Closing out 2013 - 88 lbs lost

cathylopez1975 · December 2013

My weight loss journey began 'for real' September 1, 2012. I'm 5'4", 56 years old, with a few health 'challenges.' I weighed 234 lbs. and was ready to lose weight and improve my quality of life. If I couldn't do it this time, the next stop was bariatric surgery. I had lost my mom earlier in the year to liver disease that began with fatty liver (from a lifetime of obesity). I didn't want to walk that same road and had decided that I would do whatever I could to improve my health.

Now I am 2 lbs from my original goal of 144 lbs. - which would put me at a normal BMI of 24.7 (instead of morbidly obese at 40). My goal for 2014 is to carve out time to consistently work on fitness, as well as reach and maintain that healthy goal weight.

My life has totally changed! I have so much more energy! I can play with my grandson and let my inner child come out!

The thing is, I had carried this weight for 30+ years and didn't really know if it could be lost. I don't know if I believed or not, but I had to try. And I decided I would take it a day at a time - make that day the best that I could. If I looked at the final goal of 90+ lbs. to lose, it would be overwhelming. I made the best choices I could each day and lived with those choices. And all of those choices have added up to something that to me is amazing.

Just so you know, if I can do it anyone can do it. I've failed many times in the past. Don't let that stop you. Just keep trying.

Aug. 2012 - 234 lbs.
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Dec. 2013 - 146 lbs.
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Dec. 2013
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Jonesingmucho · December 2013

Yay! Awesome job! You look fantastic! WTG!

Mangopickle · December 2013

What a fantastic job you did. You look great!

djxil · December 2013

You look great! Congrats on your success!

1longroad · December 2013

Absolutely fantastic!!!! You're glowing!!!

trimminit · December 2013

Thanks for sharing...you look great, and what an inspiration!

xoeva · December 2013

Congratulations! I love your Christmas photo with the kids.... you look super happy! Thanks for posting!

Livin4me1969 · December 2013

Great work!! You look fantastic and so happy!! :drinker:

jlturner386 · December 2013

Great job! So motivating

If you can do it so can I!

CariS001 · December 2013

Well done!!

happieharpie · December 2013

Amazing and wonderful.

Jinxy10236 · December 2013

You look MARVELOUS! Congrats!

chrissyreneet · December 2013

Oh, momma! You look wonderful and years younger, too!

flowergirl45 · December 2013

Great Job!! You look FANTASTIC & happy! Thanks for sharing your story.

Spewze72 · December 2013

Really inspiring post...I've started and failed a million times. Not this time. Thanks so much, and incidentally...you look fab.

neelia · December 2013

Amazing job! You look great!

Cortneyrenee04 · December 2013

Wow, you look so CUTE!

ireneblackwell · December 2013

well done, i only hope i can achieve my goals this time round, going to australia next october so want to look and feel my best !

sydneyplainjane · December 2013

Congratulations, you look wonderful! You and I are the same age, and your comment about being able to play with your grandchild really stood out for me. I'm about to be a grandmother myself, and that's one of the things I want to be able to do is get on the floor with my granddaughter (and then get back UP again!).

Guamybear · December 2013

You are my inspiration...You look great. We are same height and started with some weight. I lost 50lbs and with some healt issues fell off for the last 6 months. this past week I restarted logging..

What is your current size with your current weight.. My goal is pretty much where you are at? Any tips??