It was hiding, but I found it

[LilMissLi]

My word you look wonderful! Ugh I want to know all the secrets, all the trick, how you kept yourself motivated when you just wanted to eat whatever, whenever, everything.

You really do look great!!!

[JOLINA]

Junebug and Heather, you both look phenomenal. Keep up the good work!

[walker]

Originally Posted by junebug41

That's the thing as well as the only difference between maintaining and losing (for me). I was very strict when I was losing my weight. I had to learn how to eat like a thin person, but before that I had to lose a lot of weight. I looked at it as having credit card debt. I could pay off my balance little by little, but spending it as soon as I made a payment wouldn't get me very far in completely depleting my debt. I had to clear a lot of debt first, then I could buy some cute shoes (go out to eat) or get my hair done (go on vacation). Now that my debt's under control, I try to pay my bill in full every month

Thank you for sharing the details of your story. That is why I joined this site to see actual people losing weight. I hate the mags that have skinny girls with abs. Not because I am a hater but because they have always been thin. It is not impressive to see a skinny chick get toned. My highes weight ever was 220 lbs. I was so chunky all of my clothes were tight.

I have maintained my current weight for at least a year now. I am ready to reach a new goal!

Thanks for your help!

Sw: 206
Cw: 204.6
Gw: 190


My Goals:
No food after 6pm
No soda
No candy or chips

[Uchicagogirl]

First name: Veronica

Geographical location: Chicago!

Age: 25

Marital Status: Pre-engaged (gonna happen soon)

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: Tutor

Pets: None

Hobbies/Interests: Bike riding with my bf

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: Hazel eyes, brown hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: ???

Starting Weight: 188

Present Weight:172.8

Goal Weight: 135-145 (we'll see what looks/feels good)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Drinking. I go out with people all of the time and the calories from alcohol are killing me.

Following any specific plan: South Beach

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Vacation coming up. Can't put it off like before.

Anything else you would like to share with us: My boyfriend, whom I have lived with for 4 years, is a chef. He cooks constantly, and he tries to cook healthily and support me, but I feel like so much of our lives revolve around food. We watch cooking shows, we cook together, we talk about food... It's hard. But we are very active and getting closer to our ideal weights!