72lbs down...Helloooooo One-derland!! pic heavy

LeceMaria · September 2013

I've been a lurker on this site for 3 years now, and I'm finally proud to be able to post my own success story. I've been working out since I was 13 years old when my mom got me my first gym membership. All throughout high school, I was always in the gym...sometimes 6 days a week. I wasn't fat or unhealthy, just that my mother was, and still is a lover of the gym, and made me go. After graduating and moving onto college, since I no longer had that "push", I stopped hitting the gym and slowly started to gain. Long story short, after my third child in 2008, I decided to get back on the weight loss journey. I had went from weighing 135lbs in high school to weighing 238 in just 7 years. 5 years and another child later, I had ballooned up to 267lbs. Between the stress of being a single mom, failed relationships and eating my feelings, I was at my heaviest weight ever. But the funniest thing was that I didn't see myself as "that big". Not until I was at the gym one day and I snapped this pic.

This was in December of last year. I was 262lbs in this one. I couldn't believe what I had did to myself. But I still continued to slack in the gym and eat whatever. After ending my off/on of 7 years relationship in March of this year, I decided that it was time to focus on me and my children and started back eating right and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. This was in April...a month after starting my journey, I was at 250lbs

I slacked off slightly this summer and didn't hit my goal when I thought I would but I finally hit One-derland 2wks ago. I'm currently at 195 and still going strong until I hit 150. I would like to be able to hit my second goal of 167(100lbs lost) before 2014 kicks in but we'll see

I didn't take any products or do anything outside of eating right, but still eating "junk" in moderation. Running 2 times a week and then Zumba the other 2 days. And lifting, I lift 4 days a week, alternating upper/lower body. I feel awesome and not to mention my confidence level has shot through the roof. Feel free to add or message if you have any questions:happy:

es513 · September 2013

That's amazing, great work! How tall are you?

MrsFowler1069 · September 2013

You are looking GREAT! Thanks for sharing.

bethannien · September 2013

What an incredible transformation. Truly inspirational

LeceMaria · September 2013

I'm "fun-sized" lol. I'm only 5'4

Imcharmed · September 2013

Amazing loss in such a short space of time. Way to go you, wish i could lose that much in that time frame.

LeceMaria · September 2013

Thank you! As long as you find a workout routine that works for you and you stick with it, coupled with generally eating healthy, then you should be able to accomplish your goals. I love to dance so Zumba was right up my alley. I think that it was one of the things that really contributed to my weight loss

mab33 · September 2013

Awesome job so far, you are looking amazing!

jedgarner11 · September 2013

great job!

miqisha · September 2013

You look great, awesome job!!!!!!!

Eli716 · September 2013

Wow, you're amazing!

Groovyca2022 · September 2013

Amazing progress. Congrats!

barb_32 · September 2013

Great job you look amazing!

hismamas · September 2013

you look great! fantastic job

yusineddy · September 2013

You look awesome, great job!

teaparty75 · September 2013

you look absolutely fabulous !! i'm "fun-sized" too and am currently where you started - thanks for sharing and giving me even more motivation to keep at it !!