Lost 144 pounds in 2017!

aganey wrote: »

One of the better transformations I’ve seen. You look incredible! I admire what you have done and in such a short time for the amount of weight lost. Shows your determination! Also, I agree with everyone. You look YEARS younger now. You will lose the last bit in no time. Just keep on!

Thank you so much! I definitely feel years younger. And I will keep on trekking!

ElGoli wrote: »

So inspiring, not only your numbers are great, the fact that you have achieved beyond your goal in a healthiest method is amazing and hopeful for the rest of us.

Thank you! I'll admit I'm very proud of myself for doing this with changing my diet and exercising more alone. I hope everyone who wishes to become healthier whether it's lose weight or in another way is able to achieve their goals.

Candi8185 wrote: »

Wow, you look amazing! So inspirational What is a typical day for you (meal plan wise). Need some new ideas!

I try to add a lot of variety to my meals rather than having a go to every day. I will say I usually start thinking about my breakfast and lunch the day prior (so I can make up my lunch the night before work). One thing that I always have in my day to day meals is an assortment of vegetables.

One thing I enjoy that's fairly easy to make is a hot/grilled veggie sandwich or wrap. I tend to have some sort of wrap every day. I use Ole Xtreme Wellness low carb high fiber wraps.

I've also noticed that while I'm not lactose intolerant, I do like using veggie sliced cheese and cashew milk rather than the normal dairy stuff. It usually has half the calories and a bit more calcium.

Honestly I get a lot of ideas from Pinterest. Usually you can just search healthy (whatever) recipes and can find some interesting things to try. One recipe that I tried recently was a Mock Tuna Salad that uses chickpeas instead of tuna. It turned out really good!

Another mini challenge I took upon myself is just trying new foods I wouldn't have considered trying before. It's really broadened the range of foods I enjoy! For example, I enjoy sushi now which is usually very healthy depending on what kind you get and is full of omega-3s.

That all being said, I do always try to have Greek yogurt every day. Either with lunch or as a snack.

Also, if I plan in exercising, I always have a banana. It's my go to energy snack for before or after my workout.

aeloine wrote: »

KRTrenkamp wrote: »

aeloine wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking, what were your daily calorie goals? Did you stick with MFP suggestions?

I did my best to stick with the MFP goals. Currently I'm doing 1200 calories a day.

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I hope I gave you a good answer to your questions. If you have any more please ask!

Thank you for taking the time to answer this!
It was very well thought out and appreciated.

Congrats on your weight loss! You look amazing!!!!

It's not a problem! Glad I was able to answer!

kjurassic wrote: »

Congratulations on your successful journey to healthy. Isn't it amazing what can be accomplish when we finally get to the right mindset and how our bodies respond when we take care of them?!

It is! I haven't felt this great before. Now that I'm finally taking care of my body it's been wonderful. One of the greatest achievements was when I did a 5K and 1-miler at an amusement park that came with admission for a day and I was able to fit on any of the rides I wanted. It felt very empowering, especially since the last time I went to an amusement park I had to deal with the embarrassment of having to get off a ride for not fitting in the seat.