Slow and steady... 70lbs down
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TEZofAllTrades
Posts: 51 Member
Celebrating 70lbs down today with this funny pic:
For me this hasn't been about a quick fix. So far it's been 1 year 5 months. I recently started losing again after getting out of an increasingly stressful job. Happy to say though, that even when it started to affect my weight loss, I didn't gain or even feel the urge to binge. I maintained until I got the hell out of there!
The main thing I'm happy about is finally having control over my diet. I'm starting to add more exercise in as I go along but my real aim was to figure out how to eat better, adjust my habits and stick with it. I needed sustainable progress.
At times there can be a lot of pressure to lose huge amounts of weight in a short time on MFP, especially for those who start in the higher numbers like me. Slow and steady is working for me so I wanted to share this for people who are considering throwing in the towel. Stick with it! Do it how it works for you!
For me this hasn't been about a quick fix. So far it's been 1 year 5 months. I recently started losing again after getting out of an increasingly stressful job. Happy to say though, that even when it started to affect my weight loss, I didn't gain or even feel the urge to binge. I maintained until I got the hell out of there!
The main thing I'm happy about is finally having control over my diet. I'm starting to add more exercise in as I go along but my real aim was to figure out how to eat better, adjust my habits and stick with it. I needed sustainable progress.
At times there can be a lot of pressure to lose huge amounts of weight in a short time on MFP, especially for those who start in the higher numbers like me. Slow and steady is working for me so I wanted to share this for people who are considering throwing in the towel. Stick with it! Do it how it works for you!
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Picture said it all
Well done0 -
Congratulations. I have been hanging in there for about three months and have lost 10 lbs but that's okay. I don't have that much to lose and wanted to eat better and increase the exercise. At 76, I know a rapid loss is not going to give me the results I want.0
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Very encouraging. I'm down to the last hole in my belt and hoping to shop for a smaller one next week! Keep posting0
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bourgeois2205 wrote: »Congratulations. I have been hanging in there for about three months and have lost 10 lbs but that's okay. I don't have that much to lose and wanted to eat better and increase the exercise. At 76, I know a rapid loss is not going to give me the results I want.
True!0 -
Nicely done :-)0
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bourgeois2205 wrote: »Congratulations. I have been hanging in there for about three months and have lost 10 lbs but that's okay. I don't have that much to lose and wanted to eat better and increase the exercise. At 76, I know a rapid loss is not going to give me the results I want.
Just the right attitude and 10lbs is a great loss so well done!0 -
Congrats!0
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