Question for those of you who lost 20 pounds or more

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  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    41 pounds down using MFP.
    It keeps me on track with doing exactly what I know I need to do - eat healthier food (not too little, not too much) and exercise more.
  • amoffatt
    amoffatt Posts: 674 Member
    I use this site for I was not aware of how many calories I ate a day and calories burned until I could actually see them. This site helped me physically see what was going on and not guess.
  • SWEETS1234
    SWEETS1234 Posts: 243 Member
    I used weight watchers online lost 36lbs. Then I found this place lost another 4lbs. I love MPF so I'll be letting WW go in the next month.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I've lost 22 lbs (gained a bit back) but I did it all from exercising and counting calories. I plan on re-losing what I gained and the other 21 lbs the same way.
  • rainbowbrite1979
    rainbowbrite1979 Posts: 10
    I have used only this site since February (I have had the app for around a month). I'm not the greatest with exercising, yet, but I plan to put more of a focus on that soon. I eat pretty healthy, but I don't deprive myself. If I want one (or two) of those snack size chocolates, I have it just as long as it doesn't make me go over my suggested caloric intake. Good luck to you!
  • Davidfwiseman
    Davidfwiseman Posts: 1 Member
    I eliminated virtually all carbs like breads and pastas. It was hard at first, because I'm a carb addict. After not eating pasta for a while I tried some and the satisfaction I expected from eating it was not there. At the Walmart Deli I fount these Marketside salads for 200 calories each. They are surprisingly filling and satisfying. There are 5-6 different kinds. I've lost 60 lbs since December. Good luck!
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    I eliminated virtually all carbs like breads and pastas. It was hard at first, because I'm a carb addict. After not eating pasta for a while I tried some and the satisfaction I expected from eating it was not there. At the Walmart Deli I fount these Marketside salads for 200 calories each. They are surprisingly filling and satisfying. There are 5-6 different kinds. I've lost 60 lbs since December. Good luck!

    I hope the ones at your Walmart are smaller than the ones here . . . because the Marketside salads my aunt buys for her and her kids are like 500-700 calories :P

    But congrats on your weight loss either way :D
  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    Just this site!
  • James_1954
    James_1954 Posts: 187 Member
    I really like MFP and I was just wondering if you used this website alone or did you do something else to loose the weight. I know the diet and exercising part but I'm just curious if you used something else like Weight Watchers or another website as well as MFP.

    CONGRATS on loosing the weight by the way!!!!

    Thanks for the congrats, but I'm just getting started. A long ways to go.

    I was pointed at MFP by a professional nutritionist. I'm following her plan; I just use MFP as a tracking tool. And, increasingly, as my online social life as well. Hello, friends!
  • CRody44
    CRody44 Posts: 774 Member
    Slim Fast
    Grapefruit Diet
    Peel a Pound soup
    Atkins
    Weight Watchers (3 or 4 times)
    Jenny Craig
    The Diet Solution
    and probably a bunch of others that I can’t remember.

    They all worked to a certain extent, but I always gained some of it back when I quit. I quit because they were boring,
    seemed like a gimmick, didn’t seem healthy, etc. My most success was with Weight Watchers, but since I have now changed my lifestyle instead of dieting, I wanted to be more in control, so now I’m trying MFP. So far, I really enjoy it.
  • Lexino
    Lexino Posts: 153 Member
    This site/app only! It's amazing how much it helps! Thank you MFP!
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Lost over 40.

    MFP, diet, and exercise.

    That's it.
  • JustBreathSB
    JustBreathSB Posts: 103 Member
    I used both MFP and WW for about a month, but it got to be too much to log into both. MFP is much easier because they have such a huge data base. I've lost 26lbs, and I credit the majority of it to MFP.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I've lost 23 pounds but didn't join MFP until April. I started my weight loss journey in January though.

    Before MFP though, it was just watching what I ate and exercised.. I also see a trainer twice a month, where we lift weights and do cardio.
  • stefraab
    stefraab Posts: 402 Member
    I've used this for balancing food and P90 for exercise. I didn't follow any diet per se. Just watched my balance with MFP
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    MFP only, and no more exercise than I did before MFP which is walking briskly with the dog a couple of miles a day.
  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    I've lost 30+ thus far, with much more to go, but I've lost the weight with this site/app only. ^_^

    same only the app/site (started with the app back in nov. but didnt make an account til march or something like that)
  • adjones_21
    adjones_21 Posts: 234 Member
    Just the site and exercise
  • kgs0201
    kgs0201 Posts: 459 Member
    Just MFP and good old Jillian MIchael's :-)
  • getfitdiva
    getfitdiva Posts: 1,148 Member
    I used Daily Burn before MFP and there was not a community like this one. I was also losing at a lot slower rate. I have been here since January and can say tracking calories and exercise works the best for me. It's an eye opener to see what you are actually putting in your body.
  • bbbbb33333
    bbbbb33333 Posts: 1,107 Member
    MFP only. Watch portions and exercise a lot (about 6 of 7 days a week).
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    I've lost my weight just with MFP and exercise -- and if I'm being honest, not a ton of exercise. Before I got sick last month I averaged 30 minutes a day or so. Not much. But I don't follow any kind of "diet" plan, just watching my calories and keeping track of protein to make sure I'm getting enough.
  • prettyash76
    prettyash76 Posts: 117
    I only use this app and website. I dont need anything else. I love it and i am on here more than facebook now.
  • BecLee
    BecLee Posts: 31 Member
    I have lost 29 pounds so far and I have only used MFP. I must say that the app though is what has helped alot as it's allowed me to be able to keep my food diary up to date. I always have my iPhone with me to keep track on the spot what I eat. I had no idea earlier how much all the food added up so fast in calories. Definitely food portion size was a big problem for me.
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    25 down so far and when I started it was just exercise and gave up soda lol now I found MFP and LOVE it
    today was my 20th day on mfp and I have lost 5 pounds since joining just saying
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    I really just used to to track my food intake. After having my daughter, I breastfed (or tried, really) for a month so afterwards I would be starving and wanting to eat everything. It helped me realize what I was putting in my mouth. I don't do any specific diet, I watch what I eat, I try my best to keep snacky foods away from me and exercise.
  • highdesertgirl
    highdesertgirl Posts: 72
    I lost 35 pounds on Weight Watchers this past year but then found this website about three weeks ago and began using the food journals instead on here. I lost 2 1/2 using MFP.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    MFP gave me the info I needed to adjust my diet.

    I thought I knew how to lose weight before I got here. I'd lost a bunch in Jr. high and kept it off for 25 years.
    but turns out food has changed a lot in the past 40 years with additives and a tons of extra sugar. I'd enter foods that I had previously thought of as healthy and when I saw the stats on calories or sugar I'd be stunned.

    I had 3 rail-thin sisters, but was blessed with a fat mommy who understood the struggle. She taught me how to make healthier choices without total deprivation.
  • mariasheehan
    mariasheehan Posts: 335
    Hiya, I lost 27lbs in total with MFP, I've put on 6lbs whilst on maintenance and I'm back on the weight loss journey again trying to re-lose those 6lbs, which shouldn't take long. MFP is fantastic, I would never look at WW again!! best of luck with your journey :-)
  • lcnelson
    lcnelson Posts: 279 Member
    I have just used this website, but I do my food diary everyday, which has been a reality check of my caloric intake and I also execise at least 4 days a week!

    Good Luck
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