congrats, just keep it up!

Thankyou! Im trying to get to 150 by my birthday in 6 months or so

You're off to an awesome start! To be a bit of a damper for just a second..what I have noticed after a few years on this board is that people often are extremely gung ho in the beginning of their weight loss project, but their interest wains anywhere from a few weeks to a few months down the line. Then poof, they're gone and you either never hear from them again or often they come back months later talking about how they went off their diet and right back to their old habits. They usually gain back all the weight and always at least another 10 lbs on top of that. So I want you to be well prepared for the time when you will lose interest, and will start telling yourself you can have this or that because you've lost weight, or dont feel like exercising, and after a few times of doing this you just give up. Consistency FOREVER is really the key to this. Slipping up is to be expected and are just blips. Its when you totally give up that you're screwed. So when that time comes that you start losing interest, and for 95% of the people who come to our forum that is the case, I suggest you ease up on yourself a LITTLE (meaning eat at maintenance rather than in a calorie deficit) and maybe cut back the exercise, but try to maintain your new lower weight. That will mean that you are still eating well, but are not being nearly as strict as you are now. From there you can try to get back into losing, but just be prepared for this and try to maintain when this happens. In the meantime, you are SMOKING with your weight loss and that is awesome! Best wishes to you .

Thanks! And i know what you mean
It's not just my weight, but the way i live which is dawning on me. I'm trying to have a LifeStyle Change as well as Losing weight

I am also a very bad overeater!!! I have started trying glucomannan, green tea, and cayenne supplements.. I've also heard that glucomannan and hoodia work great together. My problem was that I never would really feel full.. hence, keep eating till I'm stuffed, and I didn't want to put a bunch of chemicals in my body, so I spoke to an herbal specialist about what might be good to get my metabolism going, and what can make me feel fuller so I'll want to eat less... that is a natural supplement and so far the mixture has been doing pretty good, I noticed right away when I took them that umm.. well I had to go to the bathroom But it wasn't like a bad feeling that I would get with the other more chemical man-made stuff, so so far so good... I'll update you and let you know exactly how it goes over time, but it doesn't hurt to try it Best of luck to you and I'll be seeing you around

Natasha

Thankyou Natasha, and To you too

If you don't have a boyfriend/ a girlfriend, one way to make sure you stick to your regime is to convince yourself that the opposite sex is shallow.
I have a few friends who went with this belief, and now 2 out of 5 of them look STUNNING, with the other three almost there :-)

I'll keep that in mind. Most guys i know are shallow, but cool

How's your diet going? Try psyllium husks to make you full. The Vitamin Shop has all kinds.

My stomach seems to have shrunk a bit, and i don't feel near as hungry now. I'm 192ish now

your doing great it's even harder when your family is not much of help, but your are on the right track just keep on going, looks like you have found support here from what i have read so far great job

I've been overweight as a child into my teens and now as an adult. I've tried every diet you can think of. What really has been working for me is not eating a lot of processed foods. I stay away from "white" foods. You know, bread, sugar, flour, pastas and stuff like that. I really love fresh fruit and veggies. Pineapple is my favorite. It's like candy to me because it's so sweet. Most of my carbs come from fruits and veggies. I'll have bread, but it's always whole grain. I allow myself to eat whatever I want for lunch on Sundays. Just so I don't go crazy. What you're doing though is GREAT! You really sound like you have it together. Stay strong!

Thankyou Emily! 189 now, Woo
And Mylee, Good luck to you too!

good job! keep at it!!!!

Great job so far, just do your best to stay motivated. To me that's the most important part, as once you lose motivation it can really kill your routine. At this rate you'll be 150 before your brithday