365 Days on MFP – From Morbid Obesity to Half Marathons…

Hearts_2015

Wow, you've worked hard to and it's paid off in so many ways! What an inspiring story, so glad you shared it with us all

CW101

Very inspirational! Great job!

oedipa_maas

So, so inspiring. You look amazing.

Whittedo

The only way that I could tell that it was you in the first and then final picture is that your smile hasn't changed, except that it looks way happier. Your success is phenomenal and a true inspiration for the 1000s of people who say "this can't be done" or "it's too hard" or "it's not my fault I have bad genes". Excellent work and good luck with maintaining it for a lifetime.

sparkynazca

Very inspiring! Your starting height, weight, and age are close to mine, so this gives me real hope.

ladieofthebees

You've done such an amazing job! It's stories like this that keep me going on the rough days, so thank you!

K8T80

I'm glad you are healthy and happy now, but you were beautiful before the weight loss too. Not to sound creepy, but you have one of those smiles.

AShannon54

I am very glad to be an inspiration to others! I get nervous when I post something but I wanted to share my story. There were times when other's Success Stories kept me positive, so I wanted to hopefully pay it forward to someone else.

I am not perfect or better than anyone else. I will still struggle with my own image and foolishly compare myself against others who I think are better than me. I am still just a normal person with my own insecurities. I will never have the perfect tight skin you see in the magazines but the stretch marks are slowly fading and my skin actually bounced back far better than I imagined it would. I will probably always have a little bit of loose belly skin but that is alright. I might never wear a bikini again but I don't feel horrified to be seen in a one-piece anymore!

I am super encouraged by all your kind words. At times the whole thing seems surreal to me. My before pictures are literately only from 1-3 years. I still bump into old friends from time to time and they seriously don't know who I am. Sometimes I wonder if they think my husband got re-married or something (which always makes me laugh when I think about it!)

Oh and one last thing... you wouldn't imagine how many people ask or assume I had some type of weight loss surgery. They always want some magic answer on 'how did you do it?'. Everyone always seems so disappointed when I say, "I watched my food intake, cleaned up what I was consuming and started working out". The real magic is unwavering dedication and the ability to understand that short-term gratification will not outweigh long-term results.

ginny92802

Thanks for posting, this is very inspirational!

TheJenProject

Wow this has really encouraged me to keep going for my runs! Running is the one exercise I enjoy doing and I don`t jog as often as I like!

lenac87

You look amazing, way to go!

leximarie3

Wow! Good for you! You look amazing! I can really relate to your feeling about being more active with your children, as I am a 31 year old mom myself I've been in maintenance for 2 1/2 years now and one of the greatest joys about my weight loss/fitness journey has been the positive changes in the way I am able to do more with my children. I am also more present emotionally, because I'm happy and I feel good about my body and health! Congrats to you! Keep moving forward! Best wishes

franklin505

Wow, what a wonderful transformation.

praksindiafit

Awesome n inspirational... ur one super achiever. If i ever write my success story which i hope to. Your success story would surely have a mention as an inspiration.

SuggaD

Awesome! Congrats!

creationscrown

Extremely impressive!!!! You did so many races in one year!! Congrats!!!!!!!!

geminiswede

Congrats, you look fantastic! This is very inspiring to me as I'm an inch shorter than you and had a similar starting weight.

blarson82

Fantastic! Well done

aliciamariaq

Congratulations on your wonderful achievement! Question: how do you find the time (and energy) to fit in all that training and excercise with 2 small children?

Ademann1

So glad you posted this! Thanks for inspiring me and everyone who read this. Real, down-to-earth, success.