Wow - totally amazing!!!

Thanks for this - I have been feeling really defeated lately and have been needing a picker upper.

thanks

Congrats to Katiebry 1031, You look really great.

I like  your no fuss no frill approach to weight loss. You are perfectly right when you say that watching calories really matter. I have taken your advice of avoiding fast food & soda to the tee.

Here is an article that told me more about the dangers of calories in beverages: " Beware of liquid calories"

Hi

You look great !!!! Congratulations....

Thanks for posting your story..you are an inspiration.

thanks guys so much! i appreciate all the comments and feedback its amazing!

Congrats to you,I also love your story it`s a big up lift to my day,I`am just starting in my new way of life change and I hope it will work for me like it did for you.Thanks again for you story.

Thanks for your story! This is my first day! Your story is inspiring to me, because I too don't have support at home. I've been down this road before. My family isn't very willing to change their eating habits, so I always tend to fall back into my old habits. This time, I'm not going to fall back into those habits. This is for me!!! I have over 100 lbs to lose! LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!! Great to know I can come here for support because I won't be getting much from home!

You and I share the same no nonsense attitude! Thanks for putting in in writing! And yes, today is another day...!

Fantastic job. I'm glad you've succeeded!

thank you all for your wonderful comments. you too are all inspirations and we can all do this together. one day at a time, and we can succeed. Im still have a little bit of weight to lose....but wth the no lose attitude I know I can handle it, and you can too! We can be eachother supporters...I am always here to listen and try to motivate others!

wow! congrats. u look great!

You look fantastic and I particularly admire your dedication in rising so early every day to execise. What a fabulous example you are

Thank you for sharing oyur story and your tips x

You are my newest inspiration. I am 1.5 months in, and while I have seen the scale slowly move down, I haven't really noticed much in my body - but hearing your story and your 2.5 month/20lbs marker I can now faithfully push forward. Thank you.

 Congratulations!!!!!!  You look FABULOUS!!!

If you don't mind, I have a few questions for you:

- What was your original weight?

- What is your goal weight?

- How long have you been at it?

Thanks again for your post and your tips are GREAT!!!!! 

Thanks for sharing your story! It really made me want to keep going...keep working hard and eating better. I have been going to the gym for 3 months and was feeling like all my hard work wasn't paying off, but your story made me realize it actually is. I didn't start watching my calories until a month and a half into the gym and in that time I have now lost 13lbs. So I'm going to take your advice and never give up. I have a long way to go, but can't wait to hit that 20lb marker.

Thank you!

my original weight started at 243 lbs-i actually have pictures where i was slightly bigger but had lost 12lbs before actually starting this journey. i will have to get those posted soon.

when i first started this journey, i made excuses for everything and didnt really think i was that big. it wasnt until i still look @ pictures, when i realize i was actually that big. it still amazes me to see that i was that big, and i didnt do anything about it!

my goal weight is 165 and am currently at 175lbs! i have 10lbs to go and this is the long home stretch and the hardest to lose. I am not going to get defeated, and eventually I will succeed the last 10lbs. its hard very hard but its worth it and so are you!

ive started my journey april of 2009 almost 1 yr later and 1 yr ago today i couldnt imagine doing the things i do now. My life has changed dramatically, and for the better. I never want to see those dreaded # on the scale again...

this was a grwat thing for me to read I have no support at home live with demanding kids and husband but this is MY journey and no one can stop me. I am my own success story and you do look great I will too

hotmama- thats the thing i was most worried about when i first started. no support at home. my boyfriend is about 120lbs soaking wet so he could eat whatever he wanted and it would just go no where...as for me i would gain 20lbs just by eating a twinkie lol.

i am glad to motivate other by not having the suuport at home. Its true you are your own success and you can do it! i have faith in every single person reading my blog, that they can achieve the same results. When i first started this weight loss program, my goal in the end was to motivate others. I am so thankful that this is exactly what im doing.

I am so happy for you. Your success story is very motivating to me and I'm sure others as well. I encourage you to keep up the good work, because I am too in  this battle to losing weight and it can be very difficult if you are not focused and goal oriented. After reading about you, I will definetly keep my head up. Congrats !!!

Original Post by: mikehawk5

YOU ARE FAT!!!!!!!!

Seriously, do you feel better now? Being rude to someone is not going to make you feel any better about yourself, and it is certainly not going to put a "damper" on Katiebry1031's VICTORY of DEFEATING being at an unhealthy weight.

Good job Katiebry1031!

Like they said, you are BEAUTIFUL!! :-)

Congratulations on your achievement and go get to that goal and beyond.

This is fantastic! Congratulations

thanks again everyone and yes mikehawk its people like you that get other people  defeated and stop their weight loss goals. i dont listen to people like you, and i know that i am a success so im glad that i made you feel better today. I dont listen to people like you, and i shouldnt have too.

Good come back katiebury1031!!!!

Thank you so much for the feedback.  I started at 220lbs 6 months ago and have lost 38 lbs (currently at 182).  I've hit a plateau and have been stuck for about 6 weeks.  Your story has given me that extra motivational boost I needed.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND BEST OF LUCK WITH THOSE LAST 10 LBS!!!!!! 

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

Congratulations on your success.  Good luck for the last bit!

I am 63yrold  Grandmother. Had weight problems all my life. I try ,try again. Your story is so honest & simple, you have given me courage to try again. Well done you xx

it makes me soooo happy to hear that i motivate others. its like all i ever wanted to do in this journey, you guys make me want to cry!! thanks so much again!

Congratulations!! What type of exercises are you into?

Congrats on your success Katie!

Congratulations for ur great achievements

I really needed to read this cause I was sooooo down and not motivated at all:( my problem is the start, I start today then tomorrow I just don't continue, I hate going to dieters cause they do nothing and repeat the same thing, and I know it must be ur inner voice and will that tells u to stop eating junk food and start eating healthy food, to excercise and burn those fat...I feel happy to read and see successful stories and this gives me hope that everything is possible and I can lose weight and never too late to start.

Thanks for sharing ur wonderful story with us and good luck in reaching ur goal:)

congrats on your success.

i do have a couple of questions though. (as we had the same starting weight)

did you ever have a time when you were exercising and counting calories and the scale wouldnt budge?

I am on a 3 week plateau and very frustrated.... any advice...anyone?

Thank you for sharing your story!!! You are looking fabulous!!!! Congratulations on your weight loss.  You have really encouraged me!

I am going to commit to waking up at 5:30 am!  When I wake up, I will think of you and I won't feel like I'm the only one excerising that early!!  Congratulations again!!

I agree, as one who is in the early stages of a change in lifestyle, your story is very inspiring. Thank you!

You look great. Not easy what you did. Keep it up!

@mrsleedman...You need to weigh yourself same time each week with empty stomach and bladder and at least 8 hours after your last meal. Morning is the best time.

Just start writing what you eat. At times we gradually add items to our diets which have a cumulative effect.

Anyways, keep going and you will lose it. 

drmadnan- thanks for the advice

I log everything I eat every day through this site that is mainly why I am frustrated because my calorie intake is between 1200 on days I cant get to the gym on 1600 on days I can. I go at least 4 times a week.

I am not giving up. just wondered if there was a way around a plateau that I hadnt heard about.

mrsleedman

I used the following strategies for my plateau, I hope it helps

1. Increase my exercise intensity (up the slope or speed on treadmill)

2. Spice up my exercise (If I usually do treadmill, I will do stairs or bicycle instead)

3. Add strength training (if you are already doing it then start loading up abit more)

4. Drink more water (Water really detox the toxics in the body and speeds up weight loss)

5. Change the food combo to 60% complex carbo, 30% protein & 20% fats

6. Go on zigzag food diet i.e. 3 days on 1200 cal, 1 day on 1600 cal

7. Go on HITT (Interval Training if you havent done that)

Good luck! 

Thank you!!

wonderful!!! Thank you!

Original Post by: virginmobile

mrsleedman

I used the following strategies for my plateau, I hope it helps

1. Increase my exercise intensity (up the slope or speed on treadmill)

2. Spice up my exercise (If I usually do treadmill, I will do stairs or bicycle instead)

3. Add strength training (if you are already doing it then start loading up abit more)

4. Drink more water (Water really detox the toxics in the body and speeds up weight loss)

5. Change the food combo to 60% complex carbo, 30% protein & 20% fats

6. Go on zigzag food diet i.e. 3 days on 1200 cal, 1 day on 1600 cal

7. Go on HITT (Interval Training if you havent done that)

Good luck! 

Thank you virginmobile!!!!

When I hit a plateau I just persist with my program and wait. I'll admit that it's a little frustrating at times, but after awhile I always come out of it and start loosing weight again. I try to keep the attitude of placing my emphasis not on loosing weight but on being healthy. If you are eating the right amounts of the right foods and also exercising enough, your body will adjust to this regime and reach it's ideal weight. My goal date is in April but I tell myself that it will be fine if I get there in December. My goal weight is 170 but I tell myself that anything between 170 to 190 would be fine.

YOU ARE DOING GREAT,I HAVENT DONE VERY WELL LATELY BUT AFTER YOUR GREAT RESULTS, I AM GOING TO WORK OUT A LITTLE MORE AND START WITH SOME  WEIGHTS, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THAT OTHER 10 WILL BE OFF IN A SHORT TIME,KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK 

@mrsleedman: There is this great BBC documentary called "10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight".

I strongly recommend that you watch it if you can get hold of it. It breaks some very long-held beliefs and myths. I guarantee that you will be amazed.

@mrsleedman: It is also available in English as BBC: 10 Coisas que Você Precisa Saber Sobre Perder Peso" with Portuguese subtitles.

I really like how you answered #8.  That is the attitude for success.  Thank you for your story.

Thanks for the inspiration and motivation. Great going.

Iolyn

Congrats!!!

What a great attitude you have!  Great inspiration,  I will now get up and excercise!

I'm so happy for you.  I too just lost 30 pounds and feel great.  Went down 3 sizes, and spend my weekends shopping for new clothers. Sweeeet!!