any others need to or have lost 100+ lbs????

Definitely do not think in terms of how much you have left to lose. Always look at how healthy you are becoming. Always look at the strength you are adding to your body. Always listen to the words of encouragement from your friends on this site. Always listen to the people who see you in real life, shrinking before their eyes, as they tell you how proud they are of you. And they will be proud. They may not use that word but they will say "wow, you've lost a lot" or "you look great"... or some other version of that. Let yourself be proud of each pound you lose.

If you do these things the next thing you will know, you're seeing MFP put your status as "logged in for 100 days in a row" - "has lost 3 pounds since his last weigh in, he has lost 50 pounds so far" ... these things are enlightening. All of a sudden you are someone you didn't know before.

Before it was all about the failures. Now, here, this time - IT IS NOT.

Totally doable. Just remember this isn't a diet, its a lifestyle change. You learn what's good food, and what's dangerous, or as my husband and I call "expensive" if the calories aren't worth it.

Just make sure you're sticking to calories with healthier choices and moving a little more than you're used to.

This is the first time I've lost weight without feeling deprived. And the community on here is AWESOME.

I'm 80 down and have about 40 more to go. You can do it! I'd set a nearer goal than -60 in March. Aim for -20 first. Celebrate when you get there!

i've lost 90lbs and am going for about 135lbs and then will see if i go lower or not.

it's a VERY LONG process, but stick with it. i never though i would be here and it;s been about 9.5 mnths!

yep. I've lost 100+ and still have another 120ish to go. yes it can be demoralizing seeing how much you still have to go. When I first started almost 2 years ago it took me over 1 hr. to walk 1 mile. I had to stop and rest alot. I also had diabetes II and I was taking 5 different medications for it. I sometimes think about it all and I get sad.

but then I remember that I no longer have diabetes. reversed it completely. off all meds, I've lost over 150+ lbs. and a few nights ago I almost beat my personal best ever pace for 1 mile. I did it in 12:34 mins. last time I got that close I was 17 and in high school. it was just barely 12 mins. I also weighed 50 lbs. less than what I weigh now. I remember all this, stop being sad and start being awesome instead.
True story.

For me its celebrating ever pound lost. I weigh in every wednesday morning its awesome to hit my goal every week.

I have 5 pieces of wisdom, if you'd like them. Took me several decades to learn them and cost a fortune in tears and suffering to get to where I am today but I wish someone had typed this out and handed it to me. It would have shortened the time I spent in misery.

1. Get your Vitamin D3 checked and take enough as a supplement every day to change your Vitamin D3 labs to read 60-80. Until I did, NO amount of clean eating or smart training yielded anything except frustration.

2. Read Jack Kruse's Leptin Reset protocols. For me this was the hidden reason why so much of my effort left me distressed that I'd never accomplish my goals. This is the definitive science on why sometimes *NOT* exercising is even better for weight loss, at least until you're Leptin Sensitive again.

3. Toss out the common wisdom about saturated fat. Don't believe the lie that if you eat less calories and exercise more (to create a calorie deficit) that this alone will solve your health problems. It might make them worse if you're not fueling your body with the nutrition from whole foods, healthy fats and proteins that you need to thrive. Listen to Jimmy Moore of LIvinLaVidaLowCarb blog, Chris Kresser of the Healthy Skeptic, Robb Wolf of The Paleo Solution and Mark Sisson of The Primal Blueprint. Eat Real Foods. (Do not eat gluten/grains, legumes/beans, flour/sugar/processed foods.)

4. Get a Z-Health, R-Phase DVD or better yet, get someone from Z-Health Performance to train you to move again. After years of surviving a morbidly obese, sedentary lifestyle, I was living in constant pain from head to toe. Moving caused so much stress on my body that daily life sucked. I couldn't turn over in bed without a Hoyer lift or several strong attendants at my highest weight and was seeking adoptive parents for my then 3 year old daughter for whom I was becoming increasingly unable to care for physically due to my incredible immobility. Now my daughter is 6 with habits that fuel her for life, she is training for triathlon, hefting kettlebells and only eats real food. I am an elite athlete who moves better than many people half my age. I have been pain free since June of 2009 thanks completely to getting enough Vitamin D3 and my Z-Health coach, Jen Waak of keyboardathletes.com. With her help, I was able to become the mother I always dreamed of being - an active, healthy and energetic mom.

5. When you're ready for exercise according to the Jack Kruse's guidelines in his Leptin Reset protocols, do your strength training with few reps and go heavy, especially helpful to learn to do pushups and chinups, learning to let your body be your gym. If you have access to a cross fit gym or kettlebell gym, you'll cut your journey down to size. Getting my focus on doing a Turkish Get Up or perfecting my kettlebell swings or deadlifts keeps my mind unconcerned about the 65-85 pounds I still need to shed. When I am focused on something I can do today and it solves the long term problem, when I abstain from behaviors, people, places and things that destroy my joy, peace and health, then I can do *ANYTHING*.

I have discovered that I am mighty and if you want it, so will you!

i am almost there! i hope to hit the 100lb mark by Thanksgiving or sooner!

I am just starting this journey so it was helpful to read all the responses. For me, it always helps to break it down into smaller goals. I will look at just losing the first 10, then 20 and so on.

I have about 130 to lose so a long way to go. I have to figure out a way to make this manageable or it will make me crazy.

I have a 196.2 pounds to lose to get to a healthy BMI. I have already lost 14.4 pounds. Feel free to send me a friend request if you would like!! :flowerforyou:

wow some of the stories on here are awesome!

My advice - don't ever ever ever give up

xx