success story!!!! how much have you lost?

hi people, i just need some encouragement.
please tell me what you have been doing to lose the weight and how long did it take? and how many lb or kg did you lose?
thanks for reading

January 2010, my starting weight was 157.0. I'm 5'2" and 43 years old. Today I weigh 123.0 and I'm only 1 lb away from my goal of 122.0. Try not to worry about how much weight you lose in a certain amount of time. Celebrate each pound (or kg) you lose and be proud of every accomplishment!

I started August 10, 2010 and am 5'2" and starting weight was 185.3 Today I'm 137.6. I started slowly by walking and then added strength training. You just take it one day at a time. Get up and make the best choices you can each day and make small goals, and celebrate those small goals. That takes you all the way. Also helps if you go public with your choice to change your life. When I started posting my success to facebook and my friends were telling me good job or telling me how they were working out after seeing my changes, that helped me keep on going. Best of luck to you on your journey. :-)

I started my journey July of last year and have lost 91 lbs. I started off by walking and watching portions now I do some strength training and just keep working at it. Good luck!

My wife and I started Jan 2010. I am down 218 lbs and she is down 121 lbs. We have come a long way and realize you need to take it one day at at time.

I first started my weight loss journey (May 27 2011) with a popluar online weight loss program that cost money and that really helped I lost 10 pounds with just changing how much I ate and eating the correct recommended servings of each food group a day. I also walked/jogged on the treadmill for a half an hour 3-5 times a week and 0-3 times a week I lifted hand weights and did crunches. Around the middle of July I cancelled that membership and joined MFP and have lost six more pounds by doing the same stuff. Good luck with your journey!

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I started MFP May 1st of 2011 @ 308 lbs, I currently weigh 257 pounds as of this past Friday morning. I started by just using this site to log what I eat and cut back on ALL the garbage. I used to drink soda all day long without even thinking about it. I cut that cold turkey and drink mostly just water. Once that was in my routine, I didn't miss it at all. As for exercise, I started out just walking for like 30 minutes a day a couple times of week to get me going. After a few weeks it turned into walking for an hour 5-6 times a week. I purchased a new mountain bike over memorial weekend and a lot of my walks turned into rides. I logged 100 miles on the bike in June, 323 miles in July and am shooting for 250 miles in August as work has started to pick back up and I don't have as much free time. I am already looking into purchasing a road bike so I can up my game and join my brother next year on the Pan Ohio Hope Ride for Cancer Research (328 miles over 4 days).

My motiviation is my family. I have been overweight all of my adult life and didn't realize I had let it get as far as it did until I've looked at some pictures of me 4 months ago and some of me on Vacation in July. Do I still eat "garbage" every once in a while? Sure, but for me its all about portion control, moderation, and planning. I am down 51 pounds and am looking to loose about 56 more when this is all said an done. That will take me back to my high school weight when I was a bit more athletic and I am so looking forward to it. I am slowly becoming the man I used to be.

On another note - I don't starve myself either, on the contrary, I feel like I am eating all the time because I spread things out! I am following my own plan of 2000 calories total a day whether I exercise or not (because calories burned is an estimate anyway) and just listen to my body. If I am not hungry, I don't force myself to eat. If I am hungry and water won't help, I eat, even if it puts me over my 2000 limit.

Hope this helps - add me if you like!

-Dave

Started January, 2011, have lost 83 lbs.

Edited to say that this is mostly diet for me--I keep my calories under 1600 a day, I keep my carbs to under 50 per meal and 30 per snack (I'm diabetic), and I'm trying to keep my sodium and fat under control (fat's pretty easy, sodium's a little tougher). I drink more water, and I eat SO many more veggies and fruit than I used to. I move more than I used to, and the great thing is that the more I move, the more I CAN move because, as the weight comes off, the back pain eases. I walk a few times a week, I ride my recumbent bike a couple-three times a week, and I all around do more every day.

Good luck!

Kris

Hi, I started my journey in January this year, and joined MFP in May. So far I have lost 77lbs, but I still have a long way to go. I have totally changed the way that I eat, I try to eat fresh home prepared food, although I'm not fanatical about clean eating. I also try to plan my days food in advance so I know what I'm doing & how many calories I have. I find it easier to stick to it that way. I couldnt afford to join a gym, so I bought a cheap exercise bike. I could barely manage 10 minutes on the lowest setting at first, but now I am on setting 5 of 8, and do around 30 to 40 minutes a day and up to an hour at weekends. In addition I go walking at the weekends, normally doing about 5k in around an hour. I used to hate walking, but now I am starting to enjoy it. I do feel that this time (I have been on many weight loss programs before) I am in the right mind set, treating it as a lifestyle change rather than a diet, and I feel that this time, I can succeed.

If you would like to add me as a friend, feel free

Angela