PHOTO ONLY SUCCESS STORIES!

Orchiddove717 wrote: »

Photo only, sounds like a porn addict wanting to get relief with fresh pictures.

In a way it is. Kinda like Happiness Porn, Success Porn.

Hello!! I'm new my journey started in 2017 have lost 50 lbs and enjoy the process, now I'm in love with fitness. I will be 50 in September I'm passing through menopause I have gain 12lbs and can't find a way to lose them. So I join to see if can help.

Here’s my 3 year progress. I looked in the mirror one day and decided I needed change. So far I’ve kept it off and still building new muscle, even after 40.

3 stone 4lb gone! Still work in progress!

SW: 275 lbs
CW: 188 lbs
GW: 140 lbs

5’7”, 40 y/o
This is all been one year and walking. I will be also be adding in weights and some fun aerobics too 💜

Okay, here I am first time poster. Started my weight loss and health journey on June 14th. 65 days ago. I am 41 years old and I have two teens and a toddler. I found myself relatively active, but never really noticed how much weight I had put on. This last summer I needed to shop for a new swimsuit. I think that's the moment when I realized how bad it was. Then I saw a few pictures of myself in said bathing suit. Catalyst moment right there. I was always so busy taking care of the kids, pets, my husband, and aging/ill parents and grandparents, and I never really took more than 3 minutes to look at myself in the mirror and just keep going. I hit the scales at 240 pounds. I needed change. I began to make myself a priority. I think it slowly packed on with my age, stress, new baby, covid etc. I changed my diet, found a gym that I like and I started with three days a week. Overtime I just kept adding more visits. I hated going in the beginning. I couldn't understand how people could enjoy doing something alone, especially workout. It's not my style but I found a groove and I love going now. Currently I'm up to 6 days a week. 3 days a week I go once a day, and 3 days a week I go twice a day. I've hit multiple little mini milestones but this is my first major milestone. I keep track of everything I eat, all my exercises and here I am hitting my first major milestone of 20 lb weight loss! 20 pounds y'all! I have many more milestones to go and a lot more weight to lose I'm looking forward to watching the progress into a healthier lifestyle.
SW: 240
CW: 220
GW: 150

@AnnPT77 right? It's such a significant difference. It definitely came down to better diet and solid exercising.

Slow is OK.

Thank you! Still not at goal weight after all this time but have experienced lots of great changes thanks to improved eating and increased exercise that don't show up on the scale. Tracking on this site is a big part of that - it's helped me shift focus from destination to journey - a bit out of sync with the usual logic of diets, but works for me.