Good bye 75 lbs, hello healthy BMI!

victoria_1024

I did it! I reached my goal of 75 pounds lost. I started back with MFP on February 1st when my 4th baby was 1 month old. I had lost 35 pounds before getting pregnant, but gained all that back and more so I pretty much was starting over at that point. My starting weight was 212 lbs and I am 5'2.5" so I was way in an obese BMI range. I set MFP to lose 1 pound a week and then ate an extra 300-500 calories a day to account for breastfeeding, and ate back half of my exercise calories as well. Honestly, I don't feel like losing weight has been hard! In the past when I lost weight, I always excluded all the foods I love. Now that I have been introduced to MFP and the CICO concept, I eat everything I love... just less of it or fit it into my calories for the day somehow. I feel like this is a lifestyle I could maintain forever. I am now 137 and officially a healthy BMI for my height.

Currently my goal is to possibly lose another 5-10 pounds and then do some recomp. But I'll probably do it slowly, or possibly even just maintain for a while and see how that goes. Either way, I'm enjoying my new body and feeling healthy and active! I have found that I don't enjoy the attention that comes with it. Seems like not a day goes by that I don't hear comments from people about my weight. It does make me uncomfortable for some reason. But I know people mean it to be a compliment.

I didn't take a "before" picture. I was feeling too bummed about my body. So the first picture I have is from a couple months in when I was already down 20 pounds.


Here's one for some motivation to work on your last 10 pounds! I was surprised to see such a difference between the first picture and second in my face and stomach.


And here's a picture that's actually several years old, from right after my oldest son was born. I don't even know how much I weighed, probably 220 or 230? Definitely the heaviest I had ever been. And then a picture from our recent family photoshoot a few weeks ago when I was around 140.

blkandwhite77

Congrats! Look like a whole new person!

tesha_chandler

You look amazing! Great job. You're my motivation for today!

mmnv79

You look great!

Tashymash

This time I started at 215 pounds, same hight as you and similar body shape - you look amazing!! My goal.is 140 pounds so it's wonderful to see what I COULD look like well done you - how long did you do it in?

shannonmch

You look amazing! Awesome results! BTW What does CICO stand for?

lapierrecyclist

CICO stands for calories in, calories out.

Great work, and congratulations on finding a sustainable way to do it! You look gorgeous. Love your scarf in the last photo, too.

IdLikeToLoseItLoseIt

Wonderful! Great work! Thank you for sharing.

Debmal77

wow.....WTG!

monarque23

Wow:-) congrats!! Inspiration Thank you for sharing!

LisaPrust

Way to GO!!! So proud of your hard work and success

Syneea

Great job!! I have15-20 pounds to go and I tell you what, these posts with 50 or more pds lost def inspire me..I have NO EXCUSE.

Franky489

WOW! What an inspiration you are! You look MARVELOUS! Can't wait to do the same! I am at 190 now...(started out at 200) shooting for 130 Just concentrating on 10 lbs at a time....I can do it. thanks for posting this!

Ruthhormachea

Congrats!!!! How long did it take you?

victoria_1024

Thanks everyone! It took me 9 months to lose the weight. I think that's an average of around 1.5 pounds a week or so? Some weeks I lost nothing. Some weeks I lost 3. I've lost pretty steadily though, faster than I thought I would lose.

monarque23

victoria_1024 wrote: »

Thanks everyone! It took me 9 months to lose the weight. I think that's an average of around 1.5 pounds a week or so? Some weeks I lost nothing. Some weeks I lost 3. I've lost pretty steadily though, faster than I thought I would lose.

I was wondering! 9 months ouaaah!! Great work :-D I hope I can do the same! :-) thanks again Victoria

middlehaitch

Great job.
As a petite person myself, I always enjoy reading about other petites who lose in healthy way.

Cheers, h.

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

Wonderful job! congrats on your little one!

boxergirl2009

Great job!

alltheweigh170

Well done! Congrats!

gcanter

You look fantastic!

denmark979

Get it girl!

GoMe75

I am at the start of this journey. I have 73lbs to lose. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey!

Omoe11

You look great! Congrats!

Julem22

Congratulations! And your baby is super cute

mrron2u

Wowsers! Nice job - you look great! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!

Watch_Me_Rise

Seriously great! Especially with having to take care of 4 little one's! Hats off to you!

QueenKristine77

you look fantastic!

neldabg

Congrats!!!! Your hard work really shows here.
I know the feeling. I'm a half inch shorter and about 5 lbs lighter than you, and though I want to get down to the 115-120lb range, it just feels GREAT to finally have a healthy BMI right now.