I started my diet and exercise program 7-8 months ago. I have not had surgery or have taken any pills (I get these questions a lot). Currently, I have lost 120 pounds and I am looking to lose 50-70 more. I started off very slowly...eating less and exercising 30 min. a day (2-15 min. work outs). Currently I do about 2.25 hours of cardio (power walking 4 mi/hour) and 15 min. of strength training M-F. Saturdays I do about an hour of cardio and Sundays I do nothing! My diet is just about anything except for white carbs and sugar! I maintain about 1200-1400 calories a day. Some say this is not enough calories but it is working...I try different things and tweak my diet/workout every few weeks. I am new to this site...just today... so I look forward to meeting new people and gaining new knowledge. I am 28 (will be 29 in July and I am 5'9. I am a little too embarrased to put my starting weight and current weight but I am assuming by how much I lost and still need to lose you will get the idea!
Way to go, i wouldn't have guessed that was you. Keep up the good work!