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20 Down, 80 To Go!

whitneyann0
whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hello everyone!!

As of today I have lost 20.3 lbs! :bigsmile:
My goal for 2012 is to lose 100 lbs, and I am already ahead of where I need to be at this point! Very exciting.
I just want to encourage everyone, especially those just starting out, that this IS possible. You just need to stick with it and you will start to see results. :happy:
One thing that I have learned is that I need to listen to MFP and actually eat the calories they tell me to eat. Or at least close to it. It was telling me to have 1.720 calories but I was sticking to around 1,200. I was losing weight, but very, very slowly. The last 5 days or so I have been eating a lot closer to the 1.720 and I have been getting much better results! At first I was afraid to eat that many! But now, I am happy that I did! :drinker:

Everyone please feel free to send me a friend request, I hope to be an inspiration to people someday. I am here to support all of you in your healthy lifestyle/weight loss journey. :flowerforyou:

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  • Honey_gold_queen
    Honey_gold_queen Posts: 23 Member
    What an awesome job Whitney! You are totally an inspiration and you are doing great!!!. Keep up the motivation, you will reach your goal for sure.!!!
  • TiffanyDeanee
    TiffanyDeanee Posts: 158
    Wow congrats on your progress. Keep up the good work.
  • thinmintme
    thinmintme Posts: 63 Member
    Congratulations! I love, love, love reading success stories, progress stories, etc. It's a way for me to constantly reassure myself that things will take time, that weight loss can't happen overnight and that, even when I don't see the change, my body knows and can tell all on its own.
    It's hard to not be discouraged but I make it through reading things like this.
    Again, congrats! and good luck! =):flowerforyou:
  • si_puedo
    si_puedo Posts: 138 Member
    soooo awesome....congrats...
  • juliedee6
    juliedee6 Posts: 46 Member
    Congratulations! I have almost my first 20 and 60 more to go!
  • KM11102011
    KM11102011 Posts: 40
    Wonderful work. Your weight loss ticker is hilarious!
  • ShadowSoldier23
    ShadowSoldier23 Posts: 321 Member
    How ironic that we are both at 20lbs...I want to lose 80 more this year myself, hopefully we can see results together. Thanks for being my MFP friend :)
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    Wonderful work. Your weight loss ticker is hilarious!

    Thank you! Ha ha, I thought it was hilarious too! I love it. Every time I see it, "Every day I'm shuffling" goes through my head! :laugh:
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    How ironic that we are both at 20lbs...I want to lose 80 more this year myself, hopefully we can see results together. Thanks for being my MFP friend :)

    You are doing so awesome! I'm glad we're MFP friends too! :bigsmile:
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    You're doing an amazing job honey!!!
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    You're doing an amazing job honey!!!

    Thank you!! I appreciate the kind words. :flowerforyou:
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    Congratulations! I love, love, love reading success stories, progress stories, etc. It's a way for me to constantly reassure myself that things will take time, that weight loss can't happen overnight and that, even when I don't see the change, my body knows and can tell all on its own.
    It's hard to not be discouraged but I make it through reading things like this.
    Again, congrats! and good luck! =):flowerforyou:

    I know what you mean!! I do get discouraged at times. But I am not giving up! The success stories in this site are just amazing. They really open my eyes to the possibilities! Keep going! :flowerforyou:
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    WTG Girl! You're doing great!
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    WTG Girl! You're doing great!

    So are you!!! 71 lbs is sooo awesome! :flowerforyou:
  • feb06momma
    feb06momma Posts: 169
    Woohoo! I am down 20 too and it feels amazing!! :) Congrats on your hard work and keep it up!!! :)
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Great job Whitney!!!! Keep kicking *kitten*!!!
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    Great job Whitney!!!! Keep kicking *kitten*!!!

    Thanks Lindsay!! :flowerforyou:
    I love kicking *kitten*! :laugh: :drinker:
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    Woohoo! I am down 20 too and it feels amazing!! :) Congrats on your hard work and keep it up!!! :)

    It sure does feel amazing! After I weighted this morning I just couldn't stop smiling!
    Congrats to you as well!
  • LeanerBeef
    LeanerBeef Posts: 1,432 Member
    Great job! Proud of you!
  • whitneyann0
    whitneyann0 Posts: 327 Member
    Great job! Proud of you!

    Thank you! :bigsmile:
    Looks like you are half way to your goal! So awesome.
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