What I learned losing a 100 lbs, gaining it and now losing a

allanaaron
allanaaron Posts: 43 Member
edited September 25 in Success Stories
1) I learned counting calories, that means weighing and measuring my food
is the only way I will ever lose and keep weight off.
2) Without exersize it will take a looooong time to lose, but it's possible.
3) have to do this for the rest of my life or I'm kidding myself.
4) Community support on different levels is a must.
5) Don't diet, eat healthier
6) Losing weight does not solve all your problems.
7) When I lose 75% of my weight carry a condom with me at all times.
8) Keep your sense of humor!!!!
9) Count bowling balls for weight loss. Every 16 pounds inform people
you just lost another bowling ball and they can keep it if they find it. I lost almost 8
bowling balls and found almost 6 of them back. Just returned one and am down 18 lbs.
9) Ask people to be your friend they can't read your mind.

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  • msproducer
    msproducer Posts: 101 Member
    Love #7! lol.....
  • HiJam
    HiJam Posts: 22
    Great post! Good job catching things before you re-acquired all 8 bowling balls! :wink:
  • LeAnn_Mae
    LeAnn_Mae Posts: 263 Member
    Love number 7 LOL
  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    Hello and Welcome to MFP:flowerforyou: The Community Support here is phenominal.

    #3 is VERY True. and #7 made me laugh out loud. #5 is what I did when I started this Journey because after a Lifetime of "Diets" I knew that they would not work for me.
  • tcsteeves
    tcsteeves Posts: 59
    That's awesome advice!
  • marvelousmartineau
    marvelousmartineau Posts: 9
    I lost 100lbs once also and am starting again after i gained alot back, one thing i also noticed is its alot harder when your older to do it again
  • FitPhysique
    FitPhysique Posts: 284 Member
    awesome post. Welcome to MFP. I love your sense of humor.
  • shallo
    shallo Posts: 353 Member
    What a great list!
  • NattyBo
    NattyBo Posts: 41
    Great post :laugh: :smokin:
  • fuchsiamarie
    fuchsiamarie Posts: 8
    LOVE the bowling ball analogy. I'm stuffing that one in my head for motivation. Thanks!
  • dodier01
    dodier01 Posts: 84 Member
    Haha!! I love #7!!

    Your list is great!
  • tryinghard2012
    tryinghard2012 Posts: 419 Member
    hahaha!!! Great post! And thought #7 was classic!
  • Raynamama
    Raynamama Posts: 480 Member
    Great post! Sense of humor is key, so you've got that covered! Welcome! Best of luck! :laugh: :flowerforyou:
  • cmstaley1
    cmstaley1 Posts: 32
    Right there with you my friend lost about 6 bowling balls the first time. Need to loose 4 of them again and then a couple more for good measure.. Good luck!
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    good advice!!!
  • aab1
    aab1 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Great Post!! Thanks for sharing.

    I've lost 3 bowling balls so far and am hoping another 7 will be missing over time as well.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    EXCELLENT!!
  • DaveNix
    DaveNix Posts: 78 Member
    I think #7 should earn this post a place in the motivational Hall of Fame.
  • katschi
    katschi Posts: 689 Member
    I only have to lose 6 bowling balls!

    #7 ... I am bringing a purse full. With all this talk of bowling, I guess my mind is in the gutter. :drinker:
  • chris6662006
    chris6662006 Posts: 7
    Great Post just gonna change the bowling balls to bags of sugar thanks for the tip though and the rest of the advice ..... nice one !!!
  • twinwolf
    twinwolf Posts: 165 Member
    Awesome post! Of course #7 was the funniest! I have just over 3 bowling balls to go yet.. I've lost over three this time around all ready!

    You can, we can do it!!
  • steph_e
    steph_e Posts: 8
    I love you post. It was both humorous and true! Looking forward to reading more!
  • allanaaron
    allanaaron Posts: 43 Member
    I'm really touched that so many people responded. I guess being America the bowling ball issue got the strongest response outside of the humor. I am now on the cusp of 300 lbs. at 301. And i feel a certain malaise going over me like "Hey buddy, you lost 26 lbs. now you can relax. yet I am only 2 pounds from 299 and 6 lbs from losing two 16 lb bowling balls of F*t. Maybe I should reread my motivations. I'm certainly not giving up on any level. I in fact just dropped a pound a day for a few days in a row, but there's that voice - "Come on Allan you deserve to eat just a little more." Anyway in class the other day the kids brought donuts for a birthday and I did not even consider them. I have a commitment to never eat another donut until I'm told by a doctor to gain weight or something like that, in other words, maybe never. the funny thing was as the kids and other teachers devoured their donuts, I could smell the donuts and actually taste the ghosts of the thousands of donuts I have thoughtlessly murdered in my criminal past. Okay I admit it I was a serial donut killer. I got caught and was sentenced to weigh 365 pounds. I would call that cruel and "usual" punishment.
  • jllipson
    jllipson Posts: 646
    Love the bowling ball analogy...
    Mine is losing my kids - when I hit 35 pounds my 4 year old asked how much I had lost - easiest way to explain it to her was that I had lost her 2 year old sister. Then I told her next I was going to lose her - to which she responded, then you can lose both of us... yep, that's my goal...
    of course, she's cheating and putting weight on - she was 42 pounds, thought I had caught her then she stepped on the scale after me last weekend and she was almost 45 pounds... upped the challenge on me :happy:
  • allanaaron
    allanaaron Posts: 43 Member
    I did the same thing, by working in school part time I was able to find kids who weighed what I lost up to and including 120 lbs. Then I gave it away and only had a toddler. So I'm about 64 lbs down from my high meaning what? grade One?
  • Shawneea
    Shawneea Posts: 27 Member
    #7 is too funny... lol!
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