Weight Loss

[CountessKerouac]

Hey guys! I am pleased to announce that I have gone from a size 16 to a size 11-12! YAY! Hehe. Sorry I am excited haha. :hamster:

BTW, being vegan has nothing to do with this, I just thought that "Healthy Living" sounded like the right place to post this! :vebo:

I lost 43 lbs in the last like 7 months. I have about 20 or so more to lose so wish me luck! :)

[Formerbaboon]

Congratulations, you sexy beast!

[misq17]

Party!

:bobo: :nigel: <---Nigel, the penguin, enjoys a good party just as much as bobo

[CountessKerouac]

Congratulations, you sexy beast!

LOL! Ty! :hamster:

[IamJen]

Congrats countess! :)

[Zoesmama]

woohoo. Congrats. :)

I can't wait to just fit in my pre-pregnancy clothes again. I'm almost there. :)

I've got a long way to go but am taking it in small mini goals.

[Peter Parker]

Hey guys! I am pleased to announce that I have gone from a size 16 to a size 11-12! YAY! Hehe. Sorry I am excited haha. :hamster:

BTW, being vegan has nothing to do with this, I just thought that "Healthy Living" sounded like the right place to post this! :vebo:

I lost 43 lbs in the last like 7 months. I have about 20 or so more to lose so wish me luck! :)

congratulations!
so how did you do it ? :hi:

[porvida]

wow, that's really an accomplishment! congrats!

[Rain2lightening]

Fantastic!! Great job! :vebo: How did you do it? I need to loose about 20lbs. Ive lost 5 so far by cutting back on my use of veg oil. I saute with water or veg broth instead now. Made a difference on my weight. And my cholesterol went down from 210 to 195 in 2 months. When I give blood it tells me my cholesterol level when i call them after 7 days of my donation. I know i need to get off my :moonpie: and excersize. It will do so much more for me. But anyways, Congrats!!! You very much deserve it! :bobo:

[CountessKerouac]

congratulations!
so how did you do it ? :hi:

I just started excersizing and eating healthy foods---so, instead of stocking up on veg pizza or vegan burritos, I ate some whole wheat bread and tomatoes instead. I also ate like 1200-1400 calories a day. I joined a gym lol. It all kind of came together and I am so...yay, right now lol. :hi:

[tofulina]

That's great! You should be very proud of yourself for losing weight in a healthy way and not on some fad diet. The slower you lose it the better the chances are it will stay off.
Keep up the good work and don't lose sight of the fact that your body will thank you by staying healthy as long as you treat it well by exercising and eating right.
Good for you!

[CountessKerouac]

Yeah...veganism didn't do it though. Veganism and my weight loss are two TOTALLY seperate things though. I became vegan for ethical reasons and actually initially gained weight from it at first! HAHA. lol

[CountessKerouac]

Guys, just to keep you up to date, I am up to 55 lbs lost! Yahoo!

[zoebird]

that's great CK! i'm so glad that things are going so well for you! that's awesome. I will say that your *healthy* vegan diet helped a lot, but even more so was the combination of a healthy diet and exercise! keep up the good work! :)

[vggiegirl]

Congrats! I have just started (again) following Dr. McDougall's advice. I just need to add some exercise *sigh* Great job, that's very inspiring!

[colorful]

Congrats Countess! :up:

I am also working on losing weight (11 pounds down, 20 more to go!) and I totally totally agree with you - a veg diet has NOTHING to do with my weight loss! It's exercise and healthy food that do it...a long hard road that will hopefully lead to permanent weight loss! :)

Good for you!!

[CountessKerouac]

Thanks guys! And congrats on your weight loss Colorful! :nana:

[Formerbaboon]

Congratulations again! I bet you look *so* good.

[The Rev]

That's awesome! I went vegan a little over 2 months ago, and I've lost about 20 lbs since then. I have been counting my calories, but I'm rarely hungry on a less calorie rich vegan diet, and I think that's what has made it easy for me.

:nana:

The Rev

[The Rev]

I just realized that I've lost approximately one pound for every animal I haven't eaten (as a result of being vegan). Perhaps I should call my diet the Karma Diet.

:lol:

The Rev

[CountessKerouac]

lol Rev! Guys, I'm down to a size 8/9! SWEET! :)

[Jinga]

From a 16 to an 8? Wow. Good job. Just dont go blowing away ;)

[CountessKerouac]

In some stores I'm an 8 and in some others I'm a 9/10...so I dunno lol. I'm certainly not going to be blowing away anytime soon! :)

[CountessKerouac]

Guys, I am finally in the healthy weight range and have a healthy BMI! YAY! HEHE! Just felt like sharing even though this thread is ancient! :D

[IamJen]

Congrats Countess. :)