Down 100 lbs.!!!

WayneBradt
WayneBradt Posts: 69 Member
edited November 13 in Success Stories
I still have a long way to go but this is as close as I could get to shouting off of a roof top. OK, I'm going to find a roof top :smiley:

Edit: That being said I will probably be back down only 99 lbs. tomorrow, but just getting here feels great.
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  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    Awesome! Congratulations, that's a great accomplishment. :)
  • jt880
    jt880 Posts: 163 Member
    Good for you! I have exactly that left to lose myself. I'll shout when my scale is under 200 for the first time since highschool.
  • BigdogEMT
    BigdogEMT Posts: 13 Member
    Way to go! Looks like we're on the same journey, but your just a bit further down the road! Congrats!
  • Tyyche
    Tyyche Posts: 7 Member
    Great job
  • Siobhanekent
    Siobhanekent Posts: 9 Member
    Well done. Im 40% there at the moment :)
  • dusjujr
    dusjujr Posts: 160 Member
    Great Job
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Good job! :D
  • stephaniherzog
    stephaniherzog Posts: 1 Member
    Congratulations! That's a huge accomplishment.
  • jenniferbilyeu
    jenniferbilyeu Posts: 17
    Scream it and shout it...and then scream it and shout it some more!! What an inspiration!!! Talk about awesome dedication!! Pass some on to me please! I have at least 100 to lose! What an amazing journey! So proud for you!!
  • sweetbamaTLC
    sweetbamaTLC Posts: 170 Member
    Incredible! You're awesome:)
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
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    Great job!

    (We really need to be able to "upvote" threads like we can upvote blogs!)
  • jessiruthica
    jessiruthica Posts: 412 Member
    That's a amazing milestone to reach! Hope you found the highest rooftop available!
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    Congratulations to you!!! That is a huge accomplishment! (as is 99 lbs!)
  • WayneBradt
    WayneBradt Posts: 69 Member
    Thank you all for the kind words, MFP is like a group of supportive friends some of us wish we had in real life, relative to our get healthy journeys. With or without we will get there.
  • AmberNicole9910
    AmberNicole9910 Posts: 2 Member
    Congrats! What an amazing feeling! Keep it up! Ur an inspiration! :D
  • ewhip17
    ewhip17 Posts: 515 Member
    nice work!
  • rfrank35
    rfrank35 Posts: 3 Member
    Great job man! This is an amazing app. It's proof that it can be done and sustained. This is not so with point counting and stick eating. Keep it up!
  • vanessalillian82
    vanessalillian82 Posts: 350 Member
    Good on you! And now you've got a taste for it :smile:
  • SarahKhristan
    SarahKhristan Posts: 134 Member
    Woohooo!!!! Congratulations!!!
  • palwithme
    palwithme Posts: 860 Member
    WayneBradt wrote: »
    Thank you all for the kind words, MFP is like a group of supportive friends some of us wish we had in real life, relative to our get healthy journeys. With or without we will get there.

    God that is so true.
  • palwithme
    palwithme Posts: 860 Member
    Congrats by the way. What an accomplishment#
  • CObluegrass
    CObluegrass Posts: 61 Member
    that's such a major achievement. congratulations!!!
  • craignev
    craignev Posts: 1,247 Member
    Excellent! How long has that taken you?
  • MrsMizart
    MrsMizart Posts: 1,275 Member
    Sorry, couldn't hear you - did you say something? :smiley:

    Very, very well done :smiley:
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    Amazing. Huge congratulations on your milestone and progress.
  • d3gus
    d3gus Posts: 97 Member
    Gosh such an achievement - I take my hat off to you x
  • WayneBradt
    WayneBradt Posts: 69 Member
    edited March 2015
    craignev wrote: »
    Excellent! How long has that taken you?

    Total time I would say about 2 years with some roller coastering but not to much, but I'm not there yet. Next milestone was my original goal weight of 199 lbs. (about 8-10 lbs. away) after that I have to reevaluate, most of the benchmarks I have looked at say I should weigh 160-180lbs (I'm 5'10"). which is 20-40 more pounds from my original goal weight. I have already experienced the law of diminishing returns and I fully expect that to become even greater. In my eyes the challenge is really starting now, because this will be the hardest 20-40lbs to lose by far. But I feel like my head is in the right place, I expect it to come off slower as I get closer. So as long as expectations are managed correctly I will get there.

    @palwithme

    The physiology of all of this has been interesting so far. This didn't start out and has never been about weight for me, it's just been about lifestyle and health, weight is just an easy metric to track my progress, and to be honest it's the fun part. My Bride and kids are super supportive, but the interesting part is the dynamic between me and everyone else close to me ( friends, family and co-workers). I don't want to say it's all them because I'm sure I have changed also. This lifestyle of being mindful of what I eat and exercising seems to be target practice for others. What I mean is it's not ok to judge someone for making unhealthy lifestyle choices because that would be rude, but it's open season on what I eat, how I eat it, log it, how much I exercise etc. It seems to be extreme to most in my life, I'm not sure where I stand on that but I do know whether it's extreme or not it's necessary for me. So I guess it just come down to, "to each there own" which is great in theory but may be difficult in practice.


  • ewhip17
    ewhip17 Posts: 515 Member
    WayneBradt wrote: »
    craignev wrote: »
    Excellent! How long has that taken you?

    Next milestone was my original goal weight of 199 lbs. (about 8-10 lbs. away) after that I have to reevaluate, most of the benchmarks I have looked at say I should weigh 160-180lbs (I'm 5'10"). which is 20-40 more pounds from my original goal weight. I have already experienced the law of diminishing returns and I fully expect that to become even greater. In my eyes the challenge is really starting now, because this will be the hardest 20-40lbs to lose by far. But I feel like my head is in the right place, I expect it to come off slower as I get closer. So as long as expectations are managed correctly I will get there.



    Yeah, we have similar stats, similar progress, etc. And honestly I finally hit a point where I just kind of knew it was enough. I felt good, I had made tons of progress, etc. and I just started to think "where does this stop"? So I made a very deliberate shift into "maintenance" with the idea of building back strength and overall fitness. My guess is that at some point you'll just "know" as well. Not sure if that helps at all... :-)
  • WayneBradt
    WayneBradt Posts: 69 Member
    @ewhip that makes sense, but for me (outside looking in, and can always change) I think it will be how I feel at a given weight, which is how I interpret your "where does this stop" for me. My calorie deficit was intentionally a function of strength training and cardio to remove the variability of muscle loss in my weight loss metric. Thanks for the input, it gives me additional perspective.
  • WayneBradt
    WayneBradt Posts: 69 Member
    jt880 wrote: »
    Good for you! I have exactly that left to lose myself. I'll shout when my scale is under 200 for the first time since highschool.

    @jt88 I will as well, 199 was my initial goal too, I'm 8-10 lbs from it. Good luck to you
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