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I am 5'1" and I also have a hard time picturing myself at any sort of ultimate goal weight I may have. I started at 181 and am down to 166 currently but my next goal is to get to 159. After I hit that I'm thinking maybe 149-145. I have a very small frame and I can tell my body wants me to be thinner based on the size of my…

O.M.G. this is amazing. You are an inspiration.

I'm 5'1 but I think i'm allowed to reply ;) I started at 181 in the first full week of August and have lost 14 lb in 7 weeks. Ive been eating 1200 cal a day and doing 40-60 minutes of cardio 4-6 days a week. I log absolutely everything I eat so I have a really good idea of if I'm actually eating 1200 cal or cheating. I…

This post made me laugh! I'm glad to hear your reaching your goals! I can't wait till the day I'm just plain old overweight and not obese. =D

I don't have any pictures yet and I'm no where near done but I'm 5'1" and I started on MFP at 181. In 7 weeks I lost 14lbs so I'm down to 167 now. My next goal is 160 then from there I will see... maybe 149 just so I can say I broke the 140's. ;) I did it by eating a low calorie diet with few carbs, a lot of vegetable and…

The main reason I want a HRM is for the calorie counting so that monitor would not work for me. But that you for the suggestion.

Like I said above the Polar is kind of out of my price range... I thought maybe I had it on TOO tight but I don't know if that can happen? It was completely flat all around and pushed it right up under my boobs. I see some suggestions to moisten it under the faucet... I might try that before I completely give up hope and…

Sounds defective to me too. I was just wondering if maybe I was using it wrong. I guess maybe my only hope here is to return/ exchange it and try again.

I've read a lot about he Polar HRMs but the price even for the FT4 is just too high for me... I think maybe if I can't get thing one to work and I save up some money I'll try the Polar but for now its just not in my range unfortunately. I know HRM are really good for making sure I am accurately logging so I just wish this…

I know my heart rate should be way higher while working out because my normal resting rate is around like 78-80 I think. I have everything entered correctly and honestly unless I was like a 99 year old woman I don't think the heart rate reading would be so off because of incorrect age or whatever. Thanks for the…

I did wet it a lot. I did just that, wet my hand, then the strap. And I wet it continuously while working out because I thought maybe it had dried out... I was alone in my basement while using it so I don't know that there was any interference.

So far I've only lost 14 lb in about a month and a half but what I've done is keep a very accurate calorie log and make sure that I was eating when I'm actually hungry and not just because I'm bored. I've also been doing about 30-40 minutes of walking at a pretty moderate pace as many days a week as I can (usually 4-6).…

Woah this is amazing! Congrats of your clothes getting too big! Time to go shopping right?

I usually log every single thing the best I can especially candy even if its just one square of chocolate. Even taking a bite of a candy bar can add up the calories and throw you off. You'll only be doing yourself a disservice by not logging diligently.

Thank you for the advice. I guess I will just have to see what weight I am happiest at.

Woah thats an amazing transformation! I don't know if I'll ever hot 125 but it looks to me like the 140's isn't too bad to aim for. Thanks for the pics.

Haha of course!

You guys thank you all so much for the inspiration! Seeing other people's success is a great motivator. Maybe one day I'll be like you guys posting my before and afters. Thanks again and keep 'em coming!

Wow Nikki you are beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Woah!! Great before and after! That's the inspiration I need. Thank you for sharing.

I loooove when people ask me this because I used to be one of those people who always asked everyone else their secret. Now I'm on the other side and I realize there is no secret! Just work hard and control your portions. and of course you keep up the amazing work (41lb down is GREAT!).

Thank you for the support. I keep telling people if I can do it I know you can too!