100 pound + Weight loss Roll call!

I realize there are several of us on here who have lost over 100 pounds...  (and several who want the motivation to do it!)  Just thought that I'd start a thread here to show it CAN be done... the RIGHT way...  and can be maintained!

I've officially lost 102 lbs........(73 to go)...........feeling good and feeling gorgeous :P

I LOVE your goals, too... I want to cross my legs with it feeling natural... sit straight up with my knees together...

I remembered when I could first look down and see my feet while I was walking!   That was exciting!!

Lay down in a bathtub and have the water cover me... all of that!

ya it's exciting watching those little things happen.............like now I can cross my legs and I look down by side and my hip is almost flush with were my leg starts its crazy.................I just really wanta get to the 222lbs so I can buy more shoes lol

I started out with 110 lbs that I wanted to lose and I have about 90 left to go.

My biggest goal is to be able to shop in a "normal" store.

Are any of you on the "taller" side??  5'8"-5'9" ish??

130 pounds lost here! yay! Starting weight for me was 275 and I now weigh 145:) 5'5" tall.The biggest change for me is I can't stop smiling now and I actually don't mind having my photo takin when we go on vacations now.

lol ya i'm on the tall side.............i'm 5'11" and i love it lol

I'm definitley not 5'11" haha, but I'm really happy with being 5'9.5". =)  It's nice to meet you megegen.

Nice to meet u too rebepi.................the only problem with being tall is that i love heels too...........and not like little ones i'm talking at least 3" lol..........so when i wear um i tower over my friends lmao

Hey!  I'm not quite there, but I have lost 92 lbs so far...so 100 lbs is just around the corner.  I should hopefully reach that by the end of August.  I still have a bunch more weight to lose after this so I am in for the long haul.

Do any of you get mad when you hear doctors and reports that say people who have more then 100+ lbs to lose are destined to fail.  I heard one report that said almost 90%+ of people who lose more than 100 lbs can't keep it off and are destined to regain the weight.  I say NO WAY.  I am not working this hard to just give up once I get to my goal.  This is a lifetime journey for me.  What do you guys think?

kellygreen...........I think ur right.  I'm definately not losing all this weight to have to do it again in a few years.  I plan to get to my goal and maintain................i mean it might go up a little and if i ever have kids but i'll lose the baby weight again cause i've done it before..............piece o' cake lol...............and congrats on the weight loss feels good doesn't it :)

I've lost 108 lb so far. My biggest goal too is to shop in a normal clothing store. Though the small things are nice too. I am now officially in the 200s (I started at 406). I can buy women's clothes at Target instead of just specialty stores. I can walk outside on a scorching hot day without feeling like I'm gonna die before 20 min have passed (it takes at least 45 min to get to that now if I'm really pushing it on a walk). Even my shadow is looking more attractive to me these days!

Ah... normal clothing stores...  I got to do that for abou two years in my entire life... *lol*.. it was almost overwhelming... soooo many choices!!!   I also remember only being able to get "women's" clothes at Avenue and Catherine's... because Lane Bryant didn't carry them big enough..

As for gaining back... I have theory... I think that so many people who lose over 100 pounds are so focused on that END goal... the number of thin.. and don't care how they get there... That was the case for me... LIke I was reaching a finish line...

But the thing is... it is NOT a finish line...  once you're there... the game is still the same...  you STILL hae to log calories... you STILL have to workout.. but why would you mind!   THat's what got you feeling so great in the first place... keep it up!   It's just a DIFFERENT life... and it's SOOOOOO much better than the old one!  (Unfortunatley, I had to gain BACK 75 of my 160 lost to realize that... but I"m STILL so much better off than I was... and I've lost 20 of the 75... so......life is good...)

...and I went to my first spin class today... and it was AWESOME!

I posted before I finished...

By the way... YOu guys are so great!   How proud are you!   To go from 406 into the 200's!   That is UNREAL...

And yes, I"m on the "taller" side, too... 5'8... always helped me "carry" my weight better... *lol*... I dont' think anyone carries 350 pounds well!!!! 

Hello everyone!  I have lost 120 lbs. so far - started at 308, now am (on a good day) 188 lbs.  I am about 5'9, am 41 years old and have been on a bit of a plateau for awhile now, but even though I haven't been as good about my food as I was when I started, I have really increased my excercise level.

Its really been an interesting journey in so many ways - being able to do simple things now like crossing my legs, fitting in chairs, getting up off the floor from playing with the dogs without risking serious bodily harm, etc. - its almost like being a kid again.  I actually jogged part of my daily 6 mile walk today (well, I probably only jogged about 1/8 of a mile) and it felt amazing (although some of my loose parts flapping about was a little distracting) I never thought I would be able to run again...

Shopping in "regular" stores has been strange - I don't know where anything is, don't know how the sizes run, etc.  but I am sure enjoying learning the ropes again!  I sort of miss Lane Bryant, cause I always knew I could find good things and the staff never made me feel embarrassed.

To everyone just starting out, you can do it, everyone here is proof!

Wow lowcat!!!!  I love great stories!   I also love the idea that you're still sticking with it even after such a big weight loss. 

That was my *yucky* point... I was at 190 for about a year... and then... well... not...

I stopped paying attention.. WON'T happen again!!!

As for the floppy parts... *lol*... My best friend wouldn't let me pull out my arm skin to show her anymore!   I'd make a muscle and say... "Look... there's my arm... and then... everything below it EMPTY!"  The same thing happens with my stomach when I lean over...  I have all this crepey skin on my stomach... but when I lean forward you can see my six pack...  and my poor chest...  thank goodness for bras!

STILL better than not being able to get the seat best on in the car... and all of that can be taken care of some day...

LMAO...you guys are crackin me up.  I am starting to see the effects of the lose skin.  I figure it is something I will have to live with and get used to.  Sometimes there are just consequences for our actions....BUT one day...after babies I am going to have it removed...8)..so vain I know but oh well.

I am just now back into Lane Bryant clothing and it feels so wonderful.  I am short 5'2" so I can say 350 looks much much worse on me than anyone 5'8".  Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to be tall...I think at 31 yrs old I should give that dream up.  **sigh**

Lawcat--congrats on running any distance.  I thought I would try it on a walk the other day and stopped after like 10 steps...I have no idea how they get the people on tv's Biggest Loser Challenge to run...they are risking serious injury. 

I am on the cusp of being with you all. as of today ( i weigh in on Fridays) I have lost 94.2 lbs. I also moved into the moderately overweight BMI category. I am thrilled. It has been remarkably easy once the decision was made to make a life change. I can relate to what so many of you are saying. The elephant wrinkle look, the clothes shopping, and knowing the statisitics about regaining the weight. I remind most people who comment on my loss that that is a possibility. I have lost and gained so many times, usually around 50 lbs. I swore I would never diet again, but, after 10 years here I go again. I hope and pray I continue to remember to pay attention to what I am eating and how much I am exercising. I know I will always be at risk to regain the weight if I stop focusing on good nutrition and regular exercise. I am proud of all of us for this accomplishment. Lets go girls!!!

kelly: I actually had a "Biggest loser" RANT the other day... about how awful those exercises are...  lizfm started it... it wsa BRILLIANT...  but ANY exercise is good... they should have started with those people walking IN A POOL... something to show them that exercise feels GOOD...  Your body will eventually MAKE you want to push harder and do more... but jumping in like that... NO WAY!

I've been working out HARDCORE for three years... an hour to two hours a day six or seven days a week... and I just recently joined a "boot camp" with a friend.  It was AWFUL... demoralizing... horrible... I came home crying for two days in a row before rememembering that weight loss is not punishment!   (Being FAT was the punishment!!!  Healthiness is a REWARD!)

and doc:   HUGE congrats to you, too...  and just like with me... THIS time it is forever and for good... because you'll never stop coming on here, right?   When you're at goal... you'll be that motivator that keeps ALL of us maintaining... yes!?!?!

We should be proud

What amazing progress you both have made...tamara and fatdoc...the pics are so inspirational.

I agree that exercise is not punishment.  I walked for 3 miles yesterday...it took me 68 minutes to do it and I got lapped too many times to count, but I still did it and I'm proud of myself for that.  I felt tired, but good after the exercise, had I attempted to run or do the exercises they promote on that TV show I would have been in the hospital for sure!

Tamara, I read about the story on the chat boards somewhere...it must have been a different thread.  I would have been frustrated too with the "boot camp" you explained.  Especially as much exercise as you have been doing.  That must have been intense.

I've lost 102lbs.  I started Jan. 8, 2007 and am now down to 218 from 320.  I've still got 78lbs. to get rid of and so far this week I've not dropped an ounce.  :(