I did it! Losing over 120 pounds...

Nicmckry
Nicmckry Posts: 1 Member
in Success Stories
I started my journey just under 2 years ago and honestly, I went into it with a negative mindset. I figured I would fail like so many times before. I started tracking using myfitnesspal and took one day at a time. I slowly started to incorporate exercise and focused on my mental health. Something clicked and I realized this wasn't just a diet but a lifestyle. Fast forward of over 700 consecutive days of tracking, I hit my goal and lost a total of 124 pounds! My overall health is so much better!
Tagged:
«1

Replies

  • LifeChangz
    LifeChangz Posts: 456 Member
    edited December 2022
    Congratulations :)
  • redgolden966
    redgolden966 Posts: 55 Member
    Congratulations! A major accomplishment... I am hoping to be right behind you! I am so excited and I have learned so many good lessons that I am hoping are ingrained now!
  • newHampshirite
    newHampshirite Posts: 180 Member
    Wow! That's impressive! Way to go!
  • Beanqueen70
    Beanqueen70 Posts: 1 Member
    Congratulations! What an accomplishment!
  • BartBVanBockstaele
    BartBVanBockstaele Posts: 623 Member
    Nicmckry wrote: »
    I started my journey just under 2 years ago and honestly, I went into it with a negative mindset. I figured I would fail like so many times before. I started tracking using myfitnesspal and took one day at a time. I slowly started to incorporate exercise and focused on my mental health. Something clicked and I realized this wasn't just a diet but a lifestyle. Fast forward of over 700 consecutive days of tracking, I hit my goal and lost a total of 124 pounds! My overall health is so much better!
    Congratulations. You did great. Keep it up.
  • benedictine888
    benedictine888 Posts: 7 Member
    Congrats! You've definitely turned a page over such that this new lifestyle will be sustainable for you in the long run!
  • JaysFan82
    JaysFan82 Posts: 853 Member
    That is amazing!
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 809 Member
    Congratulations!
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 448 Member
    Well done! Congrats
  • IAmTheGlue
    IAmTheGlue Posts: 701 Member
    Awesome job!! Congratulations! All your hard work has paid off! 💐
  • Butterfly2022MD
    Butterfly2022MD Posts: 247 Member
    Well done
  • ArnaudAlice
    ArnaudAlice Posts: 2 Member
    Thay’s fantastic, way to go!
  • long_for_me
    long_for_me Posts: 184 Member
    Congratulations! What was the most important thing that helped you? Also: do you have loose skin?
  • Linda2K
    Linda2K Posts: 2 Member
    Great job! So encouraging! I agree that until we change our mindset, we will always be circling the drain with our weight concerns.
  • newHampshirite
    newHampshirite Posts: 180 Member
    Nice work!
  • ekingsmith59
    ekingsmith59 Posts: 1 Member
    As a beginner to the program, i am inspired by your stories and the journey that brought you forward.
  • johnson_deb
    johnson_deb Posts: 1 Member
    Wow, that is awesome!! You are an inspiration for me, I need to lose the same amount of weight and it feels daunting. Thank you for sharing your success!!
  • bethengelhart33
    bethengelhart33 Posts: 1 Member
    What did you eat during your day?
  • aliawim
    aliawim Posts: 7 Member
    Congratulations!
  • jcslady2018
    jcslady2018 Posts: 1 Member
    Congratulations on a job well done!
  • BartBVanBockstaele
    BartBVanBockstaele Posts: 623 Member
    Gzuschick wrote: »
    THAT is freaking amazing! Just starting my journey over and have 110lbs to lose. It seems daunting.
    It only seems that way. The trick is to find a diet/food plan you can stick to without feeling miserable. Once you have that, it is merely a matter of willpower and patience, essentially smooth sailing with the occasional adjustment for shrinking energy needs resulting from weight loss.
    You can do this. You really can. I wish you success.
  • 1Blever2
    1Blever2 Posts: 2 Member
    Congratulations, it is key to understand that its not a diet but a lifestyle change.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
  • BartBVanBockstaele
    BartBVanBockstaele Posts: 623 Member
    Fit2btied2016 wrote: »
    GinLee61 wrote: »
    Well done!! You must feel great! Very inspiring.

    In 20 days it will be a year for me. Like you I never thought I would be successful but here I am, 60 lbs lighter and only 35 lbs away from my final goal.

    Please keep going! So many people want things in a week, or a month, and so on. They think "a year" is too much time in many cases for anything. It will pass anyway, so might as well be passing as a slimmer, healthier, more fit and attractive person, right? ;-) You got this!!
    I completely second that. Whether or not we do something, time passes. We can as well do something useful or not do something harmful, like "not overeating". And, if it takes a year, or two or five, it does not really matter, since that time would have passed anyway.
  • tomthaniel
    tomthaniel Posts: 1 Member
    Congratulations, that's a fantastic achievement.
  • GeeBee08505
    GeeBee08505 Posts: 53 Member
    Many kudos to you!!! I am back on the horse again myself - a positive attitude, and hoping it sticks this time.

Categories

Do you Love MyFitnessPal? Have you crushed a goal or improved your life through better nutrition using MyFitnessPal?
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!