10 months, 135 pound loss. (5'9" female)

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  • margotlovesyou
    margotlovesyou Posts: 102 Member
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    You look so incredibly beautiful, what an impressive journey!
  • PaulChasinDreams
    PaulChasinDreams Posts: 439 Member
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    Thanks for sharing your story. Amazing transformation. Very inspirational :smile:
  • Frogstomp000
    Frogstomp000 Posts: 8 Member
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    Incredible work and a great inspirational message. Thanks for sharing.
  • Dvdgzz
    Dvdgzz Posts: 437 Member
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    Wow, amazing job!
  • johnw83
    johnw83 Posts: 6,219 Member
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    great work u look so sexy and hot
  • mojonah
    mojonah Posts: 92 Member
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    Absolutely amazing achievement. Congrats lady.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,287 Member
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    You are so pretty and look fantastic. There is a delicate balance between being self critical so you can lose the weight and get the job done, and giving yourself the credit and moment you deserve to achieving your hard earned goals. Somehow the motivating habit of being self critical sticks around to ruin the success party.
  • soufauxgirl
    soufauxgirl Posts: 392 Member
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    Wow amazing! How did you get results so quickly if you dont mind me asking?
  • TomFit18
    TomFit18 Posts: 2,582 Member
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    rbfdac wrote: »
    Hey guys, I never in my life imagined I would be able to post a "success" story on MFP, and it feels weird. It feels almost like I'm not posting in the right place.

    I have yo-yoed in weight for the last ten years of my life, only ever getting down to 250 at my lowest before this time. My highest weight was 350 pounds and I started this particular leg of my journey at 311. I. was. miserable. Everything hurt. My back went out on me for three entire days last summer and I laid on my floor as my husband and 3 year old son brought me things. We went to the beach and took a boat ride, swam in the ocean and I almost got stuck in the water. I could not pull myself back on the boat for the life of me. It took TWO men to help me back up and I was winded! I constantly thought of where I would fit, whether or not I would break something and who all would be able to see/stare at me. At 311 pounds, I would literally dream about being the weight I am currently. I imagined all of the things that I would be able to do- I imagined running at the gym with my husband and doing outdoor activities with my kid. I also imagined that I would feel a certain way and see myself in a certain way and would just get giddy about it. I had a number on the scale in mind and a size of clothing in mind and was determined to get there.

    I'm happy to report that all of the dreams about my physical activity and body goals have come true. I am in the best physical shape of my entire life and cannot be more thankful! I've also hit my original goal weight (I've currently adjusted it) and my goal size. I do not, however, feel how I thought I would feel. I struggle with my body image and have a very hard time "seeing" my success. I do not "feel" the way that I imagined that I would. I literally feel like the same person, and I did not imagine that. I have a lot of loose skin and I tend to hyper focus on those areas instead of being happy with the physical progress that my body has made. Often times I look at a selfie or a picture that somebody took and do not recognize the person in the photo and think "Oh, it was just the angle". I wear clothing that I cannot imagine that my body fits into and then think "Oh, this must be vanity sized". This is something that I'm working on. I am, however, getting stronger every single day and loving the life that I'm living! I'm focusing on celebrating fitness milestones and trying to become more comfortable with the body that I'm currently in.

    All of this was to say- I am ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY thankful for where I am today. I am blessed beyond belief that I can do everything that I hoped and prayed that I would be able to do. But, I also wanted to share with those who are on this same journey that your brain might not follow exactly the path you think it will.

    Guys, there are tough days. There are days that truly suck. Your motivation will waver. There will be happy tears and sad tears. This journey is emotional. But you've got to keep going-- do whatever it takes. Future you will FREAKING THANK YOU for the amazing life that you have given yourself.

    SW- 311 CW- 176 (new)GW- 165


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    Awesome work! Good for you !
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    elisa123gal wrote: »
    You are so pretty and look fantastic. There is a delicate balance between being self critical so you can lose the weight and get the job done, and giving yourself the credit and moment you deserve to achieving your hard earned goals. Somehow the motivating habit of being self critical sticks around to ruin the success party.

    This is an excellent way to put it. I definitely agree and am surely working on my level of self critique. Thank you so much for the kind words :)
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    JoAnna4731 wrote: »
    You look amazing! The success you have seen - is REAL. It is a fact that you are down 135 lbs. It is undeniable that you are fitting into far smaller sizes than you did at 311 lbs. Do not doubt these facts. You did that; you earned the right to be proud and giddy and over the moon. CONGRATULATIONS!

    Thank you so much for the support! :):)
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    mom23mangos wrote: »
    Astounding transformation! I truly hope your head catches up with your body and you begin to realize more frequently just how awesome you are. What an amazing gift you've given your son...a healthy mom that is going to be around for a very long time(God willing), that can do active things with him and a wonderful role model.

    This is exactly what I'm hoping for- an active mom that will be around for years and years to come!
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    smooshwoosh wrote: »
    Just stunning! You’re my height & your post almost makes me believe I can do it if you can. Thank you!

    You SURE can. Literally, if I can do it, you can.
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    noumena_ wrote: »
    Holy *kitten*, girl. You are stunning. I'm so happy for you. I think that's one thing we all need to come to terms with after weight loss - it doesn't fix your problems, and it doesn't automatically make you happy. I hope you find a way to fall in love with yourself because you SO deserve it and you are gorgeous and beyond that you are a healthy mother and role model to your little guy. Congrats <3

    Thank you so so very much.

    Also, I'm cracking up at the sensored word "kitten" :joy:
  • dkayingram
    dkayingram Posts: 737 Member
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    WOW how inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story! You look amazing!
  • gayelizabethhouston
    gayelizabethhouston Posts: 1 Member
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    Just joined MFP and this is the first post I have read. Your story is so inspiring! Maybe I can do it too!
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
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    gayelizabethhouston wrote: »
    Just joined MFP and this is the first post I have read. Your story is so inspiring! Maybe I can do it too!

    Of course you can! Feel free to add me for support :)
  • mellowadam
    mellowadam Posts: 114 Member
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    I appreciate you sharing what’s it’s like after a massive weight loss. This is very inspiring and you look beautiful.

    Life isn’t perfect after the weight comes off. This needs to be talked about more for people just starting out. You’ll still be you after all. You’ll still have issues and emotional demons that have followed you through life. My experience has been very similar to yours. I lost almost 40% of my body weight with CICO over a few years. I’m a normal weight today. I’ve been in maintenance for 3 years. People don’t even recognize me. I’ve literally had long time acquaintances introduce themselves to me because they hadn’t seen me in a couple years and didn’t know who I was.

    But the skin and stretch marks are scars that don’t always go away. I got to be morbidly obese because I ate terrible food everyday and didn’t have enough self esteem to take care of myself.

    Today as the result a great therapist and an improved faith life I know I am valuable. My health is worth the effort. I have big things to do here on planet earth. The food is really the easy part. I actually enjoy the gym and don’t mind cooking. My confidence has gone through the roof and every part of my life is better.

    I’ve been tracking daily since 2012 and I will continue to. My life has improved in so many ways I couldn’t adequately describe it in words.

    Thanks again for sharing your success. I log on and read the success stories everyday. It helped me so much when I started out.
  • CrystalMarie183
    CrystalMarie183 Posts: 15 Member
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    Thank you for sharing your story. I am 304lbs and am struggling to make changes. I have lost 4 lbs this time so far. I fear that i may never get there. I currently have the same fears that you had. My worst experience was when i went to get on a carnival ride and was too big to fit. Thanks so much for sharing your story.
  • SaraMakingChanges
    SaraMakingChanges Posts: 178 Member
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    Amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing. I am not anywhere close to my goal weight yet but have lost 100 and other people tell me how much smaller I am but I don’t see it / feel it / believe it most of the time... so I totally get you. My current opinion is that the mental shift of truly seeing yourself as a “normal size” could take twice as long as the weight loss!

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