100 lbs and Plus without surgery

Fit4Life8 · October 2017

Who has more than 100 lbs or more pounds to loose to get to a healthy weight? Why are you doing that is really working? What motivates you to do it without surgery? How can we most support each other.

I have chosen to do it without surgery because I just don't want to put my body through surgery and I know it is doable without it. That is no a dig at anyone who chooses surgery because everyone has to choose their own path. I have several friend who have had surgery. It's a tool but it is not a cake walk. They are mostly doing and have my full support. It is just not something I just for myself at this time. I would love to buddy up with people who have similar weight goals.

jules81 · October 2017

I have lost 30 lbs and still have 170 lbs to loose...I am not sure if I can do it without surgery BUT going to give it my best shot.

I am doing it because I want to be healthy for my son.

I love the freedom of cal counting xxxc

davidylin · October 2017

At one point I would have had 110 lbs to lose to get to the generic 'optimal' weight by height, although I would have been happy with my weight having lost just 80 lbs. It has been almost 15 years of steady 3-7 lbs per year loss for me and I'm now just about 10 lbs shy of my goal. I didn't lose the weight fast enough to avoid some problems, but the weight is staying off. On the other hand, a friend of mine had surgery and encountered some complications. We're both ok now, but we both had our share of issues on our journey.

PaulaWallaDingDong · October 2017

I did it. Persistence, patience, realistic expectations. Low and slow. It's a long game. First it takes a long time to lose the weight, and then the rest of your life to keep it off.

Today is my 995th day on MyFitnessPal.

JaydedMiss · October 2017

110 down lost my first 100 by 14th month im maintaining give or take - You know what you need to do, If you dnt theres TONS of posts here. Dont overcomplicate it though, Eat less move more -Just not move to much and eat to little. Determination. You can do it. No need to even suffer horribly if you do it right.

Keladelphia · October 2017

I lost 100 pounds since my heaviest, well I guess now 95 pounds now since a couple of bulk/cut cycles. What worked for me to lose it (and to keep it off the past few years) was to realize the best way to lose the weight was slowly and in a way that would require the least amount of change to my daily life. I focused on making small changes that were sustainable for me and didn't worry about any special diets or quick fixes. I also had to realize that no one else could motivate me to lose the weight and that I would eventually lose motivation myself. I prepared myself for that moment the motivation would fade by strongly ingraining new habits and practicing the willpower to just do it even when I didn't want to.

Mellykay88 · October 2017

I’ve lost 110 lbs so far with a lot left to go. I’m not doing surgery as I’ve personally witnessed it not working. Weight loss Surgery is not a miracle fix, it’s a tool which makes it easier for some people to create a calorie deficit needed to lose weight. My dad has had two surgeries (first lap band then a gastric sleeve). He lost a lot of weight with the lap band surgery, but he gained it all back, plus more, because he never learned how to eat to maintain the weight loss. The lap band had to be removed due to some sort of complication and he opted for the gastric sleeve, which did not work for him at all. I realize that wls works for a lot of people, but I also feel that it is being pushed onto people as a miracle fix, when it is not. The awesome thing about MFP and similar tools is that it teaches us how to lose weight (and maintain or gain). It takes away all of the mysticism of a lot of the “miracle diets”, which I find is really helpful for me. If I go a week or month and the scale doesn’t move as much as I wanted, I can look back and see exactly what happened.

Edited to add: I’ve been overweight since I was a toddler. My mom, well meaning as she was, put me and my sister on diet after diet, but never taught us “how” to eat for health. This led to a really unhealthy relationship with food and many nights thinking that “tomorrow” would be the day I would start losing weight. Last December it finally clicked for me and, thanks to MFP, I learned how to lose weight and realized that if I followed my plan I would be successful. I always thought there was some secret to weight loss or that losing weight meant I’d have to starve. Once I figured out the science, I started seeing results.

callsitlikeiseeit · October 2017

ive lost right around 100. all through calorie counting. i used to exercise almost every day but 'life' makes that near impossible now, but im still losing on a deficit alone.

vnb_208 · October 2017

Since I started Aug 15, 2016 using mfp & light exercise I've lost 95lbs. Please feel free to add me

misnomer1 · October 2017

Mellykay88 wrote: »

I’ve lost 110 lbs so far with a lot left to go. I’m not doing surgery as I’ve personally witnessed it not working. Weight loss Surgery is not a miracle fix, it’s a tool which makes it easier for some people to create a calorie deficit needed to lose weight. My dad has had two surgeries (first lap band then a gastric sleeve). He lost a lot of weight with the lap band surgery, but he gained it all back, plus more, because he never learned how to eat to maintain the weight loss. The lap band had to be removed due to some sort of complication and he opted for the gastric sleeve, which did not work for him at all. I realize that wls works for a lot of people, but I also feel that it is being pushed onto people as a miracle fix, when it is not. The awesome thing about MFP and similar tools is that it teaches us how to lose weight (and maintain or gain). It takes away all of the mysticism of a lot of the “miracle diets”, which I find is really helpful for me. If I go a week or month and the scale doesn’t move as much as I wanted, I can look back and see exactly what happened.

Edited to add: I’ve been overweight since I was a toddler. My mom, well meaning as she was, put me and my sister on diet after diet, but never taught us “how” to eat for health. This led to a really unhealthy relationship with food and many nights thinking that “tomorrow” would be the day I would start losing weight. Last December it finally clicked for me and, thanks to MFP, I learned how to lose weight and realized that if I followed my plan I would be successful. I always thought there was some secret to weight loss or that losing weight meant I’d have to starve. Once I figured out the science, I started seeing results.

Brilliant post. Wish more could read it.

EatingAndKnitting · October 2017

I went to a surgeon for the sleeve, but it was going to cost $5,000 with insurance, so I didn't get it done. I don't think I was ready for it anyway.

I started here last year on December 30, with 150 pounds to lose. So far I've lost 50 pounds. I figure it'll take another two years to lose the next 100, but I'm in no real hurry, and I'm taking two week diet breaks every 8-12 weeks.

There's nothing special about this. Just track your food and stay in your calorie limit. After a while it becomes second nature, like brushing your teeth, but you still have to weigh and measure.

Weight loss is really really simple, even when you have a lot to lose: eat fewer calories than you burn.

But it's not easy. You can totally do it though.

Tacklewasher · October 2017

I'm down ~110 since Aug 2016, with ~30 more or so to go. No surgery, just eating less to start. Then I started walking. Using MFP as intended and upping my activity. Did a 10K run last weekend, taking swimming lessons and lifting twice a week.

It is a simple process. It is not an easy one. Don't make it more complicated then you have to.

toxikon · October 2017

My fiance lost 90lbs over the course of 5 years or so. I'm very proud of him. He's never counted calories or used MFP.

It began when we both decided to try a keto diet. I was doing all the cooking so all he had to do was eat lots of meat and vegetables lol. So that resulted in steady weight loss for him.

Then he got into running, and that helped him shed more. Now he's in a high-intensity boxing class 3x a week for the past half a year, and that's really helped him reach his goal weight and put on muscle.

Aarjono · October 2017

I have several close family members who have had gastric bypass with varying success and terrible long-term side effects, and I know that I am just not strong-willed enough (or medically compliant enough) to go that nonreversible route.

I started with 102# to lose. I'm down 34# since my highest weight in November of 2016, but I have only been seriously logging every day for the last 211 days, and just added exercise in the last 3 months. Now I run 3x/week with C25k for my heart and lift weights 3x/week for my bones. I have a reasonable calorie goal and am usually within range and never feel deprived because there are no "bad foods". I'm averaging 0.75#/week loss. It has finally clicked with me that slow and steady will help me be successful in the long term.

maryannprt · October 2017

My 1st goal in March didn't have anything to do with my weight. I was having some digestive issues, (among other things) I tracked my intake for a week or 2 and realized I wasn't eating as much fruit and veg as I thought I was, so my goal was to add a serving of fruit or veg to everything I ate. I like most fruits and vegetables and if you asked me, I would've told you I ate a lot of each, but the food log doesn't lie. After a few weeks, I went to the doctor for something and I had lost 7 lbs, without really planning to. So I set a little goal, to lose 25#, and to increase my "healthy" fats (more nuts and fish) which I've reached. My new goal is another 30#, which will put me under 200#. I don't even want to think about my goal after that, it's too overwhelming for me, personally! ( I'm 5'1". so you can do the math if you want) I eat whatever I want, whenever I want, but I measure or weigh everything. I eat food I like, my digestive issues have resolved for the most part, and I feel good. Next non weight related goal is to increase my walking, which is challenging because I have a painful knee. (Never before until about 2 months ago, isn't that a kick in the head?) Good luck! Add me if you would like.

lorrpb · October 2017

150 lbs lost. I was motivated to do it without surgery because I know just enough about surgery in general that it scares the crap out of me if not absolutely necessary. I also read alot about complications after surgery and relapse rates. I figured if I could lose x weight to qualify for surgery, then I could lose the rest without surgery too. All told I considered surgery for about an hour.
To lose, I logged in MFP, kept within my calorie goal, and started strength training with a personal trainer because I was horribly unfit. I logged for about 3 month, 25 lbs, then tried without loggin. I continued to lose every month for 2 1/2 years, so I've never gone back to logging, except for a few days here and there if I wanted to check my macros or whatever. Now in successful maintenance for 1 year.
The most important thing I did, before my first meeting with my trainer, was decide that whatever changes I made would HAVE to be for the rest of my life, and that I would not do anything while losing that I wasn't willing to keep up forever.
The motivation to keep going is and was looking back at my progress pics to remind myself of where I was to begin with, and remember how awful I felt then compared to all things I enjoy doing now.

mlsh1969 · October 2017

Best of luck to you

lynnstar_lynnstar · October 2017

This thread is so inspirational. I have 100lbs to lose as well. It feels so daunting but I know that I can do it. Thank you everyone for sharing your stories. Its very helpful. Please feel free to friend me. Let's help each other!!

candjmunoz · October 2017

Fit4Life8 wrote: »

Who has more than 100 lbs or more pounds to loose to get to a healthy weight? Why are you doing that is really working? What motivates you to do it without surgery?

I have 135 lbs to lose in all. I have lost 46 lbs already. I have never considered surgery an option for me, probably because I'm scared of surgery. As far as what is working, I use MFP to record everything I eat as well as my exercise. I knew that for me to stick to ANYTHING successfully, I had to make a habit that I would do EVERY day. When I first started I made it a goal to see how many days in a row I could exercise 10 minutes or more. (10 minutes because I figured it was a low enough number to win over all of my excuses.) A month or so later I started counting how many days in a row I could come in under my calorie goal for the day. How long is my streak? Five months of exercising and 4 months of coming in under my calorie goal. Breaking my streak now would mean starting again at day 1, and that is hard to want to do, so every day I make choices that help me come in under my calorie goal and exercise 10+ minutes.

For me, those 2 things have made the biggest difference and have helped me STAY successful for the first time in my life.

tomteboda · October 2017

You know, seeing the posters at the local clinic of "bariatric surgery candidates" when they instituted the bariatric surgery specialty three years ago was one of the things that motivated me to lose weight. I was the same height and weight as several of the women in the posters. I was 270 lbs at 5'9".

Today I'm between 155-160 depending on the day and time of month. So averaging about 112 lbs lost.

Last time I went in, I saw their "before and after" posters. I've lost more weight than ANY of the bariatric surgery people featured in those posters have.

Also, my mom has successfully gone from 527 lbs to 300 lbs using MFP, and she's completely wheelchair-bound. She's working on getting down to 200. It definitely works.

100 lbs and Plus without surgery

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