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Learning what constitutes a portion helped, & once I started using a scale, was fairly straightforward. I had doubts throughout most of the time I was losing but I kept logging, I just kept moving forward. Never really hit a plateau but my loss slowed down substantially near the end which felt like a plateau to me!
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Depends on what you like & can fit in your calories. I always had 'emergency' almonds for traffic jams on the way home.....
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SW: 265lbs (Feb 2016) Lost 110lbs (Jan 2017) and now maintaining for almost 2 years CW: 157lbs (Nov 2018) I was told by a friend recently "Your too thin, maybe you should go to the gym...." I've been hitting the gym since Feb 2016, I know I'm not a muscular guy but I didn't think I was doing that badly... :(
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I lost approximately 10 average housecats
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When you do a search, there is a 'Create Exercise' button at the bottom of the screen (on phone app). You can then create your walk with speed/incline that you want.
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It's the "+ a little extra..." that'll get you every time... As 1.25 lbs= 20 oz
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...a 90lb loss sounds AMAZING too :)
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Totally agree with @VUA21 And read the success stories posted here....great motivation to keep going when you want to give up.
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If only I had learned about the right detox to target my visceral fat 2 yrs ago, could have saved me the trouble of losing 105 lbs to reduce my waist by 14 inches instead....(using that non-existent sarcastic font here). Say No to juju.
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So...I lost just over 100lbs in 2016 when the only exercise I was able to do for most of it was walking. A calorie deficit and walking will get a shape that is a smaller version of the shape you are. If you want a smaller and different shape you may need to add some strength training. I had no restrictions on what I could…
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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No need to feel hopeless, there are several folks on here who have been in the same situation, including me. In February 2016, I was diagnosed as having extreme High Blood Pressure & being Pre-diabetic. I was with a new Family Doctor and actually saw the colour drain from his face as he saw my BP results and he started…
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Just celebrated 1 year of maintaining after just over a 100lb loss in 2016.
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You look fantastic - 'Horizontal stripes' & still fantastic - Congrats on the 100lbs loss! Totally agree on focusing on the positive to get you where you need to be! Completely understand the "You'll lose 100lbs and be gorgeous and life will be changed and the world will be yours..." feeling;an unrealistic feeling I needed…
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Thanks for all the positive feedback folks. I had hesitated sharing my story ( embarrassment?....not sure) but kept remembering how much others stories helped me. Hopefully my story will do the same for someone else.
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Fantastic work!
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Let me know how you are doing, I'll be hoping to hear you are seeing similar results. Best of luck!
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Thank you. I'm glad I made your day.
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I like to think I'm healthy enough now to enjoy a bit of vanity!......well not too much!
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I actually was working with a RD for about 3 months before I started using MFP. Once I did though the suggested calories were pretty close.
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100lbs lost