My 107lbs lost before & during (with pics!)

Desifreckle · May 2015

Hello guys!

This journey of mine has been a long road. I've always been overweight for as long as I can remember. One of my first memories was of my second grade teacher telling my parents I needed to lose weight. To this day I wish they would have put on a diet.

I missed out on a lot of things, because of my weight. I skipped school events and dances. I never dated. I waited on the sidelines at six flags because I was afraid they would tell me I was too big to ride a roller coaster. I never went to the beach and made excuses not to go swimming.

At my highest weight I was 315lbs. I was in college and ate a lot of fast food. I felt so disappointed in myself at that moment. I lost a lot of weight at first, my determination was like stone. I ate healthy and watched my calories. Ranging from 1200 - 1800. I ate 1800 while weightlifting and for most of my journey I ate around 1500 calories. I lifted weights, did kick boxing, zumba, and just plain walking. Recently I completed one round of insanity!

I've lost 107lbs and still have quite a ways to go, but I felt like posting my before and during to possibly inspire others as well as some personal motivation to keep on going!

My life is so much more fur filled. I have gained confidence to go to the beach, to go on a roller coaster, and to do things I never would have before! I still have a long way to go before I reach my goals, but if I can lose 107lbs I can do anything!

I hated going to parties, because of my weight. I just didn't look happy.

I've discovered my love for hiking!

I hope someone was inspired today! I'm excited to see what my future holds! Good luck everyone, and thank you for reading!

Momma_Raucks · May 2015

Incredible!!!!!!! Well done, your pics are a great testimony to the tremendous amount of willpower and determination and down right hard work it took to get you here. Im just blown away. Well done.

ThatLadyFromMN · May 2015

Amazing!!! Great job, definitely inspiring!!

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

Desifreckle · May 2015

Thank you so much guys!

EnglishCanadian · May 2015

You look so fabulous and HAPPY! Yay you!!!

trmulder · May 2015

Awesome job. Keep up the hard work. I myself appear to be at my body's designed end weight. Lost a little over 100 lbs but the losses have seemed to stop. Still eating healthy and exercising a ton. Just may be time for the transition to "maintenance".

Desifreckle · May 2015

trmulder wrote: »

Awesome job. Keep up the hard work. I myself appear to be at my body's designed end weight. Lost a little over 100 lbs but the losses have seemed to stop. Still eating healthy and exercising a ton. Just may be time for the transition to "maintenance".

I have been at a plateau for almost a year now. I'm recovering from surgery and changing some things to try and break it finally! I know how it feels to be stuck, but I'm not ready to give up just yet! Good luck!

gothchiq · May 2015

Yay hiking! Camping, too.

KrissyRawrz · May 2015

Awesome! Well done!

BlueEyedTXmom · May 2015

Awesome job! Way to go!

Eaglesfanintn · May 2015

Nice! Congrats!

lissac53 · May 2015

That's amazing! Congrats!

Lilly_eats_lilies · May 2015

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing. You are amazing!

sevenactual · May 2015

Whoa! WOW! Outstanding!

lkilton · May 2015

You look great and happy!! Excellent work and very inspiring!!

susansmoaks · May 2015

you look amazing and i'm sure you feel amazing too. good job! it's a lifelong journey for those of us who were always heavy but we can and will do it if we remain strong and determined.