The "how are you losing it" question

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  • joaniegray
    joaniegray Posts: 88 Member
    I try to turn people on to this site - I like calories in and out and exercise. You are probably very inspirational to many people. Keep up the good work.
  • hjy319
    hjy319 Posts: 269 Member
    I love it on here, I just hope those I tell about it check it out and like it too. Thanks everyone for your support and friendship on here, it helps more than anyone (outside of this site :wink: ) will ever know!!!
  • gc_tweety
    gc_tweety Posts: 205 Member
    I will too be logging forever, when i stop logging, I start gaining. :)

    Due to the HUGE mistake I made (neglecting to log in) I was thinking of not logging everyday. I know better so I'm going to keep doing what I know works.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Ha ha, I have had a few friends sign up after I tell them, but most of them haven't been back...that said, I keep it simple when I explain "how I am losing it." I say, "I have been paying attention to what I am putting in my mouth, quality and quantity." Most people can live with that. I haven't had anyone ask yet if I have used some miracle pill, but my weight loss has not been as significant as yours yet :) Keep up the great work!
  • akcaswell
    akcaswell Posts: 6 Member
    I get that! I lost 120lbs (down to my last 20) and people ask me all the time how I did it.....DIET AND EXERCISE!! there is no easy way out! I have family who are considering surgery and they think that is "easy"...even when you have the surgery it is only an aid....you still have to work for it in order for it to stick! PLain and simple..there is no easy way out and the general public doesnt seem to understand that :( keep on truckin! You are doing great!
  • Sarahr73
    Sarahr73 Posts: 454 Member
    I get that sometimes too. I am not down a jean size yet (which is my ultimate goal) but my jeans are now loose on me compared to before. Most people don't believe when I tell them about MFP. I even tell people "You should try it, it's great." And then they never do but still complain about the weight they want to lose. I find it very funny when they complain about the weight they want to lose while eating their second doughnut from the treats brought in. It's like really? Really?
  • carolinalori
    carolinalori Posts: 7
    Over the past year, I lost 70 pounds and a "friend" asked me point blank "did you take something"... It is upsetting because I have worked my butt off (literally) and I count every calorie i put in my body along with exercise five days a week!
  • hjy319
    hjy319 Posts: 269 Member
    Over the past year, I lost 70 pounds and a "friend" asked me point blank "did you take something"... It is upsetting because I have worked my butt off (literally) and I count every calorie i put in my body along with exercise five days a week!

    Awesome job!! You are doing the right thing and getting the desired results! Don't let them get you, just smile and know that you will keep it off so much longer by doing this the right way and not using the "quick fixes" that so many others do.
    I know I have tried them all!! I have 10 more lbs to lose before I hot my all time lowest that I hit with weight watchers.
  • corsayre8
    corsayre8 Posts: 551 Member
    Don't worry, not going to tell you to start eating them. I didn't eat them in the beginning either. I have been kissing steadily and consistently. Forty five pounds since the beginning of the year.

    However, I have started eating some of them back. Less than a pound left till I reach the healthy range for my BMI. And I often burn 800-1100 calories a day. 1200 was no longer sustaining me, so gradually started upping them. Usually around 1600 a day now. Just keep in mind that as you deplete your fat stores, you body is going to need more food.
    As of right now I do not eat my workout calories back, because its working, when it stops working, i'll adjust it.
    Just wondering if anyone else has run into the same??
    I'm the same!
    I don't eat my exercise calories back and have done really well over the last 6 months (107lbs lost), I just stick to what works for me to be honest :bigsmile:
  • SixCatFaerie
    SixCatFaerie Posts: 690 Member
    Everything everyone has said is absolutely true! I have had people notice even though I haven't lost much... YET! I tell them all about MFP & 2 of my friends have signed up & log in regularly. (They are working towards every day. - Busier lives than mine!)

    Never ceases to amaze me when people actually ask me "What are you taking?" or "What diet are you on?" I tell them that I'm not & then point them to MFP!

    We are all inspirations for eachother! :bigsmile:

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  • FK1983
    FK1983 Posts: 186 Member
    Don't worry, not going to tell you to start eating them. I didn't eat them in the beginning either. I have been kissing steadily and consistently. Forty five pounds since the beginning of the year.

    However, I have started eating some of them back. Less than a pound left till I reach the healthy range for my BMI. And I often burn 800-1100 calories a day. 1200 was no longer sustaining me, so gradually started upping them. Usually around 1600 a day now. Just keep in mind that as you deplete your fat stores, you body is going to need more food.
    I think it will get to the point where I will start doing the same as you once I'm right near my goal weight, trying to maintain my weight and not losing weight will be the next big challenge for me :noway:
  • zeeeb
    zeeeb Posts: 805 Member
    everyone wants it to be easy. everyone is envious when you lose weight and they are hoping that there is a magic potion that will work (so am i, but i got sick of waiting for it to hit me in the face, and decided i'd better just put the work in).

    it is hard work, committment and dedication, so many people aren't prepared to do it, and they hope that you say "oh yeah, i got this pill, and i've just dropped kilo after kilo every week, and look, i don't even exercise, i just go for a half an hour walk once a week" unfortunately, it's not that easy or everyone would be super sexy.... nobody would be fat, there would be no diabetes or heart disease or joint issues...
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