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I’m finally moving out of my house! (I hope). I found an apartment for my best friend and  me, and it’s looking like that will work out. SoooOOOoo to go along with this change of life events, a huge step forward, I want to set some goals for me personally.

My first goal is to weigh 125, to keep myself under control through the stress of the next few weeks. It’ll take longer than a couple of weeks to get to that goal, but as long as I keep it in my mind I’ll at least have a start! That is my main goal starting today, hopefully everything will turn out as planned.

July 1st, yesterday, means it’s officially been one year since I changed my eating habits. So much has happened, challenges, accomplishments… I’d love to write a long journal but I haven’t much to say.

This site and the people on it have been an amazing help, the tools and support along with the motivation from reading other people’s journeys.

205+ pounds to 130… I love wearing size 2 in l.e.i.’s, all of this work was so worth it. Here’s to another good year!

Over the last 10 months I’ve gone from 205 to 132 pounds, a 73 pound loss! I never thought I’d be here today. I joined this site as an aide, and it has been wonderful. The sad thing is, I don’t need to come on much anymore for myself I eat healthy, maintain my weight and don’t need the motivation like I used to. But I still want to use this site since it and everyone on it helped me so much.

So I’m thinking of starting a whole new phase of my weight loss and focus on the most dreaded thing to me: fitness. Friday is the 1st of May. That means it will be exactly two months before I’ve been doing this for one year. If I did pilates and other exercises for two months, who knows where I’d be at my one year mark! So I’m thinking of doing that. My mom has some tapes and equipment I can use, and though it’s something I hate more than anything else.. I think ating well and being fit can help me lose a few more pounds, have more energy and finally tone my arms, legs and stomach. Now that would be a real dream come true!

I hope everyone is having sucess with their own goals. Goodnight <3

Only 11 more pounds until I meet what I hope to be my goal of 130. If I don’t feel good enough there.. then I suppose I’ll lose some more, but at this stage every pound makes a difference. That will also mean 75 pounds lost since July. It’s taking more time for the weight to come off, but I’ve been even more sedentary than normal and I hope to start walking more.

Since exercise was never a mean for my weight loss, I’m very out of shape. You’d think weighing less would make it easier to do things, and in some cases it is, walking up stairs, up hills, lifting things but I still get very winded and tire easily. I honestly hate exercisting, but while I’m waiting for a position in a hospital as a phlebotomist, I hope to get a job maybe in a super market stocking shelves or the like, just to get some exercise in along with some cash. A good trade off I think.

I have virtually no clothes to wear, just two pairs of pants and one or two t-shirts that fit me anymore. I’m afriad I’ll be disapponted at what size I’ll be if I go clothes shopping, I know my size 8 jeans are getting loose, but I can’t tell if it’s because I’m smaller or because they’ve stretched out. Being a size 4 would be amazing sometime in the future, but I’m hoping to fit into some 6’s. I have to get rid of this lingering chub, but I know I will eventually. I’m glad I’m not controlled by my scale, I only look when I know I’ve lost or at least maintained,  and I don’t feel that I’m granted leeway to eat more if I do see it go down, it makes me want to keep it up when I see the dial down a few notches.

It doesn’t feel like I could have some so far, and the end of one journey and the beginning of another has arrived so fast. Once I feel comfortable with myself, I want to stay that way for life. I can’t imagine going back, but I do know if I do gain a pound here or there, I’ll be able to take it off without any problem.

Just 11 more pounds, and we’ll see from there.

I hate being a girl :c

Nnngh I can’t take anything with aspirin because I’ll get ulcers, so that takes out pamprin, and tylenol doesn’t do anything, and I only have a few vicodin left. Aaaaaaaaaa. At least its taken away my appitite.

Is it possible to ever get arms thin once they’ve been stretched out? I mean once the fat is even gone, will the skin remain? I’m scared toning won’t be enough, I don’t want flabby arms, and I’m hoping that I’m young enough that once I DO get all the fat off that I’ll be young enough that the skin will go back in place. Or is this just wishful thinking? I’m hoping surgery won’t be my only answer.

Any first hand examples of arms that have natually gone back to a slim state without surgery? I’m getting a little worried, but I’ll start working out soon and burning some fat. I think this is my best bet for now.

Thanks for any help

If I keep going the way I have been… I’ll reach my goal weight of 130 by the end of February. I lose approximately 10-12 pounds a month. I was 205 but now I’m 150… but I still feel huge. I’m going to be there soon but I’m ready to be thin now. No more lumps, bumps, pudge or flab. Just slim, slender with that perfect healthy layer of bodyfat. I don’t want to have that “sad” bellybutton.  I’m going to start toning my stomach like crazy. My upper arms too. I want all of that fat and loose skin gone. If I still have too much fat at 130, then I’ll lose more. I’ve been keeping a handle on my eating, but I want to limit myself more. Less fats, more liquids. I’m very dehydrated, I have dry skin and get hunger pains from thirst. But for some reason I can’t drink just plain water. I’ll have to think of some reward system. Or look at motivational pictures while drinking.

I’m closer than I’ve ever imagined possible. I’m approaching the finish line, which is just a door onto a new track. Maintaining and sculpting myself to the perfect look… I think once I’m solidly in the mid 140’s I’ll feel even better. 150 sounds so high, though just a few short months ago it sounded impossible to achieve.  I’m not going to give up now, I haven’t gained weight back ONCE since I’ve started, and its sure as heck isn’t going to happen now. I’m going to lose the rest of my weight, perfect my body and keep it that way. This time next year.. of even 6 months from now, who know’s where I’ll be. Hopefully satisfied.

Gone. Totally gone. I’m so excited! I’m just about to go into the 140’s! For the first time since… oh god I don’t even know. It’s been so long… I never thought I could get this far. I had accepted that I would be over weight/obese for life. But here I am! And I am NEVER going back. Only 20 or so more pounds to go!

 I hope everyone is doing good. It’s been snowing here in Seattle, and it’s about to again tonight I love it, we never get enough snow here! I’ve been pretty seditary but it’llprobably motivate me to go for a few walks.

 I’m so satisfied right now~

I lost a surprise 5 pounds this last week and a half I didn’t expect to have lost much, if not gain because the food I’d been eating hadn’t been the most healthy.  Maybe the calorie boost in my diet jump-started my weight loss when I started watching the kinds of food I was eating again. Though sometimes I don’t realize how little I eat, so though I ate some fatty foods, I probably didn’t eat much of it.

Who cares! I’m losing again, I had been semi-plateaued at around 159-160 for a few weeks. And now I’m just a few pounds shy of being in the 140’s. I don’t want to lose too fast, becasue I want to keep off my weight. I hope my belly chub starts disapating more soon, I think I’ll eventually have to do some pilates or some kind of toning program. Nothing too much, I can’t stand exercising lol.

I’m getting re-motivated to lose weight again, and really start thinking about it more. I’ve grown accustomed to a healthy diet, not eating meat, not drinking soda and avoiding many sweets. But I really want to do more. Maybe I want to be too thin, but I don’t personally know what weight would be best for my body. People tell me that 130 for me would be too thin, but I don’t think so. I want to have a flat stomach, thin upper arms and slimmer thighs. I’m 5′7″, so I’m not a giant but I’m not particularly short either. It’s hard, I don’t want to look sickly thin…but I do want to be small. I’m getting to the point where this is soon going to be possible. I’m going to have about a month break before winter quarter begins at the college, so maybe I’ll be able to become more active since I’ll have more time.

I know I’m getting close. I’ve lost 51 pounds in just 5 months through diet alone. My motivation hasn’t faded, and I feel more ready to lose weight than ever. I’m seeing great results, people are positively commenting and I can’t wait until I’ve reached my goals.

I’ve done it! I’ve reached my major goal, even a week early. I’ve totally re-written my goals, updated my weight tracker, and I’m ready to move on from this point. I went from 205 and being obese, to 159 and no longer being over weight in less than 5 months.

Even though  its the holiday season, I plan on totally keeping to my way of eating. I’m going to start drinking more water, because I’m always very dehydrated.  I really need to work on that, it’s always been a problem for me.

I’ve been craving a lot of food lately, and it’s concerning me a little. I’m sure it will pass, and I don’t really think I’m even over eating. I’m starting to feel guilty whenever I put anything in my mouth, and some days I don’t eat enough, and others I do eat more than what I’d like to. I haven’t gained, so I’m not super worried, I’m just going to look forward from this point!

I can’t wait to see my progress in a few months from now, I never expected to make it this far. The difference is amazing, and to be 130… I know I can do it! I’ve already lost 46 pounds, what’s another 29? I just have to keep this up. And I will, for life.

I’d like to thank everyone on this site too, if it wasn’t for the people here and the tools offered, I wouldn’t be as far along as I am now. Thank you!