2.5 years, 173.4 pounds lost--goal reached! (with pics)

FickleFruitBat

Congratulations!! You look so beautiful (I think you also did before, but now your confidence shines through in an entirely new way!) Very inspiring.

jzinsius

You look awesome!! You're story and starting weight is exactly what I am at today...after surgery on my lower spine I have gained even more weight and am now at 330 pounds...You have no idea how much this inspired me this morning....Thank you!

ntbck8

Wow major congratulations!!!you are such an inspiration. You got me when u said you were rapidly losing the ability to do things. That's what motivated me do something about my weight. Im going to use your post for motivation whenever I get down or stuck as a reminder that YES IT IS POSSIBLE!! Good for you. You look beautiful!!!

Nightmare_Queen88

You look incredible. Congratulations. I can't wait to get down to my goal weight and to feel accomplished. I'm definitely adding you.

Redbeard333

HOLY SMOKES!!! What a transformation

mxchana

Thank you for sharing your story, so inspiring! The biggest difference is in the SMILE... the happiness that radiates from your "after" photo. Don't forget to update again with us as you maintain ... I'm sure a lot of people also need to hear that maintenance can be done!

Congrats!!! Enjoy your new view of life...

USLJH10

That's amazing. You look great. Thank you for sharing!!!

oolou

You look amazing. Thank you for sharing your success story here as I find stories like yours very inspiring.

May I ask a couple of questions?

What did you find the hardest thing to overcome during your weight loss journey?

Did you ever feel it was too much of a struggle to carry on - and if so, how did you cope with that?

Wolfena

You look fantastic!!!

(not that you didn't look good before, just different) ☺

It's obvious that you put a lot of hard work into the change and have accomplished an extremely difficult goal that many people would envy.

Congratulations!!!

grace914

My eyes are teary reading your post. I don't know you, but I'm so proud of you. Thank you for sharing your story! You look amazing!!

SezxyStef

absolutely amazing job I hope you are proud of yourself and know how much you have accomplished.

nancy1465

WOW...you look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your story here and your pics which I very much enjoyed. You are such an inspiration to everyone on here. I too have to lose over 100lbs which is frustrating as it has to be done slowly. I too cant wait to shop in all stores and not just the large lady stores. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AGAIN !!!

RandiNoelle

So inspirational! Thank you for sharing your story!

katybowling

You're such an inspiration!

corbinskiii

oolou wrote: »

You look amazing. Thank you for sharing your success story here as I find stories like yours very inspiring.

May I ask a couple of questions?

What did you find the hardest thing to overcome during your weight loss journey?

Did you ever feel it was too much of a struggle to carry on - and if so, how did you cope with that?

Of course! I would say that overall, the hardest thing to overcome was knowing what I was in for, how much weight I had to lose felt daunting and impossible and I truly didn't believe I could do it.
Once I started though, I decided I was going to follow through or die inevitably and I see people at the hospital I work at who are in agony and losing the battle with preventable disease and I didn't want to be on my death bed going 'well, you did this' I don't know what is going to take me out, but I want to do what I can to have many healthy and happy years, we all deserve that.
In terms of coping, I took it one day at a time (when goal is so many years and pounds away it can be overwhelming) I tried to make the best decisions every single day that would help me make progress toward my goal. Each good day builds confidence and helps your new change become routine and normal. I never looked at this as a diet, I wanted to find something sustainable that I could stay in control of and make it a permanent change.

shelbysp8

AWESOME JOB!
You look GREAT and you're a wonderful inspiration to us all that have and are still struggling with weight loss.
WELL DONE!

AnnofB

You did it! Congratulations on changing your future, your health, your LIFE!

craignev

Wow.....awesome!!! Congrats on your dedication and determination

queenofpuppies

you must be hella strong to stick to it this long, you look awesome and I bet you feel awesome. but that makes sense, since you are clearly awesome.

sparklyglitterbomb

totally inspiring!

minizebu

Congratulations on your accomplishment!

creationscrown

love, love, LOVE yourI have seen your face pics around. So happy to see more of your story. You are awesome!! Congrats on all your hard work and staying committed!!

RoseTheWarrior

Major success!! Well done!

corbinskiii

shelbysp8 wrote: »

AWESOME JOB!
You look GREAT and you're a wonderful inspiration to us all that have and are still struggling with weight loss.
WELL DONE!

Thank you so much! You'll make it to goal just keep at it!

GeorgiaM2015

You look amazing! Total inspiration - go you!

Camish911

Amazing job! That must feel so great!

cheekitty

You look absolutely fantastic!! And like so many other people have said, you've provided some inspiration for me to push past the 6 month plateau I've been "enjoying".

If I can ask, what macro limit/goals did you set for yourself? And what worked for you for a fitness regime? (I started a bit higher than you, but I still want to lose around 100lbs, so any help I can get I'll take!)

lindarpolk

I agree with what everyone else has said. You look great, and your hard work and persistence are evident to everyone.

saragd012

Wonderful work!!

etherial1

AB-FAB!