I just realized this!

[redlight]

I've lost 25 pounds as of today!!

 

[busyshrew]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[Jsme]

How awesome!!

 

[charming23]

Congrats. That is a huge accomplishment.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

Congratulations!

 

[dizluvah]

Woot Woot - good for you!

 

[WDWBarb]

Congrats!!!

 

[luvsJack]

That is wonderful! Congrats!!!

Now, do tell: How?

I am (once again) trying to get started on weight loss, so open for any tips you may have!!

 

[lovemygoofy]

Thats great! Have you bought anything new because of the weight loss? I waited and waited to buy anything because I felt like I was jinxing myself.

I finally broke down and bought new panties when mine wouldn't stay up anymore

I'm at 38lbs and going strong so far. When I need more inspiration, I go put on my formal gowns and watch them fall off

 

[luvsJack]

Thats great! Have you bought anything new because of the weight loss? I waited and waited to buy anything because I felt like I was jinxing myself.

I finally broke down and bought new panties when mine wouldn't stay up anymore

I'm at 38lbs and going strong so far. When I need more inspiration, I go put on my formal gowns and watch them fall off

Congrats to you too!! That is really a great accomplishment!

 

[MagicMomentsMom]

Congrats that's awesome!!!!

 

[PatsGirl]

Great job girls, I'm 20 and counting...

 

[Christine]

Congrats! That's wonderful.

Now, you MUST share your program.

 

[PatsGirl]

I'm doing Medifast and find it the easiest way to drop weight quick

 

[busyshrew]

I did want to ask if you'd bought new clothes yet. I dropped 20 lbs two years ago and finally had to give up and buy new clothes. The hit to my pocketbook was bad!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

congrats! any helpful tips would be much appreciated, I keep getting stuck on day 2...how do you keep going?

 

[busyshrew]

Well, no one else is answering the "how" question, so I'll start.....

I'm not the type of person that can stick to a conventional North American style diet. Instead, I have "food rules". I think it's easier and it allows me to work in all the asian dishes that I love to eat.

So my rules are:

1. No white food : no white sugar or white flour or anything made with those things. no white potatoes, no white rice... you get the picture. I make an exception for tofu and egg whites.

2. No deep-fried food.

3. Only drink water or unsweetened tea. (Once I got down to 140 lbs I allowed myself one coffee with milk & sugar a day as a treat).

4. Stop eating after 7 pm.

I also started working out at the gym - nothing hard mind you, just 30 minutes of cardio at least 3 times a week.

That was it. No shortcuts. And the first month was so hard. Breaking my white-carb addiction was one of the toughest things I've ever done. It was almost like I was going through some kind of drug withdrawal, it was that bad. I was grouchy, I had headaches, I felt like I was STARVING all the time!!

 

[redlight]

Thanks for the congratulations!

I did want to ask if you'd bought new clothes yet. I dropped 20 lbs two years ago and finally had to give up and buy new clothes. The hit to my pocketbook was bad!

I bought some new clothes when I had lost the bulk of the weight earlier last year. I gained a bit back over the holidays, but have now lost that and more. Also, I put on most of my excess weight just in '08, so I still had skinny clothes in my closet.

As I just wrote in a WISH thread, one thing that has helped me is the saying "eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch like prince, and eat dinner like a pauper". I don't stop eating at a certain time, but I do try to eat light (especially carbs) at night. I also drink more water and eat more fruit and vegetables.

I try to exercise just about every day, unless I'm really sore. Unless the weather is really bad, I try to jog 3 or 4 times a week. I have an exercise bike for other days. I'm trying to incorporate some strength training, like pushups and hand weights, but I'm not very consistent there.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Congratulations!

 

[mlittig]

Congratulations