HELP...I need quotes from people who have lost over 50 lbs

Nothing is impossible when you set your mind in the right track!

this is a quote I found on the internet it inspired me its not 100% the real quote because I couldn't find it again but I will get as close as I can from my memory ... "Do I want a coke? no I do not want a coke or any junk food, why? because its not worth it. A coke is not worth losing a second of my life, a bag of chips isn't worth a day, that pizza is not worth a month, that big mac is not worth a year. The way I see it is the average person only gets 935 678 927 days on this earth and I don't plan to spend even one more of those days being unhealthy. So now let me ask you a question... Do YOU still want that coke?"

"Baby, you've got to signal before you turn
I think you're headed for the disco burn
'Cause the future is in the future
And the past is a big brick wall"

Having been an obese yoga practitioner, and now a normal weight yoga practitioner, I've observed yoga is simply easier without an extra eighty pounds hanging off various bits of my person.

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-- What benefits have you experienced as a result of losing so much weight?
At present I have shed nearly 55 excess pounds, from 235 to 180 (almost). On the BMI Scale, I've just gone from "obese" to "overweight"! My goal is to be in the "Healthy" range, which for my height (5'6"), the top end is 155. So I am still 30 pounds from my minimum goal.

That said, I already experience a whole host of benefits! It is easy for me to get down and up off the floor playing with my kid. I don't get winded on a flight of stairs. I'm not *exhausted* after the monthly pilgrimage to Crackco (I mean, Costco!) I can fit into airplane and rollercoaster seats. Clothes shopping is starting to get fun! Before, I would just buy whatever fit and didn't pinch, bind, or poke. Now I can actually start to think about expressing some kind of style. At work I am on my feet a lot, and my feet are not so swollen and aching at the end of the day. And, I would be remiss not to mention that bedroom relations are better too! LOL

In short, getting my body towards a healthy weight just makes everything easier!


-- What has been the most difficult for you?
Amazingly, this time has been "EASY"! I think because, for one, I was really ready to change; but also learning about the calculation for Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) was the key piece for me. It was revolutionary for me to learn the OBJECTIVE, EMPIRICAL, SCIENTIFIC (i.e. tested and proven) way to set a daily calorie budget. I was instantly free from the emotional and moralistic shackles. You get a budget. Don't spend it all in one place. If you go over, you won't reach your goal. Period. Easy.

-- Quotes?
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." (Michael Pollan)

"If God/Nature made it, you can eat it. I don't know about you, but I don't have a Cheetos tree in my yard!" (paraphrased from Jillian Michaels)

"Splenda is poison." (Me)

"If you do what you did, you're going to get what you got!"
(A folksy version of "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." This quote has been attributed to various people, including Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, & an old Chinese proverb, but its first known appearance in print is "Sudden Death" by Rita Mae Brown (Bantam Books, New York, 1983), p. 68. [source: wikipedia])

"Obesity is an equal opportunity disease; it is no longer an issue that only **certain** people have to worry about."

These days it can happen to anyone, and seven years ago I decided I had lived with it long enough.

Before I lost the 60 lbs, I felt as though life was stressful, always a worry, on even the simple things. And now, It's more of a worry when I can't find something to do!

The hardest thing that I had to go through was keeping up with it. Espesially when you become familiar with something...