Before and After: 83 lbs lost in 15 months

clepant

excellent work! You really do look fantastic. If I could be so bold as to suggest - you might start a heavy lifting routine. After seeing the results of so many women on this site who started with body types similar to what you are right now, I'm even more convinced that heavy lifting is a great way for women to progress. Good luck with whatever you choose!

P.S. get a better potato to take your progress photos

I agree with the lifting but I also think heavy weights are not necessarily what all women need. I like doing weight but more repetitions for longer, leaner muscle definition. Also at my age, I have a years of competitive sports injuries from gymnastics and volleyball. I am paying the price for it with a shoulder and knee.

teamAmelia

Wow. Great job! :flowerforyou:

cgil

This is just what I needed to read. Thank you.

newlife6745

Great job. Thanks for sharing.

sparklelioness

If I can inspire people, then that makes me happy My life is a lot better now. I want everyone to feel the happiness I feel It doesn't magically get rid of all your problems, losing weight, but it makes most of them easier to deal with, and enables you to find other ways to get through the hard times.

Also, I wanted to say that the reason I have something resembling a waist, is that I do Jillian Michaels' Six Week Six Pack dvd 5-6 days a week. It really works, and the workout isn't too long - especially for me, because I've only been doing the first round I'm still on the beginner workout, you run through it once and then do it again, a little faster. I've been doing it 2-3 months now, and I still only do the first round - and I'm seeing good results. I've started going into the second round now, so hopefully in another month I'll be doing the whole thing, but even just doing the first round got me a much more toned, tighter waist. I can't recommend it highly enough.

tryin08

Thank you so much for posting your success. I am currently where you began and we are the same height. I have not seen the one hundreds since I was in high school. I have a ways to go, but it's so nice to know that it is doable.

sparklelioness

Thank you so much for posting your success. I am currently where you began and we are the same height. I have not seen the one hundreds since I was in high school. I have a ways to go, but it's so nice to know that it is doable.

It's definitely doable. From your ticker it looks like you're doing great so far! Just keep at it - time WILL go by, and pounds WILL fall off

mamadon

Very awesome!!!!!

fitnessflow

Amazing progress!!! xx

chubber231

Congrats! Your hard work and tenacity paid off :happy:

BlueEyedTXmom

Great job! Thanks for sharing! I hope to someday be at my goal and be brave enough to share my "before".

sparklelioness

I just wanted to update, because I just hit 101 lbs lost 36 more to go to goal (125). So psyched

RachelRuns9

Heck yea - be proud of your accomplishment! Thank you for shraing, you deserve credit for your hard work and determination! congratulations!

Hiker_Rob

Awesome!

dreamer12151

Hot skippy!! Great job!!!

And I like your advice is so "normal", nothing like "I gave up all food for flax oil pills and twigs that naturally fell in my yard & I work out 3 hours a day..." A real woman living in the real world, making real decisions...and looking really damn good!

ChristinaOrtiz23

omg you look amazing!!

anasantos61

You look amazing:)

LifeJacketWaterJogger

most realistic testimonial ever, Im 56 yrs old and I have been working on loosing weight since 2010, I have only lost 43 lbs, but I have not given up and I never will.

gmthisfeller

Fab weightloss...and fab shoes!

sparklelioness

Hot skippy!! Great job!!!

And I like your advice is so "normal", nothing like "I gave up all food for flax oil pills and twigs that naturally fell in my yard & I work out 3 hours a day..." A real woman living in the real world, making real decisions...and looking really damn good!

haha, thanks. Yeah, that's basically it - I reduced my portions, ate healthier, and exercised. I've had people ask me how I did it, and when I tell them that, sometimes they look vaguely disappointed. Like they're thinking - wait, I have to WORK for it? It's not that new cow uterus enzyme?

Keep at it LifeJacket - 43 lbs is a lot!

I appreciate everyone's replies. Part of me wants to take new progress pics now - I actually have hips! And a figure! But I'm only 36 lbs away, i think I want to save it and make a new thread when I hit goal.

One thing about losing weight if you're starting out pretty big - don't stress about loose skin. I was driving myself crazy with that for a while - 'what if I end up with a ton of loose skin, what if I lose weight but because of the skin I still don't look good", ect. Well now that I'm close to goal I can see that I will have some loose skin, but also that it won't be as bad as I imagined, and more importantly - it's not the end of the world, and even with it, I still look a million times better than I used to. Loose skin, smoosh skin - who CARES? I can go on rides at fairs now Guys flirt with me, it's easy to move, I can run, and hop over puddles. I can breathe at night. I find pleasure in so many things other than food now. Honestly, who gives a **** about some loose skin?

As for motivation when things get hard - I have this pinned to the wall in my kitchen

sunshinenjjr

Way to go. You are such an inspiration. Keep up the good work.

floridared

Your blog was just what a sister needed today. You look great. CONGRATULATIONS! I am on this journey and looking forward to see results when I reach my destination of A Thinner Me.

floridared

Will refer back to this motivational blog from time to time. Encouraging and inspiring. . You did your thing and I am proud of you. Would like to have you as a MFP friend. Sending a request with hopes you will accept. :-)

sparklelioness

Thanks, I added you

nickylee76

You look fantastic!!! Great job!!! Love before and afters!!