Goal Reached! 135 lbs down--please be encouraged if you have 100+ to lose!
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Awesome. Thanks so.much for sharing.1
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Your legs are fabulous!1
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Such an inspiring post! Thank you for sharing your weight loss success.0
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Looking good!1
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wow! totally inspirational. I'm also 50 and (re)starting my journey - thanks for telling your story!1
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Thank you for sharing! so inspiring!!!1
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I needed this today! I'm 55 and about 80 pounds overweight. I have lost before but yo-yo'd and I just don't want to be "this" anymore. Thank you for.posting!2
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You look FABULOUS! Well done...lots of hard work and very inspirational. You look so young too! Beautiful! !1
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Thank you for my afternoon cup of inspiration!!! :-) Such a wonderful achievement, you look fantastic!!!1
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Thanks to everyone for your encouraging words. I wanted to post an update (I recently put this in the NSV thread, but thought I should put it here, too, with the rest of my story). One of the things a number of people here on MFP told me was to combat insulin resistance by lifting heavy. I took that advice to heart. I joined Planet Fitness one year ago. I had never worked out before at all. A friend snapped this shot of me, and I was actually surprised--there had been a change! My soft doughy back and arms have some definition now. :-)
One of the issues with losing 135+ lbs is extra skin--you can see it above my bra line and under my arms (bat wings) but I really believe the exercise has made it a lot better than it could have been. So if you are looking to lose a lot of weight--I totally recommend exercising (cardio AND weights) to help with excess skin.
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Thanks for sharing, you look amazing, I turn 50 in a few weeks and have been a bit of a yoyo over past few years - nail on the head with lifestyle change rather than just counting calories - I lost all the weight two years ago (18kg)- stopped counting calories and put 2/3 back on - thanks for the motivation to keep on track1
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Way to go, you look absolutely wonderful! And the smile says it all.1
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How incredibly inspirational. Congratulations on your hard work and dedication1
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Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us.... I am at a really low point right now and all my excess weight is not helping either physically or emotionally ... I know that there is light at the end but I feel so overwhelmed because of my weight I don't know where to start ....could I friend you? Thank you again and keep up what you are doing1
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JulieSHelms wrote: »And btw, I don't make a habit of hauling around my sheep (most of them are over 200 lbs)! But this was a special photo op because of a grand champion win.
What breed of sheep? That's a lovely lamb.1 -
JulieSHelms wrote: »Thanks so much everybody for the kind words. Probably my biggest (unspoken) goal, if I'm honest, for weight loss was to just feel normal again. To feel like a regular person. I know being overweight doesn't make me less of a person, but being 'different' in that way is always hanging there, every time I walk into a room and am the biggest person there. I NEVER anticipated what a psychological thing losing weight would be. But this MFP community, where like-minded strangers encourage you on, is just amazing.
Julie, This thing you said is amazing. I am 35 pounds gone, into my 100-plus weight loss goal and I notice how much better I feel with each pound. My striving for normal is not hurting with every step I take. My knees feel better with each pound that I take off. My shoulders feel better with each yoga class I do. I also have fallen in love with weight training due to some great trainers (I have tried and quit weight training so many times because I swore I "hated it" and now it's the part of my day/week I look forward to the most) I'm 49 and I really want to hit age 50 in a healthier place than hitting my 40s. Your story is so inspirational and your attitude about your journey is what I aspire to. I'm working on my forever lifestyle change as well Thank you for sharing your story!2 -
Civenna500 wrote: »This is almost unbelievable! So impressed Madam! You look so full of life and joyful! Thank you for inspiring me!
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You look absolutely amazing! Congratulations on your lifestyle change!!!1
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What breed of sheep? That's a lovely lamb.HealthyAim wrote: »
Julie, This thing you said is amazing. I am 35 pounds gone, into my 100-plus weight loss goal and I notice how much better I feel with each pound. My striving for normal is not hurting with every step I take. My knees feel better with each pound that I take off. My shoulders feel better with each yoga class I do. I also have fallen in love with weight training due to some great trainers (I have tried and quit weight training so many times because I swore I "hated it" and now it's the part of my day/week I look forward to the most) I'm 49 and I really want to hit age 50 in a healthier place than hitting my 40s. Your story is so inspirational and your attitude about your journey is what I aspire to. I'm working on my forever lifestyle change as well Thank you for sharing your story!
Keep up the hard work--it is SO SO worth it!! I never anticipated enjoying working out, but when you find what you like it is just amazing. At 51 I'm in better shape than in any other time of my life. From your joints, to your muscles, to your heart--everything just works better. Pretty much middle age sucks physically because everything is slowly getting worse, but this almost feels like a reversal and I feel so much younger. Just wish I had done it a few years (decades) earlier!
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In case anyone is interested, I just posted an update on another thread about my visit to a plastic surgeon and his thoughts on excess skin and knowing when to stop losing weight (even when the BMI chart is telling you something very different!)
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10596442/what-the-plastic-surgeon-told-me-about-loose-skin3
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