Going to try (again) to lose the weight.
 

Hi everyone. I keep falling off of the wagon, I've tried so many different approaches but find it hard to stick to anything. I'm seeing an endocrinologist this time around, as well as a therapist. I hope that participating in the forums here will keep me a little more accountable, and make the process less lonely.

Congrats on everyone who has made progress or succeeded with their goals so far. You are all very inspirational.

I'm 23 and I've been overweight/obese ever since I was 9 years old. I have a number of health issues related or aggravated by my excess weight. I use food as an emotional escape, and as an award or artificial self-care. I have a lot to work through so I'll probably off and on, but I'm going to just keep trying.

How To Get Over A Weight Loss Plateau
 

Thi is is amazing !
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Resurrection
 

Hey there folks! I was struggling with obesity because of my unhealthy lifestyle, I tried everything and nothing was helping. I came by this application 2 weeks ago and it's helped me a lot. I dropped 5 pounds in a week and I'm excited because this is the beginning of my journey! Check it out and reply to this thread if you have any feed back :) cheers!

What a great thread. I started my journey back in March of 2015 when my weight hit 393 lbs. For years I had been watching the numbers on the scale go up and up and up and yet I did nothing about it. I had gotten to the point where my back hurt so bad I couldn't stand for more than a couple of minutes. This led to an even further sedentary lifestyle than I was already living, which in turn lead to the all too common cycle of: eating > gaining more weight > depression > eating more out of depression >more weight gain. Finally, when I could no longer stand it, I decided to make a change.

Because I have so much weight to lose, I set my "long term goals" every 3 months. I aim to lose 2 lbs per week which works out to about 24 lbs ever 3 months. I have been trying to keep my calories between 1100 - 1300 per day and use the food log every single day to track them.

I will try to log my weight monthly. Hopefully others who have a lot to lose will join me. Good luck to everyone. And hopefully the OP of this thread is now at his goal weight. If not, come back and join us Michael. And thanks for starting this thread.

It is now September 2015 and since March, I have lost 79 lbs.

Starting Weight: 393
Final Goal Weight: 145 - 150
Total Pounds To Lose: 248 lbs

March 2015 - 393
April 2015 - 373
May 2015 - 362
June 2015 - 349
July 2015 - 341
August 2015 - 324
September 2015 - 314

I am so humbly returning
 

Hey Guys....well friends,
I am up to 336.2lbs. Six months ago I was 304lbs. I am in trouble. I have 180 lbs to lose, and I was wondering if I can join you guys. I need you all support to go on this journey, because I cannot do this alone. I am not new here but I was always shy to say anything on the forum. Hoping to change that.

Sincerely,
Chinatot

Hello
 

Are you still on your journey? May I join you? I need a friend on this journey, I cannot do this by myself. Since we are heading in the same direction, I would to join you if you are still going.
Sincerely,
Chinatot

hi hi. i just found this site today :)) which is beautiful. I have started my Keto diet and shall see how i progess.
I am sedentary - at present - but i do love swimming. So i will sign up for swimming this week, cuz it makes me feel better.
and with this site i am able to see exactly my cals, protein and carb intake.
the one trick to help me stay off cakes and pastries and other junk is that when I look at the package my mind immediately tells me that it is FILLED with pesticides, herbicides, even MORE preservatives, toxic colors, food enhancers such as MSG, CORN SYRUP (which I abhor) and other UNHEALTHY chemicals. now all that crap turns me off since i prefer organic.
since my mind is telling me that i would eat all these toxins it helps me to walk away from all this crap. so ya, I am not craving packaged/canned food at all. this has helped me to stay away from sweets for almost 6 weeks (and then I don't know what happened, I guess I made my own cookies).
maybe someone finds this thought helpful in their quest for better health.
Be the healthy forces with you all. Pojub

How the hell did I not know about this forum before?
Such a great place to meet people with similar motivation and purpose!
WOW

btw, I am Marianne and this is my first post :-)

I am so glad that I found this forum!! Interesting to read the success stories of every one. I have also lost weight, not once, but a lot of times, and my experience with weight loss is that its more of a mental game that a physical game. You need to program yourself mentally to be disciplined with your workout schedule and diet. Once that is done, just the implementation remains and results are before you in some time. I found the tips from this source to be highly helpful, because they kept me focused and motivated to reach my goal:

Cheers and keep it up!

Importance of Tips & Motivation while losing weight

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Howdy! I just joined today. This is a good thread. I have 100+ pounds to lose! My entire life I've basically yo-yo dieted and each time I gained my weight back, I also gain a little bit more! I had a doctor tell me once that I ruined my metabolism but no one seems to be able to tell me what to do about it! I'm going to make another good effort and if this time I can't lose weight, I guess I'm going to have to consider weight loss surgery. Since I REALLY don't want surgery, this adapted Mediterranean diet better work! It's gotten good reviews for people like me. This is my first time using fitday. I've used other sites but I just wanted a fresh start on everything! Good luck everyone!! A new year...a new you!!

"Err"
 

Well all, my scale is not happy. All it said was "err". LOL I'm a bit bummed but I'm just going to keep plugging along anyway. I'm using my weight from when I saw my doctor just before Christmas, which was 335. :eek: I see a doctor on the 20th and another on the 24th, so I'll get weighed again then. :rolleyes: That'll have to do for me for now. Soon, my scale will like me again!! I think I have to be under 300 for my scale to register. I've been through this before but I blocked it out. Hmm...I wonder why?? :confused: Have a good day, all!! :)

Sending some extra motivation for anyone who needs it .... keep going! You're worth it.

1st day of a BIG journey
 

I am glad to read all of your posts. I have to looses 130lbs. Never thought I would say that. WOW. One of my daughters got a gastric sleve and looks great shes lost 120lbs. I cant aford it nor can I take time off right now. So I joined here and plan to go the long slow road back to health.:D I look forward to taking this journey with all of you.
1/13/2017 245lbs

I cant aford it nor can I take time off right now. So I joined here and plan to go the long slow road back to health. I look forward to taking this journey with all of you.

up and down
 

Thank you for starting this thread.

I started my Journey at 350 size 54 pants February 2015
for 1 year I did amazing.
down to 263 pounds in June 2015 size 42
Added some stuff back to my diet and
leveled off at 273 stayed there till November 2016

Decided to cheat for the holidays

Well 3 months later still cheating back up to 299.2 this morning 2/22/2017

I am active Karate, Soccer, basketball but have no will power when it comes to sweets so I have to abstain totally.

So this morning back on low carb Feeling pretty optimistic since I did it for 18 months last two years.

Tired of hurting from the extra weight.

I am proud of each one of you making the journey.
Most of us have never been the eat anything stay small people.

Everyone in my family is obese and have health issues I am the healthiest one and want to stay that way.

Thank you for reading. I will let you know how it goes

2 months to make a dent!
 

Hey! I'm new to the discussion but hoping to find and provide some inspiration. I'm working hard towards a healthier size, basing my goals on pant size and BMI mostly.

I have PCOS and thyroid issues, coupled with a nasty commute and a lot of slacking over the last three years my weigh has ballooned out of control. Short term goal for the next two months is to build and stick to a gym routine, improve strength and endurance. My 6 month goal is losing 50lbs, less than half way to my long term goal but I want to chip away at it in less intimidating amounts.

I am in school, working towards a degree in obstetrical field and I need to be able to keep up with my preceptors who will undoubtedly in better shape than I am.

I'm in low carb land, too. Insulin resistance means it converts so quickly to fat. Playing with tasty high fibre and protein meals now.

Good luck!

motivation has been the key for me lost 20 pounds this month impactfulwellbeingcontent.com has been a help and also forums like this, i still aim to lose another 20 pounds so not there yet!

I'm in, as well.
 

Heaviest weight was 345# about January 18, 2017. My brain nearly exploded. I knew I was climbing higher and higher, but I was stupid. Back in 2013, I started at 312# on MediFast; I lost 69# in 4 months and then my daughter got sick. I've been yo-yoing ever since. She was sick for 3 years, but is now healthy. No more excuses. So, this Jan 19, I dug my heels in, again. I'm in it for the long haul. I'm doing low carb AND low calorie. I've found a rhythm now and have lost around 34#. I had to go buy size 28 jeans this past winter...that sucked. I've got those jeans in the yardsale pile, but I think I might keep them to remember how large I got, so I don't do that stupid move again. Gaining back that 69# PLUS another 33# is shameful. I can't even imagine how horrible that must have been for my family to watch me balloon up. I guess I expected them to say something if I got too far out of whack, but that isn't them and it shouldn't be expected of them. All I have to do is step on the scale and not go outside those boundaries that I set for weight gain.

Anyway, I know where you are in this madness. Although, I'm feeling really good and confident. I've hit my stride and hope you do too.

I work in an office 8-10 hours a day and I'm seated throughout the day, I'm too lazy to workout what can I do. I saw this spanish Costa Rican recepies site that I think might help

Easy Cardio
 

Check out this website for easy workouts you can do at home. I will be posting articles every couple of days about home workouts and everything that has to do with home fitness. Check it out!

motivation to get back in shape
 

got my new gym wear today super comfortable cant wait to train with them on

Hello everybody,
I weigh around 200 pounds and i would like to lose around 6o pounds in this coming month
Your threads will motivate me to do so:)

Well you can start with seated exercises which will help you stretch your body.
You can also do some quick exercises which will help you relax

Awesome!
 

Way to go!!

Restarting - Motivation
 

Hi y'all - restarting again! Would love to post here on a regular basis to help with motivation.

HW: 400+
LW (lowest): 235 last June 2016
RESTART: June 28, 2017
CW: 297
GW (goal): 150

Would love to be 150 by December 2017 because I'm going to a special event, but I know that's unrealistic - I can get as close as I can. I'm doing LCHF again (which is how I lost the weight in the first place) and I tend to lose quickly upon restart so I might be in range depending. But this time will be sticking to it for life. I realized it needs to be a life change for me. Of course, hoping to add in carbs occasionally once I reach goal but 90% of my diet will always need to be LCHF.

Looking forward to hearing about your progress!

I get it, how it feels like.

That's quite motivating to start with my weight loss journey. I can't imagine even losing 20 pounds and you guys have lost more than 100 lbs.

Last posting back in August *sigh* This is not a very active thread is it? The stories here are quite amazing but I'd love to see a thread that is actively used. It's much more motivational to see a thread that has people posting their weekly or even monthly goals, their ups/downs ect then seeing a thread that has no activity for months.

Your site has a lot of useful information for myself. I visit regularly. Hope to have more quality items.

LOOKING BETTER is really about making small and very strategic changes. Moderately paced fat loss combined with strategically toning or building muscle in exactly the RIGHT places results in a vastly more attractive body than simply losing a lot of “weight” very quickly.

First of all, muscle is what gives your body it’s shape. It’s been scientifically proven that the attractiveness of the human physique is determined by the ratio of one body part to another — and those ratios are universally consistent across cultures and across generations.

By adding tone (firmness) or size to muscles in just the right places while whittling fat off your body at a healthy rate, you’ll look sexier, more confident and more powerful in a much shorter period of time.

The other thing to keep in mind is that weight loss on the bathroom scale does not always equal fat loss. Water and muscle glycogen (muscle fuel) also constitute part of that weight loss. And extremely rapid weight loss can mean that a lot of muscle mass is being flushed down the tubes along with the fat.

As you already know, losing muscle, especially from key areas like the shoulders and butt, actually makes you look worse even though you’re lighter than you used to be!

Hope it helps!

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Hey Where did everybody go Since the year 2012?
 

Hello, My Name is Kimberly. The time is now July 2, 2018 and my journey is just beginning. I do hope that there is support out there because I do not want to have to DO THIS Alone! It truly is a completely different level of the losing game when you have over 100 lbs. to lose! At my heaviest I was 322 lbs. Female @ 5'8-1/2" in height. It is my goal to get to 160 lbs. by June 30, 2019. I am going to weigh in daily for awhile. I have a digital scale at work. But I will only post my weight loss weekly. Who is with me!?! LET'S DO THIS!!! Please share your strategies, recipes, Polly Pointers, successes, set backs so that we can all learn and continue to move forward and reach our goals.

July 2, 2018 - 311.8 lbs.

I have been doing some research online as to the best approach with my selection of foods, the cooking process, nutritional content and the QUICKEST, most effective diet program out there. It has been trial and error for me since September 2017; I was diagnosed as a type one diabetic. I took insulin shots for a short time and now my blood sugar level is back to being controlled with pills only. I have lost (11) pounds since then.

We all start out with baby steps by eliminating sugar pop, then maybe continue consuming with 'diet' soda, then decide to take that next healthy step and eliminate all processed carbonated beverage all together. If I were desperately needing some fizzy, I would mix the zero calorie, zero sodium, zero everything and add fresh squeezed juice to it...Like Orange juice. Start to drink more water, maybe with a lemon or lime slice...maybe cucumber or strawberries! Cut back to one cup of coffee per day. How about trying green tea...iced!

I have discovered a new sugar substitute called Erythritol; it tastes GREAT! I made strawberry shortcake. I sliced a quart of strawberries and then tossed in a couple of tablespoons of this and forgot that it wasn't sugar. I have not done my research yet as to the chemical compounds; if it falls under ALL other substitutions being more harmful to you than actual sugar.

We have got to be creative. There are so many healthy alternatives out there. I have an air fryer...I just love it! I make sinful french fries. On occasion I will cut up one raw potato into fries then drizzle one tsp of olive oil or you could use liquid coconut oil, toss them and then add a little french fry seasoning or maybe garlic or onion powder. They cook at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes!

My mentality is old school, I am slowly changing my mind set that there are no bad or good foods. What I mean is; if you eat a 'labeled bad' food that does not make you a bad person and the same when it comes to eating 'labeled good' foods like salads, then you are a good person...it is not that black and white. The bad foods are the processed foods in your grocery aisles, the fast foods in restaurants. These foods contain high sugar, sodium, hydrogenated fats, preservatives, colorings and more chemicals that we cannot pronounce. So...eating a raw potato sliced into fries and tossed with a tsp. of olive oil, in my opinion is not bad. for now..that is all that I have to share. I look forward to your comments and input.

I lose 40 kilos use ice tea

Weight loss
 

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Starting weight: 244.6 lbs. 10/01/09
Pounds lost: 80.6 lbs
Current weight: 164 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs
Weight to go: 44 lbs
Goal Date: 1/1/13

Thats great keep up the good work. Started my Journey in February at 341 pounds. March I hit 335, April 326, May 320, June 316, July 309, and currently 307 My goal is 230 I can do this!!!