First time in Ten Years - Amazing - I'm under 200!!!

jklm
jklm Posts: 281
edited September 19 in Success Stories
I'm amazed...I feel so much better than April 2009 when I weighed 223. June 2nd I joined MFP at 214. And today I weighed in at 199.6. Okay, so I had to take off my wedding ring,earrings and necklace to do it...but 199.6 is just that - under 200! :blushing:

I'm so grateful to "Fit By Fall" started by "mrsprazak05" and "Low Carb-ers Chanllenge to Choose Change" started by "SassySouthernGirl". These two ladies and their group members have inspired and encouraged me to reach a goal I sometimes never even considered starting because I didn't think I'd ever be successful...so I was a quitter before I even started! :angry:

Now I get it, just one day at a time - one calorie at a time, one minute of exercise at a time. It's so much easier when it's small steps. I'm on my way! :happy:

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  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Great job - congratulations. :smile:
  • ksproston
    ksproston Posts: 6,968 Member
    That's great! Congratulations! I love your attitude! It's contagious!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    I'm amazed...I feel so much better than April 2009 when I weighed 223. June 2nd I joined MFP at 214. And today I weighed in at 199.6. Okay, so I had to take off my wedding ring,earrings and necklace to do it...but 199.6 is just that - under 200! :blushing:

    I'm so grateful to "Fit By Fall" started by "mrsprazak05" and "Low Carb-ers Chanllenge to Choose Change" started by "SassySouthernGirl". These two ladies and their group members have inspired and encouraged me to reach a goal I sometimes never even considered starting because I didn't think I'd ever be successful...so I was a quitter before I even started! :angry:

    Now I get it, just one day at a time - one calorie at a time, one minute of exercise at a time. It's so much easier when it's small steps. I'm on my way! :happy:

    That's fantastic! Congratulations, it's a great feeling, isn't it?! Keep up the great job you're doing! :flowerforyou: :smile:
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Way to go, JKLM-- I am right behind you. It has been twelve years since I saw the south side of 200, and I hope to be there by Labor Day.
  • ilmommkc
    ilmommkc Posts: 73
    CONGRATS!!!! Making and attaining those small goals makes it all feel worth it!
  • anthrochix
    anthrochix Posts: 264
    Woot Woot! :drinker:
  • goldk
    goldk Posts: 1,651 Member
    That is great news JKLM!!! Congratulations!!! I am right behind you.... It's been 10 years since I've been under 200. I have one more pound to go!!!

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    Keep up the great work!! (and we know it is HARD WORK!!!)
    I :heart: MFP!!!!
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Congrats!! Keep up the great work!! :drinker:
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    Way to go - I remember how great it felt!
  • countindowntothin
    countindowntothin Posts: 201 Member
    COngrats I know that was hard work but I have no doubt you will agree its worth it!
  • Cynder
    Cynder Posts: 79
    Congrats!
  • stacesand
    stacesand Posts: 63 Member
    Congrats! I can't wait to be there!
  • lenalean
    lenalean Posts: 7
    Congratulations! My stats are very similiar to yours. I started in April also at 223, I just joined MFP and weighed in last week at 205.5. I cannot wait to get below that 200lb marker! Keep up the good work:happy:
  • SteffCooley
    SteffCooley Posts: 111
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That is fantastic!! Doesn't it feel amazing when you no longer see that "2" on the scale?! Pat on the back for you! Great job!!!
  • barbarella
    barbarella Posts: 609 Member
    Awesome job!!!! You GO Girl!! :love: :flowerforyou:

    Just getting started is sometimes the hardest part. :grumble: :noway: :laugh:
    When you start seeing & feeling results, you want to just keep on trucking baby!
  • meikathadiva
    meikathadiva Posts: 16
    Keep up the good work girl, and there is nothing wrong with taking off your jewelry when weighing in, that stuff can add pounds. :happy:
  • jklm
    jklm Posts: 281
    :flowerforyou: Thank you for ALL of your wonderful comments! :flowerforyou:
    I'm going to print this page and put it on my fridge for those hard days when I will need a push to make the right choice!

    MFP people are the best...because they get it!!! We are always there for each other. Wishing you every success on your journey to good health, too. Thank you!

    Weaklink109, Goldk, Cynder, Stacesand, Lenalean – I’m cheering for YOU to get rid of that 2, too!!!

    Barbarella - I’m going to follow your advice...and “keep on trucking baby!”

    Meikathadiva – thanks for understanding about the jewelry…it’s a girl thing, huh? :laugh:
  • cellorocker
    cellorocker Posts: 290
    CONGRATS!
    I just experienced this feeling awhile ago.
    It's awesome, isn't it?

    Good luck on the rest of your journey.
  • jklm
    jklm Posts: 281
    I forgot to thank the members of "JUNE STARTERS" started by kandyjo! :flowerforyou:

    "FIT BY FALL" led by "mrsprazak05" and "LOW CARB-ERS CHALLENGE TO CHOOSE CHANGE" started by "SassySouthernGirl" and "JUNE STARTERS" begun by "kandyjo" ALL have WONDERFUL MEMBERS giving information & support to help keep us pushing & pulling each other to meet our goal weight!

    Thanks for helping me get under 200 for the first time in TEN years!!! :happy:
  • benw
    benw Posts: 211 Member
    Good job
  • Nelski
    Nelski Posts: 1,607 Member
    That's so great, congrats!
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    Great job!!!
  • AmerDamer
    AmerDamer Posts: 9
    Great job! This is encouraging to me - looking forward to seeing that "under 200" number on my scale. Thanks for the reminder on 'little steps' - otherwise the task at hand seems overwhelming.
  • zibbity
    zibbity Posts: 126 Member
    woo hoo! Thats fantastic. Its crazy how the little things and pounds lot add up to be so much more!
  • jklm
    jklm Posts: 281
    Man, oh, man...I'm still on Cloud Nine!!! Thanks for the Great Comments!

    AmerDamer - It's taken me a LONG TIME to really get the concept of 'Little Steps' & even longer to ACCEPT the fact that some of those steps will go BACKWARDS on hard days. But, now I know that as long as MOST of them are going FORWARD...then I'm headed in the right direction to making my Goal Weight. It's just taking me longer to get there, but I'm not going to quit. No way!

    Zibbity - True, true, true...each pound and each minute of exercise adds up! Staying with it is the only way to get there. Stay focused...we can do this!
  • ma9321
    ma9321 Posts: 227 Member
    YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smile:
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