My story: 215lbs to 124lbs
vburgy
Posts: 15 Member
I remember waking up one day going : who the hell is this far chick in the mirror and what did she do with my body?! I ALWAYS struggled with my weight but it NEVER got this bad.
I was 215lbs and hated myself. I decided it was time to change!
So I set goals. Goal 1: get UNDER 200lbs Goal 2: complete the Tough Mudder no matter how long it takes me
So I set out to do that! I trained for months and was able to complete the TM!
After that I was DETERMINED to lose the weight.
The funny thing about trying to better yourself (especially with weight) is how many people crap on you trying to get healthy! My own family and friends gave me a hard time as I was losing weight. “You’re too skinny” “aren’t you done yet?” “Eat a sandwich” “ you don’t have to log EVERYTHING”. My favorite was on my wedding day (I’d already lost all the weight at this point btw) and I get told “wow! You have NO waist now. Can you get any skinnier?!” Since when is it ok to give someone a hard time for getting healthy? Or for getting thin! It’s NOT!
Having so many people get on my butt made me realize a few things. It’s not about them. It’s about me and how I feel. Their hateful comments are them being insecure on their appearance and really has nothing to do with me!
So here I am! 2 1/2 yrs later. Size 2. 124lbs. 😊 loving life!
Pictures : collage- blue dress 215lbs. The rest are throughout the process
-side by side: 215 to now 124
I was 215lbs and hated myself. I decided it was time to change!
So I set goals. Goal 1: get UNDER 200lbs Goal 2: complete the Tough Mudder no matter how long it takes me
So I set out to do that! I trained for months and was able to complete the TM!
After that I was DETERMINED to lose the weight.
The funny thing about trying to better yourself (especially with weight) is how many people crap on you trying to get healthy! My own family and friends gave me a hard time as I was losing weight. “You’re too skinny” “aren’t you done yet?” “Eat a sandwich” “ you don’t have to log EVERYTHING”. My favorite was on my wedding day (I’d already lost all the weight at this point btw) and I get told “wow! You have NO waist now. Can you get any skinnier?!” Since when is it ok to give someone a hard time for getting healthy? Or for getting thin! It’s NOT!
Having so many people get on my butt made me realize a few things. It’s not about them. It’s about me and how I feel. Their hateful comments are them being insecure on their appearance and really has nothing to do with me!
So here I am! 2 1/2 yrs later. Size 2. 124lbs. 😊 loving life!
Pictures : collage- blue dress 215lbs. The rest are throughout the process
-side by side: 215 to now 124
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You have totally motivated me. You look great!! I had my 3rd baby 7 months ago my highest was 240 I'm down to 201. I want to lose another 25 lbs but reading your story if I get to the 25 I may want to lose another 25. Great work! U look amazing!!6
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Awesome progress...you look great!2
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@vburgy Congratulation! How weird that you should be hassled for being too thin on your wedding day! Having a tiny waist is most women's dream 😁4
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Well you look beautiful, I'm glad you have the self confidence to ignore the doubters.2
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You are lovely. Thanks for sharing your story. I am impressed with your persistence!1
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Amazing and Inspirational!!1
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You look wonderful.1
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You look wonderful!2
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Wooow. You look beautiful and healthy (before pic you look beautiful too). You inspire me. I lost 8.4lbs already, but I still have long way to go. I just started to lose weight and eat healthy. I hope one day I can post my success picture too.2
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2.5 years?! You have stamina and vision! This is the case of "reinventing yourself"!
From your experience others did not like you changing their perspective of you.....BUT....you didn't make it your problem! WOW!
What were a few key points that contributed to your success?1 -
Congrats! You were beautiful before and you're beautiful now! Very inspiring for me - we have the same starting weight and I had the same epiphany one day that I just didn't want to be this size anymore! I still havent decided my final goal weight - how did you decide on your final weight?2
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What an inspirational post! You look fantastic! Thanks for the kick in the tush this morning to make it mine!1
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@AJB1014 thank you! You’re so sweet!
My original goal was to get down to 140. But I decided to keep going. I had a chat with my dr and asked what a healthy range for me is. He explained that 119-135 is the best weight range for me. So then I decided to get down to 130 and then 124 just happened. I’ve managed to maintain 124 for almost a year now!
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@dsboohead thank you! Logging everything was a huge factor. I mean gum too! Add it all. Also I amped up my green tea intake and started noticing bloat going away, and the pounds started coming off easier. My husband (then boyfriend) was really encouraging too and tossed out all the crap in the house and really supported me.2
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@motivatedmartha I know right! Everyone wants a tiny waist but unfortunately my grandfather didn’t mean it as a compliment but as a slam. He gave me crap the ENTIRE process. First it was you look great! Then he started crapping on me because he didn’t like how small I was getting.1
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@motivatedmartha I know right! Everyone wants a tiny waist but unfortunately my grandfather didn’t mean it as a compliment but as a slam. He gave me crap the ENTIRE process. First it was you look great! Then he started crapping on me because he didn’t like how small I was getting.
Such a shame! Why can't people just play nice? The most unkind I have received is when relatives made a big fuss about someone else who had dropped a few pounds while completely ignoring my 40lbs loss! I can live with that - lost it for me not them! I bet you looked lovely on your big day 😁1 -
@AJB1014 thank you! You’re so sweet!
My original goal was to get down to 140. But I decided to keep going. I had a chat with my dr and asked what a healthy range for me is. He explained that 119-135 is the best weight range for me. So then I decided to get down to 130 and then 124 just happened. I’ve managed to maintain 124 for almost a year now!
Awesome - thanks for the insight!1 -
Wow, amazing transformation! Congrats! Can I ask your height, please?
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motivatedmartha wrote: »@motivatedmartha I know right! Everyone wants a tiny waist but unfortunately my grandfather didn’t mean it as a compliment but as a slam. He gave me crap the ENTIRE process. First it was you look great! Then he started crapping on me because he didn’t like how small I was getting.
Such a shame! Why can't people just play nice? The most unkind I have received is when relatives made a big fuss about someone else who had dropped a few pounds while completely ignoring my 40lbs loss! I can live with that - lost it for me not them! I bet you looked lovely on your big day!
40lbs is AWESOME! Forget them! Lol
I’m very happy with how I looked on my wedding day! I always was afraid I’d be fat my wedding day.
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@vburgy Stunning! Bouquet was pretty too.2
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Total success and do you still log to this day?1
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I remember waking up one day going : who the hell is this far chick in the mirror and what did she do with my body?! I ALWAYS struggled with my weight but it NEVER got this bad.
I was 215lbs and hated myself. I decided it was time to change!
So I set goals. Goal 1: get UNDER 200lbs Goal 2: complete the Tough Mudder no matter how long it takes me
So I set out to do that! I trained for months and was able to complete the TM!
After that I was DETERMINED to lose the weight.
The funny thing about trying to better yourself (especially with weight) is how many people crap on you trying to get healthy! My own family and friends gave me a hard time as I was losing weight. “You’re too skinny” “aren’t you done yet?” “Eat a sandwich” “ you don’t have to log EVERYTHING”. My favorite was on my wedding day (I’d already lost all the weight at this point btw) and I get told “wow! You have NO waist now. Can you get any skinnier?!” Since when is it ok to give someone a hard time for getting healthy? Or for getting thin! It’s NOT!
Having so many people get on my butt made me realize a few things. It’s not about them. It’s about me and how I feel. Their hateful comments are them being insecure on their appearance and really has nothing to do with me!
So here I am! 2 1/2 yrs later. Size 2. 124lbs. 😊 loving life!
Pictures : collage- blue dress 215lbs. The rest are throughout the process
-side by side: 215 to now 124
Number 1: Congratulations for being successful!
Number 2: You are absolutely beautiful!
Number 3: Let haters hate!
Stay sexy my friend!
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You are gorgeous (before and now)! Congratulations on getting healthy!1
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Awwww good for you! You look amazing! And congrats on the TM! I did a full one last Sept. They are TOUGH for sure!!1
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