I’m really proud of myself
bear2303
Posts: 251 Member
The title of this post was really hard for me to write, but overwhelmingly that is how I feel. I’ve lost over 40 lbs and now weigh what I did back in highschool which was 15 years ago!
Saying I’m proud of myself doesn’t come easily to me. I’m hard on myself by nature and I’ve always been the most hard on myself when it comes to my size and weight. I remember putting myself on a diet by the time I was 8 years old and writing a list of over 100 things that I’d want to change about myself by the time I was 11, my weight was always the top of the list. That mindset put me on a path of negative self-talk and disordered eating that I am still coping with today.
BUT this post isn’t about that. This post is about celebrating what I’ve done to hopefully break that cycle. As I said earlier I am now over 40 lbs down, feeling great and healthy and appreciating my body for what it is! I am absolutely still and will always be a work in progress but today I hit the goal that I’ve been trying to get to for almost 15 years!
How I did it:
No special diets, I ate what I wanted but counted cals using (duh) mfp! I worked on my portions and started eating breakfast and all but completely cut out eating out for lunch! I also started running/walking 3-4 times a week building up to doing 5 mile runs on weekends. I have two little kids so running is the most effective/cheapest/easiest way for me to get a workout in. I’d love to incorporate some strength training but haven’t done so yet. That’s next on my list!
Stats:
Female, age 33
5’3
SW 179
CW 135
Saying I’m proud of myself doesn’t come easily to me. I’m hard on myself by nature and I’ve always been the most hard on myself when it comes to my size and weight. I remember putting myself on a diet by the time I was 8 years old and writing a list of over 100 things that I’d want to change about myself by the time I was 11, my weight was always the top of the list. That mindset put me on a path of negative self-talk and disordered eating that I am still coping with today.
BUT this post isn’t about that. This post is about celebrating what I’ve done to hopefully break that cycle. As I said earlier I am now over 40 lbs down, feeling great and healthy and appreciating my body for what it is! I am absolutely still and will always be a work in progress but today I hit the goal that I’ve been trying to get to for almost 15 years!
How I did it:
No special diets, I ate what I wanted but counted cals using (duh) mfp! I worked on my portions and started eating breakfast and all but completely cut out eating out for lunch! I also started running/walking 3-4 times a week building up to doing 5 mile runs on weekends. I have two little kids so running is the most effective/cheapest/easiest way for me to get a workout in. I’d love to incorporate some strength training but haven’t done so yet. That’s next on my list!
Stats:
Female, age 33
5’3
SW 179
CW 135
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@bear2303, congratulations on all your hard work, physically and emotionally! You are worth it! Well done!
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Well done... huge change!! You must be ecstatic - I would be.
Have you found it tough overall?
Also re breakfasts, I’ve found with myself.. a heavier breakfast makes my day so much easier food wise and calorie wise.
Good luck with the strength training drive!! 💪🏾3 -
You should be proud, you've done fantastic and look incredible!2
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You look amazing. You are gorgeous! You should be very proud of yourself, all your hard work is paying off1
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You have every right to be proud of yourself. You look amazing, and doing all of that with young children. Outstanding job.1
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Good job! All your hard work has paid off-you look fabulous!1
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Wow!! You are beautiful and look so healthy! Your stats are similar to mine. I’m 188 and 5’3” and I would love to get to 135! Great job!1
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Well done... huge change!! You must be ecstatic - I would be.
Have you found it tough overall?
Also re breakfasts, I’ve found with myself.. a heavier breakfast makes my day so much easier food wise and calorie wise.
Good luck with the strength training drive!! 💪🏾
Oh it’s definitely been hard, mostly finding time to workout, even finding 30 mins to squeeze in a run is tough with two kids under 4 and a full time job but I somehow managed it! It was tough but I’m so glad I finally started making myself a priority.
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wannabesmaller2017 wrote: »Wow!! You are beautiful and look so healthy! Your stats are similar to mine. I’m 188 and 5’3” and I would love to get to 135! Great job!
You can do it! Believe me If I can do it so can you!
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@bear2303 What an awesome achievement. You should be proud of yourself. Stick with it. You look amazing.3
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Just now seeing this. You have rocked it, friend!! So awesome! 2
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This is awesome, i love reading stories like these because it's very inspiring. The cool thing about this mindset and discipline is that it's gonna trickle down to other aspects of your life. Keep on rockin it.5
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seltzermint555 wrote: »Just now seeing this. You have rocked it, friend!! So awesome!
Thank you!!!!! Also is it totally weird that I feel like we know each other even though we’ve literally only ever communicated on these boards?2 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »Just now seeing this. You have rocked it, friend!! So awesome!
Thank you!!!!! Also is it totally weird that I feel like we know each other even though we’ve literally only ever communicated on these boards?
Not weird at all!!!
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I think we can all go about our lives and perhaps not get credit where it’s truly deserved.
But there are common themes running through MFP users who recognise how hard the ‘healthy living’ can be and is.
You’ve done great and people can see and recognise it.
It’s a great platform for people like yourself to inspire others like us.
I’m inspired 👌🏽6 -
I'm so inspired by you because I'm 5'3" and 158 on a good day. I want to get back to 135. It'll take time and effort. But I'm willing to do it.
Congratulations!2 -
Wow- you look amazing! Congratulations on not only changing your body, but also your mindset. It’s so hard to get away from a place where you’re not treating yourself well.2
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Amazing 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻2
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New_Heavens_Earth wrote: »I'm so inspired by you because I'm 5'3" and 158 on a good day. I want to get back to 135. It'll take time and effort. But I'm willing to do it.
Congratulations!
Thank you! And you can do it!!! It’s absolutely a lot of work and effort but it’s Sooo worth it!
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You should be so so proud. That is a fantastic accomplishment.2
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WOW, you SHOULD be proud of yourself!!! (P.S. From your profile pic, I thought you were in your early 20s, so I was totally shocked when you said high school was 15 years ago!
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Congrats! You look amazing!1
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Wow you look great we the same height well I’m 5’2 but you just counting and ate whatever and lose the weight1
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bobsburgersfan wrote: »WOW, you SHOULD be proud of yourself!!! (P.S. From your profile pic, I thought you were in your early 20s, so I was totally shocked when you said high school was 15 years ago! )
Lol thank you! I definitely feel like I am starting to look my age so I will take the compliment where i can get it!0 -
chasitystiff2 wrote: »Wow you look great we the same height well I’m 5’2 but you just counting and ate whatever and lose the weight
Well i didn't quite just eat "whatever" i mostly just mean that I didn't restrict or cut any foods completely out of my rotation. I did amend some things but I didn't outright get rid of carbs or do anything super drastic. I did increase my consumption of vegetables a) because I needed to just for health reasons but b) you can fill up on vegetables and not go through a ton of calories1 -
You are goals mama! Congratulations! I hope to get to where you are at some point.2
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The title of this post was really hard for me to write, but overwhelmingly that is how I feel. I’ve lost over 40 lbs and now weigh what I did back in highschool which was 15 years ago!
Saying I’m proud of myself doesn’t come easily to me. I’m hard on myself by nature and I’ve always been the most hard on myself when it comes to my size and weight. I remember putting myself on a diet by the time I was 8 years old and writing a list of over 100 things that I’d want to change about myself by the time I was 11, my weight was always the top of the list. That mindset put me on a path of negative self-talk and disordered eating that I am still coping with today.
BUT this post isn’t about that. This post is about celebrating what I’ve done to hopefully break that cycle. As I said earlier I am now over 40 lbs down, feeling great and healthy and appreciating my body for what it is! I am absolutely still and will always be a work in progress but today I hit the goal that I’ve been trying to get to for almost 15 years!
How I did it:
No special diets, I ate what I wanted but counted cals using (duh) mfp! I worked on my portions and started eating breakfast and all but completely cut out eating out for lunch! I also started running/walking 3-4 times a week building up to doing 5 mile runs on weekends. I have two little kids so running is the most effective/cheapest/easiest way for me to get a workout in. I’d love to incorporate some strength training but haven’t done so yet. That’s next on my list!
Stats:
Female, age 33
5’3
SW 179
CW 135
Wow. This is motivating 💪 good job. My goal weight is about 135-130. I'm around 185 today so this definitely gives me motivation to keep going 👌1 -
You look amazing- and i know your health has benefited Great job!!!!1
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