maddyk91 Member

Ill see myself out of this thread. :/ Kinda over how this thread got taken over by mean-spirited haters. Im not dirty or disgusting for being a part of the female gender with no hair removal. I am a human being making choices for my body that actually have nothing to do with my hygiene. I shower, i use D.O. for any B.O.,…

I am 5'4", started at 161lbs. I am at 131lbs now! I lost about a full cup size from a 36 D / Sometimes DD to a comfortable 34 C. Ive lost about an inch on my waist even since that picture.

Hopefully MFP doesnt flag this. :3 These are my before and after pics!! I've started maintaining as of late. Super super proud of myself

And to further elaborate, I think i actually smell better than i did before i stopped shaving. (Contrary to all men who have said unshaven women have a funk about them). Maybe because not all of my skin folds are rubbin' together and building bacteria or something! :wink: Not sure. But I think I smell nice! Not that it is…

I dont participate in shavin'. I feel way way way more womanly with my body hairs intact. :) no shame, no shave.

yeah i think you're right!

I've lost almost 30lbs eating at 1200 calories. I found you just have to pick high protein foods to stay full and choose carbs wisely. For example, every morning i have a light greek yogurt cup with two spoonfuls of raw oats mixed in. For lunch, a tuna wrap (light tortilla, tuna, light mayo, sugar-free relish), and a side…

aw man, i dont wanna post for some creep-o!

Well she said "It made me consider upping my calories to maybe 1350 or 1400 a day", so I dont know how that would be close to her possibly gaining weight. And doing exactly that in the past two weeks, I have seen absolutely no gain aside from my daily fluctuation on the scale. Though, if she went up to about maintenance…

Not true if there is still a deficit. I went from 1200 to 1500 for your same reason, OP and I actually started losing weight faster. I feel more energetic than I expected, too. In fact, as I type this--with only one hand--I am eating a popsicle to close the gap between 1200 and 1400 for the day!! Dont worry, if you decide…

the difference is HUGE! keep up the amazing work!!

For me, i think about 7-10lbs. In a day, i fluctuate about five pounds. So if i started seeing higher numbers, i would know something was up. I think it would depend more on my measurements than scale, though.

Yes! My first one came from an acquaintance who hadn't seen me since May. He was like, "WHOA! YOU LOOK GOOD!" and since then, i have been getting them left and right...although part of me thinks it is a response to my constant strutting around feelin like a babe on the inside, too. ;)

10. the moon is gorgeous! :P

you lost over three times the weight OP wants to lose. (which was a great loss, btw!! truly amazing!) but really isnt helpful in determining if she will have loose skin, unless you remember having loose skin at 50lbs down?

some people in this thread are so unnecessarily rude. good god.

you have the phone i want so badly.

You're young and your drop isnt absurdly dramatic, but doing some lifting probably would help any sagging you *might* see, though I doubt you'll see much. It really varies on the person. And the younger you are, the more easily your skin bounces back. But stretchmarks will go away with all of the creams out on the market…

you can totally do it!! what's stopping you is all in your head. cutting 500 calories a day from your diet would cause a pretty significant drop in weight for you! Assuming you're between 5'4" and 5'8", your maintenance calories are about 2400...so if you cut your calories to 1900 a day, you should lose pretty fast!! :)…

Absolutely! :)

I've lost a little over 20lbs and am now between 140-145 and LOVE IT! a few years ago, I was 120ish, but where I am at now, I feel way more womanly. (Not to say women thinner arent womanly!!) :)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aida-mollenkamp/vegetarian-pot-pie-recipe.html I am making this Vegetarian Pot Pie for dinner tonight and with some slight adjustment, it is only coming in at a meager 250ish cals/serving!! Which means I am totally having two servings. :) It is DELICIOUS!!!

Oh my god, Jim, you're just incredible. Fantastic flippin' job.

i didnt record my toasted pumpkin seed binge this past weekend. i tried to look up how many calories they were and because the results were all over the place...i just skipped it and pigged out. :(

Just in case you missed the two posts about me, weigh your food. Pasta, your oatmeals, and other carby foods should be weighed, because with "settling" in measuring cups, one cup can have huge calorie fluctuations in what you perceive to be accurate vs what actually is. I was shocked at how small 2oz of spaghetti is when…

Over the past two years, as long as I have been seeing my boyfriend, i put on about 35lbs. I have lost 20 of them now in the past few months, but I still struggle with saying no to Chipotle and sushi....which we do one or both about 2-4 times a week....

Was walking around the grocery store in my old skinny jeans, noticed they were so loose that i looked at my boyfriend and asked, "are these like stupid big on me? I feel like they are just flapping around on my legs!!" So i went to the mall, and bought a size i haven't worn in like two years--size 6! Looked in the mirror…

Just went thru all 30 pages of this thread! You guys are incredible. Every single one of you.

You're doing amazing! I put on a pair of pants that i used to lay down to button up recently, and they were so so loose! I was walking on sunshine after that! Congratulations! Keep it up! And don't sweat the small mess-ups. We are all human, they happen. :)

5'5" Before: 160.5 After: 146 I have lost an additional 5lbs, but I'm not sure sure how noteworthy that is. :)