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Lakeland Florida here!!!!

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I am 52 and started this journey on Jan 6, 2012 and have lost 61 lbs so far. I was diabetic and had to take 2 stomach shots a day, 2 cholesterol pills a day and 2 blood pressure medications. I now only take a 1/2 of a blood pressure pill a day. Hopefully, I won't have to take any medication once I lose the other 39 lbs…

Wow, I'm impressed!!! I love, love bacon!!! Pork fat rules!!!! LOL!!!

The best one I got was a backhanded compliment where the person said that losing weight was good for me because it all of sudden made me much more fashionable in my choice of clothes!!! WTF!!! I was wearing the same old clothes I had grown out of in the first place and had been able to just get back into!!! LOL!!!

Lakeland , Florida

5'10" - would like to be 160-165

Ladyveng - a surfer

It was about 25 lbs but I'm 5'10" so it also works the other way too. I have to gain about 20-25 lbs before people notice!!!

Wow girl, you look absolutely wonderful and you should be very proud!!! Keep up the great work!!!!

5'10" 220 lbs US 16-18 pants, XL top

Wow, truly amazing and beautiful!!!

255 days, 48 lbs lost

I'm trying to lose 100 lbs and am almost half way there. There are lots of people in the same boat as us and the encouragement on this website is amazing. Friend me if you like and good luck on your journey!!!

Hanne, I'm in agreement with most all the responses you have received. Since she seems to know so much, let her proceed in the way she thinks is best. All you can do is give her your advice from your own knowledge of what works for you and she can run with it or dig her heels in and balk at your advice and stick to the…

Amazing transformation!!! You look absolutely wonderful! You must be so proud!!!

Oh my gosh, that's amazing!!!! You don't look like the same person - truly fantabulous!!!!

Amazing!!! You are really an inspiration to me. I started at 268 and want to get down to 165. If I can look anywhere as fantastic as you, I will be estatic!!!!!

I'm 5'10" and my goal weight is 160-165. I'd like to get down to 135 like I was in my 20's but I think that's unrealistic now that I'm in my 50's. At 160 lbs, I will be under 25% body fat and I think that I'd be able to maintain that weight.

Definitely weigh and measure your food. Eyeballing it can make you go over your calories. Personally, I had about 3 weeks where I wasn't really losing weight and I upped my calories about 300 a day and it kick started be to losing weight. I am from the old school where less was better but this eating more seemed to make…

I have mine set to lose about 1 1/2 lbs a week and I have averaged about that since the first of the year. I do eat my exercise calories back and I usually am not hungry. I do eat 6 times a day, so I really don't have a chance to feel hungry. I'm eating about 1500 to 1800 calories a day.

I like to put sugar free jam like strawberry or apricot on it. I'm big into the salty and the sweet combination.

Wow, you totally look fantastic!!!! You are an inspiration and keep on keepin' on!!!!

If you feel good and think you're eating properly, it doesn't matter what others think but you do say in your profile that you do not think of yourself as healthy, so your statement is a little contradictory!!! How do you really feel?

I am diabetic and also take shots, so I can relate. I feel this is a great site to keep track of your calories. I lost 80 lbs about 26 years ago and counted calories then too but didn't have anything like this and it was very difficult keeping track. I set my calories to lose about 1 1/2 lbs a week and it is pretty well on…

Wow, you look absolutely amazing!!! Not even like the same person. Actually you have lost an entire person!!! Your journey is very admirable and inspiring. As I always say "Keep on keepin' on!!".

Wow, that is so inspirational!!! I am dreaming of the day I will come in to Onederland!!! You have done a fantastic job, you should be very proud!!!

Wow!!!! You look fantastic!!!! Congratulations!!!

There's no assigned weigh in day. I do mine weekly. I am in the 100 lbs to lose group and they all report on Fridays. I do love the accountability. It really helps when you have a group that's behind you!!!

Hi Hanne and welcome! You're right this site does help and is very motivating. Good luck on your journey and "Break A Limit". Don't let anything hold you back!! We're here if you need us. Feel free to add me as a friend if you like!!!