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Hey listen, started at 302 (its hard for me to even say that) and my goal is 185, so you can see how much I have to lose. It can be discouraging and frightening too. But, I'm here and a bunch of us are commited to encouraging, motivating, and just being down right kick in the pants honest with you.

If you feel comfortable open up your diary the way most of us have so we can all help out and you can help us stay on track too.

Blessings,

Diane

my goal is 1OO lbs too when i look at that no it seems so big and scary! although i wouldn't wish it on anyone its nice to know your not alone in such a quest! 6 lbs down and struggling along.

my goal is 125 pounds. I am down 46 so far. I have broken it up into smaller chunks (haha chunks) to make it not seem so overwhelming. I am 9.5 pounds from my first goal of 55 pounds.
I hearda quote once " by perserverance the snail reached the ark" im slinking my way there, not gonna miss this boat. Sometimes day by day is even too much, but literally choice by choice. I made so many decisions about food in the past without thought but now every choice has to be conscious even if it's not a great one ! you can do it!

As of this picture, I was down 80 pounds in a year. It's very possible and realistic to expect 79 pounds in around a year. Good luck, you can do it!

I lost 100lbs in about a year doing P90x for 3 months and insanity for 4. The key is to not do workouts you aren't prepared for. P90x and Insanity are very intense home workouts so before starting P90x I did 45 min walks on an incline treadmill to build my legs and cardio. You might think walking isn't too intense but that's the beauty of it, it tricks your mind into thinking you're doing less when really my walks usually got my heart up to 170 beats per minute and strengthened my cardio enough to begin P90x.

Six day workouts work the best. If you're always working out, you'll feel that the fuel (healthy food) you're putting into your body is being put to good use. I know more than anybody that salty fried foods can put you into a feeding frenzy but if you try to workout after a few hotdogs and some beer, (true experience) you'll feel terrible.

Work on cardiovascular workouts with some muscle toning techniques. Don't focus so much on workouts that build a ton of muscle in your arms or chest, they're usually longer and that muscle can lie under the fat making you look larger if you don't do enough cardio. Seeing these results can discourage you from progressing further.

Other than that take the adventure of cooking new and healthy foods. Sure lean cuisines and low fat yogurt can taste like cardboard but if you cook up some stir fry vegetables with some teryaki sauce and grilled chicken or a lean sirloin with a mushroom sauce you'll have a new appreciation for what food actually can be.

If you have a problem feeling as full as you used to and have trouble controlling your portions, try to set alarms and eat every 2-3 hours. Doing this you'll never feel stuffed or starving and you'll get your cooking skills up. Took me about three tries to make a two egg omelette that didn't look like a landfill of mushrooms and chives but I eventually got the hang of it. Over the year I've learned to make a slew of meals using healthy recipes. Plus now my girlfriend is impressed that I can actually cook.

Keep with it and I promise you the choices you make to be healthier will come natural. McDonald's and pizza will start to make you feel ill instantly and you won't even want to bother with that trash. Keep up with you're myfitnesspal calculator and make sure not to go over on your goals and you'll find that this process is less overwhelming than you thought.

If you have any questions just friend me I'd love to help with any tips I might have to help you achieve your goals.

Good luck.

Work on cardiovascular workouts with some muscle toning techniques. Don't focus so much on workouts that build a ton of muscle in your arms or chest, they're usually longer and that muscle can lie under the fat making you look larger if you don't do enough cardio. Seeing these results can discourage you from progressing further.

Terrible advice, honestly. First of all, you won't put on a significant amount of muscle if you are in a calorie deficeit mode. The goal of strength training during a diet is to maintain muscle while you lose. Second of all, read almost any article/blog/post from a professional trainer on here and all of them recommend a strength training regimen for people trying to lose weight. Preserving muscle means preserving your metabolism and also when you are skinny you don't want to look "skinny fat'. You want to have definition and build.

Usually when I lift weights I do circuits or something that keeps my heart rate up while I lift. If I work one muscle group for one lift, I'll use another group for my next lift so it promotes "active rest". It's a good way to get your calorie burn while lifting weights.

In my opinion, if you're going to work out 4 times a week (which is about what I do), it should be 2x cardio and 2x strength training. Since tapering off my exclusively-cardio workouts and adding strength training, my results have really accellerated. I can't recommend it enough. Use your diet to maintain your weight loss, strength training to preserve your muscular frame, and cardio to promote cardiovascular health. You need all of it.

Nice advice!! Kudos! :flowerforyou: And, I totally agree!

I didnt lose quite that much yet but i have about 20 or 30 more to lose b4 im at my goal. I lost 50 last year with jumping off and on the wagon alot lol I'm not a very consistent person
feb of last year

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Let me find a "before" pic and I'll post my current (down 70 pounds).

@ ahsongbird.. great job.. it does not look like the same person.. keep up the good work!