Goodbye 75lbs!

missbirrell · January 2015

I started my journey in summer 2012 at around 217lbs. I lost about a stone through cutting back a bit, but it became stagnant. I came to MFP in October 2013 and haven't looked back. I log everything - the good days and the bad. I have fibromyalgia and various other issues so my exercise has been solely walking and swimming. I'm starting to add body weight and strength exercises this year and hope to make them a significant part of workouts this year, health permitting. I'd also like to be able to run, something I've never been able to do even in my younger, fitter days (back in my mid teens). My original goal was, for many years, 140lbs. I broke that in November 2014 and have decided to shoot for 126lbs now. I'm only 5 3 (or 4, depending which doctor you ask!) but the lowest I've ever been as a teen/adult is 155 in 2007, so this is all new territory for me! I put on a few lbs over Christmas, which I don't regret, but here's my photos from my first 75lbs loss!
SW: 217, 2012
CW: 142
GW: 126

Approx 217lbs, 2012

137lbs, Dec 2014, Jan 2015

logicalinks · January 2015

Wow! Great job!!

NextPage · January 2015

Let me be the first to congratulate you - you look fantastic.

TropicalParaMonster · January 2015

You look amazing! great job! Started off with similar stats, can't wait to get to where you are and look that amazing!

apparations · January 2015

What an amazing change!!!

DeterminedFee201426 · January 2015

nice transformation

Laurend224 · January 2015

Wonderful!

sbrookes9 · January 2015

Awesome transformation! Congrats!

ncwingnut71 · January 2015

Great job!

acquilla30 · January 2015

Congrats!!

vancitychic · January 2015

Wow super inspiring! I'm 5'2.5" and hope to look half as good as you when i reach my goal of 150. way to go!! thanks for sharing

Jojomotivated · January 2015

Good job!!

keciaknight27 · January 2015

Great☺☺

muzichick · January 2015

Great job! You look a lot younger too.

47Jacqueline · January 2015

You look great! And I like your hair light brown much better than aubergine.

Also, the research indicates that people with fibromyalgia experience great strides with exercising. It's a painful disease that depresses people and makes them hesitate to engage socially. Exercise makes it possible to overcome a lot of the psychological aspects and eases a lot of the pain. Swimming is a fantastic vigorous exercise that is easy on the joints for this. Congratulations on making the effort to overcome your condition.