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    happy days !!!! (finally i'm normal)

    Posts: 108 Member
    edited March 2 in Success Stories
    Well sort of......not sure any of my friends or family would agree with me being normal but according to the nhs guidelines i am now a normal healthy weight for the first time ever !!!!!

    98lb lost so far and i've gone from morbidly obese to just obese on through overweight but i have to confess i never actually thought id get to a healthy normal weight.

    After years of fad diets that didn't work finally something as simple as counting calories trying to eat healthy food.....most of the time.....well we all need an occasional treat ;o) and a bit of exercise has done what nothing else did.

    was just in such a good mood this morning i thought i'd share a bit of my cheerfulness in the hope that maybe i can help to show it can be done & help any one who may be struggling a bit to keep going.

    Anyway i've now reset my goal to try and lose another 10-15lb and then i'll see how i feel again as to whether i want to go any lower or just keep toning up a bit more.

    Good luck everyone, keep at it and you can acheive what seems like the unacheivable x

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    • Posts: 3
      What a beautiful story! I am so happy for u!!! Today is my second day on here, and i have a long long way to go in order to reach where u are, but success stories like urs is wat is keeping me going!!! Thank u and keep up the fabulous work, u r an inspiration to us all!! :) love alabama xx
    • Posts: 119 Member
      Fantastic new! Well done!
    • Posts: 177 Member
      Well done! That's fantastic!
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Well done! It's not just about being a 'normal' weight or looking great. New research has just been published on the health risks associated with obesity, so you've probably reduced your risk of cancer quite significantly. Congratulations :happy:
      Being overweight or obese 'linked to 10 common cancers'
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28779493
    • Posts: 313 Member
      Good work!, I'm edging from obese to "normal" as well (apart from this week as I'm on holiday).

      That's a lot of weight you've managed to lose!.
    • Posts: 121 Member
      Three cheers...hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray...well done, what a terrific achievement.

      By the way....normal is subjective and over rated....:glasses:
    • Posts: 98 Member
      Congratulations! What terrific progress!
    • Posts: 568 Member
      Congratulations!! :)
    • Posts: 783 Member
      Fantastic!
    • Posts: 740 Member
      Outstanding!!! I admire you will power and perseverance through all that! Congratulations on the new you!
    • Posts: 35 Member
      Amazing !
    • Posts: 111 Member
      Congrats! That must be one heck of a feeling!! Thanks for posting!
    • Posts: 434 Member
      You are amazing....congrats!!! I am 30 lbs away from being normal, can't wait!!!
    • Posts: 577 Member
      Thank you for your story! It's a wonderful accomplishment and very inspiring.
    • Posts: 795 Member
      Congrats to you and thank you for sharing! It definitely helps to hear of others successes as we all have our down days. :)
    • Posts: 139 Member
      So good. For so many reasons. Thank you!
    • Posts: 11
      Congratulations!!!
    • Posts: 2,743 Member
      Congrats!!! I'm hoping to get there myself so I know that you must have worked hard and kept at it. Amazing job, be proud!!!
    • Posts: 42 Member
      Congrats on your success. You are so motivating. I hope to be a success like you. It's very hard. But, this time I tell myself, I will win this battle. Thanks for sharing.
    • Posts: 53 Member
      WOW! Good for you. You are very motivating and I too hope to be normal one day too. ;)
    • Posts: 366 Member
      A great big well done to you :flowerforyou: 98lb is an amazing achievement :drinker:
    • Posts: 108 Member
      Thanks guys, feels great to hear that maybe i've helped others to see it is possible and i have to confess i am still buzzing i think this good mood is going to take a good long while to wear off & it's deffinately given me the boost i need to keep going and drop a few more pounds :o)
    • Posts: 405 Member
      I always think obese is such an awful label. Well done!
    • Posts: 108 Member
      Awesome!
    • Posts: 91 Member
      You look amazing :) I am just starting with the same stats. This is very motivational for me! What was your exercise regimen?
    • Posts: 108 Member
      To be honest i don't really have a regimen as such. I started out using my exercise bike every day for as long as i could manage and i took up hill walking with my cousin which to be honest was pretty much all i did for the first few stone. Then as i got fitter i started to add in a few weights and i started running using c25k. I've also been swimming on & off, done workout dvds at home and a few different classes from time to time. Basically my only real rule has been do do some form of exercise atleast 3-4 days a week and to keep mixing things up so i didn't get bored.

      I have to confess i do love a good long walk in the hills though and now i'm getting near to where i want to be i want to bring in more strength/resistance work to help tone up a bit more.

      the way i see it when you're as much of a couch potato as i was anything is better than nothing and if you can find something you enjoy then you're more likely to stick with it.
    • Posts: 140 Member
      Great job!

      Inspirational
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