A life changing 7 months - 6 sizes and 63 lbs lost

bookjunkie54
bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
edited November 9 in Success Stories
This has been a life changing 7 months for me. I blogged about it in October - link if you're interested in reading it.


Some days I still can't believe I did it! I'm 5"4', weighed 192 lbs and was a size 18. Something had to change and one day I just made the decision to start getting healthier. Once I saw results, after a few weeks, I was even more motivated to keep going. Today I'm so happy to be a size 6 and weigh 129 lbs!

The best part is how great I feel! Myfitnesspal has definitely helped me meet my goal and continues to help me maintain and stay healthy.
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  • laurende1022
    laurende1022 Posts: 28 Member
    Congratulations!!! That is an amazing transformation.
  • yasmine334
    yasmine334 Posts: 187 Member
    Congrats :)
  • bri_chr_kha
    bri_chr_kha Posts: 22
    You look great..Congrats! :)
  • Imcharmed
    Imcharmed Posts: 346 Member
    That's awesome, well done you.
  • danibu98
    danibu98 Posts: 281 Member
    This is so inspiring! Glad you posted it!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Inspiring. I love to see progress from women the same height as well.
  • ncfitbit
    ncfitbit Posts: 1,058 Member
    Woo Hoo! Good for you. This is where I hope to be in a few months. :)
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    Congrats! I"m the same height as you. You're an inspiration!
  • Laughter_Girl
    Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
    That's awesome!!! Good for you!
  • yumagringa
    yumagringa Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you for posting this! I'm in a similar situation and this helps so much. Congratulations!
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you all so much!
  • ichigofruit
    ichigofruit Posts: 23 Member
    You look incredible! Well done! Did you do it all by diet alone? What kind of changes did you make?
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    ichigofruit wrote: »
    You look incredible! Well done! Did you do it all by diet alone? What kind of changes did you make?

    Thank you! Yes, diet alone. I honestly hate to exercise. I started by giving up sweets and pop. Only coffee for breakfast. Salad every day for lunch. Then measured my dinners. Measuring was key for me not to go over 1200 calories. I allowed myself sweets once in awhile and I'm a wine drinker - so I built that in too. Lol. It was hard at first and I was always hungry. After a month my stomach got used to less calories and I would get fuller faster. Then the lbs just kept coming off. I could still eat pretty much anything as long as it's measured and within reason. Once you see results, it's a lot easier to stick with it!
  • igsalem
    igsalem Posts: 69 Member
    Did you start at 1200 calories and stay at 1200 since the beginning of your journey? Please share.
  • mcmama15
    mcmama15 Posts: 1 Member
    Wow, that's a big accomplishment in a short time. Congrats! Hope my journey is as successful! I'm amazed at how the process of simply tracking calories consumed lead to my scale beginning to finally budge, showing decreasing numbers each day....love the simplicity of it!!
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    igsalem wrote: »
    Did you start at 1200 calories and stay at 1200 since the beginning of your journey? Please share.

    Yes, I've been on 1200 calories the entire time. I'm still at 1200 right now because I'd like to lose 4 more and once I do that, I plan to increase the calories slowly and maintain. I don't plan to increase more than 1500 a day.
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    mcmama15 wrote: »
    Wow, that's a big accomplishment in a short time. Congrats! Hope my journey is as successful! I'm amazed at how the process of simply tracking calories consumed lead to my scale beginning to finally budge, showing decreasing numbers each day....love the simplicity of it!!

    Thanks! I agree - I never imagined I'd have such great results just from this. I don't exercise at all so it really blew me away that counting calories is all I needed to do. It did make me so much more knowledgeable about what I eat and how bad things are for me. That's something I never considered before I started this. It's eye opening!
  • Sandra_M
    Sandra_M Posts: 41 Member
    Well done! Great story and it gives us all hope. Thanks for posting.
  • PlantBasedforLifeFOK
    PlantBasedforLifeFOK Posts: 11 Member
    Great Job! This is a perfect personal reminder that it takes time and consistency to get the results you desire! :)
  • tbritt8307
    tbritt8307 Posts: 2
    congratulations!
  • FitChic13
    FitChic13 Posts: 51 Member
    Congrats Well done! :D
    What a Fab way to start the new year!
    You've just given me a timeline for my journey as I am starting at the weight you are at and I am the same height!
    I once spoke with a trainer who said that if everyone just "ate clean" the weight would come off.
    By eating clean she meant no processed foods just "real" food - fruit, veg, protien.
  • FitChic13
    FitChic13 Posts: 51 Member
    Just read your blog - it's GREAT. Love the honesty. Thank you
  • nm82baby
    nm82baby Posts: 30 Member
    That's awesome! Way to stick with it. Thanks for sharing your story. A nutrionist once told me that exercise is good for the body, but weight loss is mostly impacted by what we eat. You might burn 500 calories a day exercising, but if you're still eating junk food, drinking pop (including diet) and/or overeating then you won't get healthy.
  • robinrmcfal
    robinrmcfal Posts: 36 Member
    Congrats! Good luck to you on maintaining.
  • JEE2015
    JEE2015 Posts: 146 Member
    That is wonderful!!! I've started my journey this week your the goals you've acheived. You inspire me!
  • MontanaDiva
    MontanaDiva Posts: 16 Member
    bookjunkie54 wrote: »
    The best part is how great I feel! Myfitnesspal has definitely helped me meet my goal and continues to help me maintain and stay healthy.

    Wow what a great way to help us all start off our new year. This is inspirational and motivating.

    I have hated to journal my food, but MFP has helped me change that..it has taken some time to get me to commit regularly but seeing posts like yours, helps me to know I am on the right track..and I just need to not stop..

  • vmalered
    vmalered Posts: 6 Member
    So kind of you to share your story and motivate us with your success
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    FitChic13 wrote: »
    Just read your blog - it's GREAT. Love the honesty. Thank you

    Thank you! I agree - I have always failed when I tried just exercising to lose the weight. When I focused on calories and eating better, the weight came off quickly. I do plan to start exercising to tone up eventually. But it's the eating better that I know works for me. Thanks for reading my blog!
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    nm82baby wrote: »
    That's awesome! Way to stick with it. Thanks for sharing your story. A nutrionist once told me that exercise is good for the body, but weight loss is mostly impacted by what we eat. You might burn 500 calories a day exercising, but if you're still eating junk food, drinking pop (including diet) and/or overeating then you won't get healthy.

    Yes, I agree! I've never been able to stick with exercising, but eating better and counting calories ended up being the trick for me. It's eye opening for sure!
  • bookjunkie54
    bookjunkie54 Posts: 13 Member
    MontanaDiva wrote: »
    bookjunkie54 wrote: »
    The best part is how great I feel! Myfitnesspal has definitely helped me meet my goal and continues to help me maintain and stay healthy.

    Wow what a great way to help us all start off our new year. This is inspirational and motivating.

    I have hated to journal my food, but MFP has helped me change that..it has taken some time to get me to commit regularly but seeing posts like yours, helps me to know I am on the right track..and I just need to not stop..

    I think the only reason I stayed with it was because I saw results pretty quickly. After a few weeks I had lost 10 lbs and that kept me motivated to continue tracking. Good luck! When I would get frustrated, I just reminded myself that I'd come a long way and not to give up. :)
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