
I know I haven"t set any records - neither with speed of loss or amount, but I"m still pretty happy about it. I started last June at 267 lbs and as of this morning am down to 192. I am about 3/4 of the way to my first goal.
I started by eliminating everything I thought was bad for me for a few weeks on my own (flour, sugar, fats) and dropped 30 pounds super fast, in about 3 months, but that wasn"t sustainable, obviously. I then joined MFP and went to 1200 calories per day as recommended, but it was"t enough for me. I worked in more fitness so I could eat a little more, kept tweaking here and there, always switching things up when the losses started to slow down or stall. I had a three month self-inflicted stall from December 2013 when I went to Disney, and then Christmas came with all its parties and events, and endless plates of cookies. I enjoyed myself and put back on 6 pounds. I started again in earnest in February, dropped the weight I had gained and then 10 more since then. I did it by eating mostly healthy foods (insert YOUR definition of healthy here) (my diary is open), and mixing up a LOT of different workouts for 3/4 times per week. I am now walking every single day after dinner and strength training (specifically negative-accentuated weight training) twice a week. I never killed myself with too much food restriction, too much exercise, too much anything. I am happy to be here, and look forward to goal and maintenance. Best of luck to you all. Break a leg.
I started by eliminating everything I thought was bad for me for a few weeks on my own (flour, sugar, fats) and dropped 30 pounds super fast, in about 3 months, but that wasn"t sustainable, obviously. I then joined MFP and went to 1200 calories per day as recommended, but it was"t enough for me. I worked in more fitness so I could eat a little more, kept tweaking here and there, always switching things up when the losses started to slow down or stall. I had a three month self-inflicted stall from December 2013 when I went to Disney, and then Christmas came with all its parties and events, and endless plates of cookies. I enjoyed myself and put back on 6 pounds. I started again in earnest in February, dropped the weight I had gained and then 10 more since then. I did it by eating mostly healthy foods (insert YOUR definition of healthy here) (my diary is open), and mixing up a LOT of different workouts for 3/4 times per week. I am now walking every single day after dinner and strength training (specifically negative-accentuated weight training) twice a week. I never killed myself with too much food restriction, too much exercise, too much anything. I am happy to be here, and look forward to goal and maintenance. Best of luck to you all. Break a leg.

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Amazing! Go you
you look great
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You look amazing!! Great job. :drinker:0
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that is awesome!!!0
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you look beautiful0
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Wonderful success. Congratulations. I want to keep this for motivation . Thank you!0
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awesome! congratulations !0
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Look at those cheek bones
Excellent work - congratulations
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You look great!!!!!0
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Great job!!!0
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Yes, you should be happy and I see why. You look great.0
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amazing congrats0
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Congratulations !!!!!!! :flowerforyou:0
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Amazing!0
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You have good reason to be happy. Congrats!!0
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You have come a long way! You look really great...well done :-)0
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You are an inspiration! You did it "your way"!:flowerforyou:0
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Gorgeous!!0
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Such an inspiring change. Thanks for sharing!0
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You look like a totally different person. Onya!0
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Fantastic! Congratulations! :flowerforyou:0
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you look fantastic0
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wow you look fantastic already! :flowerforyou:0
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Congratulations!!! :flowerforyou:0
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You look like a completely different person - you look lovely in both but seem happier in the new one.Good work for persevering and thank you for sharing your story!0
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You're glowing! You look amazing!0
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Wow, you look FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations - you are really inspiring!0
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you look fabulous, that is a big deal losing that much, I like your attitude about losing weight and exercising also. you look so much younger also.
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Excellent! Thanks for sharing.0
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You look truly amazing. Thanks for the inspiration!0
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awesome, and i love the fact that you kept changing your diet and nutrition until you found what worked FOR YOU!!! yeah and double heck yeah on both counts!!!0
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