Finally my Story Female 130lbs Lost with LOTS of Pics

SABollman

would you share some of your menus from when you really started healthy eating. that is what I struggle with the most. the planning

vnb_208

Your an inspiration ! Omg amazing job!

JaclynSPR13

tracyheaven wrote: »

Well done absolutely amazing. Can I ask if you had a maximum amount of kcals you would consume a day on your journey or did you just focus on healthy foods and ignore kcals?

1200 calories. And I don't eat the calories I earn by working out.

JaclynSPR13

DanielleTake2 wrote: »

JaclynSPR13 wrote: »

louie3 wrote: »

Did you lose faster with weight watchers or my fitness pal?

I lost more with MFP. I found that it was easier to track and I had more support...even if it was all online!

I'm sorry if someone already asked this... but how tall are you? We weigh the same... but I'm a size 12 and you're a size 4! Just curious!

Thank you!

Dr says between 5'8" and 5'10".

rachaelystewart

Amazing transformation, what an inspiration to keep going!

kristenmeleniak

You look beautiful. I can't wait to be where you are!

JaclynSPR13

SABollman wrote: »

would you share some of your menus from when you really started healthy eating. that is what I struggle with the most. the planning

Absolutely!!
Breakfast:
Option 1: egg white omelette with turkey sausage crumbles, onions, peppers and cheese.
Option 2: 4 hard boiled egg whites and grapes.
Option 3: I make egg white muffin/quiche. Fill muffin tins with peppers, onions, sausage, potatoes (whatever you want), pour in egg whites until 3/4 full, bake at 325 for 15-20 minutes.
Lunch:
Option 1: 3-4 ounces turkey breast, carrots, cucumbers. Greek yogurt for snack.
Option 2: 1 can of tuna, 1 tbsp of light mayo, apple. String cheese for snack.
Option 3: chili or soup. Apple for snack.
Dinner:
Option 1: chicken breast, steamed broccoli
Option 2: steamed spiced shrimp, grilled zucchini
Option 3: baked potato topped with chili

Snack options: apple, grapes, peach, string cheese, Greek yogurt, protein shake, carrots, cucumbers

goalpeace

You almost brought me to tears. Thanks for maintaining this post for so long and continuing to motivate us all!!

ojhaswati82

This is amazing work. You are awesome. Congrats on the achievement.

beauty_strength_wisdom

Very inspirational! Thank you for sharing.

jules92761

What an inspiring story! Thank you for sharing and congratulations on your success! I'd be interested in what a typical day looks like for you food wise.

JaclynSPR13

jules92761 wrote: »

What an inspiring story! Thank you for sharing and congratulations on your success! I'd be interested in what a typical day looks like for you food wise.

Just posted above yesterday. A little chaotic right now due to a move so don't look at my food today!

omsmom12

I'm working on making a change. Your story was so inspiring!!

Goddesskat

JaclynSPR13 wrote: »

It has been a very long journey and I am often reading these message boards for motivation and looking for those people out there who have successfully completed their journey. I am hoping that this will motivate someone else. Pay it forward.
First a little about my journey. The pictures will follow. At my heaviest (non-pregnant weight) I was 278.2 pounds. While I was pregnant I hit 295 and then refused to let the doctor weigh me any longer because I would not let myself believe that I would ever weigh 300 pounds.
I come from a very beefy family. Food is everything. When is the next meal? Every day, every night, weekend, vacation, every spare moment was spent worrying about what was going to be eaten next, what new OMG delicious food can we make or come up with? It was food food food. I love food. Still do. I tried dieting before. Well pretty much my whole life. I was a woman’s size 12 in elementary school. I tried to diet when I was a fat kid. I tried to diet when I was a fat teenager and I tried to diet when I was a fat college student. The last time I tried to diet was in 2006 when I was planning my wedding. I wanted to be thin for my wedding. Well, that didn’t happen. I did lose some weight, but then quickly gained it back after the wedding. In 2008 I gave birth to my son. This is when I realized that I had to start making a change in my life. I did not want to be the fat mom on the sidelines of my son’s life. I wanted to be able to be active with him and most importantly show him that he can life a healthy lifestyle. I would never want to make a child suffer through everything that surrounds an obese child (and adult) like I did. That’s another message board.
It took me 2 years into this journey (Started fall 2009) to realize that I would never make my goal if I kept dieting. Dieting does not work. You must make lifestyle changes. I used to hide my dieting. Not tell anyone what I was doing. I was embarrassed to tell others that I had joined weight watchers, or I was counting my calories. Things had to change.
I joined weight watchers. Again, as I stated before, it was just a diet. But it got me started. Weight watchers is a great program that not only teaches you to eat healthy, but it also now encourages making routines and changes to your lifestyle. In the last few years it has also started to encourage activity. I was athletic up until college so I started out with walking and that was easy. I signed up for a 60-mile walk (the Komen 3-days for the cure) and used that to motivate me to walk more. I bought an elliptical machine so there was no excuse to skip a day walking. Ellipticals have incline options, resistance options and lots of ways to burn calories. I tracked my calories and food. I stopped going to weight watchers when my support/team member (Mom) stopped going, I was not going to keep paying the $40 a month to do it alone. So, I joined my fitness pal. The weight did not come off easily at first. Again, I was not changing habits, I was dieting. I could eat well for 6 days and binge after I weighed in on day 7. That obviously had to stop. I took baby steps.
Fast forward to today (If you want to know more about the rest of the journey, please just ask). I eat mainly whole food. Lean meat, veggies, low fat dairy and a LOT of water. I cut out diet soda (I lived off of this stuff) reduced processed carb intake, and I reduced the number of coffees a day (try to keep it to 3 cups or less now instead of a pot or two). I get 7 hours of sleep a night minimum. And most importantly, I am active now. I hike, mountain bike, swim, walk, job, run, do P90X and I still have the same old elliptical machine (after a belt replacement). I also have my family active with me. It is so much easier to remain focused when you have people to support you and enjoy the activity with you.
Now, I hit goal November 5, 2013. Of course that was the absolute worst time of year to hit my goal. Next was Thanksgiving. I managed to not gain any weight. And then my son's birthday party. Only gained a little. But then Christmas. I gained a bit back. I now almost have it all back off. Things get in the way, but in the end, as long as you have the healthy lifestyle that you have created, you can get back to where you were!
So now the pictures. I am a photographer. You know what that means. I am taking the pictures and I am not in the pictures. I had to ask my mom to see if she could find any “before” pics and of course that means I do not have a lot of “along the way” pics. I do have some after pics to share.
First the before pics.
Starting weight 278.2
Womans pant size 24
Womans shirt size XXL
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And now the end product!
Current weight 148.2
Womans pant size 4
Womans shirt size S
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I hope that my short story and pictures will encourage you to get to your goal.

Wow, you and your husband look incredible and so happy with how you are. What an inspiration for me. Thanks for sharing your story

pattio0906

That is amazing and so inspirational!!!
I am almost in the same place, I am 30 and 218 lbs. I have tried diets and quit because I had not changed my mindset. I have also started working out and then stopped once I hit my first goal. My biggest issue is eating and eating right. I am a mom of three boys and a wife. I often forget to eat or just don't and then binge after not eating for a day or so. I started to eat well and wacth my calories but im so hungry and even moreso at night.
I have startwd working with a trainer and I actually enjoy workout. I have lost 7lbs so far, but I worry because im not eating enough, I will sabotage myself.

My question what is advance to overcome that?
I want to eat right so I don't eat enough, but then I get so hungry after workout and feel dizzy and sick.
Any advice, aim ready to change my lifesyle and get down to a healthy weight.

melto1989

That's so awesome, you look so different. That's a huge transformation as you know. Hope my husband loses weight with me

beagletracks

Wow! What a stunning transformation! Well done!

JaclynSPR13

pattio0906 wrote: »

That is amazing and so inspirational!!!
I am almost in the same place, I am 30 and 218 lbs. I have tried diets and quit because I had not changed my mindset. I have also started working out and then stopped once I hit my first goal. My biggest issue is eating and eating right. I am a mom of three boys and a wife. I often forget to eat or just don't and then binge after not eating for a day or so. I started to eat well and wacth my calories but im so hungry and even moreso at night.
I have startwd working with a trainer and I actually enjoy workout. I have lost 7lbs so far, but I worry because im not eating enough, I will sabotage myself.

My question what is advance to overcome that?
I want to eat right so I don't eat enough, but then I get so hungry after workout and feel dizzy and sick.
Any advice, aim ready to change my lifesyle and get down to a healthy weight.

Make sure you eat something before you workout. Even if it's light. I do that and I avoid the dizziness and sick feeling. I usually eat an apple and string cheese. And rink plenty of water.

EmilyDawn1111

You look amazing! Your story sounds so much like mine. I'm just starting my journey. I hope that one day I can post a similar success story and inspire others the way you just inspired me!!
xxo

caseyochs

Wow I'm so happy to hear your story. I hope I can write a post like this one day! Baby steps..

ChelleDee07

Thank you for sharing your story. I am just starting my journey into making the changes in my life to 'find' the better me. I joined a local gym with my mom and middle son last week. Has nothing to do with any New Years Resolution stuff. I don't bother with those, never have. I have wanted to lose before of course... but this time it feels different. I feel different. I feel more determined. I have the desire to push and have already noticed I am making better choices when eating and preparing meals. I was only 3 lbs away from my heaviest weight when I began last week. I had no idea all that weight had snuck back on me. I honestly thought I was about 15lbs less than I actually was. I can see. I mean I know I am overweight. I know I am obese. Yet, somehow in my mind I have minimized it all. Even though I see it, in my mind I'm like 'oh you're not that big' ya know? Well.. yes, I am and I have not been healthy either. Now... I am working on being healthier and getting this weight down. Your story has spoke to me and I appreciate you taking the time to share it. You should be so proud of yourself. I am proud of you!! I am going to get there too. Thank You!!

Newgrama

You look awesome!! Congratulations

mzlizzi

Wow! I had to double-check the chronology of your photographs—the last two pics look like they were taken in high school or college! Nice to see that they are "after" pics. Kudos to you!

Zoee2017

So inspiring!

SpoonInTheRoad

Unbelievable! You BOTH look fantastic! Your decision set your whole family on a great course and what a legacy to pass on to your little guy. Thanks for this inspiration tonight and for being willing to share the facts and the pics. I'm encouraged!!

heatherjolly92

Absolutely amazing!! Congratulations.. You look amazing hope I can have the strength to stick with it like you!!!!

leannehathaway1

You look amazing!!!!! Congrats!

AllThingsFitnessByAnney

Wow! Absolutely amazing. What was your caloric intake and how many days did you workout / active calories burned? Any tips for beginning. I've lost 12 pounds initially but have been stuck for the past two weeks at this weight. I workout 5 times a week and I try to eat a high protein low carb diet. Any tips would be super appreciated

cory17

Wow it's amazing you are still responding/maintaining the thread. What did you keep daily calories at? Looks like you ate real low carb/ nothing processed? Congrats!!

kamamakai

As impressive as your weight loss is, equally so is that you have maintained after your initial post. It's inspiring to see your active, outdoors healthy photos with your family. What a gift you gave to your son, yourself, your family! (It's my one regret that I was unable to do that for my son earlier; now that he's in college, I'm trying to inspire him. A little late. Now down 113 lbs, 55 or so to go. Hoping my effort will motivate him). Congrats, and thanks for the post.