Formerly Fat

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  • Ouisel56
    Ouisel56 Posts: 25
    Wow! You look amazing.

    I think the most important part of keeping the weight off is changing your eating habits. No more "diets". They don't work because you feel deprived of things you love to eat.

    I'm eating healthier and feel so much better that I can't imagine ever going back to being a snacker again. I've learned that just a few minutes to prepare a meal for myself during the day is well worth the way I feel compared to when I snacked because I didn't feel like a cooking for just me. Once you get the attitude that "just you" is worth the effort, you'll never gain the weight back. It's most definitely a lifestyle change.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    super job. Great progress.
  • Christaaa78
    Christaaa78 Posts: 65 Member
    wow!
    Well done!
  • abhiforlife
    abhiforlife Posts: 75 Member
    Congrats on your hard work!! Amazing and inspiring!
  • ResetJen
    ResetJen Posts: 124 Member
    Very inspiring hun, congrats on your goal weight success and of course congrats on your future success keeping it off x
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    Hi, I want to add my congratulations to the rest - you look amazing. So fit! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I am also keen to know how things will work out once I get to maintenance - this change in my habits is for life, I am NEVER going back to what I was.
  • atomicpunk1974
    atomicpunk1974 Posts: 54
    Thanks! I've always preferred to wear short shorts when I run in order to stay cool, but I've tended to feel self-conscious about it. Part of this process for me has been about learning to appreciate my body with all of its imperfections and refusing to feel like I have to hide it. When I feel ashamed of my body, then I allow myself to neglect it. When I appreciate my body, then I feel more motivated to nourish it and care for it. Wearing the short shorts is highly symbolic of that for me. :)
    oh.my.gosh! congratulations :)
    and good on you for rocking out those short shorts!
  • atomicpunk1974
    atomicpunk1974 Posts: 54
    Yes, this has been critical for me, too. I used to hate cooking, but now I've learned to enjoy it and to love having leftovers to eat on days when I don't have time to cook.
    I've learned that just a few minutes to prepare a meal for myself during the day is well worth the way I feel compared to when I snacked because I didn't feel like a cooking for just me. Once you get the attitude that "just you" is worth the effort, you'll never gain the weight back. It's most definitely a lifestyle change.
  • Kayley
    Kayley Posts: 327 Member
    You've worked very hard and look incredible. Thanks for sharing, this is SO inspiring. :flowerforyou:
  • veromancha
    veromancha Posts: 158 Member
    Incredible!! Great job!!
  • mom2gar
    mom2gar Posts: 100 Member
    This was me in 2005... 5'3" tall, weighing in at 215 pounds and wearing size 20 pants.

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    After that I became more active and lost 45 pounds on my own, which lasted until a major knee injury kept me inactive for four months. I thought when the injury healed and I got back to being active the weight would come off again. But here's what I looked like a full year after becoming active again, weighing in at 200 pounds and wearing size 16 pants.

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    In March of 2011 a health coach I was working with suggested MFP to me, and I finally faced the fact that if I really wanted to lose weight and keep it off, I would have to change my eating habits. Since then, I have gradually made changes, and this is me today at my goal weight of 120 pounds, wearing size 4 pants!

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    As hard as it has been to change my eating habits to lose 80 pounds over the course of the past year, I think the hardest part is starting today... keeping the weight off. I've read that 95% of people who lose weight regain it. I really think that I can be in the 5% who keep it off because I've looked at this all along as permanent changes I'm making to my eating habits rather than as a diet that I would quit when I've lost the weight. Having MFP and all the support here has been so crucial to the success I've had so far, so I plan to keep using it for maintenance. And any advice any of you have about maintaining weight loss would be greatly appreciated!

    You inspire me. Thank you.
  • losermomof3
    losermomof3 Posts: 386 Member
    Very Inspiring!!!! WTG!!!

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