Those who started at 300+ pounds!

I started at 300 exactly. It can be done to lose the weight. Currently I weigh 197.

i started off at 387lb

seeing as im 5ft 1 with arthritis and hashimotos i felt truely awful and had to walk with a stick

i weigh once a month (will be weighing in on monday) but after having a sneak peek it looks like im around the 280lb mark now

i no longer walk with a stick, my fitness levels are on the up and on the whole im feeling a heck of alot better

I started at 317lbs two years ago. I lost 4 and a half stone doing Slimming World and then have put a little bit on and couldn't get back into Slimming World so have started calorie counting and using this app. Feel free to add me! I could use a bit of encouragement with getting back on track!

I'm 5'2, my highest weight was 316lbs. (May 2012)

I'm still 5'2 and my lowest weight so far is 188.4lbs.

I am determined that by the end of the year I WILL weigh less than 164lbs and no longer be categorized as obese! Only 25lbs to go!!

I joined at 370 and now am at 340

An update:

In September 2012 I started at around 300+ pounds & lost around 50 pounds in four months by cutting portions & doing a little bit of exercise such as the stationary bike & zumba on the Wii. In February 2013 I hit my first plateau & decided to give myfitnesspal a chance. I started myfitnesspal around 250 pounds & have lost an additional 96 pounds since starting & now sit at around 154 pounds. I measure almost every food I put in my body on my food scale, do a little bit of exercise, don't cut out any food groups, and eat a ton of sweets. I also follow the TDEE approach & currently I'm trying to play around with my calories to try & figure out maintenance calories.

I stepped on the scale for the last time in 2001 and didn't step back on until 2009 when I started my weight loss journey.

I was so heavy that we had to put extra weight on the scale just to get it to try and get a weight!

My heaviest recorded weight was 378lbs BUT that was after I had lost a considerable amount of weight.

I have been down 110 pounds for over 2 years and keeping it off!

Hearing everyone else's story's are really inspiring! At least I know I am not alone!

In July of last year I hit my highest weight ever at 367. I made a few small changes to my diet and was able to get down to 354 but I continued to go up and down 5 pounds all year, I just couldn't seem to break the 350 mark. I am limited in my ability to exercise due to lower back arthritis that is making my upper legs numb, I also have knee osteoarthritis in both knees and a recent torn rotator cuff surgery repair to my right shoulder. So I managed to lose 14 pounds since last July on my own but I just knew I needed more help. I just joined New Direction under a medically supervised weight loss plan. I am not doing all meal replacement, just breakfast and lunch and so far it's working out well. I don't plan on doing the meal replacements through my whole weight loss journey, just enough so I can get more comfortable to exercise. Today I weighed in at 346! I haven't been under 350 in 5 years, I'm so excited! Wishing everyone a successful weight loss journey (even myself)!

When i started in October I was 340

I started at 342. Its doable but most can't or don't do it and maintain it, so use that as a personal challenge and be proud of yourself when u achieve mini goals. Its a lifestyle change so settle in!