Wheelchair user 130lbs healthier!

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  • sassareno
    sassareno Posts: 59 Member
    You look absolutely radiant, happy, and healthy!! You should be so proud of yourself. Congrats to you and the love of your life. Will definitely send you a friend request so I can be further inspired by your journey :-)
  • ToriJ84
    ToriJ84 Posts: 66 Member
    W.O.W.!!! Amazing, you look wonderful!
  • erojoy
    erojoy Posts: 554 Member
    This is awesome! I am so proud of you that is an amazing accomplishment. Definitely doesn't give others an excuse.
  • So_Much_Fab
    So_Much_Fab Posts: 1,146 Member
    Holy...WOW! As others have said, you look so different. Love the purple Keds in the last pic! Congrats on your achievement!
  • kmg3614
    kmg3614 Posts: 83 Member
    Amazing! Have a happy health journey!
  • thursdayswoman
    thursdayswoman Posts: 60 Member
    This is SO AWESOME. You rock!
  • chucklebunnieuk
    chucklebunnieuk Posts: 2 Member
    I can only reiterate what everyone else has said, you look amazing. Well done indeed and so many good wishes on the forthcoming nuptials! :)

    I also wanted to ask if anyone has found a support group on here for people with very limited mobility, not to mention advancing years, although I am not Methuselah!

    I have lost over 30 with diet alone in just over 3 months, not too shabby but then I had been bed bound for a year and had 100 plus pounds to lose! I have a Garmin to encourage me to try and make 1500 steps or more if I can in a day. Some days I only get to 500 but that's more than zero and in my book that works for me. I also have a swimming pool I can get into whenever I can walk out to it, but sadly I tore my right rotor cuff last autumn and my left one around Christmas, so it isn't just the walk out there right now, but I have managed a few minutes here and there holding a ball so I didn't have to hurt my shoulders too much.

    I'm not whining about my lot in life, actually I am extraordinarily happy. I have a wonderful man who loves me every bit as much as I love him and we met just over two years ago when we both had been married a few, had our children and given up on ever having what everyone else seemed to have, thought it was a myth even ..... true happiness and true love.

    Frankly, I am just trying to find a group that has other members who need the same hurrahs.
  • Becca281552
    Becca281552 Posts: 45 Member
    You are an incredible person to have forged ahead when many would have given up... Thank-you for sharing your story; I am truly inspired!! <3
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Great job on constantly evolving! You looks great and super happy. Congrats on your impending nuptials and your weight loss!
  • ccourcha
    ccourcha Posts: 316 Member
    Incredible!! That is so amazing being able to do this.
  • MynameisJerryB
    MynameisJerryB Posts: 168 Member
    You are Awesome!!! Congratulations on your success!!
  • _QueenE_
    _QueenE_ Posts: 459 Member
    Go you! Congratulations!!
  • cmteach4
    cmteach4 Posts: 226 Member
    You are such an inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing!
  • thetanyacam
    thetanyacam Posts: 35 Member
    Its incredible. You have inspired many on mfp. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for showing the courage.
    You look simply gorgeous.!!!!
  • rayw89
    rayw89 Posts: 564 Member
    You all are awesome! So many people that aren't disabled make excuses, and then you all come along and blow all excuses away. You all look amazing!
  • sbrookes9
    sbrookes9 Posts: 445 Member
    YOU are amazing! <3<3<3<3<3
  • rebeccaEsmith
    rebeccaEsmith Posts: 1,136 Member
    Wow you go girl great job
  • pronetocrash91
    pronetocrash91 Posts: 125 Member
    This is so beyond amazing! You're fantastic. :)
  • juandezpena
    juandezpena Posts: 4 Member
    What a great success story...
  • liapr
    liapr Posts: 648 Member
    Wow, three amazing success stories in one thread! Extremely inspiring and a TON of hard work. Thanks for inspiring MFP :)
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Wow you look amazing! What a transformation- thank you for posting your inspiring story.
  • imogen__may
    imogen__may Posts: 78 Member
    SmartAlec03211988 wrote: »
    Simply, simply AMAZING.

    Lost 80 lbs 4 years ago, kept it off so far

    Hey hot stuff ;)
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
    Wow!! You look amazing! Love the shorter hair as well! :)
  • sheppeyescapee
    sheppeyescapee Posts: 329 Member
    You are looking fantastic hun and I really like the shorter hair. You look much much healthier and happier and that makes me so happy for you :D I'm so pleased that you have managed to stay out of ICU as I remember when you were in hospital a lot. Sending you lots of big hugs <3
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    imogen__may wrote: »
    SmartAlec03211988 wrote: »
    Simply, simply AMAZING.

    Lost 80 lbs 4 years ago, kept it off so far

    Hey hot stuff ;)
    Hey sexy lady :wink:

  • mrmdm
    mrmdm Posts: 9 Member
    imogen__may wrote: »
    Hey!

    I don't know what made me think today was the right day to post some photos of my progress, but here we are anyway.

    I'm a disabled woman, my impairment was really severe a few years ago and I was constantly in hospital, in ICU unable to breathe. I was in crisis, physically and mentally. And so I decided I needed to do something to take back control, or I'd die.

    So I downloaded MFP, added some awesome friends are started calorie counting. It was the first time I'd actually truly understood calories and nutrition properly and things started to click into place. I learnt how to listen to what my body needed and how foods made me feel. For the first year it was just about being under my calories, even if I ate 3 slices of cake. That's what I loved about MFP, there was nothing I couldn't eat as long as I didn't go over my calories. The slowly, as I lost weight, I started to look more carefully at exactly what I was eating, trying to make my macros and thinking specifically about what would help me manage my impairment.

    Today, I've not been in ICU for 4 years. I'm 130lbs lighter. My body and I work together to keep me as well as possible whilst still living with a fairly severe impairment. I'm also getting married! All things that seemed forever away 4 years ago.

    I have just started to focus more specifically on working out, when I am able to, doing heavily adapted work outs, rather than attempting to lose lots more weight. My goal was 9st, and I'm currently 9st 4lbs.

    I weight less that I've lost. I've shed 50% of my body weight. And happiness is off the scale!

    To be clear, I willnever be 'finished'. These aren't my 'after' photos by any stretch of the imagination! I was to change my body for the better, always.

    Photos!

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    I was wearing a UK size 26

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    Wearing a size 20/22 here, this is when I really decided I could do this and went at it properly!

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    This is the day I knew the woman I'd met would be my wife. That I had so much I wanted to live for and that if I worked hard I could *actually* live!

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    Excuse the selfies, I don't have tons of full length photos! This photos was my 32nd birthday, and I'm wearing a UK size 8 shirt!

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    I can't wait to be able to post again, with more changes to my health, wellbeing and body. You can follow me on Instagram too (@Brizzle__Kicks)

    Thanks for looking!

  • mrmdm
    mrmdm Posts: 9 Member
    Wow!! Great job. Im also in a wheelchair to move but can stand up with assistance. I have ms. Im down over 50lbs in the last year. You look great. Keep it up. Dave
  • binglebandit
    binglebandit Posts: 531 Member
    Congrats! That's a remarkable transformation! Also I love your fashion style.
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    What an inspiration! Positultely incredible!

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