Before / After pics (GUYS)

Y'all are doing so well!
Keep it up!

Great work guys...I started my journey today...I can't afford to go to gym...I have to study all day for an exam so its only healthy eating...best of luck to all

I accurately logged for awhile and realized it just wasnt for me. I know that is the whole purpose of MFP but It wasnt something I wanted to do my whole life. After 2-3 months I could pretty much figure out about where everything was and didnt look back from there. This will probably not work for many people, I am a very mathematically inclined person and I usually have a tally in my head every day and compare that to my fitbit. I tend to eat very little throughout the week and splurge on the weekends. I workout 5-6 times a week which makes it so I can eat when and what I want generally. I think drinking water is the most important thing to most people anyway. Switching from soda to water can easily take away 1000 calories a day for some people starting out here. I use MFP for motivation and just fitness tips now.

As a few have said "calories in, calories out". I started Nutrisystem in August, 2015. Joined a gym and started on the treadmill, as the weight dropped off, I put an Olympic weight set, dumbells, bench and squat rack in my garage because I didn't feel comfortable lifting at the gym (not confident around the gym rats and I didn't want to make a fool out of myself in the beginning). I don't kill myself, I follow the diet with some exceptions. I allow myself an occasional night out and then get back on the process the next day and remember that "every day is a new day". I DO log everything that goes in my mouth religiously. MFP has been extremely helpful.

Planet Fitness doesn't allow lifting???

"1,000 unspent calories"- I'm assuming that you are also including the calories you burned at the gym here. Because If you are only eating 680 calories a day, that is not good at all.

I would suggest you add in calorie dense foods into your diet like nuts, avocados, greek yogurt, sweetpotatos, whole wheat breads and pastas, brown rice, lean meats. Also try not drinking water right before or during lunch.

"She hates that Planet Fitness does not allow lifting"- I'm confused about this as well. Do you mean you are not allowed to do any strength training with weights (like using a bench press for example)? If so did she give you a reason why?

I would just assume that most trainers would include strength training in their clients workout routine.

"My biggest worry is that I lose this weight, and I look like a flying squirrel!"- I know you might not want to here this dude, but for anyone losing at least 100 pounds its almost a given that they will have some excess skin. How much depends on genetics, age and how fast you lose the weight.

When I first start, knowing that I wanted to lose around 110 pounds, I knew that there was a big possibility of ending up with excess skin. I just had to ask myself "would you rather be at the weight you are now, unhealthy and miserable or would you rather be happy for once in your life whether that comes with some flab." I chose the flab. Now I lost the weight slowly and I started at 23 so in my case its not as bad as it could have been. My only areas where I have a small amount of excess skin in on my triceps and behind my neck (which is no surprise since I didnt have a neck before just a layer of fat )

But if you were to ask me now if I would have preferred to not have lost the weight I would say hell no and Im sure every guy and woman on the success portion of the forums would agree.

You should check out this video on Youtube called "My Biggest Insecurity: Loose Skin 2.0" by one of my favorite youtubers ObesetoBeast. He lost a lot of weight and ended up with a lot of lose skin, but he doesnt let that hold him back. Hes even training for his first competition!