136 lbs gone!

**Mbenson5** · 10-23-2014 04:57 AM

Hello! I hust wanted to check in since it has been awhile. I have been lurking around and see a lot of great work going on! Congratulations to those of you who are keeping on keeping on through a very tough but rewarding process. I wanted to encourage those struggling (and no matter who you are, we ALL struggle some days!) that you only stop losing if you make up your mind to stop. I have to tell myself that too. I had originally thought that after a year, I wouldn't be able to lose more and was really down, but since June, I have lost another 10 lbs! I try to get as much activity into every day. Don't really have an excercise program perse, but my job opincorporates a lot of walking. I have been trying to run up the stairs in one of my schools and do not avoid them like back in the old days. It was awesome last week when I worked all day, then helped out at. homecoming and my feet and back didn't hurt at all! This encourages more activity when you still feel good, and burns more calories. When I sit too much, it seems like the loss stops.

Well, gotta get ready for work. Just wanted to say hi and DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!!! 7 more to go to reach my goal! Whoo hoo!!

**Ann2** · 10-23-2014 05:23 AM

Thank you, Melissa.

I've followed your journey for a while, and you deserve such hearty congrats on your accomplishments.

**wannabeslim2014** · 10-23-2014 05:41 AM

Fantastic ! Well done Melissa, you have done and are doing a great job xx

**julesdeck** · 10-23-2014 06:32 AM

Glad to see you're doing well. I'm so happy about your energy and the loss. Keep it up.

**llburbach** · 10-23-2014 06:37 AM

Awesome job!!

Laura

**Fast Eddie** · 10-23-2014 06:45 AM

You're a role model for all of us! Love hearing about long time sleevers successes (and struggles). Thank you so much for posting!!!

**BillyJ** · 10-23-2014 07:33 AM

Awesome and congrats. Great motivator.

**PITSTOP** · 10-23-2014 08:43 AM

Thanks for checking in and the status update. Its great to hear stories about sleevers still losing a year or more out. Gives me hope for the future! Keep up the hard work......

**Lee6Lee** · 10-23-2014 08:44 AM

Roll model!

**Munchkin** · 10-23-2014 07:51 PM

Congrats!!

**wilsonvirg** · 10-24-2014 05:05 PM

Thank you for these words "that you only stop losing if you make up your mind to stop" that just hit me like a ton of bricks and you are so right. I have not lost anything since June but your right there are things I could be doing to get it started again. Thank you thank you thank you