People Who Have Lost 100lbs+

hey! i have a similar story. i've been overweight my entire life. i hit 250 and also decided it was time for a change. I'm down to 150 but i still have at least 30 lbs to go. i'm only 4'10 haha. This took me about 3 years but i move a little slower than most i guess. anyway, i do have some extra skin around my breasts and belly but i'm not done yet so i can't say for sure if it's going to stick around.

as far as tips and tricks, i don't have any. be diligent, start a workout regime and stick with it. don't let "bad" days throw you off. a calorie surplus here and there will not derail you. seriously, it won't. my diary is open but i'm currently maintaining for the time being so that may not help you much. also- there's a lot of debate about this, but i don't demonize any food groups. i eat pretty much anything, it's just about moderation. i try to eat mostly home cooked stuff but i also realize there's nothing wrong with going out sometimes. and 1200 is too low if mfp tries to stick you with that. i tried it for the first 6 months and i was just weak and tired and felt genuinely awful.

eta- i have photos in my profile. my most recent one is a little old but within the last 10 or so lbs

I don't have any massive weight loss to discuss here, but if it helps, just know that so many people are in the same boat as you. I too need to get better at logging what I eat. Iused to think it was a bit of a crock to have to log everything you put in your mouth, but when you think about all the little bits it does add up to a full snack or even a meal some days. It might not be a lot as a singular occurance, but a few times a week and it's not wonder I didn't lose any weight.

I'm in recovery for binge eating, having not binged in a very long time. It was hard to repair the relationship I had with food especially the binge/shame cycle. There are still days when it's really difficult not to revert back to my old ways of thinking, but I just keep trying to do a little bit better each day. That's all I can ask of myself.

The best advice I can give is to be realistic and honest. Perseverance is key. And don't forget to take time to admire the small changes you're making each day, those small reinforcements go a long way, especially if you're having a rough go. Best of luck!

READ the following books:
Wheat belly
Dr. Gary Taubes: Why We Get Fat and What to DO About it

I started at over 300 pounds and have so far lost about 160 pounds. I do have some loose skin (arm flap in certain angles, lower ab area & when leaning a certain way my thighs are loose and wrinkly) it took about 2 years to get here there were lots and lots of hard moments feeling like a "failure"...lots of crying ...I always say crying a lot was my number one weight loss thing

My self esteem is still a work in progress but I have moments where I think im the hottest thing on the planet which is nice :blushing:

My tips : pre log your days,eat a good amount do not fall for the 1200 thing,stick to a work out routine,drink as much water as you can,if you have bad days forgive yourself and move on its okay to indulge sometimes that is life, dont skip out on holidays you will regret it ,make small goals I know how daunting it is to stare into the abyss of what you want to accomplish so make those small goals for yourself

Love those tips. Thanks! :-)

Also....wtg!!

Hey, I'm down over 100lbs. I have MFP friends who have lost as much as you currently weigh! You can do this.

Eat lots of greens, vegetables, healthy proteins, nut and plant based fats, strength train, and get moving. Log everything you eat. Be honest. My disaster of a dinner is still logged. Keeps me accountable even when I'm not making perfect choices. Happy to cheer you along and offer any more details. Good luck!

EDIT: cut your processed foods, especially processed sugars and flour.

So, I'm not quite to 100 lbs weight loss yet but I'm over half way! Wow... that just hit me... I know I've come so far but I feel like I have so far to go. Just know that you are working your way towards a healthy you! It's taken me awhile to get to this point in my weight loss but the momentum is picking up the more I exercise. Tips: don't give up, one bad day won't break you just like one good day won't make you. Just keep at it, go over on calories, dust yourself off and try again the next day, just keep going. Exercise, move your body, find something active you enjoy doing. Dancing? Walking? For me it started with P90X but I couldn't stick with it because it was just so boring for me. Then I found Zumba, the latin one, and I did that for 3-4 months... I enjoyed it so much, at first I probably looked like a clumsy elephant but the more I did it the more fun it was to see my improvement. Shoot, I shook my *kitten* all over the place. Then came getting a gym membership, I cancelled cable to get it since I'm kind of poor. It helped too because I didn't have the constant pull of tv. Now I just LOVE the gym... if I miss a day I feel like a lazy *kitten*. Lifting is my favorite!! omg it's amazing!! It helps you lose weight SO much!! and now the guys check me out to see what I'm up to, you tend to start recognizing people the more you go and you kind of are this little bad *kitten* club. At first it's so super awkward to walk in there into the "man zone" and see all these beefy muscular (and some hotties) guys throwing ish around like it's nothing and I was just this fat girl all awkward like ("what the F do I do over here?!?!") but now I'm throwing down like the rest of them (ok not necessarily as much weight, but like I own the place.) haha. So just do something you love, take the courage to try something new, you might surprise yourself and find your passion for something different. You might meet people that lift you up, or you just might find YOURSELF. Whatever you chose, do it with conviction. Sorry for my lengthy rant.

Thank you all so much for this wonderful advice and sharing your stories!

Looking forward to reading your success story. Wouldn't that be something? Imagine posting to other people:

"This is how I lost over 50 kilos. You can do do it!"

Thank you all so much for this wonderful advice and sharing your stories!

Looking forward to reading your success story. Wouldn't that be something? Imagine posting to other people:

"This is how I lost over 50 kilos. You can do do it!"

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Hi,

Good luck with your journey, I started my journey in November 2012, I weighed 321lb - today I weight 160lb, I still have 10lb to lose, but I'm not in a rush, it will come off in it's own sweet time.

Here are some of the most important things I've learned along the way are:

1) Be kind to yourself

2) It took years to put the weight on, don't expect it to come off over night

3) Never give up

4) Don't turn a bad day into a bad week

5) There is no such thing as bad FOOD, only bad PORTION control

6) Listen to your body

7) Don't lie to yourself, because the only person getting hurt by this, is yourself

8) This road isn't an easy one, you will fall over, but it's up to YOU to pick YOURSELF back up, brush yourself down and carry on

9) You are the key to your success, don't blame other people, they may tempt you, but short of forcing the food down your neck, they cannot make you eat something that will throw you off course

10) Don't do this because you NEED to, that will lead to failure, do it because you WANT to - WANTING this is the only reason you should be doing it

As I say, good luck.

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