Chris: Calorie Counting success story

Having not dieted before, Chris has found calorie counting quite a revelation and has lost over 2½ stone to reach his goal weight

Age: 31
Start Weight: 12st 3lb
Current Weight: 9st 8lb
Goal Weight: 9st 8lb
Weight Lost: 2st 9lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb per week

Dieting History

None.

Have you lost weight before and regained the weight?

No - lost some weight through exercise.

On Being Overweight…

Since losing the weight many people have reacted very positively; most people have noticed the change which does boost your self confidence.

Losing 4" off my waist and going from large/medium sizes to small sizes has been a breath of fresh air.

I am a keen runner and recently ran a 10k race in 39 minutes 32 seconds - 11 minutes faster than my previous 10k in September.

I can also run after my daughter for longer now (she's 20 months old).

Motivation to Lose Weight

My dad had a heart attack 1½ years ago and I saw a side profile photo of myself at Christmas time. I also am a keen runner and wanted to improve.

Discovering Weight Loss Resources

I discovered WLR when I searched for a calorie counter website on the web. I was just curious on how many calories I was eating/drinking and got a big surprise.

How Weight Loss Resources Helps

Up until I discovered WLR I had no idea how many calories I was consuming/how many calories were in specific food items (especially beer!) The main way the site has helped is through counting calories in the food and exercise diary - converting exercise to calories was a great benefit (particularly when I was on 1100 calories a day).

The Best of Weight Loss Resources

I mainly use the food/exercise diary with the occasional look at the message boards. The online recipes were a great help for inspiration.

Chris's Tips for Losing Weight

The best advice I can give is stick with it, it's hard work but the results are worth the wait. Beginning to understand how many calories a chunk of cheese or a pint of beer is worth was the biggest help/surprise.

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