One year of MyFitnessPal complete: 117 lbs lost, size 22 to size 8-10, 44" waist to 30" waist

DeviatedNorm
DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
edited November 13 in Success Stories
Hey y'all, just want to celebrate my first year here at MyFitnessPal.

Last year, after a lifetime of being fat, at a beefy 275 lbs I decided to lose weight in honor of my father, who had just recently passed away. I had always been too scared of failure to even try, but after seeing some great results from several friends who used MFP, I decided to give it a go.

All I did was calorie count. I vaguely modeled my diet after a diabetic-friendly diet, trying to shoot for low carb/sugar and high protein. This diet helped keep me satiated, and I stuck with it simply because it worked so well.

Here's me last year:
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And here's me today:
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And here's to the start of year two! And hopefully many more to come.

Only 3 more lbs to lose until I'm a healthy BMI, but I'm shooting for a final weight of 145 lbs before starting weight training.
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  • laurijeffords
    laurijeffords Posts: 32 Member
    Wow! You are a HUGE inspiration!!!! Congratulations!
  • JoKnowsJo
    JoKnowsJo Posts: 257 Member
    Congrats! You look awesome and have done an incredible job, woot woot!
  • sparklyglitterbomb
    sparklyglitterbomb Posts: 458 Member
    you're amazing!
  • Cheeser11
    Cheeser11 Posts: 4 Member
    Amazing result! A big congratulations on all of your hard work and determination paying off!
  • Mzgarcia10
    Mzgarcia10 Posts: 24 Member
    You look amazing. Just goes to show all of us that consistency is key! Congratulations on your journey thus far and on what you have ahead.
  • cosmos2015
    cosmos2015 Posts: 2 Member
    Incredible! Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your story!
  • ryansgram
    ryansgram Posts: 693 Member
    Wow you look like a different person! Congrats!
  • veggie16mfp
    veggie16mfp Posts: 114 Member
    Shut the bleep up! That's incredible! Thanks for the inspiration to continue x
  • kimkhari
    kimkhari Posts: 3 Member
    Congratulations what an inspiration. You look great!!!!!!!
  • mamatigerj
    mamatigerj Posts: 106 Member
    Great job!
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Congrats. You look wonderful!
  • Wow - I am in complete awe! All your hard work really paid off. Cheers to your continued success!
  • micayla75
    micayla75 Posts: 219 Member
    Fantastic work! Congrats and enjoy your success!
  • Amazing!
  • Chibike64
    Chibike64 Posts: 65 Member
    Fantastic transformation! Congratulations!
  • ridiculous59
    ridiculous59 Posts: 2,906 Member
    You look so healthy :) How amazing is that??
  • Emi1974
    Emi1974 Posts: 522 Member
    Amazing achievement! Did you exercise a lot?
  • MissBeeGonz
    MissBeeGonz Posts: 141 Member
    Love hearing success story's like this GREAT job! Be VERY proud of yourself!!
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    God god! GREAT work!! Thank you so much for sharing. Inspirational as heck.
  • jadefitnow
    jadefitnow Posts: 47 Member
    You have a great smile and the kind of winning mindset that brings success- congratulations, and enjoy the "new you!!!"
  • May33338
    May33338 Posts: 300 Member
    You look beautiful. Congratulations on your success!
  • penny_heathwood
    penny_heathwood Posts: 6 Member
    You look amazing. I would start weight training now. I do a mixture of cardio and weights and have noticed a defininte change in shape - much more toned and rather than bulking up I look slimmer. They say more muscle burns fat faster, so could be a double win.
  • wwkwag
    wwkwag Posts: 60 Member
    Sooo inspiring!!!!!! Congrats!
  • AshleyBVA
    AshleyBVA Posts: 2 Member
    Great job! What calorie range were you in?
  • SweetP27
    SweetP27 Posts: 218 Member
    You look amazing and what an inspiration to so many!! Great job!
  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    AshleyBVA wrote: »
    Great job! What calorie range were you in?

    I started at 1750 but as I've lost weight it has decreased. I'm now at 1200
  • Latucker21
    Latucker21 Posts: 126 Member
    Thank you for sharing. You're an inspiration. You look fabulous!
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