74 lbs. DOWN in 6 months!

Mel8579
Mel8579 Posts: 9 Member
edited February 2023 in Success Stories
I'm pretty quiet, but I want to scream my progress right now. 🤯 I use MFP to calculate my calorie goals, track every bite, and exercise 6 days a week. There's no magic diet, pill, or crazy formula involved in these progress pictures. Just dedication to the process. Promise!

I hope this motivates somebody. Keep moving forward. Trust the process.
I'm cheering you all on!!!

Feel free to friend me on MFP if you're curious about my diary. ✌️❤️

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,057 Member
    Woot!
  • BigMech
    BigMech Posts: 472 Member
    Awesome Job!
  • Carriehelene
    Carriehelene Posts: 178 Member
    You look great, and I LOVE that your smiling in all three pictures!
  • Mel8579
    Mel8579 Posts: 9 Member
    Thank you so much! I feel so much better every day than I used to. 🙌
  • MsKay414
    MsKay414 Posts: 2 Member
    Good job!
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,561 Member
    Wow.. great job! That’s 3 lbs per week! How many calories per day did that take?

    Best of luck!
  • crazyhorse8
    crazyhorse8 Posts: 724 Member
    Major Changes with your weight loss!! Keep going and striving for the best you!
  • DoneWorking
    DoneWorking Posts: 247 Member
    Happiness! Such a remarkable journey you're on!
  • Buckeyebabe7l7
    Buckeyebabe7l7 Posts: 603 Member
    What an accomplishment! Can't wait till I'm there too. <3
  • sandraws
    sandraws Posts: 22 Member
    What a great success and you look terrific and happy!
  • nay0m3
    nay0m3 Posts: 178 Member
    Phenomenal!!!! Please share more of how you got here and keep going for others to know!!!
  • tjames30
    tjames30 Posts: 229 Member
    Amazing, definitely inspiring! I am going to add you now!
  • Yes!! Good for you! I have a similar goal and hope to lose 70lbs by Sept.
  • TheAngieScott
    TheAngieScott Posts: 15 Member
    Mel8579 wrote: »
    I'm pretty quiet, but I want to scream my progress right now. 🤯 I use MFP to calculate my calorie goals, track every bite, and exercise 6 days a week. There's no magic diet, pill, or crazy formula involved in these progress pictures. Just dedication to the process. Promise!

    I hope this motivates somebody. Keep moving forward. Trust the process.
    I'm cheering you all on!!!

    Feel free to friend me on MFP if you're curious about my diary. ✌️❤️

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    This is such amazing progress! I know we don't know each other, but girrrrrrrl! I am SO proud of you! OMG! You look amazing! Your post has inspired me to start taking photos to document my progress and work out way more. I can't believe you do it 6 days a week! That's commitment! May I ask what kind of workout you were doing? I want so much to make progress like yours! ❤️ Stay the course, queen! You are kicking major tail!
  • Mel8579
    Mel8579 Posts: 9 Member
    Mel8579 wrote: »
    I'm pretty quiet, but I want to scream my progress right now. 🤯 I use MFP to calculate my calorie goals, track every bite, and exercise 6 days a week. There's no magic diet, pill, or crazy formula involved in these progress pictures. Just dedication to the process. Promise!

    I hope this motivates somebody. Keep moving forward. Trust the process.
    I'm cheering you all on!!!

    Feel free to friend me on MFP if you're curious about my diary. ✌️❤️

    eb5w0nai2cch.jpg

    [edited by mfp staff]

    This is such amazing progress! I know we don't know each other, but girrrrrrrl! I am SO proud of you! OMG! You look amazing! Your post has inspired me to start taking photos to document my progress and work out way more. I can't believe you do it 6 days a week! That's commitment! May I ask what kind of workout you were doing? I want so much to make progress like yours! ❤️ Stay the course, queen! You are kicking major tail!

    You brought happy tears to my eyes!!! Thank you so much!!! 🥹 I go to the gym before work to make sure my workout happens. Plus, there's a lot less people there at 5:15 a.m. 🙂

    Beginning Routine:
    Walking on the treadmill or the elliptical for about 45 min. Monday-Friday and about an hour on Saturday.
    I would constantly try to push myself by raising the elevation or resistance (since I couldn't walk very fast).

    Now:
    M, W, F- Spin Class (45 min)
    T, Th, S- About 30-40 min. of strength (still a beginner using mostly machines). I also will either go back to the gym after work for my 30- 40 min. cardio or just walk/jog around my neighborhood.

    Cardio now looks like a mixture of spin classes, walk/jog outdoors or on the treadmill, the elliptical, some stair climbing, and the rowing machine. I like to change it up!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,302 Member
    I was extremely happy to see the adjustment you mentioned in a follow up post in terms of moving forward! Good job so far. Looking forward to future posts!
  • ambgab9948
    ambgab9948 Posts: 1 Member
    This is awesome - just the post I needed to see. Congrats!
  • Fin_C666
    Fin_C666 Posts: 11 Member
    Wow, that's awesome and truly inspiring.
  • pjohns51
    pjohns51 Posts: 1 Member
    You are amazing and have done an amazing job getting healthy and happy. I'm 72 and I exercise with weights 2 or 3 times a week. I do a pool aerobics class 2 times a week. I'm not losing weight so obviously I'm not burning enough calories to what I'm putting in. What kind of nutrition did you follow? I know I need to be better recording my food, but are you trying to eat specific types of food and eliminating others? Thank you for your response.
  • grmq6nzffp
    grmq6nzffp Posts: 1 Member
    Wow amazing!!! This makes me really motivated to be on track!
  • Sanberdolifas
    Sanberdolifas Posts: 1 Member
    Amazing what advice can u give
  • cyn_love
    cyn_love Posts: 94 Member
    That is amazing! Great work! I want to be like you when I grow up. Haha.
  • TeaTotaler2
    TeaTotaler2 Posts: 2 Member
    Oh my word, Mel - this is absolutely amazing!! It took a lot of hard work, dedication, and DISCIPLINE! You are such an inspiration!! AND you look fabulous!! And L👀K how fast your hair grew!!!! Such a nice achievement right before summer, too!! Here's to health and moving forward!!!🤩🤩🤩
  • You go Girl!
  • GinLee61
    GinLee61 Posts: 1,226 Member
    You are truly rockin' it! Such amazing progress, you should be so proud of yourself. Don't you feel great compared to 6 months ago? It's been 13 months for me and the further I get into this lifestyle change I find that I have to keep reminding myself how bad I felt physically and mentally before compared to how I feel now.

    Sending you my sincere wishes for your continued success!
  • huntah0578
    huntah0578 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm so happy I clicked on and read your story. Lifestyle changes are so hard, looking forward to seeing you continue to progress and motivate!
  • Mel8579
    Mel8579 Posts: 9 Member
    GinLee61 wrote: »
    You are truly rockin' it! Such amazing progress, you should be so proud of yourself. Don't you feel great compared to 6 months ago? It's been 13 months for me and the further I get into this lifestyle change I find that I have to keep reminding myself how bad I felt physically and mentally before compared to how I feel now.

    Sending you my sincere wishes for your continued success!

    You're going to make me cry! (Happy tears! 😊) I feel amazing. The ways my life has changed are countless, just so many unrealizwd ways my weight/low energy was holding me back. People keep asking what keeps me going... I finally feel like I'm LIVING. Never going back. ❤️🙌

  • willduit2014
    willduit2014 Posts: 1 Member
    "Little by little, one travels far." --JR Tolkien.
  • Mel8579
    Mel8579 Posts: 9 Member
    Amazing what advice can u give

    Just keep going. I know that sounds too simple, but it's the truth. It's all about making those small changes in your routines that become automatic. Getting up at 4:30 a.m. for the gym and counting calories are done automatically now. I'm learning that it's a marathon, not a sprint. It really is a lifestyle. And I love making constant goals for myself.
    Can I speed up my mile today?
    Can I beat that last time on the rowing machine?
    Can I increase my protein earlier in the day?
    Can I get 500 more steps today?

    When the answer is YES... that feeling is unbeatable. That's what keeps me going. 💪✨️
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