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Wow, congratulations!! You look so great!

I’ll add anyone on here but as soon as it becomes obvious that a dude has only added me to rack up the number of girls on his friends list — bye bye.

Discipline > Motivation.

Silk soy French vanilla. 2 tablespoons with 1/2 teaspoon sugar is perfect for me and comes out to 70 calories.

Yay I’m so glad it made you feel all your time spent in the forums has been worth it!! Your advice made a huge difference for me and I’m sure there are many others who have been similarly influenced by you but just have not said anything/realized it. Thanks for being a positive force!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience with the food scale - my best friend and worst enemy. I’ve lost 40 lbs so far and for the first 25-30, I used measuring cups and “eyeballing”, and it worked fine - until it didn’t. The scale refused to budge for almost a month and I had no idea that I had been sabotaging…

Thank goodness! A light at the end of the tunnel! And Yes, sleeping isn’t nearly as pleasant as it used to be. Pretty much always have to sleep with a pillow between my legs as well.

As mentioned, getting enough water helps me. I tend to get hungriest at night, so that’s when I drink a ton of water. If you eat meat, lean chicken breast has been a life saver for me. I can eat a huge 7-8 ounce breast and it’s usually only around 200 calories. Also as mentioned above, the mental aspect is huge. I have to…

Oops I got a day ahead of myself lol. Oh well, I’m submitting early then!

Ultimate Starting weight - 200 Lbs Current weight - 162 Lbs September goal - 156 Lbs Ultimate goal - 150 Lbs Sep 01 - 162 Lbs Sep 08 - 159.6 Sep 15 - Sep 22 - Sep 29 - Total goal loss for September: 6 Lbs Actual September loss:

When I first started, I didn’t lose any weight for 3 weeks. The scale started going down once I increased my water intake. I drink about 100 ounces/day. I notice a big difference if I’m not hydrated. Hang in there and have patience!

As I approach my goal, I’m realizing my “original” goal of 150 might need to be lowered. I might go down to 130. But I’ve been working on this 150 lb ultimate goal since March and I’m not ready to lower that goal until I get there. Until then, I’m going to stay at the same pace I’ve been going at (1.5 lbs/week, averaging 6…

Ultimate Starting weight - 200 Lbs Current weight - 162 Lbs September goal - 156 Lbs Ultimate goal - 150 Lbs Sep 01 - 162 Lbs Sep 08 - Sep 15 - Sep 22 - Sep 29 - Total goal loss for September: 6 Lbs Actual September loss:

Almost every time I step on the scale, I expect it to lie to me! 38 lbs later, I still sometimes question if it’s real. Like one day I’ll step on it and see that somehow 38 lbs was just water weight 😂

Oh and to answer your other question, my goal to lose weight and become more fit is very important to me. I try not to obsess, but it’s definitely my primary mission in life right now. For the most part, I'm enjoying this whole process.

Hello! My results so far are as follows: August loss: 7 lbs July: 5.4 lbs June: 6 lbs May: 6.6 lbs April: 9 lbs March: 4 lbs A total of 38 lbs since March 6th - starting weight 200, current 162 @ 5’6”. My experience has had some ups and downs, but I’m getting better at knowing what works for me and what doesn’t. I’ve been…

I’m always down to add new friends that are active! 166 day streak here, down from 200 to 162 so far. OP and others, feel free to add me!

Omg THIS! My favorite thing. Lays Salt and Vinegar 😍

Wow that’s amazing! Great job!

Cool 😎 I’m definitely making progress, either way. I’m able to increase how much I’m lifting about every other week, depending on the exercise. I’m trying to get the most from each exercise before moving on to a higher weight/more reps. If I were to go back now and do the same routine/amount of weight that I started with…

Lol, thanks. So what is a good measure of exercise effectiveness then? The fact that I’m huffing and puffing and dripping with sweat during my routine?

When I had been alternating upper and lower, I went through it 4 times (I had been doing 10 different exercises, usually took me about 45 minutes). Trying it his way, it took me 60 minutes to get through it 3 times doing 15 exercises. I do not intentionally rest at all since I usually have very short rests imposed upon me…

Awesome, thank you :)

Cool. So you agree with him and think it’s best to do big to small rather than alternating upper and lower body? What if I try to do both? (ie big upper, big lower, small upper, small lower, repeat). Or does it really matter? Thanks for the input!

Reason #5,826: I don’t want to have to even *think* about how my tummy looks when I sit down.

I’m always down to add friends that need and can provide support and encouragement! Anyone here can feel free to add me.

I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately as well. Lost the first ~25 lbs with measurable success every week. Now that I’m 36 lbs down and only 14 to go before my original goal, it seems like the scale stalls out for 2-3 weeks and then suddenly I see it drop 3-4 lbs. While the scale isn’t moving, sometimes it’s hard to stay…

Marietta here!

I’m 33 as well, 5’6” and started at 200 in March. Down to 164 so far (it hasn’t been easy haha). Always down to add new friends! Will send ya a request :)

Haha yup!