After five weeks of working with a medical wight loss clinic and having successive losses (btwn 1 and 5 lbs a week), I started feeling like my pants were getting just a little looser. I decided to investigate by going to JCPenney's and trying on a pair of Levi 501's (my favorite jeans) in a size 42w32l AND THEY FIT!

5 weeks ago I was a 44 waist. My nutritionist said that the drop wasn't probably due solely to the lowered calorie diet I have been maintaining, but also the increased physical activity (I've been walking between 2 and 4 miles a day).

I am so excited. It feels so good not to have to go to the Big and Tall men's shop. And, while I am by no means a fashionista, I think next paycheck, I just might go back to Penney's and buy those jeans as a treat to myself!

That is awesome! So happy for you! Keep up the great work.

That's great! I say buy those jeans as a reward! Congratulations!

Yeah. Kiddos are great motivation. Keep up the great work.

Thanks so much amandie , IAmTheGlue and diamondgeog!!

My spouse made funds available to buy those waist 42s! Picking them up on Wednesday. What a reward!!

Great job. In the past 10 months I've gone from barely fitting in an XXL to now mediums.

I am closing in on 36 inch waist from starting at almost 48 inches.

My wife the other day said when I reach my goal weight which is more around 180-175 (I dont like to think too far ahead so I put 190) to go ahead and even buy a Lucky brand jean because she likes how they look. But that will be a goal weight jean only.

Congrats!!! Levi's are great jeans

WOW! diamondgeog, you've had such amazing results in just 10 months! Can you pass on any tips??

Thanks, GoneNatural!

If you Google trim endaveors it is a podcast of success stories. I am interview number 9.

I started by giving up fast food and cutting out bread and pasta and potatoes because they were keeping me always hungry.

There were a few narly days then it got better. My hunger saw an immediate improvement which lead to being able to give up more snacks. I also started a couch 2 5K running program, C25K.

Eventually I gave up grains all together. So I am low carb, but eating more veggies and almost all whole foods. The basic concept is when you have too many carbs daily your body stores a lot of the food you eat as fat and never really burns your already stored fat.

So low carb has 2 MAJOR benefits. It gets your entire system into fat burning mode and for most people it REALLY reduces hunger.

Way to go!

Congratulations!! Keep up the good work

Thanks so much for the info, diamondgeogI really appreciate it! I did search out your podcast and got all the great insights you shared so I can put them into play for myself. It was interesting to note, also, that we have adopting through the foster system in common and that is a motivator for you as it is for me.

Thanks Mara!!!