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My initial motivation was seeing a foto of me at a christening, and with a wedding a year after, decided to do something about it.. 100 lb lost for the wedding, so pleased but still have a few pounds to go... After the wedding I haven't lost anything... So I decided I need another motivation...

I reached my plateau a few months ago....was.doing really well.and only had about 20 lbs left to go.. But it was winter here, so less walking and gardening that I found was a great help... So I just kept an eye on what I was eating and tried to keep busy in the house, but i know i ate more.... only put 4 lb on... Snows…

This is so true. I did find it hard at first, but then realized that it's my weight, and my responsibility, so I just kept on by myself, still on my road and am OK..

Ha ha, yes!

I don't like the bmi chart, I think it's not right as not everyone is uniform, they use it when I go for my two yearly breast xrays, I wasn't even on their chart, had to use the number nearest, was 45 then, down to 30 now, says I'm obese, makes me think I'm still massive, but I know I'm not, it could dishearten some but I…

The not so nice floral, polyester clothes that my grandmother would wear was the one thing I hated, just because someone is larger, why do they have to wear those horrid clothes... I was in a size 22, and stuck to the same sort of clothes, baggy! .. 18 months later and I just bought a size 14 jeans, first pair in over 20…

Yep.. This is the one which reminds me the most of how much I lost.. Im sitting up right now, no slouching on the sofa anymore :( lol

Yeah. Think this is the biggest down side of losing weight, the sagging skin. I'm now starting to eat a little more so I can work out more to combat it...

Ha ha. I got that the other day as well.. Also got the " wow your wasting away".. Nice but not true, what they see is not what I have left to lose under my clothes.. Still nice they notice..

Yep. My mind has changed a lot.. Realizing I'm stronger than I thought, can't wait for the end of the tone up period.. Lol this I find is the hard part....

I have the bat wings issue as well.. But I'm 100lb down and trying to do skipping, work out DVDs, also now I have snow clearing to add... Will see what happens in time and report back...

Well done, I hadn't worn jeans for about 20 years, I bought my first pair a few months ago ( couldn't keep sewing tucks in the size 22 anymore) size 16, was so pleased, had to just buy another pair size 14, feeling so happy and pleased with myself.. Small steps...

Well done.. I'm on the last 20 lb to lose, I did the 5lb a time goal, helped no end, I'm skipping now, along with the snow clearing to try and tone up... Keep up the good work everyone, it all counts.. <3

I have lost over 80lb so far, think just another 10lb should be where I want to be, (this I know will take a while as I'm still losing just at a slower rate) its been over a year but I still can't believe how far I have come, I don't feel any different, apart from the being able to run up the stairs without collapsing..…

Me too, its weird, someone told me my mind has to catch up with my body.

I have come to realize I needed to change the way I sat, no padding meant I had to try and find a more comfortable position...

chocolate was my addiction... Just a small bar wont make a difference i kept telling myself.... Had to go cold turkey to make the jump, but a year later 80lb lighter (with a couple of lapses). I did it.

This is my outlook now on my weight, I still have a few pounds left to drop, but I have changed my whole food intake and now exercise more, I know I won't go back because I DONT WANT to ever be that size again..

Yep same here, was shocked when someone took foto from behind.. .took a year to lose 85lb and still have a few lbs to go and a lot of toneing up, but keep that foto near to keep me going wen I'm fed up..

I still think I'm big, but after I had to do an 8 hour flight, I realized that I'm smaller, it was the most uncomfortable flight I've ever been on.. All I could feel was my tailbone.....

Hi, I'm 58 and a year ago was told I had to wear a dress to my daughter's wedding, a year away.. Oh Noooooo. So with a goal in site and prob about 100lb to lose, I started my diet. The wedding was a few weeks ago. I lost 75lb. Not my goal, but I was feeling so much better wearing a dress lol. I found it hard at first as I…

Oh yes.. Don't miss those horrid tops..