Morbidly Obese...yikes.

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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    edited January 2015
    Cranquistador wrote: »
    zipa78 wrote: »
    There's certainly no need to be intimidated by weight lifting. Everyone was a beginner at some point, except the ones who never started at all.
    This.


    I started lifting at age 40... It has done wonders for me.
    Oh and I went from 235 to 188 so far...I am 5'11"

    Some pics from this month are in my blog if you want to look.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Cranquistador
  • Bchlvr64
    Bchlvr64 Posts: 89 Member
    Add me too! I started at 331 lbs and I'm now 225. Would love to support each other!
  • 1triciakae
    1triciakae Posts: 41 Member
    Hello. I am 28 years old. As of 4 weeks ago I weighed 314 I started in October at 327. I am just starting. I am doing leslie sansones videos and I love them. I am not sure how much weight I have lost this month because I don't like the scale but my pants don't fit so that's a good sign. Add me and we can work on this as a team.
  • knkirk09
    knkirk09 Posts: 15
    Feel free to add me, too!
  • SeeNicholeShrink
    SeeNicholeShrink Posts: 29 Member
    Wow thank you all so much for the support. Added!
  • Schadenfreude26
    Schadenfreude26 Posts: 1
    I'm new and looking for friends as well! I started losing last year and then fell off the wagon over the summer months. Anyone can add me!
  • Noreen2014
    Noreen2014 Posts: 33 Member
    Hi everyone
  • Noreen2014
    Noreen2014 Posts: 33 Member
    Well I don't know what happened to my post lol
    I am currently 265 and my goal weight is 145
    I always looked at the big picture of losing weight and never succeeded- 20+ years over weight- it scares me. But I have been given an opportunity to fulfill a dream I always had and losing my weight will help in my process of getting back to who I really am
  • wmpottsjr
    wmpottsjr Posts: 42 Member
    I used to be a handsome man, but since I gained so much weight, I don't let anyone take my picture. I am so embarrassed. You know the old adage that "all fat people look alike." I had to go to my sons wedding and of course many pictures were taken of me. None were very flattering. Well there isn't a better motivator than seeing your fat picture. You're three times the size as everybody else and all your facial features are gone. Have someone take your picture and put it where you see it a lot.

    Well I lost another pound today and feeling pretty good about that.
  • SeeNicholeShrink
    SeeNicholeShrink Posts: 29 Member
    I am the same way about pictures. I hate them. I dread them. I want to change that!
  • JenniferIsLosingIt
    JenniferIsLosingIt Posts: 595 Member
    Feel free to add me my starting weight was 412 I am currently at 323. :) I log religiously for the most part. I have fell of the wagon a time or two but have not experienced a major gain just incredibly slow loss at times.
  • JenniferIsLosingIt
    JenniferIsLosingIt Posts: 595 Member
    SeeNicholeShrink wrote: »
    I am the same way about pictures. I hate them. I dread them. I want to change that!

    I am finally starting to like pics again because i can truly see progress! :)

  • Naaer
    Naaer Posts: 212 Member
    I am considered "obese", but I think when I first started MFP, it was more like MORBIDLY obese...I have lost sixteen pounds and just FEEL so much better...I got a scare from my doctor saying I was at risk for a heart attack, so that really jolted me into doing something NOW and not when it is convenient for me...Good Luck in your journey...Feel free to add me as a friend...


    Reaan
  • wmpottsjr
    wmpottsjr Posts: 42 Member
    edited January 2015
    I used to not care about my sodium intake. Then 2 years ago on Christmas Eve after having eaten lots and lots of sodium, I had a major heart problem that left me unable to work and on disability because of it. So, to me, the most important thing I could preach is "cut your sodium to very low levels." You need far less than what you think. A sedentary person only needs 500 mg/day. Do not drink excessively. I see people drinking 12-15 glasses of fluids a day and eating 3000 mg of sodium. They wonder why they don't lose weight. Duhhh 15 x 8 oz is 3,600 milliliters. First off, you are not going to urinate that much fluid in a days time. The average urine output is 2000 ml/day. Second, sodium causes you to retain fluids. Drop your sodium and drink less. Don't dehydrate yourself, drink about the level of fluids that you void.

  • BAD4DR
    BAD4DR Posts: 1 Member
    edited January 2015
    Congrats on your weight loss. Feel free to add me. I started in October at 331lbs and now at 290lbs, and still have a long way to go.
  • smak1008
    smak1008 Posts: 2
    edited January 2015
    Congrats to everyone on their weight loss! Thats wonderful. Im at 257 Ive been on mfp for a while i cant seem to stay motivated. Its definately going to be a journey..feel free to add me.
  • laumis1
    laumis1 Posts: 14 Member
    Hi there add me! I started in October at 355 and now am 335. Working to lose 135 more
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    I started at 376, and am now at 298. I have about 150 more that I'd like to lose. I'm finally getting back on track!! Feel free to friend me!
  • CathyRobertson1973
    CathyRobertson1973 Posts: 6 Member
    Please add me I am looking for some friends to encourage me, this is hard to do alone I am at 227 and would love to be at 150 or less
  • kismea
    kismea Posts: 45 Member
    You can feel free to add me. My highest was 312 and am about half way to my goal of 180. :)
  • blukitten
    blukitten Posts: 922 Member
    Feel free to add me! Started at 327 in July, now at 281 and still losing! I still have about 131 I would like to lose but am on track and log in every day!
  • k_stump_13
    k_stump_13 Posts: 21 Member
    Hello! I would love to help and support you through your journey as I am starting mine as well. At my all time highest was 300lb. This was after I put on nearly 60lbs from being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. I am back down to a fluctuating 277-282, but I am getting married in September and want to lose a few sizes before then.
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