My story of 130 lbs lost was published today

earvizu92

Wow what a journey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So inspiring for us all and such great work!! Congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!! <<<<<Big hug>>>>:flowerforyou:

tsherm3850

Congratulations! Great success and inspiring. Thanks for including us in your success.

A_Warrior_Princess

Very inspirational! I really liked what you said about motivation only lasted so long then you relied upon habit and forcing the change. I needed to hear that this morning! Thanks for sharing your AWE-Inspiring story!!

notenoughspeed

Congratulations on your transformation. You look amazing. I bet you feel better too huh?

JAEGAmom

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS!!!! You look sensational!!!

What an inspiration!!! Thanks for sharing your story! I love reading success stories! I have been doing this for about 2 months now! I am 5'10" and started at 328.6 pounds. I have currently lost about 32 pounds! I didn't measure in the beginning, but since I started measuring a couple of weeks ago, I have lost over 10 inches! I don't SEE it in the mirror, but my clothes are fitting looser! So I know it's coming off! It's a day by day thing for me at this point!

You definitely have to come to the understanding that this is not a diet! Diet to most people means you do it for a while and you're done! This is a lifestyle change!!!

I hope to be able to write a success story such as yours one day!!! Thank you for the motivation & inspiration!!!

janehend

Great story! I love your perspective on your weight loss. Your comparison between interest and commitment is really insightful. It is so true!

You look amazing!

hollyk57

Congratulations on your success, and for getting the chance to share your amazing story. You are such an inspiration to me, as your starting weight is exactly where I am, and your current weight is where I want to be. You are amazing, and you look gorgeous! Great work!!

TheFitHooker

Thank you everyone for reading it, I am very proud and I do feel great.

Very inspirational! I really liked what you said about motivation only lasted so long then you relied upon habit and forcing the change. I needed to hear that this morning! Thanks for sharing your AWE-Inspiring story!!

It took me a long time to figure it out that I can't rely on motivation all the time, I use to wonder what kept people going when they lost their drive of motivation, and then it hit me in the face that people just fight for what they want by doing things they don't want to do or that they aren't use to doing.

It's like the 3 c's in life, choice, chance and change. You have to make a choice to take chances if you ever want to change.

wendysophos

Your success is very motivational.
I have a question and i hope you don't find it rude, it's not intended to be. Did you suffer any ill-effects due to excess skin after such a dramatic weight loss?

msjames1999

Wow!! Congratulations!!

TheFitHooker

Your success is very motivational.
I have a question and i hope you don't find it rude, it's not intended to be. Did you suffer any ill-effects due to excess skin after such a dramatic weight loss?

Not at all rude, I actually have very very little access skin.

These are my results from before and after the 30 day shred this past time, you can see that I do have a little but not as bad as it could have been.

ThaiKaren

fantastic, well done you. You look fantastic, and well done Mum, as she is around my age would love to see her before and after pictures as well :-)

Deloresbolt

AWESOME

bobwest185

Thanks for sharing and encouraging others. Amazing story of success.

Funmiloves

Congrats and thanks for sharing! You look amazing :-)

ksopperman

Congratulations ! Loved the story.

TheFitHooker

fantastic, well done you. You look fantastic, and well done Mum, as she is around my age would love to see her before and after pictures as well :-)

She don't mind me sharing... But the last photo is just the only one I have but she's lost a bit more since then.

staceypunk

Well, you know you have an inspiring post when everyone is quoting you!

This stood out for me:

"I learned that willpower is just a muscle and every time I flex it, the stronger it will get."

Amazing job!

jakidb

Thts FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations :):)

ksuetorres

What a great story! Congratulations, Melissa, and thanks for sharing your story. Love this line: "When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses and expect only results. I've always been interested in losing weight but I had never committed myself to doing it. When I did finally commit, nothing stood in my way."

I started losing weight when I stopped looking for the magic bullet that was going to make me thin. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise. Eat at a deficit and move. That's all!

alisaprince1

Awesome! You deserve it!

TeachTheGirl

Congratulations on your publication! Way to go.

svsl0928

AWESOME!

TheFitHooker

Thank you all

smsavoy

Great job and inspiration. Thanks for the motivation, you look great.

amber_michelle30

Loved reading your story. You are such an inspiration!!

AngelineTheBaker

Beautiful story, and congratulations on your progress. You should be so proud.

amitglinkedin

just read it..congrats friend

TheFitHooker

Thank you all, I'm glad it inspired.

iquiltoo

Thanks for sharing your story - I have a lot to lose too and it's inspiring to see others. But what was even better to see is that you inspired your mum, who is my age! And if she could lose that much and look that well... I was going to say "maybe" I can do it but "maybe" doesn't cut it any more! I CAN do it, I WILL do it.
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