Hit my goal weight - I've lost more weight than what I weigh!!! (159 lbs gone)

mandipandi75

Gorgeous!!!

srecupid

Wow congrats. I need to check these more often for motivation.

Trueglamour360

Truly inspirational and the fact that you've lost the weight over 2 years makes me more motivated to not give up because I'm not losing "fast enough". Just have to keep swimming

Carlala2

You look so pretty, and what an amazing transformation! I'm now at your starting weight, so this is really inspiring for me. Thanks for sharing!

1PoisonIvy

Fantastic. Job

makrogurl

Fantastic story! Thank you so much for sharing.
I have to say that you look so incredibly happy now compared to the face shot from March 2013! Your eyes in that old picture show just how unhappy you were. The difference in just your eyes alone says it all! Awesome job!

ekahnicole

OlaitanOladeru wrote: »

Congratulations, please did you experience plateau and how did you overcome it.

I hit a few plateaus where I didn't see any weight loss for 3+ weeks. The first and most important thing is not to give up! I kept logging my food and watching my calories no matter how disheartening it was to see that number not budge for weeks. Secondly I increased my water intake, I usually get right around 64 oz (I include things like coffee in that total) but during a plateau I would drink 1-2 cups more a day if possible. Lastly I would vary my routine, like throwing some new things in my diet and changing up my cardio. Worked every time

KWKirkbride

Great job!

MrsGreco

@ekahnicole Truly inspiring! I really needed to see this post today. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

OlaitanOladeru

Thanks

leilbobeil

ekahnicole wrote: »

- If you binge one day, the increase you see in your weight the next day is NOT actual weight gain, it's water weight. Get back on track immediately and you'll see it disappear in a matter of days.

This! Especially right now with family dinners and such, I always have to remember that I did not actually gain 2 pounds in one day, that's just water and the physical weight of the food (which I will dispense soon). I am glad that I have grown and learned in this journey because 1 year ago "gaining" 2 pounds in one day would be enough to derail the whole thing and initiate a binge eating marathon. But now I just up the water and get back to watching the calories and usually its back down in 1-2 days.

Makay1

This made me cry happy tears! Congratulations!! You are truly an inspiration

erinxo13

You look great and so much happier. I love all the random NSVs and the hair changes. Love your story.

alphabetsoup2013

Your transformation is incredible. Congratulations on all your hard work and your hard-won success.

Tiamo719

You're so beautiful! Congratulations!!!

insecretisay

Your post is so inspiring! We're the same height and have almost identical starting weights! Seeing someone coming from where I am and doing so well is super motivating! Thanks for sharing!

spoonyspork

Awesome! Congrats!

Guessing from the hair color changes that you experienced the same thing I did: the blue that was only supposed to last 'a few weeks' stayed bright neon blue for MONTHS and you finally bleached it out? And now the purple fades out in less time than it says should? XD

mirandadeakin

Wow! Amazing job! Thànks so much for sharing.

bsbprincess

ekahnicole you are amazing!!! Soooo inspiring! Thank you for sharing!!

ekahnicole

spoonyspork wrote: »

Awesome! Congrats!

Guessing from the hair color changes that you experienced the same thing I did: the blue that was only supposed to last 'a few weeks' stayed bright neon blue for MONTHS and you finally bleached it out? And now the purple fades out in less time than it says should? XD

I actually maintained the blue for that long purposely (and redyed it blue once after swimming made it fade). The purple did fade out super fast, I didn't include a photo of how it was originally but it was a very vibrant royal purple. Only lasted a week, haha. Pretty soon I'll just be dyeing it black probably.

Back on topic - thank you for the lovely comments!

fpelletier

Wow!! Great job and wonderful inspiration!!

momxs2

What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing!!

gonzbarb

Your journey has been nothing but inspirational! Thank you for sharing. I hope to be writing my story in a year too.

Sora4ever

Wow! Amazing job, you are so inspirational!

Living360

You are someone special! Congratulations on a job well done . . . you're story is inspiring. I hope you continue to share it with others. You can bring hope to other young men and women where there is none. Best wishes for continued success.

wildfire1204

Wow...just wow. I'm really starting to see, believe, and know that I can do this. Thank you so much for sharing. Congrats!!

Um12tlwr

Absolutely amazing! So inspirational. Love the new hair cuts as well.
Have a great 2016.

Murphles1210

you look so great!

kikip38

Annnnd here come the tears. You, my child, have just become my inspiration. I am exactly your height, and exactly 64 lbs over goal weight. My story is a shade different, as I used to be a size 24/26...list over 100 lbs, and then gained back about 75 10 years later. Needless to say, I felt like the epitome of failure. Like who does that? I'm now learning to forgive myself, and have succeeded in beginning again. The scale is slowly but surely moving on the right direction, but done times it's tough (like when one if my old "at goal" pics pops up). Your post reminded me of what is possible, and that I just need to love myself every day, as I am. For that, I thank you. You look amazing, btw .

ryansmom09

Amazing! This is exactly what I needed to get started. Thanks for sharing.