Losing weight....what's your story?

I'm 28lbs down with more to go, I can't tell you how good it felt going into the new year knowing the good I've done my health. As someone on a lot of medications I'm getting some blood tests done in a couple of weeks as I'm pretty sure I will have got my cholesterol under control and to lose that medication would be great... I used to be all about the aesthetics, but switching to focusing on my health and valuing my body has made it remarkably easier for me to keep going. It was a 1lb loss mid last year that rolled in to 28... it has NOT been linear my graph looks like the Alps and this is something that I'd ask you to keep in mind... your journey is just that. it'll twist and turn.

but just make one positive decision - then repeat. sometimes that positive decision is letting go if you feel you have done something detrimental to your journey (unless you quit - you haven't)

I eat whatever I like within my allowance. I'm mobility impairex but found seated tai chi and Yin yoga I could do. I can walk short distances - I do that.

I take time for emotional self care by journalling and I try (badly lol) to do meditation...

Things that felt good were my psychiatrist noting how I've lost weight on several medications notorious for having a weight gain side effect (I did gain in the beginning), my physio noting how much I've improved my range of movement (both exercise and weight loss helped it's amazing how much easier it is to move two full stones lighter), and donating all of my nicer larger clothes to charity.... knowing I'll never be going back to them.

I'm not sure where my finish line is yet somewhere between another 10 to 18lbs...

You are worth doing this for. You deserve to be healthy you got this

I cut out junk food, alcohol and meat back in April and also cut down on added sugar and salt. Over the Christmas period I kinda drifted from that a little, so back on it now for the New Year. I find restrictions easier to stick with than everything in moderation, so it has been really easy for me to do. I did notice over Christmas how sluggish and bloated I felt, I had little energy, barely slept and my mood changed too. I know this was because of the change in my diet from a healthy one to a unhealthy one. It certainly helped me to learn from how my body reacts from what I eat and I'm looking forward to going back to my healthy lifestyle and sticking to it this year.
I got to my first goal weight by December, so now I'm aiming to get to my goal weight and stay there.

I've lost 60 lbs since March.Weigh food and log! You will find out what works out for you best,certain foods are my downfall ( pie ) Certain foods really fill me up ( Greek yogurt) I've been on 1200 calories all along, I eat half my exercise calories. You gotta want it bad.Think in you mind why you want to be fit and how much better you are going to feel.Its definately a life plan.Of also read those getting started posts!you can do it!

I've lost around 50lbs and 2017 will be year number 4 of successful maintenance. I've done it by continuing to eat all the foods I like-I've just learned how to fit them into my calorie goals. I haven't really cut anything out or made any drastic changes. I'm doing this whole thing in a way that's realistic and sustainable for me, for the long term

My goal is to be more active. I will never be one of those people who go to the gym because I just hate it but I will be outdoors more and I'm getting a treadmill so that should help. I moved in December and have been more active, a wood burning fireplace forces you to be active.

Some very inspiring stories here!

I hit GW on April and ricocheted badly through maintenance for the 6 months that followed. I had been too aggressive on my loss and deficit, so it wasn't a smooth transition. Hadn't acquired lasting or sustainable habits.

Figuring it out now and feeling much better. Hoping to focus more on recomp and fitness goals for 2017!

Been at this on and off for years. But this time, I'm doing things right, and have been since October. I'm very obese (sw: 253, cw: 227, gw: 135)

I try to log everyday. When if I'm just guesrimating. When I don't log, and I gain weight, I know it's because of le, and I don't beat myself up to it.

I joined a gym for the millionth tome, and finally feel like it's the one I belong it. (People scoff at planet fitness, but I'm in love!) I have an hour drive to work, and have to be there at 0700. I get up early every morning, and get to the gym by 0400. Because I feel good when I work our early. I've even become a morning person!

I'm doing this because everyday, I'm becoming a better, healthier me. No new year resolutions, I started new life resolutions a few months ago.

I started on January 1st of 2015. My doctor told me to eat 1300 calories, so I did. I did not exercise as I have MS and severe fatigue and pain. By the middle of August of the same year I weighed 180. I used a food scale and measured everything I could to the gram. I did not have surgery and I did not take anything to help me lose weight. It was all down to the deficit. I am 6'5"/Male, so I had a lot of calories to work with.

I lost 45 in 2016, and will do it again in 2017! (It's another 45, not the same 45, lol)