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    200 pound down today!

    Posts: 804 Member
    in Success Stories
    This morning I weighed 160 pounds for the first time in over 50 years. It sure feels good.

    About 10 years ago I was at 360 pounds, and about a year and a half ago 320. I started my current diet at 320 and am now down to my goal and in maintenance. MFP has been a great help, I have gotten a lot of support here.

    I did it by reducing my calorie intake and tracking closely here. I found foods I like that fill me up without many calories (veggies and fruit) and have started exercising. I did not follow any particular diet and no drugs or surgery involved. On the surface its simple, burn more calories than you eat. In practice it is hard to do.

    I am open to anyone who has questions or wants to be friends. And I am sure I will need more help and support with my maintenance.

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    • Posts: 6 Member
      Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!!
    • Posts: 34 Member
      Bravo! ;)
    • Posts: 9,723 Member
      All I got is WOW :) Congratulations for creating a healthier you!!
    • Posts: 1,099 Member
      Wonderful! Congratulations to you, I'll bet you feel AWESOME. That's pretty much what I'm doing too - only I don't want to deal with all the sugar in fruit so I limit that and try to get a little extra protein. You're living proof though - it really does work! Now on to the wonderful world of maintenance and I wish you the best in it.
    • Posts: 71 Member
      alligatorob wrote: »
      This morning I weighed 160 pounds for the first time in over 50 years. It sure feels good.

      About 10 years ago I was at 360 pounds, and about a year and a half ago 320. I started my current diet at 320 and am now down to my goal and in maintenance. MFP has been a great help, I have gotten a lot of support here.

      I did it by reducing my calorie intake and tracking closely here. I found foods I like that fill me up without many calories (veggies and fruit) and have started exercising. I did not follow any particular diet and no drugs or surgery involved. On the surface its simple, burn more calories than you eat. In practice it is hard to do.

      I am open to anyone who has questions or wants to be friends. And I am sure I will need more help and support with my maintenance.

      Congratulations to you!!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment.
    • Posts: 10,135 MFP Staff
      Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing success! You are really inspirational and hearing how the community has helped you makes my day.

      Also in case you didn't know, we have a section of the forums dedicated to people in maintenance - I thought you might want to check that out.


      https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/goal-maintaining-weight
    • Posts: 6 Member
      How wonderful! Congratulations! :)
    • Posts: 5 Member
      OMG!! Great job!! Two Hundred pounds is an AWESOME achievement! Good for you and I bet it feels great! Congratulations!
    • Posts: 583 Member
      What an inspiring story! Congratulations on your hard work.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Well done
    • Posts: 936 Member
      Well done: I hope you are really proud of your achievement!
    • Posts: 1,356 Member
      Congratulations and Bravo!!!
    • Posts: 199 Member
      You prove it can be done. Thank you for sharing. It’s great to hear it was through consistency and finding what works for you. And MFP! 🤣
    • Posts: 186 Member
      Amazing job!! You definitely help motivate me to keep going!
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Great job, very inspirational for a lot of us!
    • Posts: 9,139 Member
      Mega respect.
    • Posts: 75 Member
      Congratulations! I admire & respect the work you've put in to lose 200#. That's exactly what I'm trying to do, go from 372# to 172#. In 7 months I've lost 90#. I'm sending you a friend request. Maybe some of your smarts about this will transfer to me.
    • Posts: 75 Member
      Fantastic accomplishment.
    • Posts: 90 Member
      Congratulations! That is some significant dedication. Very inspirational!
    • Posts: 2 Member
      That is wonderful, I have lose 100 pounds and I am trying to get down to 160/170 pounds.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Why 2 go!
    • Posts: 14 Member
      Amazing!! Congratulations!
    • Posts: 32 Member
      I respect your perseverance and dedication! Great job!
    • Posts: 32,344 Member
      @alligatorob Stunning transformation.

      Long term weight stability is where the rubber meets the road. You'll find it. The maintenance section is really helpful.

    • Posts: 233 Member
      Thank you for sharing your inspirational story. Wishing you a long and healthy maintenance!
    • Posts: 3,832 Member
      Proof positive it can be done!
    • Posts: 11 Member
      Congratulations!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Congrats!

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