OMG!! I can't believe that's you again! It doesn't seem like all that long ago when you posted your 78lb. pics. You are doing such a fantastic job, working hard, keeping up your motivation and sticking with it day after day. You are such an inspiration and I just know that everyone who reads your story has a reason to be a little more hopeful that yes, maybe this really can be done. Thanks so much for sharing your success here. I know that stories like yours really helped to keep me going when I was losing and I'm sure it will for others as well. Keep up the good work and please keep us updated!

Beverly

WOW! You look fan.tas.tic. Look at your waist! You are a total inspiration. Good job!

I am so happy for you! You're doing an awesome job!!!

I'm still pretty new here and it's exciting to know that people here have been so successful. Thank you for being such a great inspiration!

that is absolutely amazing. congratulations to you. i know how good it feels.

You Rock !!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW- Way to go !

You are truly an inspriration!

Hello again! I must say again. You are amazing. May I ask though...please don't be offended or anything....Are you taking any meds to help or OTC's. I'm just curious. You've lost so much over eight months and I thinks it's wonderful! I am jealous! I do so oooo much and it's not happening as quickly as I would like. I had my thyroid tested and it's fine. So that's why I was wondering if you were taking anything that was helping you eat less or speed up your metobalism.

melmcc99.....

Nopers, I'm not using anything but willpower :) I don't think it does any good to use a pill to lose weight because the key to KEEPING if off once it's gone is learning how to eat properly. And that's what I've done, I've learned to eat properly. I'm not offended, people ask that alot. 110 pounds is NOT typical for an 8 month period and I don't really know why it's happening so quickly for me other than my sheer determination to do it and the fact that I pretty much stick to my calories and exercise with military precision, lol.

You're doing a great job! I know it's sometimes frustrating but if you stick with it you'll be to your goal weight before you know it. I wish I could help but the only thing I can think to suggest is that you might try upping your exercise or lowering your calories if you haven't already. Please feel free to email/message me anytime if you have questions or just need someone to talk to :)

Thanks so much for the reply! I am proud of you and don't even know you. I myself don't want to take OTC's and all. I know medically some people need a head start sometimes and that's ok too. I haven't taken that either. In the past, I tried and it didn't do much anyway. Like I said, I've been at it hard with not as much success as I would like, but hey, it's better than nothing and I don't really gain only around TOM and then it goes away plus some. I am going to try to eliminate some foods and see what happens. I can't possibly UP the exercise I sometimes do 2 + hours in a day. That's between Cardio and weight training. Mostly it's about 1 1/2 hours. I eat about 1500-1600 calories per day. I burn about 500-600 in cardio alone. If I eat less, I get the shakes... I do think I have a wheat issue though. It has been suggessted to me to do a detox of my GI track to get rid of toxins. THat way my body works properly. It has also been suggested that I might have a systemic Yeast problem and that could be the culprit. TWice last year I was on MEGA antibiodic and it was after that, that it became difficult to lose weight. Last January...before the meds.... I lost 17 lbs in 6weeks. Just eating right and exercising 3 times a week. I am going to do this "detox" which is suppossed to take 1 month. It's a slow process of eliminating Wheats and dairys and taking a supplement to flush out the metals and gunk from the body. We'll see if after that the weight starts to move better.

Thanks for answering my question. I felt I had to ask. Again, great job and I know you'll keep up the good work.

I just happened to notice your post and I wanted to let you know what an inspiration you are. You have done such a great job! Tears came to my eyes (happy ones) when I read it. Congratulations!

I am so inspired by you. Sometimes it feels like I have an insurmountable amount of weight to lose before August, but seeing what you could accomplish in 8 months (not that I expect even similar results) really motivates me.

Reading your comment about how the time will pass the same so you might as well be thinner is such a great outlook. Even if I'm only 15 pounds less in August, it's better than I am now.

I'm new here, I just wanted to say you look GREAT! You are such an inspiration to me, seeing those pics and reading your stats definitly helped to motivate me to get started on my weight loss journey!

chaoticfish, you look absolutely amazing! And I love hor organized you are. It must be great to do all those measurements every months and see the numbers go down.

Thank you for sharing your progress with us. You're an inspiration.

Chaoticfish-
Just wanted to pipe in my appreciation and thanks for sharing. You a bound and destined to be skinny-minnie!