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

pigelet

You look amaze balls! Woo hoo!

lilstry

ABSOLUTLY AMAAAAZING! Loved the blue hair lol

edup1975

Congratulations. You look amazing.

RunescapeChic

You're quite inspirational to me. I started my journey about a couple weeks ago at 293lbs. I have had some rough days. I bounced around between 285 and 288 for days but I know I can do this. (I have done it before but wasn't successful staying on track, even after 130 lbs lost) It's mentally tough. Like, it really is...

But, I look back at your journey and your pictures for motivation to stay on track. I have had 2 days in a row now that have gone as planned. I have drank half my body weight in water and have cut my diet soda down by 80%.

You've done a fantastic job and I hope that I will have similar results.

melissaandemma

Just stunning. It's so exciting seeing how you changed along the way! Congrats to you!

ThePrettyHateMachine

Our weight range is exactly the same started at 310+ hope to get to 150 (one day at a time) thank you for being such an inspiration to know it is possible! Congratulations to you!!

alphastarz

Thank you for sharing! Stories like yours on mfp are my inspiration to keep going. One day I want to be like you and post on here a success story, have full body pics I don't immediately delete. The honesty in all the mfp success stories shines through in these little details and proves to me real people are doing it, so I can too.

tigger_belle

Your story is probably my favorite. So inspiring! You rock!

PragatiV2016

This is so inspiring!! You are a very very strong and determined woman.... what you have done is nothing short of heroic.... people across the world want to do what you've done.... truly amazing.... congratulations!!

Gimsteinn

Wow girl, that's amazing! Thank you for this inspiring post

HeyJude007

Congratulations, I hope that maintaining is still going on. please post.

Watch_Me_Rise

Seriously incredible! You look amazing! Thank you for sharing your success

realcalm

Whoa! I don't usually do good-job posts, but omg, girl, you are gorgeous. I especially liked the photo in the red and black check dress.

lapierrecyclist

You are beautiful! Congratulations on your success, you've worked hard for it! You look so happy - that is awesome!

CathyFullan150

Oh my gosh - you have done such an incredible thing for yourself!! The looks on your face say it all. I am so happy for you, and you have truly inspired me (I need to lose about 150 pounds). I'm sending you a friend request as I'd love to keep track of all your successes and be motivated over and over again. Thank you for sharing your story!!

ekahnicole

judynelson007 wrote: »

Congratulations, I hope that maintaining is still going on. please post.

I am still maintaining! I've been staying between 140-145 lbs

JeffreyOC

This is the inspiration I needed! absolutely incredible

IremiaRe

ekahnicole wrote: »

But I was damn sure not done yet. I felt better, but I was still 50+ lbs overweight. I was determined not to let myself get comfortable and stop before I was done.

Speaking as someone who did get comfortable and quit before she was done - many years ago - I can only say BRAVO!! I am doing it, now... but, I wasted a lot of time being heavier than I needed to be.

Grab onto your life and live it to the fullest!

Congrats on your fabulous achievement. You are an inspiration to all of us.

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RredSonja

I love your success. Thank you so much for sharing your pictures and your story here.
One of the things you mention is how important itmis to drink a lot of water. What is your experience that makes you say that?

barbiescruggs932

ekahnicole wrote: »

I can't believe it's time for me to write about my own success story. I remember checking these stories myself off and on during my first year of losing weight and wondering "Will I get there? Will I be a success?".

Yes, I will. Yes, I am.

Just letting you know now, this post will have A LOT of pictures.

I started this journey in February 2013, weighing 309 lbs. I hadn't weighed myself in years for fear of what the scale would say, and when I finally did, it was nothing short of heartbreaking. But my god did it make me desperate to change. Seeing that number made it impossible to continue living in denial. There are virtually no photos of me from that time, but I'll share a couple here even though it is very hard to look at them now.


Ouch.


December 2013, 235 lbs (75 lost)


Who's face is that in the first picture? Not mine, surely...

As you can see though, in a year I reached a major milestone and dropped over 100 lbs. I can't even describe the difference in my life from before and after. No more constant fatigue, crippling social anxiety, depression, and so on. I was back in college and making good grades. I could actually see myself having a happy future for the first time in a long time. But I was damn sure not done yet. I felt better, but I was still 50+ lbs overweight. I was determined not to let myself get comfortable and stop before I was done.


Dropped another 20lbs, down to 180. I ended 2014 at 173 lbs. At this point I had gotten rid of 8 years worth of weight gain, putting me back at the same weight I was at the age of 19.

And now for 2015:


170 lbs, and one of the first times I didn't immediately delete a full body picture.


Annnd then I dyed my hair blue. You might not think this is relevant, but let me tell you, nothing can demonstrate how drastically my self esteem had improved more than this. I went years desperately NOT wanting to be noticed in public, so doing something that causes the complete opposite felt like I had truly overcome some major obstacles.


165lbs


155lbs, and the first time I'd worn shorts in a very, very long time.

And now, ending 2015 at my initial goal weight of 150 lbs.




Which included an NSV that I was seriously hoping to achieve one day - seeing a picture of myself that someone else took, and actually liking it.


Sidenote: I'm 5'6 and my current measurements are 38-28-38.

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading my story. I really could not have done this without MFP. It's helped me understand my body's relationship with food and given me a tangible way to manage my calorie intake. It's been a source of encouragement, through the forums and feedback, and things just as small and simple as getting "likes" after completing diary entries.

I'll end this with a few tips I've learned along the way:

- It really is important to drink a lot of water
- Log everything as accurately as you can, as much as you can
- But also realize that if you are on top of things 90% of the time, the 10% won't matter
- When you're in a rut, changes in routine work like a charm (food, activity level, etc)
- 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.
- You do not have to kill yourself exercising to lose weight. It really is as simple as calories in/calories out. But of course, doing anything you can to increase your activity level will only be a good thing
- You can still eat what you want, you just have to work it into your calories. The only things I have "given up" are regular soda (haven't had one since April 2013!) and milkshakes (my god, have you ever looked up how bad milkshakes are? they just aren't worth it! I'd rather have pizza and chocolate)

If you have any questions feel free to ask and of course friend requests are welcome as well, I'm still going to be logging in daily.

You look great

petete101

@ekahnicole How many calories do you eat? I have been struggling. I exercise at least 3x a week and track everything. I have been playing with number of calories but the scale just won't move for months... it's 169-171 no matter what. Medically there isn't anything going on to prevent losing. By the way you look awesome, such an inspiration!

NevrGiveUp40

You're ridiculously amazing and beautiful! I pray that I can be strong enough to be where you're at-one day- thank you for the inspiration! ❤