Before and After pics NO STARVATION

Fabulous thread, really inspired by the tranformations maybe theres hope for me yet (o:

Incredible thread. Well done to each and everyone who has posted. I eat at my BMR after plateauing in December after 2 months on 1,200. Just wish I'd have known better before.

These are great pictures and I am totally motivated today. Thanks everyone for sharing!!! I'm going to come back here often!!!!

I don't have any pix, but I definitely did this! All I did was try to stay as close to the calories MFP suggested as possible, only cheating on special occasions. I found that if I eat less than 1300 calories a day, I stop losing weight altogether. I tried to eat back most exercise calories. I ended up making a lot of changes to my diet. Ate a lot less cheese and processed peanut butter, which was hard at first. I slowly changed from eating white bread to wheat - that took a while until I discovered the "thins" and "flats" type sandwich rolls- which are delicious. I also started incorporating a lot more fresh vegetables into my diet. To do this, I had to give myself permission to spend money on good food. My food budget increased, but I'd rather spend money on food than doctors and medications.

One thing to note is that I wasn't racing to lose weight. It took me a full year to lose 35 lbs.

that is freaking awesome and is not too slow at all. i think 35 pounds in a year is a perfect and incredible rate of weight loss. if i can lose these last 15 pounds in a year I'll be happy.

I don't have any pix, but I definitely did this! All I did was try to stay as close to the calories MFP suggested as possible, only cheating on special occasions. I found that if I eat less than 1300 calories a day, I stop losing weight altogether. I tried to eat back most exercise calories. I ended up making a lot of changes to my diet. Ate a lot less cheese and processed peanut butter, which was hard at first. I slowly changed from eating white bread to wheat - that took a while until I discovered the "thins" and "flats" type sandwich rolls- which are delicious. I also started incorporating a lot more fresh vegetables into my diet. To do this, I had to give myself permission to spend money on good food. My food budget increased, but I'd rather spend money on food than doctors and medications.

One thing to note is that I wasn't racing to lose weight. It took me a full year to lose 35 lbs.

that is freaking awesome and is not too slow at all. i think 35 pounds in a year is a perfect and incredible rate of weight loss. if i can lose these last 15 pounds in a year I'll be happy.

Took me that long too. But it's gonna stay away!

I don't have any pix, but I definitely did this! All I did was try to stay as close to the calories MFP suggested as possible, only cheating on special occasions. I found that if I eat less than 1300 calories a day, I stop losing weight altogether. I tried to eat back most exercise calories. I ended up making a lot of changes to my diet. Ate a lot less cheese and processed peanut butter, which was hard at first. I slowly changed from eating white bread to wheat - that took a while until I discovered the "thins" and "flats" type sandwich rolls- which are delicious. I also started incorporating a lot more fresh vegetables into my diet. To do this, I had to give myself permission to spend money on good food. My food budget increased, but I'd rather spend money on food than doctors and medications.

One thing to note is that I wasn't racing to lose weight. It took me a full year to lose 35 lbs.

This is very inspiring. Especially the part that you weren't racing to lose weight. I wouldn't say I'm racing...just kind of trotting to lose weight.

During - Running (wtf?) a half marathon at 11 stone (154 lbs) -

Fantastic results!!!
I must say in your running pic, your butt looks really high and firm. :happy:
Do you attribute that to the bodyweight resistance exercises or are you just naturally blessed?

I am stoked to post my own before and after pics. Today is the first day of spring, get ready to see my transformation by the first day of summer!!!

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Love this thread! Great motivator.

I eat about 1800 calories per day and lift. Little cardio :]

before -145 pounds



now - 120 pounds

Sunshine is also a rockstar.

Love those pink..shorts...

Thank you for starting this thread and at such a great time for me. Thank you all that posted your pictures while eating above their BMR or at least once you realized it works for you. I read a few stories that was the road I should have taken but am grateful to be learning more about this recently. I just did a blog on my last year and a half of slow frustrating weight loss and plateau that I couldn't get out of as a cautionary tale as such. I didn't think I would ever get where I had slowed my metabolism since I only wanted to lose slowly and never set my goal lower than 1.5 pound loss and ate my exercise calories but it did and now I know why. When I started I was already exercising alot as my first attempt to lose which wasn't working well. MFP put me at 1540 pounds to lose 1 pound a week. Unlike some here who upped their calories when I didn't lose I upped exercise and lowered calories. I stalled everytime I upped exercise even eating my exercise calories. Others who had never exercised much and weren't exercising much were losing right and left on the same calories or eating under 1200 which I didn't ever want to do. I have lost 30+ pounds, lots of inches and lowered my bodyfat percentage but it has been slow and grueling and I totally stalled out basically for the last half year and everytime I increased my exercise but now am thrilled to find out the problem was I wasn't eating enough. Since late February I have been eating above my BMR so thanks for the nice encouragement it gives me. Many weight loss calculators suggest interim goals to make sure that you don't go below your BMR. This is good advice to follow.

One nice thing about losing slowly with lots of exercise - so far no loose skin, however I have more pounds to go.

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Love this thread!

Here ya go! I have been working on my fitness for nearly four years. It takes TIME to do it the right way, but it will stay off! In March 2008 (pic on the left), I weighed 248 pounds. In August 2011(pic on the right), I weighed 180. I have lost another 10 pounds since then

Here ya go! I have been working on my fitness for nearly four years. It takes TIME to do it the right way, but it will stay off! In March 2008 (pic on the left), I weighed 248 pounds. In August 2011(pic on the right), I weighed 180. I have lost another 10 pounds since then

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