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Bump... :confused:

Today a coworker mentioned ice cream and I said ice cream sounds good. Then another coworker laughed and said, "you better stop or you're gonna get fat like the rest of us." It felt good to hear that someone didn't think of me as someone in the fat category! 65 pounds ago it was a different story...

I love this and can't wait to get to this point. I can feel myself coming out of my shell a little bit but have a way to go. Reading your post gives me inspiration. When I was at my biggest I constantly had a voice in the back of my head telling me that I shouldn't do anything that would embarrass myself to the point of…

Short term: keep a jogging pace for 30 minutes straight on the elliptical during intervals. I can currently go about a minute and a half before I am out of breath and need to slow down my pace. Long term: have a flat stomach, no stretch marks, no more "wings,"

This! I do the same thing but, about every 10 pounds. Then, I post the most recent one as my profile pic on here. The pictures really help to see the changes.

I don't normally eat back any of the calories it says I burned. Is it necessary?

Thank you :smile: I will give that a try

Thanks you :blush: Sorry for taking so long to reply. I even forgot I posted this in here but was scrolling through for inspiration as I have fallen off the wagon recently and gained 2 Pounds! :astonished: You're compliment really means a lot. :smiley: :heart:

During my 35 minute walk to the bus station I was coming up on an elderly couple, where the man was actually in a motorized wheelchair. When I realized this I began to jog to get around them and kept going for a couple of minutes because I felt like it. I would've gone longer if it wasn't going to work, and carrying my…

Thank you!

*30 years old *5'4" *SW: 225 *CW: 165 *GW: 130

30 years old and 5'4". SW: 225 CW: 165 GW: 130

I am 5'4" tall and was ~225 lbs in the before picture and 165 lbs in the after. I lost about 30 pounds 5 years ago, putting me at about 195 lbs and then kind of stayed at that weight until September of 2014 when I restarted my journey and have lost the next 30 lbs since then. I have about 35 pounds to reach my goal and am…

Forgot to mention that I have about 36 pounds to go.

*supposed to say slight increase in calories.

I am a 30 year old woman and 5'4. Started the beginning of September 2014 at 195 lbs, wearing a tight size 14 in pants and 1x or 2x tops. I have lost a total of 28 lbs since then and am in a loose size 12 pants and XL tops. I lost the weight by following an 80/20 rule coupled with CICO and walking either to, from or both,…

Didn't give into the ice cream craving which would have put me significantly over my calories. In the past I would have convinced myself that I have done well all week and deserve a treat. Today, I considered the baby shower and game night full of pizza and beer tomorrow and decided it was better to save the calories.

The change in the smell of my body odor was unexpected. It makes sense to me because of the change in my diet but it initially surprised me. How strangers seem to be just in general warmer and nicer, especially men. That definitely happened sooner than expected. That I can physically feel the changes in my body, see the…

I was at a point where I was completely unhappy with my lifestyle and the way I looked. I had lost 30 pounds in 2010-11 and kept that weight off but fell slightly into older patterns and began eating like crap again. At my biggest, fast food was my main diet. I ate it 2-3 times a day and my only beverage was soda, every…

DL says 197 CW: 168

Went shopping for clothes since all of mine are getting really big and discovered that I have went down from a size 14 to a 12 in pants and from a 1X to XL in tops. No more plus sizes for me!! :smiley:

I went down another hole in my belt which makes two in a month which means that I have lost an inch or so in my waist in that time as each hole is about a half inch apart. Also, a really good friend of mine I hadn't seen in about three weeks commented on my weight loss saying that I just get smaller and smaller every time…

This! I have about a month until my yearly eye exam and can't wait to get new glasses! I'm constantly pushing mine up because they are suddenly falling down my face.

I have realized that the seat belt doesn't lock up on me while in the car due to it being pulled out so far. I was even able to bend over (as the passenger) and grab my phone off the floor while the car was moving after I dropped it without the seat belt locking up on me. I didn't even have to undo the buckle to reach it.…

I'm on the left in the top picture and the right in the bottom picture. Difference of about 50 pounds.