How many pounds have you lost, what did you do to lose them,

Hello and welcome! I started in January of this year and have lost about 62lbs total. I started using MFP when I was 199 so that's why only 46 show up on here. This site is great if you stick to it. I lost most of mine with just changing what I eat. But I now workout 6 days a week for at least 30min.

I am new to MFP too! I lost 6 pounds this week. I used to eat taco bell and sweets like it was going out of style! What I did to shock my body was ONLY drink water and ONLY eat fruits and vegetables. It is a very strict diet, no meats,no eggs,no cheese,no wheat.... like seriously ONLY fruits and veggies.... It is working quite well so far, i think im gonna do it for 21 days.

It can be hard to maintain though, esp. since my mom makes killer italian food and my friend go to fast food drive thru infront of me

I'm new to this, but is working 7 pounds so far in 4 weeks.

I am down about 50lbs since May of this year (220-172), all I did was eat right and exercise. I don't have a gym membership, I just do it with what I have at home.

Lot of cardio with strength training mixed in a few days a week.

I'm new. only 2 weeks, and lost 5 lbs so far !

I am down about 50lbs since May of this year (220-172), all I did was eat right and exercise. I don't have a gym membership, I just do it with what I have at home.

Lot of cardio with strength training mixed in a few days a week.

How WONDERFUL!!! you have TWO POUNDS TO GO!!!! I'm cheering for you as you approach the finish line. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

My journey started Jan. 23. I weighed 252 at that time. As of Friday, I weighed 191.4. Currently aiming for 175 but will re-evaluate when I get to the 170s. What have I done?

phase 1: Last Thanksgivingish I finally decided that it was time to regain my health, enjoy time with my family and limit the risks of disease. I decided to wait until January to earnestly start because starting around the December holiday season would have, for me, possibly been a recipe for disaster.

phase 2: From Jan 23 until April 4, I did Weight Watchers on-line sort of. I realized within 2 weeks that I wasn't approaching the points plus total and I stopped tracking food on WW. I generally followed the concepts and lost about 21-23 pounds during this time. I did no exercise during this phase.

phase 3: time to add some exercise. Beginning April 4, I began climbing the stairs in my office. I continued doing this every work day until mid May. The number of stairs I was climbing got pretty insane, but I'm going to tell you that I made a mistake climbing stairs every day. Its the equivalent of going to the gym and doing squats every day. My legs were not given sufficient time to recovery and I think this affected my progress. I don't recall losing or gaining any real weight for about 3 weeks during this time. Weight loss began again the last week of April when I started an all natural (veggie only) cleanse. I did the cleanse for 3.5 weeks and lost roughly 18 pounds during the cleanse. By the end of May, I was down 41 pounds.

phase 4: while doing the cleanse, I was worried about gaining the weight back once it was over so I started reading a lot of material on nutrition and exercise. I learned a ton during this time and I continue to read more things. I made certain decisions about what I was going to do post-cleanse to give me the best chance of continuing my journey.

phase 5: at the end of May, I recall telling my wife that it was time to add resistance training to my journey. I suggested rejoining the gym. She liked the time I was spending at home so I decided to purchase some home gym equipment from ebay and craig's list...and read material on exercise routines I could do from home (see blog below). From June through the end of July, I lost only a few more pounds....but I felt my body changing during this time period.

phase 6: near the end of July, my sister suggested we join MFP. I had never heard of MFP and initially I doubted that I would log my food everyday. However, when I realized how easy it was to log food, I kept doing it. At some point in late August, I began making some realizations. Among other things, I realized that I had become complacent with the partial success I had had. I began truly understanding the mental challenges we face during the journey (which some of the material I had read spoke of). I began diagnosing my mental stumbling blocks. I became enlightened.

phase 7: beginning sometime in September, with a better understanding of mental roadblocks, I re-focused and got back in the zone. I am back to losing weight at a good pace. Understanding the power of what I discovered, I prepared a will power blog that will helpfully help others.

My profile contains my basic eating rules. I have a blog about some of the exercise I do. My profile contains some of the work I've put together as described in my will power blog.

Good luck to you. I hope that some of this helps.

I didn't really change that much. The best advice i was given was to only make changes that you are HAPPY with, and could stick with forever if need be. Therefore i still don't eat veg, still have everything i always did, no cutting anything out, just now i eat them in moderation, and use my calories as currency. If i want to blow 500 cals on that bit of cake, i can! It just means i have 500 less later in the day...so i make the decision is it really worth it? That way i get zero cravings, and really makes me appreciate treats when i do have them!

4st (56lbs) in exactly 6 months, and it's been an absolute breeze. At no point have i felt deprived, on a diet, or thought about going back to my old ways!

Never felt better, fitter, stronger.