Oh my gosh.

Here I am, 48 years old and I NEVER thought I'd be able to say this...

I started my new eating plan twelve weeks ago and I have

LOST FORTY POUNDS!!!!!

My BMI reduced from 44.8 to 38.7

I've never lost more than about ten pounds or so on purpose.

I'm so excited!!!

omg that is absolutely amazing!!!!! huge congrats!!!!!

woo hooo!!!!!

Well, now you have to share your secrets!!!

I am trying to lose 5 by December!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations! That's amazing in such a short amount of time! Do you only have a new eating plan, or are you also exercising?

Congratulations! That is a great loss.

Oh my goodness - that's wonderful!!! Congratulations - you must be so proud of yourself!! What sort of eating plan did you follow? Please share your tips - that's fantastic success

No magic in what I'm doing.

I limit myself to 1200 cals per day (I'm 48 and perimenopausal, so my needs are less than younger women)

I eat a lot of veggies and lean protein. Some fruit, but more veggies. Most of my carbs are from fruits and veggies-- I've recently introduced some strictly limited quantities of rice and pasta, but I MEASURE those.

I've found a few single serving things to snack on-- reduced fat cheese sticks, yogurt, instant miso soup-- so that I don't mindlessly graze.

I swim laps or walk 4-5x a week, but I'm more likely to slip up on exercise than on my eating plan.

I record my calories on fitday.

I check in here often (are you sick of me yet???)

Congratulations !

Holey smoley! That is a FANTASTIC loss! Your hard work is paying off big time. Keep it up, girl, keep it up!

Wow - that is so awesome. You should be very, very proud of yourself

That is AWESOME - you are going to be skinny before you know it!

Fantabulous! Congratulations!

you're an inspiration! CONGRATULATIONS!