100 days, 34 lbs, no exercise. You can do it...

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  • Marks281172
    Marks281172 Posts: 127 Member
    Nice Post :) .. i personally am a big eater/hard exerciser but i am a big believer in doing what you enjoy and can sustain... its so true that you need to be honest with yourself like you say. In my case it was 'you are going to eat big, so you need to exercise big' and that works for me but i know you can get equally great weight loss with diet alone.

    Great work!
  • katduck8
    katduck8 Posts: 13
    Thank you so much!! When I kept reading "the Jillian Shred" and "Elliptical 45 min" and "running 60 min" I was like Seriously??? Not for me. My hubby and I walk everyday. He is 6'5" and I am 5"3" and I had to run to keep up with his "stroll". I was miserable and hated it, so I finally told him NO MORE, you go at your pace and I at mine. And now it is fun!!
    I appreciate this so very honest viewpoint. I love to eat, and feel so deprived when I can't have. The only thing that ever works for me, is cutting back, and some exercise. I hate the gym, its not ever going to be something I enjoy.
    You are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SmallSleeves
    SmallSleeves Posts: 3
    Great post. It feels great to find a routine that works and at the same time, does not drive you crazy. I think I've finally found my groove as well. I finally have come to accept that slower weight loss is better than no weight loss or continuous yo-yo dieting. Myfitnesspal has been a great tool in helping me to accomplish my goals as well!
  • baird3605
    baird3605 Posts: 28 Member
    BUMP
  • cocodp
    cocodp Posts: 164
    Thank you for sharing your story with all of us. I sent this to my hubby who's been struggling to find out what works for him and this may be it.

    Best of luck on your weightloss/health journey. We're all behind you in making this a successful one.
  • 79kimmy
    79kimmy Posts: 45 Member
    bump for later.
  • Kitship
    Kitship Posts: 579 Member
    Love this!
    This just shows that eating what you enjoy in moderation is key, and that moderation/healthy eating choices impact your weight more than exercise/starving yourself.

    Awesome!
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Great story! I know it can be done, I lost 2kg this week without much exercise at all.
  • theladyy
    theladyy Posts: 176
    Congrats, and thanks for sharing! I'm glad to see that I wasn't lying to myself when I said if I just eat a little better I might lose weight!

    I've heard plenty of people talking about losing weight, and really all they did was a little walking...the eating didn't change (of course, the loss wasn't as much as yours.) I'm actually doing almost what you're describing. I do exercise some when I have the energy or just the want to (sometimes I do actually like turning on the music and getting on the elliptical...I'd rather have a treadmill, but the elliptical was free for me)

    I'm just TRYING to eat a little less of the things I usually eat, and a little better for some things. Luckily, I just got another puppy recently and am working on leash training and socializing, so I've been getting a bit more walking done than I usually would have otherwise.
  • lovel31
    lovel31 Posts: 2
    Congrats!! I have only been during this for about a week,and i feel great ,i walk everyday for 30 minutes,and I'm starting to see a little change,but hope to be where ur at in about 3 months,thanks for the encouragement.
  • chriscm70
    chriscm70 Posts: 76 Member
    Great post, thanks! :smile:
  • mibrewer413
    mibrewer413 Posts: 78 Member
    LOVE this post. Pure honesty and written extremely well. I can't do P90x or some other hard core regime and I don't want to or have the time. I think you do have to be honest with yourself and do whatever works for you. I like to walk to be out in nature and listening to my ipod and that works for me. I have definitely changed my eating habits too and eat really good Sunday through Friday and have a sort of cheat day on Saturday.
  • Cheshire_Kat
    Cheshire_Kat Posts: 69 Member
    Great story, well done!
  • stage5
    stage5 Posts: 12
    Nice one and more power to you for sharing your story.
  • Val_91
    Val_91 Posts: 36
    Thanks for sharing your story and more importantly, thank you for being so open and honest. It was a very... uplifting, I guess you could say, read for me.
  • thinclo
    thinclo Posts: 164 Member
    wow thats really motivating thankyou :)
  • skinnyby30
    skinnyby30 Posts: 14
    congratulations! that is amazing and you have done a great job!!! :smile:
  • Briszler75
    Briszler75 Posts: 88 Member
    This post makes me feel so much better, thank you!
  • Tangerine16
    Tangerine16 Posts: 44 Member
    I'd also agree that it's possible to lose the weight mostly by diet. I've lost 22lbs in 14 weeks on here (start weight 155), during which time the most exercise I've done has been a 30-60 minute walk every so often (not anything like 3 times a week!)

    Also I have a bit of arthritis in my hip which doesn't help with walking or anything more strenuous.

    OK, I am a bit flabby now. But it's so much easier now to move around, so walking is more fun, and if I want to I can start doing some weights.
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  • Birder150
    Birder150 Posts: 677 Member
    Basically, "To thine own self be true." :flowerforyou:

    I have finally found the path that is uniquely mine and it's true ... it's much easier this way, not fighting your true self.

    I particularly loved reading the response from arshness. It's a very beautiful thing that you probably helped her regain her life.
    That's golden!

    Great post! Thank you!
  • AliceKlaar
    AliceKlaar Posts: 275 Member
    Thank you so much for sharing your story and congratulations on your success. Everything you say makes so much sense I'll be re-reading it several times over the coming months for inspiration.
  • MannixLady
    MannixLady Posts: 3
    THANK YOU FOR THE STORY! I am not the best at working out unless I have someone to do it with me, someone to push me out the door to go and really do it... this will be one of many tries for me to lose weight... my whole life ive been up and down. This really did help me though... I am going to try and be strong as well!
  • jfaure23
    jfaure23 Posts: 114 Member
    Thank you. I am impressed by your post, and am happy to see all the good it is doing for other MFP'ers. Well done!
  • ajelove
    ajelove Posts: 97 Member
    Great job!! There are so many ways to reach your goals. When I was at my highest weight, I also only cut calories and moderated. Now that I'm smaller I've found that it takes much longer to lose weight by calorie counting alone. If anyone here gets to that point...I've found that just 2-3 days of 20 minute HIIT routines work great. (Great burn and not too much time wasted)
  • LittleMissRainey
    LittleMissRainey Posts: 440 Member
    I think I love you.
    Thank you for posting that story, I feel like there is a lightbulb above my head that just lit up with a hearty "DING!"

    Also Arshness, bless you! You sound rather like me and I totally get it. You and I can do it :)
  • ladykatie16
    ladykatie16 Posts: 1
    I'm also super-inspired by this post. You've shown that it's not necessary to be a gym rat to lose the weight. Can't wait to start my own weight-loss journey...:smile:
  • brooke159
    brooke159 Posts: 21
    bump
  • gweny70
    gweny70 Posts: 3
    Thanks for sharing! Great post!
  • TT_luvs_fitness
    TT_luvs_fitness Posts: 274
    what a great story! congrats on your weight loss!
  • morganmacph
    morganmacph Posts: 1
    This is actually exactly my story as well! I've lost 16 pounds in 110 days!

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