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Made my goal today! :) (w/pic)

plain_jane
plain_jane Posts: 49 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
The first picture is from Christmas and it's the one that made me realize I had seriously gained some weight. I was in denial, I guess. Then, when I weighed in on here and realized I was actually in the overweight category I almost couldn't believe it. So, it was completely vanity that made me start losing weight, but the best thing is that I FEEL GREAT now. I love being able to get on my treadmill and run for 45 minutes and know that my clothes will fit when I am looking for something to wear. I have so much more energy to keep up with my kids and I am just happier, in general! I had set my goal at 135 because I felt like it was (or should be) attainable, but I honestly was a little apprehensive about whether I would get there or not. Today is 100 days of MFP and I met my goal this morning! I feel so proud to have set a goal, stuck with it, and achieved what I set out to do. Now that I am already working on it, I do still want to continue to tone up and get rid of some excess belly fat that is still hanging around, but first I just wanted to do a litlte happy dance about meeting my goal!

Oh, and for the endless debates about how many calories to consume, I should add that the last 4 pounds dropped off almost immediately upon increasing my calories from a 1 lb per week loss to .5 lb per week loss.

I hope this works to add the picture:

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  • shellgoff
    shellgoff Posts: 189 Member
    You look great! Good job!
    Thats intersting about increasing your calories!
  • shadow3829
    shadow3829 Posts: 103 Member
    Awesome job!! You look great!!
  • arodriguez24
    arodriguez24 Posts: 81 Member
    Excellent results, congrats.
  • xSmileyLeighx
    xSmileyLeighx Posts: 14
    Congratulations! :)
  • plain_jane
    plain_jane Posts: 49 Member
    hmm, the pictures aren't working, sorry. I'm kind of a novice to the message boards, although I lurked here frequently. They are in my profile though.
  • sandram82
    sandram82 Posts: 615 Member
    Nice job!!! you look great
  • RandiLH
    RandiLH Posts: 5 Member
    you look great!!!!!

    I made my goal today too--hooray for us! :)
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
    That s awesome! Congrats! My goal is 135 as well but I still have 25lbs to go
  • mom2TNT
    mom2TNT Posts: 29 Member
    Congrats!! You look great!! Hope to be where you are this time next year!!
  • yannethfr
    yannethfr Posts: 18 Member
    Congrats on reaching your goal!!! YAY!!!

    I do believe you when you said you had to increase your calories. I believe this may have more to do what is known as the Zig-Zag method where you vary your calories more. I wanted to give MFP's plan a try first before I did MFP with the Zig-Zag and after only 1 wk, despite being very full on several occasions I have managed to lose the 1-2lbs/wk.

    Congratulations again....you really do look GREAT!
  • feel_the_love
    feel_the_love Posts: 56
    Great job =) You deserve a happy dance! :drinker:
  • MrsSorenson
    MrsSorenson Posts: 450 Member
    You look great! I'm sure you feel great too! thank you for sharing, I love success stories and can't wait to share mine some day! I still have 94 lbs to go! Enjoy your day!!!
  • PeaceLoveStrength
    PeaceLoveStrength Posts: 87 Member
    Amazing job! You look fantastic! :)
  • Plumpqt
    Plumpqt Posts: 156
    OMG! wow you look fantastic! I hope to do what you've done :)
  • HealthierMamasita
    HealthierMamasita Posts: 1,126 Member
    The first picture is from Christmas and it's the one that made me realize I had seriously gained some weight. I was in denial, I guess. Then, when I weighed in on here and realized I was actually in the overweight category I almost couldn't believe it. So, it was completely vanity that made me start losing weight, but the best thing is that I FEEL GREAT now. I love being able to get on my treadmill and run for 45 minutes and know that my clothes will fit when I am looking for something to wear. I have so much more energy to keep up with my kids and I am just happier, in general! I had set my goal at 135 because I felt like it was (or should be) attainable, but I honestly was a little apprehensive about whether I would get there or not. Today is 100 days of MFP and I met my goal this morning! I feel so proud to have set a goal, stuck with it, and achieved what I set out to do. Now that I am already working on it, I do still want to continue to tone up and get rid of some excess belly fat that is still hanging around, but first I just wanted to do a litlte happy dance about meeting my goal!

    Oh, and for the endless debates about how many calories to consume, I should add that the last 4 pounds dropped off almost immediately upon increasing my calories from a 1 lb per week loss to .5 lb per week loss.

    I hope this works to add the picture:

    3763353_6875.jpg

    Fantastic job!
  • sherryv02
    sherryv02 Posts: 26
    that is great!
  • JBRENTLINGER
    JBRENTLINGER Posts: 160
    What an inspiration to see your before/after pic. What an accomplishment! Way to go! You look fantastic!
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    Good job!!You look fantastic.
    jane:drinker:
  • danielsmommy10
    danielsmommy10 Posts: 18
    that's so inspirational! i just started my journey and you're awesome! good job girl!
  • JPRobocker
    JPRobocker Posts: 74 Member
    Just out of curiosity, how tall are you? You look great and I'm right at 135 right now. I am not the best at judging myself since I'm pretty critical when I look in the mirror.
  • plain_jane
    plain_jane Posts: 49 Member
    Just out of curiosity, how tall are you? You look great and I'm right at 135 right now. I am not the best at judging myself since I'm pretty critical when I look in the mirror.

    I'm 5'4". I am sure you look good at 5'6" and 135, but it's easy to be critical of ourselves. I'm not really happy with the way I look yet but I've made big improvements! Thanks for the encouragement.
  • plain_jane
    plain_jane Posts: 49 Member
    you look great!!!!!

    I made my goal today too--hooray for us! :)

    Congrats! Isn't it a great feeling?
  • Monica_in_MO
    Monica_in_MO Posts: 162 Member
    Great job!! You inspire me to keep after it!
  • kyodi
    kyodi Posts: 376 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
  • DeniseGdz
    DeniseGdz Posts: 592 Member
    WOW!! You look fantastic!
  • spcopps
    spcopps Posts: 283
    Wow great job!! Can I ask what you were doing for your workouts?? I am 5'5" and at 155. My final goal is 125 but seems my workouts aren't doing enough toning..
  • christy_frank
    christy_frank Posts: 680 Member
    WOW!!!!! Fantastic job! I started 1/3/11 @ 160 lbs and I am only down to 146....but I am still working at it and I will get there, just like you did, just at a slower pace apparently! Now what??? Are you going to go for 130 lbs??? Tone & build muscle?
  • RunConquerCelebrate
    RunConquerCelebrate Posts: 956 Member
    You look great congratulations on your success.So I have a lot of questions for you hope you do not mind:

    I am currently at the weight that you were at when you started, I have been on here since October and have lost 12lbs but now I am stuck at 152. What kind of exercise did you do and how many calories where you eating when you started? My goal weight is the same as yours I am 5'3.
    I have done p90x and currently I am doing Insanity but the darn scale is not budging and not sure what else I can do.

    Thanks
  • healthyme2be
    healthyme2be Posts: 33
    You look amazing! Congrats on making it to your goal!!
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    what a huge difference! great job! :)
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