50+lbs Gone!!! .:*with progress pictures*:.

fitnessfirework

I'm a 24 year old mother to two and a wife to an amazing and supportive husband. I started my weight loss 7 months ago when I had my son, I weighed 275lbs. That is the heaviest I have ever weighed and at only 5' 2" that left me with a BMI of 50.3. I have lost over 50lbs and I now weigh 221.8lbs at a BMI of 40.6. I have gone from a size 24 to a size 18 in jeans.

I still have a long way to go but I am super excited to be this small again. I haven't been this size in over 5 years. It has been very hard for me to loose the weight. But I am super excited to finally hit my first goal!!! I couldn't do any of this without the support of my husband.

SW: 275
CW: 221.8
GW(1): 225
GW(2): 175
GW(3): 150

.:*Before -- 275lbs*:.




.:*Current -- 221.8*:.

deblynn29

You look gorgeous. I am 216 and 5'2"...also a size 18. My first goal will be to get under 200. Trying to log daily and increase exercise.

What have you been doing?

xtanyx

you look great!

karenk89

wow you look amazing. well done

SCtolulu

You look super cute! Congrats on your goal! You have come so far!

londonboyben

excellent progress,
really well done, you look great

fitnessfirework

You look gorgeous. I am 216 and 5'2"...also a size 18. My first goal will be to get under 200. Trying to log daily and increase exercise.

What have you been doing?

Thanks! I've been watching my calories of course. I had a hard time when I started out because I wasn't eating enough so I had to up my calories and that helped a lot. I was only eating 1400 calories but now I eat about 1750 calories. I drink lots and lots of water. I watch my sodium intake, carbs and protein. I also try and eat back more than half of my burned calories so my body doesn't go into starvation mode. I also do 30 - 45 min of cardio 2x a week I either do Zumba or the elliptical. Then I do strength training and calisthenics 2x - 3x a week.

Nufraser

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

2013sk

Ahhhh you look great, love that purple top!!!!

Keep up the hard work.....you must be so proud!!!

Hearts_2015

You look lovely... fantastic job on the many changes your hard work has brought you!:happy: :drinker:

deblynn29

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Thanks! I've been watching my calories of course. I had a hard time when I started out because I wasn't eating enough so I had to up my calories and that helped a lot. I was only eating 1400 calories but now I eat about 1750 calories. I drink lots and lots of water. I watch my sodium intake, carbs and protein. I also try and eat back more than half of my burned calories so my body doesn't go into starvation mode. I also do 30 - 45 min of cardio 2x a week I either do Zumba or the elliptical. Then I do strength training and calisthenics 2x - 3x a week.
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That's really helpful, thanks!!!!

naturallyme36

you look great. Stay in the fight!

proudmommy1003

Nice job. Looking amazing

orangeyellowkayak

you were a pretty girl at 275 now you look even better! can't wait to see you another 50 down. You must be so proud you did good.

babyblueskye

You look amazing, keep up the good work!

I'm thinking I may have been doing the same thing you initially did, eating too few calories, especially since I do some form of exercise daily. For me, it's strength training 2x a week, swimming M-F, plus yoga on Saturday morning. And I was crazy enough to sign up for a spinning class on Sunday.

violetbluemornings

wow huge difference!! Congrats on your progress ~ you look terrific

tabik30

You look great! Congrats and keep up the good work!

pushyourself14

So pretty! Great progress - keep it up

Scubanana7

you look GORGEOUS!!! You will be in Onederland before you know it! Keep up the great work. You are a very beautiful lady !!!

Diamond05

Awesome job pretty lady:flowerforyou:

thewordwarrior

You look so great!! Way to go!

MyChocolateDiet

You're so pretty! Can't wait to see what your next pic in front of the tree looks like. :christmastreeforyou:

JustPeachy044

Thanks for sharing your pic and story. You look amazing, even better though I can almost feel the increased confidence in your post. Your child and your husband will also benefit from a healthier, happier mom and wife. Way to go, and I am with the others in saying I anticipate the next set of photos.

If you aren't measuring, I encourage you to have your hubby measure you as well...arms, waist, hips, thighs. When the change in numbers on the scale slows down, the change in your measurements will most likely show that things are still happening, especially as long as you keep doing your exercise!

eightcowwife

You look great!! Thanks for sharing your story!

R55T

Great progress thus far. Keep smiling & keep up the good work.

katecisme

congratulations you look amazing.. keep up the good work xx

fitnessfirework

Thanks for all the comments and support!

arnalundgren

Great job. You lokk beautiful

coliema

You look great! :flowerforyou: Keep up the great work!

l_clc

Well done, you look amazing!

MyJourney1960

you are stunning! great job losing that first 50 lb - what an amazing achievement.

I am the same height, and weigh ~226, size 22(ish). I can't wait to be able to say "I am no longer obese!"