no pix needed..need motivation..post ur success story

i used to watch extreme makeover weightloss edition, i'm not really into reality tv but when i see people twice my size working out like that it gives me that extra push of thinking" if they are way heavier and can do it, so can i".

I lost 27 kg/59 pounds in about 4 months with the dissociated diet ( never eat carbs and protein in hte same meal) and working out every day at least 30 min, i hit a wall at 82 kg/180 pounds and piled it up again, sort of felt defeated and had a lot of stuff going seriously wrong in my life.

Now i'm up for round two and i'm going to make it the last time i find myself in this situation, i've understood that i'm into this for the long haul and something that i've been carrying around for 10 years is not just going to dissapear just like that.

remind yourself of why you are doing this and how far you've come.

Instead of: You Can Say:
I’m going to be fat forever. It took a while to get here; it’ll take a while to get back.

I hate my body. My body’s getting healthier every day. I’m looking forward to eating healthierfoods.

I’m starving.This diet is too hard. Just wait.Good things take time.

It’s going too slow. If I’m patient, I’ll be successful. I can wait as long as it takes.


I’m going to buy a candy bar. I’m strong enough to say “no” this time.

I feel sick all the time. I’m getting stronger and healthier every day.

I’m so ashamed of the way I look. I’m so proud of myself for setting weight goals.

I can’t do this. I can’t wait to see the new me.

I’m going to fail again. Every day is a new beginning.

i hope this helps you a bit, take care.

I lost 27 pounds, but what was more important was how I looked. I didn't go for a goal weight, I had a certain look I wanted, so that was my goal. I worked out about 5 days a week and about 2 or 3 of those days I worked out twice a day. What really worked for me, other than being in a caloric deficit, was doing burpees. It's a love/hate relationship with them, but they are very effective.

I wanted to change because first, I wanted to look better. I also wanted to change because I wanted to set an example for my family. Being the man of the family, I am the leader, and I wanted to lead my family in the correct way. The best way to do that is to practice what I preach, and show rather than tell. They look up to me, they're proud of me, and it pushes them to be better when they see me pushing to be better.

I do a lot of crossfit workouts, and some of the workouts are named after soldiers that are no longer alive (some are just regular girl names, too). This motivated me because when I'm doing one of those workouts, I'm not working out for me, I'm working out for someone that gave their life for my freedom.

My advice, do the things everyone else doesn't want to do so you can have what everyone else doesn't have. Don't do easy stuff. A saying I like to go by is "if you don't fear your workout, it's not hard enough."

My results? I have muscle definition, I had a six pack, and I get compliments all the time about how "solid" and fit I look. Why? Because I do the hard stuff, and I do the things others don't want to do.

I will tell my weight loss journey in a nut shell I suppose. I have time to kill.

My highest weight was 251 pounds. My wife wanted to lose weight and she went on a low carb diet due to PCOS. I started to feel really hungry and drained because of it. Concerned I was not being fed enough I joined weight watchers.
note: My wife is over a foot shorter then me and typically does most the cooking.

I ended up starting my weight loss journey then. I lost a lot. My lowest weight at that point was 204. However I stopped logging because of the time it took. I felt it was too time consuming and annoying. I gained the weight back very quickly. Went up to 247 pounds and I was depressed about it. A friend of mine mentioned that they count calories on here so I joined up here instead of WW.

It has taken me a very long time. Around 3 years to be honest but I have met my goals and I will never stop logging. I will never gain the weight back. I have slowly changed how I live my life in a very sustainable way. I am much more active and I eat much better overall. I eat completely free of guilt a lot. Holidays, get togethers with friends, camping trips all that stuff.

My weight loss goal when I started MFP was to get to 200 pounds. I did that. When I got there though I realized that 190 was likely a better range for me to shot for. I am now at 195 so I am right there. More importantly though I lift weights. I feel great and I think I look pretty good as well.


I will say one thing though. I remember going to DMV at one point, sitting in there waiting room forever like we all do. (in America) I was very frustrated with my weight loss. I was stuck at 215 and no matter how hard I tried or what I did I just could not get down to 200. It was frustrating, it really was. I just told myself I was not in a rush so just keep logging and working out and whatever will happen will happen. Overall body weight was not really important anyway just body fat.
Today I am at 195 so I did get through that point but I also learned the most important lesson to weight loss. Patience!!!!!!!!!