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    30 lbs lost, took me 9 months

    Posts: 86
    edited September 2024 in Success Stories
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    The picture on the left really opened up my eyes. And so I got serious, I made a few plans, made even more mistakes, and here I am, still chugging along.

    Thanks for all the support along the way =)

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    • Posts: 1,324 Member
      You look fabulous!

      You are tall? You look tall...
    • Posts: 86
      You look fabulous!

      You are tall? You look tall...

      Yup, 6'2"
    • Posts: 323 Member
      wow. you weren't even heavy at all to begin with! but congrats on your weight loss you look so good!!
    • Posts: 69
      Wow, you look amazing! Proof that slow and steady wins the race - very inspiring and thanks for posting :)
    • Posts: 154
      Congrats to you! :drinker:
    • Posts: 254 Member
      You look Fabulous! Very happy ...and Very Beautiful too! Nicely done!
    • Posts: 295
      wow you didn't look like you had 30lb to loose but you look amazing now, well done :bigsmile:
    • Posts: 517 Member
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      Yup, 6'2"
      i'm 6 ft 1" and am very overweight - would love to get down a wee bit
      you looked great anyway, but fantastic in your most recent pic

      congrats!!
    • Posts: 951 Member
      Great job....you look awesome :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 86 Member
      How did you lose it, what are your tricks?
    • Posts: 1,205 Member
      How did you lose it, what are your tricks?

      i'm going to throw out a huge guess of good choices and perhaps some exercise
    • Posts: 1,093 Member
      You look great. Taking it off slow like that will help you maintain the healthy habits you have started!
    • Posts: 408 Member
      Looking good...fantastic job.
    • Posts: 86
      I followed Winston Churchill's advice to 'never, never, never give up'. Not even when I was stuck at 174 for almost two months. Not even when I had a bad day, weekend, or week. Not even when people told me I was already skinny, or obsessed....I gained those thirty lbs a few months after competing in a weight-loss competition last April, which my team won, and I lost 9 lbs in the 35 days of the contest. Problem was, I did it by overexercising and eating too few calories, and so when the competition was up and I returned to my "normal" eating habits, I gained those ten lbs back and then twenty more over the summer. August came and I was disgusted with myself, and I did the diet pill, starve yourself and binge the next day approach for a couple months, which left me frustrated and still not where I wanted to be, where I knew a HEALTHY me could, and should be. And so I finally buckled down and did it the right way, figured out what my maintenance calories are (2300), what my BMR is (1600ish) and made sure to eat somewhere in between, MOST days. I also workout 5-6 days a week, comprised of one or two good hard runs where my HR stays up between 80-90 percent of my max the entire time, two or three days of circuit training where my HR is usually between 55-65 percent of my max, and fill in the rest with moderate cardio, 60-75 percent of my max.

      If you don't know what a BMR is, or what yours is, find it out, figure it out, and try not to go under it very often, if ever. That's my best advise. Best of luck everyone!!!
    • Posts: 366 Member
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      Yup, 6'2"

      Six what?!!! :noway: Lookin' good...
    • Posts: 86

      Six what?!!! :noway: Lookin' good...


      Well, 6'2 and 1/2 if you want to be technical; but us tall girls like to round DOWN not up, makes us less intimidating. Right? Right. Lol.
    • Posts: 366 Member
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      Well, 6'2 and 1/2 if you want to be technical; but us tall girls like to round DOWN not up, makes us less intimidating. Right? Right. Lol.

      Nah, not intimidated, I rock high heels... :wink:
    • Posts: 920 Member
      Not only do you look GREAT!......... You look as if you've gained a ton of self confidence! Great job!!! :drinker:
    • Posts: 26 Member
      You look absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for posting that it took you 9 months. I need to hear that from time to time, so I don't get fed up with how slow the journey can be.
    • Posts: 244
      Wow, you look amazing. I'm so jealous! you look skinnier than I do now at 198 and I weigh 151. Then again I'm 5'6 haha. But still, great job (:
    • Posts: 480 Member
      You look amazing! :flowerforyou: awesome work! Congratulations on your success!
    • Posts: 858 Member
      Great Job, you look amazing.
    • Posts: 246
      You look great! :)
    • Posts: 5
      You look Fabulous!!! Great job!!!
    • Posts: 228
      That's a huge difference. You look amazing, and Congratulations on sticking it out. We often need to hear the success will come... just not overnight.
    • Posts: 821 Member
      You are GORGEOUS!!! And so tiny!! Congrats on your weight loss! So happy for you
    • Posts: 231 Member
      You look like a model! Congratulations!! You look great!
    • Posts: 128 Member
      BEAUTIFUL!!!
    • Posts: 299 Member
      U look awesome Hun!!!! I hope to look like u one day :)
    • Posts: 86
      Thanks everyone for all the awesome responses =) It makes every struggle worth it =)
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