MaroneLotz Member

South Africa

Last week I had to attend a gala prize giving function at the last minute. Rushed out and bought myself a great dress and heels to match! First time in probably 10 years I have shopped for a proper dress and heels. The evening was such a high, felt like I was on something. Was showered with compliments the whole evening,…

Just love the way you are looking at this! I see my progress as a holistic process.

Can totally identify with you. It's so sad, except for the part where you feel attractive now. Look at yourself in the mirror, point and say "You are one handsome dude!" ;)

It is simply wonderful to read all the positive changes. I have realised that when I am in a positive frame of mind, I actually get better results! What does saddens me, is how more than one person commented on how people now treat them differently/bettter than before. Society can be extremely judgemental. I have also…

Feel free to add me. Have lost 42kg (92lb) so far and plan to go another 45kg (99lb). That would be 87kg (191lb) in total. YIKES! I log everyday.

Need to ask this: do you feel differently or do you still sometimes feel like the "old" you? Sometimes I think the emotional journey is more difficult than the weight itself.

You look like a whole new person. Hope you are proud of yourself and your journey so far.

Way to go! You can be very proud of your progess so far. Keep it up!

Oh man, just love those arms .... now you must just stop hiding behind the cap!

Any tips for a newbie like me? Joining gym in December and with all these amazing results, I want to start off with lifting.

Eggs, butter, salami and lowcarb seedcrackers.

Nuts are good ;) You just showed yourself (and everybody around you) that you are actually much stronger than what you thought. Awesome!

Your last sentence is utterly profound! You are still you, only better :) And when we surround ourselves with positivity (whether is be people or just our thoughts), we breed positivity. I now believe that sometimes we need to be a bit selfish and that this selfishness is actually a good thing.

Love your positive attitude. Go get them!

Thank you to all the awesome replies to this post. I am so pumped to see people getting their mojo's back! It's reading things like this that makes me realise just once again that we are on the right track. In the end, it's worth every single sacrifice and change in behaviour.

Well, you should feel pretty because you sure look pretty! Well done on your transformation so far.

You are sporting some serious guns there! Well done to you!

Hi there. Have lost 40kg so far (about 88lb) and need to lose another 40-50kg. Have been logging everyday the last 6 months. Feel free to add me as friend :)

I started at at whopping 162kg/357lb six months ago. Have now lost 40kg/88lb. This was done without exercise. Unfortunately I'm still mobese, but not morbidly obese anymore. Each day I get some form of confirmation than I am on the right track. Oh, my height is 5ft 7.4in. (1.75m)

I have been doing the HFLC lifestyle for 5 months. Have lost 34kg (about 75lb) since I started. Being a Type 3 diabetic with hypertension and high triglycerides, this is working very well for me. For the past month my weight loss was quite slower than the previous months, but I still have about 58kg to lose :sad: Didn't…

You totally ROCK!!!!! I bet you feel like a whole new person.

I have been low-carbing for almost 4 months and have lost 28kg (61lbs) so far. Unfortunately I have also seen how other people who try this way of eating, actually end up putting on weight! The reason? They think they have an "all you can eat buffet" when they eat low carb or no carb foods. Some of the reasons behind my…

Well, I am very determined to be the best me, so I will try all of the advice above. Something is sure to work! Fortunately I have cleaned up my eating, so that is one challenge less. I no longer crave anything sweet or full of carbs. What is the plate pushbacks? Sounds like I have push back my plate after eating my fill…

Had to laugh now ... I call my flabby arms my "wings"! :laugh:

Just love your comment RHachicho! And it makes total sense that a heavier person will burn more, seeing that we are carrying around much more weight.

Thanks so much for the replies. I know it sounds weird, but what is the possibility that I was eating not enough calories? I just did my food log for the past week and half and see there were quite a few days where I was under 1200 calories. I also stopped taking my oral contraceptive.

This morning I wanted to wear a skirt that I haven't worn in the past 2 months. I pulled it on and as I stepped forward, it fell off my hips! My 6 year old daughter burst out laughing.

When you are 300+ pounds, it takes a long time before people start noticing you have lost weight. Here at work my closest colleague noticed when I was down about 8kg (17lb). I am now on 11kg (24lb) and people at work who don't see me as often, are looking at me in a strange way. They are probably wondering if I have really…

You went from chunky to hunky! Phew!