Goal Weight

stephenrhinton
stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
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Today I hit my goal weight!!!!
I have been logging and losing for 337 days
so almost exactly 11 months
I haven't missed a single day of tracking in that time

I have lost 168lbs
Which is 47% of my starting bodyweight, or I weighed 89% more than I do now.
I started at 357lbs
I weighed in today at 189.4lbs
I now live within OneDerland and am no longer considered medically obese.
My BMI was 51.2
My BMI is 27.2

I started this journey because of a diagnosis of diabetes type II.
My blood glucose level at diagnosis was 355 fasting
(70-100 is considered normal/healthy)
My A1C was 11
(4-5.4 is considered normal/healthy)
My Fasting blood glucose reading this week was 89
My A1C at last doctor's appointment was 4.8
I have been off my Metformin medication for diabetes for 5 months

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  • elsapm
    elsapm Posts: 51 Member
    Congratulations! Great way to finish out 2015!!
  • jackkkee
    jackkkee Posts: 6 Member
    OMG congrats!! I'm so happy for you that you took initiative o:) Was the 168lbs lost just from cutting calories or do you have a workout?
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    Congratulations! And Happy New Year!
  • dusjujr
    dusjujr Posts: 160 Member
    WTG
  • Clobern80
    Clobern80 Posts: 714 Member
    Congratulations!
  • evadarp
    evadarp Posts: 2 Member
    wow!!! Way to go, you are an inspiration!!!!!!!!
  • MrsMizart
    MrsMizart Posts: 1,275 Member
    Wow! Very well done indeed :-)
  • 7DawnC
    7DawnC Posts: 6 Member
    You must feel so good knowing you turned your health around! Congratulations!
  • Anustrt4me
    Anustrt4me Posts: 13 Member
    PHENOMINAL! YOU ROCK! Now comes the hard work of keeping it off. Not that it is hard just a continued healthy lifestyle! Congrats!
  • leamalo
    leamalo Posts: 717 Member
    So glad you posted here! Such an inspiration! Congratulations!
  • deege76
    deege76 Posts: 43 Member
    That is awesome, congratulations. Thank you for posting your story is an inspiration.
  • stephenrhinton
    stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
    jackkkee wrote: »
    OMG congrats!! I'm so happy for you that you took initiative o:) Was the 168lbs lost just from cutting calories or do you have a workout?

    So my 'workouts' have tapered off in the last two months as I have been approaching goal and looking forward to transitioning to maintenance. But for about 9 months I swam 6 or 7 days a week. I started with 30 minutes/day. I added 5 minutes every two weeks until I got to an hour. Then I started setting performance goals to make sure i was continuing to 'work harder' within my hour. When I started out I was lucky to make 500m in 30 minutes. At the end I was swimming about 2250m in an hour. (Which is still quite slow by 'swimmer' standards).

    BUT I will tell you there are many good reasons to exercise, weight loss isn't one of even the top 5. For my weight loss journey i'd say its 90% cutting calorie intake, 10% exercise.
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    Wonderful way to end the year and start a new one!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,154 Member
    Congratulations! That is awesome!
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Congrats!!!! That is something to be proud of!
  • woznube7
    woznube7 Posts: 537 Member
    wOW!! Thank you for sharing! You're truly inspiring!!!
  • caitlinrennes
    caitlinrennes Posts: 49 Member
    Congratulations! Fantastic achievement!
  • amrelmesery
    amrelmesery Posts: 86 Member
    Congratulations!
  • ashleywright_0
    ashleywright_0 Posts: 42 Member
    stephenrhinton wrote: »
    Today I hit my goal weight!!!!
    I have been logging and losing for 337 days
    so almost exactly 11 months
    I haven't missed a single day of tracking in that time

    I have lost 168lbs
    Which is 47% of my starting bodyweight, or I weighed 89% more than I do now.
    I started at 357lbs
    I weighed in today at 189.4lbs
    I now live within OneDerland and am no longer considered medically obese.
    My BMI was 51.2
    My BMI is 27.2

    I started this journey because of a diagnosis of diabetes type II.
    My blood glucose level at diagnosis was 355 fasting
    (70-100 is considered normal/healthy)
    My A1C was 11
    (4-5.4 is considered normal/healthy)
    My Fasting blood glucose reading this week was 89
    My A1C at last doctor's appointment was 4.8
    I have been off my Metformin medication for diabetes for 5 months

    That's amazing!!! Congratulations!!
  • ecobiorah
    ecobiorah Posts: 26 Member
    Truly remarkable. Congratulations. Gives one confidence and strength.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    How amazing! Congratulations :mrgreen:
  • jaimemeredith
    jaimemeredith Posts: 30 Member
    This is amazing - congratulations! Not missing one day of logging is inspiring. I need to work on that :)

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