82 pounds gone! 5'6 female going since 2013.

scgfitlife

Posting in this forum was one of my goals since first joining MFP in 2013. I weighed in at 236 (heaviest ever) July of '13. I came home from a family trip to Disney World and nearly died at the sight of myself! I was size 16 when I kicked off my fitness journey. Over 4 years I have been in the gym, not in the gym, home workouts, no workouts for months at a time, eating healthy, not eating at all.. You name the diet, I have done the diet! Nothing works unless you do. I now eat KETO (I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea but to me it isn't a diet) since May of 2016 and it has changed my life. I also do Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide and make sure I'm active at least 5 days a week. The scale picture is after I lost 38 pounds and the beginning of a dietbet I played. The last scale picture is from 2 weeks ago and I have since lost another 2 pounds. Only 4 away from my current goal but honestly, being happy with myself is so much better than any number on the scale.

SW: 236
CW: 154
GW: 150
CW#2: 140?

terrimaricle

You look great! I am trying keto and weights. Just starting

Care76

Wow, you look amazing! Good for you!

scgfitlife

Thank you!!

Syneea

Great job!!

IdLikeToLoseItLoseIt

Great work!

GemstoneofHeart

Yes! Go girl!
We have like the same height and SW, I can't wait to be where you are now! Thanks for sharing!

majess1022

You look so great!

scgfitlife

Thank you so much

smkondy

You should be proud of yourself for not giving up!! You look beautiful-thanks for sharing!! Very motivating

shellsarin

Keto here, too! Awesome post! I'm down 17 pounds since November 1st!

naomillion

You look stunningly gorgeous! Very inspiring as I have the same height and love to see how my body might look like at around goal weight. Awesome job!

scgfitlife

I love seeing so many Keto people! Thank you for your kind words, ladies.

Laurie6578

What a great story of perseverance. You kept working despite setbacks and found what works for your body. You look great!

djwar9858

You look beautiful. Be proud of yourself.

lavender51

Well done, you look wonderful

PAnn1

Wow! You look wonderful! What a cool transformation!! You have to do what works for you. I remember when I had lost 82# and met my goal. I would look in the mirror and wonder at the stranger looking back at me!

RickRicki

Wow! Keep it up!

birdtobe

WOW! You look great. Congratulations!

mellowadam

Great job!

sabillin1

Congratulations!!! You look amazing. I am same height and have same weight goals as you. Finishing up a Whole30 now, and hope to stick with the paleoish template and started lifting weights. I am hitting a bit of a lull in terms of weight loss bc of the training, I think, but my body composition is changing. I hope to be able to post a story here too!!!

SalvationMountain41

Way to go!

newang18

How can I get started on a keto diet ?

FightingFitWithAnnie

Way to go!

LemieuxHoooo

Awesome job! So inspirational. I am also 5'6" and a size 16 with the on again off again... trying to be more on again!

Keep up the amazing work

ljparsons08

What macros did you have? I have been thinking of using a low carb or keto diet. Thanks!

Fitwarrior7_Round_2

Awesome progress!

scgfitlife

newang18 wrote: »

How can I get started on a keto diet ?

Do your research!! Start with a google search and go from there. That's what I did and I have learned so much. You can add me as well, my diary is strictly keto and it's open for view.

Thank you to everyone for your kind words. My dream from day one of joining this site was to post a before/after and even though it's taken almost 4 years I was able to do it. You are all the reason I'm here and healthy !!

scgfitlife

ljparsons08 wrote: »

What macros did you have? I have been thinking of using a low carb or keto diet. Thanks!

I started with gradually lowering my carbs. Im currently at ~20g (NET) carbs, 103 fat, 85 protein