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  • chelseaj525
    chelseaj525 Posts: 48 Member
    You look amazing!!! Keep up the great work!!
  • missmeliss169
    missmeliss169 Posts: 65 Member
    Wow! You look great!!! Congrats on making it this far and good luck with the rest of your journey. You look so happy (and pretty). Seeing your success has inspired me to push myself so I can achieve my goals! What did you do to lose the weight? What recipes did you follow?

    Countrygirlatheart2719 - Thanks :) I am finally starting to see a difference in myself and I feel really good. As far as my eating habits, I have changed them completely. I stick to a low carb diet that consists mostly of "natural carbs" and cut out most complex carbs. I eat a lot of protein and fresh fruits and veggies. I try to avoid fruits that are really high in sugars or that I have read that promote belly fat (such as bananas). Just checked my journal for a typical day in the life of Melissa..here's what a normal day is for me:

    Breakfast: Chobani plain 0% yogurt with one packet of Truvia and 1 cup of mixed berries with Green Tea or 3-4 egg whites scrambled with one laughing cow cheese wedge, 3 slices of turkey bacon and sliced tomatoes.

    Lunch: Grilled Chicken (4oz) "Parm" with a touch of tomato sauce and 1oz of low fat mozz with steamed spinach or Ground Turkey Meat "taco salad" with lettuce, tomato, onions, peppers, cucumbers, 1/4 sliced avocado, salsa and 1 tbsp of FF sour cream

    Dinner: Turkey Burger with no bun and salad and steamed veggies or Grilled Chicken with veggies or Spaghetti Squash primavera

    My Fav Snacks:
    Snack #1 - Golden Delicious Apple with Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese Wedge
    Snack #2 - Plain Chobani yogurt with 1/2 packet of No Sugar Added Swiss Miss Hot chocolate added in -- Tastes like chocolate Mousse!
    Snack #3 (which I eat right before the gym in the AM) - Something around 100 - 150 calories like half a Lara Bar or a home made protein shake. I find eating before you workout helps!
  • trinajoy7
    trinajoy7 Posts: 16 Member
    You look great! Keep up the good work :wink:
  • rbrannock
    rbrannock Posts: 169
    Awesome job..you are gorgeous and a great inspiration. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing!
  • elianexox
    elianexox Posts: 177 Member
    wow good job:flowerforyou:
  • eve7166
    eve7166 Posts: 218 Member
    I am so impressed with your photos!! I have just commited to this site this week, and im wanting to loose about 90 pounds myself. Do you have any words of advice or suggestions? were there times when you thought you couldnt do it? and what was your biggest motivator? Sorry to ask so many questions!!

    megrachele - Thank you!! There have been so many times where I thought I couldn't do it and wanted to give up if I "cheated", but what I came to realize is that no one is perfect. We all have our good days, our bad days and our trigger foods. I have learned to forgive myself for the bad meals and not let them lead to bad days or even worse, bad weeks.

    The most important thing I've learned is that I have to track EVERYTHING in my diary, because if you don't you're only cheating yourself. Another huge help has been my exercise routine. I go to the gym in the mornings before work and do 35-40 minutes of cardio plus some weight training and I also do Zumba 3 days a week on top of that. I try not to eat anything more than my 1200 calories per day, even if I exercise. On the weekends when I have special events to attend, I allow myself to go over the 1200 calories, but for the most part I like to challenge myself to sticking to my allowance.

    Another thing....cut out alcohol. That was HUGE in helping me lose weight because I am young and single and find that I am out at bars and parties a lot on the weekends. I limit myself to 2 drinks now if I want to drink, but for the most part I just drink water and still have as much fun :)

    Try not to concentrate on the total number of pounds you lose and try to see each day that you stick to your new diet and exercise routine as a mini victory :) When I started this I couldn't even run for 60 seconds on the treadmill and now I can run for an hour straight!

    There are going to be times when the scale won't move for a few weeks or you might even gain weight if you are exercising a lot, but also keep in mind that you could be losing inches, and that also makes a big difference.

    Hope these tips are helpful...

    thanks for the advice... i am having a bad week (mostly cause i gained 2 lbs this weekend and i almost wanted to quite...so thank you much for reminding me that we are all human and we will all have a bad day... I also stick to 1200 and dont eat back..so im glad to hear that worked for you so well... im looking forward to getting out of the 200 soon!!!! :)
  • missmeliss169
    missmeliss169 Posts: 65 Member
    :happy:
    I am so impressed with your photos!! I have just commited to this site this week, and im wanting to loose about 90 pounds myself. Do you have any words of advice or suggestions? were there times when you thought you couldnt do it? and what was your biggest motivator? Sorry to ask so many questions!!

    megrachele - Thank you!! There have been so many times where I thought I couldn't do it and wanted to give up if I "cheated", but what I came to realize is that no one is perfect. We all have our good days, our bad days and our trigger foods. I have learned to forgive myself for the bad meals and not let them lead to bad days or even worse, bad weeks.

    The most important thing I've learned is that I have to track EVERYTHING in my diary, because if you don't you're only cheating yourself. Another huge help has been my exercise routine. I go to the gym in the mornings before work and do 35-40 minutes of cardio plus some weight training and I also do Zumba 3 days a week on top of that. I try not to eat anything more than my 1200 calories per day, even if I exercise. On the weekends when I have special events to attend, I allow myself to go over the 1200 calories, but for the most part I like to challenge myself to sticking to my allowance.

    Another thing....cut out alcohol. That was HUGE in helping me lose weight because I am young and single and find that I am out at bars and parties a lot on the weekends. I limit myself to 2 drinks now if I want to drink, but for the most part I just drink water and still have as much fun :)

    Try not to concentrate on the total number of pounds you lose and try to see each day that you stick to your new diet and exercise routine as a mini victory :) When I started this I couldn't even run for 60 seconds on the treadmill and now I can run for an hour straight!

    There are going to be times when the scale won't move for a few weeks or you might even gain weight if you are exercising a lot, but also keep in mind that you could be losing inches, and that also makes a big difference.

    Hope these tips are helpful...

    thanks for the advice... i am having a bad week (mostly cause i gained 2 lbs this weekend and i almost wanted to quite...so thank you much for reminding me that we are all human and we will all have a bad day... I also stick to 1200 and dont eat back..so im glad to hear that worked for you so well... im looking forward to getting out of the 200 soon!!!! :)

    Eve - I am glad I can help! I love this site and keeping in touch with people who were able to achieve their goals has really helped me
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    You look amaaaazing! Congrats on all your hard work!
  • sabmur
    sabmur Posts: 15 Member
    amazing...you must be delighted! well done
  • Elizabeth_M
    Elizabeth_M Posts: 562 Member
    Beautiful. Congratulations on your hard work to date!!!
  • 1QueenB
    1QueenB Posts: 227 Member
    You look Mah-valous daarling:laugh: And I have that same exact necklace set, just wore it to work yesterday. Work it girl, WORK IT!!
  • LucianaMilk
    LucianaMilk Posts: 86
    Good job! Well done! Amazing!
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Hot damn lady, great work!
  • SexyCook
    SexyCook Posts: 2,249 Member
    You look Great!
  • Wrigleymom
    Wrigleymom Posts: 28
    Way to go!!
  • Mpost0036
    Mpost0036 Posts: 150 Member
    Way to go! You look BEAUTIFUL! Keep up the good work..it is surely paying off!
  • countrygirlatheart2719
    countrygirlatheart2719 Posts: 41
    Wow! You look great!!! Congrats on making it this far and good luck with the rest of your journey. You look so happy (and pretty). Seeing your success has inspired me to push myself so I can achieve my goals! What did you do to lose the weight? What recipes did you follow?

    Countrygirlatheart2719 - Thanks :) I am finally starting to see a difference in myself and I feel really good. As far as my eating habits, I have changed them completely. I stick to a low carb diet that consists mostly of "natural carbs" and cut out most complex carbs. I eat a lot of protein and fresh fruits and veggies. I try to avoid fruits that are really high in sugars or that I have read that promote belly fat (such as bananas). Just checked my journal for a typical day in the life of Melissa..here's what a normal day is for me:

    Breakfast: Chobani plain 0% yogurt with one packet of Truvia and 1 cup of mixed berries with Green Tea or 3-4 egg whites scrambled with one laughing cow cheese wedge, 3 slices of turkey bacon and sliced tomatoes.

    Lunch: Grilled Chicken (4oz) "Parm" with a touch of tomato sauce and 1oz of low fat mozz with steamed spinach or Ground Turkey Meat "taco salad" with lettuce, tomato, onions, peppers, cucumbers, 1/4 sliced avocado, salsa and 1 tbsp of FF sour cream

    Dinner: Turkey Burger with no bun and salad and steamed veggies or Grilled Chicken with veggies or Spaghetti Squash primavera

    My Fav Snacks:
    Snack #1 - Golden Delicious Apple with Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese Wedge
    Snack #2 - Plain Chobani yogurt with 1/2 packet of No Sugar Added Swiss Miss Hot chocolate added in -- Tastes like chocolate Mousse!
    Snack #3 (which I eat right before the gym in the AM) - Something around 100 - 150 calories like half a Lara Bar or a home made protein shake. I find eating before you workout helps!


    All of that food sounds yummy! :) I'll have to steal those menu ideas ;-) thanks. I think I need to change up my workouts so I can actually see weight loss happen. I usually use my elliptical 3-5 times a week for 30-45min each time. I have almost all of Jillian Michael's DVD's and my husband and I have a kinect and use Dance Central. I should start working out 5-7 days a week and doing something different each day for variety. Maybe each day on top of working out go for a 10-20min brisk walk. Not sure what else to do but when I am working out and sticking to my calorie intake and do not see any progress it gets SO FRUSTRATING!!! :-/ Sorry to rant and rave just having a moment haha.
  • OrangeUK
    OrangeUK Posts: 49
    Amazing.
  • ks_mommaof5
    ks_mommaof5 Posts: 73 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You are stunning, both before and after! Thank you so much for sharing your story and your advice ... it means the world to me to read everyone's fabulous results ... SO inspiring!!!! :)
  • plisha729
    plisha729 Posts: 50 Member
    When I first started my weight loss challenge in 2011, I never thought I'd get to this day where I am officially under 200 lbs for the first time since 2001! I was going through some of my old photos over the weekend and came across a picture from Christmas Eve 2010. I decided to do a side by side comparison with a picture I took this weekend, and it brought tears of joy to my eyes. I started my official diet March 28, 2011 and in 10 months I have shed 64 lbs. I am REALLY pleased with my weight loss to date and I wanted to share it with everyone because looking at all the success stories on here really helped me stay on track. I still want to lose about another 30 lbs, but I am proud of where I am today!

    I am not really proficient at posting photos to message boards, so thank you to Cversey for posting the pic, but it seems to be cutting me off....I am attempting to repost :)

    BeforeandAfter12-2010to1-20112.png
    photo.jpg


    You look amazing!
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Congrats!!!! It seems we are close to the same point in our weight loss =)
  • CharliSue
    CharliSue Posts: 81
    Awesome!! What an inspiration!!
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    Congratulations! You don't even look like the same person. :)
  • april522
    april522 Posts: 388 Member
    Wow, you look terrific!
  • sil1981
    sil1981 Posts: 6 Member
    You look amzing! Keep up the hard work. :)
  • missodu
    missodu Posts: 234 Member
    gorgeous!
  • tricelive
    tricelive Posts: 93 Member
    Sexxy!!!!
  • jenniferrow
    jenniferrow Posts: 203
    Congrats on a job very well done. Beautiful - before & after.
  • 2012Mich
    2012Mich Posts: 91 Member
    Simply gorgeous! Congrats!
  • Feisty_Red
    Feisty_Red Posts: 982 Member
    Beautiful!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

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