I went from 150 pounds to 130

karenlove93
karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
edited October 6 in Success Stories
June-August 2010: at 150lbs

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July 2011: at 130lbs

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  • siobherz
    siobherz Posts: 20 Member
    wow, how'd ya do it? i need to know haha
  • timadotcom
    timadotcom Posts: 653 Member
    we have the same goals, except i haven't accomplished mine:bigsmile:
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    Sweet. I know that seems like a long time, but I'd love to be 130 a year from now. I'm currently at 154.
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    Well it all started March of this year, I noticed how fat i was considering my height was 5'3 and i was 150 pounds. So what i did I cut fast food like mcdonalds, burger king etc. for 2 months and every single day i would replace my microwavable food with rice and fish but a small amount of rice (fist size portion) and fish (1 half fried fish), and for a replacement of cookies and sweets i ate apples about 4 apples a day and for drinks i would have water and ONLY water no juice or pop and every night i would do sit-up about 25 sit ups a night and i did 25 side crunches and i did that for about 3 months and 20 pounds were GONE! my mistake its been since march till december and i still been doing the same thing i just cut my portions of everything i ate!
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    Well it all started March of this year, I noticed how fat i was considering my height was 5'3 and i was 150 pounds. So what i did I cut fast food like mcdonalds, burger king etc. for 2 months and every single day i would replace my microwavable food with rice and fish but a small amount of rice (fist size portion) and fish (1 half fried fish), and for a replacement of cookies and sweets i ate apples about 4 apples a day and for drinks i would have water and ONLY water no juice or pop and every night i would do sit-up about 25 sit ups a night and i did 25 side crunches and i did that for about 3 months and 20 pounds were GONE! my mistake its been since march till december and i still been doing the same thing i just cut my portions of everything i ate!
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Good work
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    work hard!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    good for you, i'm 5.2 1/2 my goal is 130 too, i started at 140, have been working on this since Oct 22 and have only lost 3 lbs :( I too pretty much cut out fast food, pop, etc i drink water water water...... i will be eating out on sat as it's my Christmas party and probally no good choices at the place we are going to either... oh well hopefully 1 day isn't going to ruin it for me!
  • i'm currently 155, and i want to be 130 again!!

    and i'm 5'4.75"
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    Lin7604 : aww! dont worry! it takes time losing weight! and thats good that you cut out with the fast food and pop with water. Water is an amazing weight loss tool, So keep drinking it! and its okayy to have one day where you eat alot like your christmas party! just make sure the day after you start eating healthy again and working at it!
  • GrammyM
    GrammyM Posts: 40 Member
    Hope to be joining you soon. I'm now at 135.4, but only lose about a pound every 3-4 weeks. Still, I have been under 140 for 7 weeks, where before I would be under 140 for a few days and that start working my way back up again.

    You give me hope!
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    June-August 2010: at 150lbs

    me2.jpg

    mee.jpg

    July 2011: at 130lbs

    me4.jpg

    me3-1.jpg

    wanted to see for myself!
  • ThaiKaren
    ThaiKaren Posts: 341 Member
    well done on your acheivement x
  • LovingCruz
    LovingCruz Posts: 634 Member
    great work, you look awesome
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    GrammyM: Im glad i gave you hope! :) and you will become that weight you want to again! it takes times like i said :D you just have to keep yourself motivated youll be at your goal weight in an instant! dont give up! :)
  • soccermum75
    soccermum75 Posts: 588 Member
    sigh...I have been 150- 155 since August. I really hope I can get into the 140's. You are a great inspiration. Thank you for posting.:flowerforyou:
  • awesome! :D
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    Lin7604 : aww! dont worry! it takes time losing weight! and thats good that you cut out with the fast food and pop with water. Water is an amazing weight loss tool, So keep drinking it! and its okayy to have one day where you eat alot like your christmas party! just make sure the day after you start eating healthy again and working at it!

    thanks... i have been trying so hard and not succeeding so much.. i find that now it's getting harder just because of the season, x-mas party on saturday then x-mas next weekend and then on the 30th we are leaving for mexico for a 10 day all inclusive trip... MAN that's going to be hard to keep those little measly 3 lbs that i have lost off....
  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    Great job!! Congratulations!
  • MoooveOverFluffy
    MoooveOverFluffy Posts: 398 Member
    you look FANTASTIC!! I'm around 150 now, and can't wait to get to where you are now. Great work!
  • Wow! Amazing :) You look great. I hope to achieve the same. I am at 150 right now and would like to be 125. I'm 5ft 4in. I am so addicted to pop..it is my weakness. How did you stop drinking it?
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    make the img in the brackets lower-case, then we can see your photos!
  • Levi_Hansen
    Levi_Hansen Posts: 44 Member
    Nice work
    your nails are scary as hell
    but good job on the weight loss.

    I've only lost 23 but it feels good. Keep on keeping on!
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    Hey Tasha well i just stopped buying pop and thought of the cons about pop! just think of it this way, pop is all sugar and its basically like you consuming 10 tablespoons of sugar into your body and it can rot your teeth enamel away as well (and im sure you dont want to have your teeth looking faded :p) and having diabetes, you just have to think of the negative things about unhealthy stuff to stop and like i said water is the best thing to lose weight! and it takes away toxins out of your body and makes you feel full when you get hungry :)
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    Wow! Amazing :) You look great. I hope to achieve the same. I am at 150 right now and would like to be 125. I'm 5ft 4in. I am so addicted to pop..it is my weakness. How did you stop drinking it?

    it's super hard, well it was for me anyway.... sounds like it was easier for karenlove93 :) I stopped b/c i knew many others that stopped and dropped 5 lbs within a week or 2, so i thought .. heck that's easy enough..... i was drinking a 2 liter a day, so i thought for sure it would make a difference! WRONG! not a lb for months! so not sure why everyone else seems to lose weight from stopping soda, my dr was really surprised that it didn't change anything for me.
  • karenlove93
    karenlove93 Posts: 8 Member
    Awww Thank you so much! :) and you will lose that weight! :D keep going! :D
  • Wow! Amazing :) You look great. I hope to achieve the same. I am at 150 right now and would like to be 125. I'm 5ft 4in. I am so addicted to pop..it is my weakness. How did you stop drinking it?

    it's super hard, well it was for me anyway.... sounds like it was easier for karenlove93 :) I stopped b/c i knew many others that stopped and dropped 5 lbs within a week or 2, so i thought .. heck that's easy enough..... i was drinking a 2 liter a day, so i thought for sure it would make a difference! WRONG! not a lb for months! so not sure why everyone else seems to lose weight from stopping soda, my dr was really surprised that it didn't change anything for me.

    Yea I stopped drinking for a week once and there was no difference for me either :( I guess I need to take it out of my diet for good to see a change. I know it is bad for me it just tastes soo good lol
  • Wow! Amazing :) You look great. I hope to achieve the same. I am at 150 right now and would like to be 125. I'm 5ft 4in. I am so addicted to pop..it is my weakness. How did you stop drinking it?

    it's super hard, well it was for me anyway.... sounds like it was easier for karenlove93 :) I stopped b/c i knew many others that stopped and dropped 5 lbs within a week or 2, so i thought .. heck that's easy enough..... i was drinking a 2 liter a day, so i thought for sure it would make a difference! WRONG! not a lb for months! so not sure why everyone else seems to lose weight from stopping soda, my dr was really surprised that it didn't change anything for me.

    Yea I stopped drinking for a week once and there was no difference for me either :( I guess I need to take it out of my diet for good to see a change. I know it is bad for me it just tastes soo good lol
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    that is what i thought, take it out completely... i didn't have a sip of pop for 3.5 months and not a lb so i figured why deprive myself of my one weakness...... so now i will have it but in moderation,no more 2 liters a day,lol
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