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Ah, thank you!

Thank you, Teaspoon.

Fantastic! Amazing results! Be proud, you have done great!

Thank you everyone for the kind encouragement!

I have been seriously strength training since 235 lbs (5'3 female here) and weight 206 today and fitting into size 12. Last time I was a size 12, I was 180 lbs. Weight training slows the scale but helps the overall inches and provides SO many more benefits (strength, endurance, bone strength) and I move faster and just…

Amazing transformation!

Amazing results and thank you for being honest with the skin thing. I worry about that sometimes and hoping for the best.

ajadumas, Hilarious, that was a definite LOL and very encouraging!

I am a big girl with 75 lbs still to lose and like you, I have/do put my cardio first, but I just started a 12 week plan of heavy lifting for two reasons. #1 This girls story freaking inspired me, she went from big flab to show stopping buff in six months at…

Amazing!

Does anyone here have a users manual?

I worship, I cry out, I pray, I pour out my soul to God and He faithfully picks me up. I also listen to Him as my first source of diet information. He made my body, so knows best what will work for me. I have had a few fails along the way, but I am determined everything will be a part of my SUCCESS story, the bad days and…

I have "read" since I am not there yet and had huge TWIN baby boys that it can take up to 2 years after reaching goal weight to see everything go back to original position. In fact, some insurance will cover tummy life but ONLY after 2 years.

Great job!

I am ahh'ed to the highest degree and inspired to believe the vision I have for myself IS possible. You are proven this CAN be done. WOW! WOW! WOW!

I just hit same spot last week. I got a Lane Bryant catalog and thought, "I should probably get a few things to wear during holidays." and then thought, "Wait, I am a size 14, I can't!"

Brand New Day KJ-52

Great success!

Great job, you look fantastic!

I have a very encouraging and committed friend on here that was where you are and has lost quite a few hundred pounds. You could add her. Her name is Mollie1037. I would be glad to have you, as well.

That may just be the coolest most encouraging thing I have seen on here! I feel like I look so much better then my weight says and have wondered how much is because of fitness-muscle. I know I am wearing smaller sizes at heavier weights going down in weight then when I was gaining. Anyway, AWESOME!

Amazing!

Thank you everyone. These tips are helpful and yes, MFP is NOT good tracking for this. I get occular migraines with exercise adn is why I track it and do better when I get more electrolytes. Thanks for tip below! Most people aren't tracking potassium and don't enter it because it's not required on labelling. I look it up…

Great tips, especially cantaloupe. I did not know that one!

I have an elliptical with a Pro-form lap-top stand in front of it, so I can work out and type (like right at this moment). I don't do much when I do weights aside from some work emails and surfing from my smart phone.

Sorry to hear, I think you are VERY NORMAL from what I can tell. I am clearly not the norm. Do push though, it is good for us all!

Workout freaks, unite!!! Will you be my friend? LOL!!!!

Awesome!

Awesome, this is my next hopeful achievement! SO awesome! You have done fantastic!

You have done it. It was not easy and had a "price" tag, but you dug deep and paid it. Now, you get to harvest the positive attention while being grounded in the truth you know about surrounding yourself with positive sincere people. I hope you catch a vision to help other "fat kids-people" who need to be released from…