were you 220lbs (100kgs) ?

I was somewhere between 112kgs and 115kgs when I started in February. I'm now 71kgs, with 7 more to go to reach my goal. MFP has helped me learn about nutrition, connecting with others for support and motivation has been huge, committing to exercise and making fitness (not weight) goals. Add me if you like :-)

I was 312lbs (and 5'4").

I don't have a goal weight. I have a goal bodyfat percentage of 24%. I am currently ~190lbs and a little under 29% body fat.

I was my heaviest in October of 2008. I started losing weight then. I have not been totally consistent that whole time, but this is a learning process, and as of now I have lost over 120lbs.

Tracking food and workouts works for me. I work out about 4-5x week. I try to balance my protein/carbs/fat at 40%/30%/30%.

I started this process because I wanted a career onstage as an opera singer. I have learned a lot about myself and about the opera world in the past 2.5 years. Now I'm going to go back to school to become a personal trainer. For the REST of us.

I'm still there, but trying my hardest to not be. I have my day's like everyone else where I find it really hard to get motivated but seriously, I want to do it for myself and my family. I want to be able to chase after my kids, or have a race with my son and not feel like dying half way through :laugh: I want to wear sexy clothes and feel comfortable in my own skin. And even though I know my man loves me and thinks I'm sexy no matter what, I want to be able to wear sexy clothes just for him, and not feel self conscious about it :laugh: I just wanna be healthier and happier with myself. Feel free to add me, we can all use the extra motivation and support.

I started at 250, lost some but gained most of it back after a year, so at the beginning of this year I started my journey at 244. I am now at 194 and have kind of plateaued, but my goal weight is a "healthy weight" for my height...I would be happy at 165. Honestly, I feel pretty hot right now, so I'm not totally upset, I'm more focused on toning and losing inches.
To get going I joined a gym. I went to zumba. You have to make it fun. I'm totally social, so this was imperative to me. Then I started doing competitions. There was a 100 day Live Healthy America competition that I joined. That motivated me. I continually find new things to do. I am now training for a half marathon which I will run on Sept. 3. I'm not really a runner, but I want to look like a runner. Everyday people tell me they think I have lost more weight, but I haven't lost any since mid June.

For diet I have done the Fat Smash and the Extreme Fat Smash by Ian Smith. They aren't really fad diets. They teach you how to eat right. I lost a lot of weight on both of them. I love what they suggest to eat and I feel a million times better when I am following it.

Hope this helps! Just remember it's all a mind game. It's so mental. Just keep focused and you can do it!!

When I 1st ever started to even attempt to loose weight I was 220. Honestly I just ate more fresh fruit and veggies and started working out atleast 3x a week. I eventually got down to 181 and thats with 2 pregnancies in between that time. It wasnt until recently that I started to gain my weight back and thats why I decided to join MFP. Im back up to 195 and determined to loose this weight and get to a healthy size

I started at 220 exactly!

hey we all have bad days.

I too am from Australia. I started at 106.8kg in feb and am now down to 85kg. I am week 5 of c25k atm. I struggled running with my crappy knees at my high weight but getting there now. I have just joined the gym to help tone me up. I still have about 15kg to go to be in healthy BMI range. I log nearly every day. have occasional cheat meals for parties etc but make better choices now

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Hi... I was about 82 kgs around Sept last year. I realized that was not good for my health at all, because sometime when I was breathing, it's kind like hard and heavy... When I look at my baby, I told my self that I want to live longer n become healthy to see my baby grow up... And I kept telling my self that I need to do something to lose weight... I start to join the Gym... Start to exercise... To be honest I use Oxyellite to give some energy buzz when I do the exercise... I started to lose weight... Around Feb this year, my weight around 62 kgs... I just join MFP like a week or couple days ago with starting weight 53.7... And today when I weght in, my weight is 52.6 kgs... I can't go to the gym anymore since Feb, because my hubby is on Deployment, so nobody can watch my baby... I plan to go back to the Gym once my hubby come home... So, since then I'm just dieting alone... There is no secret at all to lose my weight... I just need to control what I eat... Count the calories intake... I'm so happy now because I feel healthier than ever...

I am 5ft and in 2009 I was 130kgs!

It has taken 2 years but I am almost at my goal. I am 85kgs at the moment.

My main issue was over eating so by cutting back my portions and starting to exercise (walking) made the weight come off. After a year i joined a gym but now I just go walking everyday.

i'm about220lbs,(100kgs in australia) and 5"0 (155cm)... looking for people who were that weight to share their success stories and modivation... how long has it taken you to get to your goal weight ? are you still working on it? whats helped you get going ??? your modivatons? whats worked for you....???

Hi,
I'm in a similar situation to you. I'm new here, & i'm hoping for the same thing as you, wondering the same things...I'm in Australia, i'm not too familiar with pounds at all...I used to be 82kilos, then i ballooned to 115kilos. I'm currently at 102 kilos. but i got down to 102 from being sick for a few months, not by trying, lol.... I'm not sure where to start with it all, so any kind of help would be fantastic :-)

WOW i wish i was 220lbs! how about that one...i'm getting there tho!