One year in... 125 pounds gone never to be found again

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  • yusineddy
    yusineddy Posts: 457 Member
    You are looking amazing, and I love the picture in the black dress, that confidence surely shows, you look stunning!
  • ForeverCharlie
    ForeverCharlie Posts: 183 Member
    Congratulations, what a perfect gift you've given yourself. You look beautiful!
  • NewCourtneyJo
    NewCourtneyJo Posts: 3
    Fantastic job!
  • 000April
    000April Posts: 4 Member
    Incredible!! You have worked hard and deserve to feel great! You sure look it! :)
  • dieter75
    dieter75 Posts: 33 Member
    You look amazing! Congratulations.
  • beautifulctb
    beautifulctb Posts: 100
    Thanks!!!!:smile::blushing:
  • mel5580
    mel5580 Posts: 60 Member
    Congrats you look amazing!!!! You are an inspiration for sure!!!
  • Jmer525
    Jmer525 Posts: 1
    Great Job! You looks fantastic!
  • loosinit42806
    loosinit42806 Posts: 142 Member
    YAYA! go girl! you look great! you can do this! and Im so glad I looked at this story now because im gonna kill it at the gym!
  • carol5047
    carol5047 Posts: 44 Member
    Hello MFP my name is Courtney. Right now I am working on cutting the original m in half. As of today this goal is 70% complete!!

    This is my second time on a journey to get healthy. The first time I was successful at losing weight. I lost 94 pounds. Somehow I became unmotivated and started working out less and less. Eventually I stopped going to the gym and even stopped taking my thyroid medicine because I didn't want to go to the doctor and hear her ask about me gaining all the weight I lost back. I was in deep denial about what I had done to myself. In two years I gained all 94 pounds plus 46 pounds back.

    Moving really slow, lower back pain, shortness of breath after just a couple minutes of slow walking or climbing few stairs, often eating fast food for more than one meal a day, feeling tired, etc. all happened in a normal day for me before I started this journey for the second and final time.

    One day I was sitting at work, with just an hour left before it was time for me to go home, and it just hit me that it was time for me to change. When I got off, I went straight to a grocery and retail store and got some workout DVDs, healthy food, and water. Did I mention, I just went grocery shopping three days before and loaded up on the junk food? I took all that junk food to work the next day and set it in the kitchen and let all of my coworkers eat it, better 15 people eating it than just one (me).

    A couple of weeks later, I joined a gym.

    Over the last year, my life has changed so much. I no longer have lower back pain; I can run up the stairs to my bedroom ( I live in a three-story condo and my bedroom is on the third floor); I eat much healthier now, while still allowing myself to have treat meals every now and then; and most importantly I just feel so good!!! My focus has shifted from losing weight to getting fit and healthy while losing weight in the process. One of my proudest fitness moments this year was when I ran my very first 5K ( I should mention it was on a cross country trail).


    So far, this journey has been tough; but the love and support that I receive on a daily basis from my family, friends, and my MFP family has made it a little easier. I am looking forward to seeing what my future holds! I still have a ways to go, but I have come so far not only physically but mentally also!

    SW: 358.8
    CW: 233.6
    GW: 175

    I got these results by exercising 5-6 days a week, eating healthy, drinking plenty of water. No surgery, no wraps, no pills, no starvation, just the simple way eating right and exercising!!!

    And what people want to see the most….. the pics…. 

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    This is a picture of me holding 120 of the pounds I lost. This was a motivator to me because it helped me feel exactly how much weight I had lost and made it so clear to me that I NEVER want to put any of that weight back on me!

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    Some one on this site posted a 40lb weight loss by holding up 4 ten pound bag of potatoes in the grocery store. Just try to imagine holding 12 ten pound sacks for even a greater comparison! You Look Great!
  • PoetChick
    PoetChick Posts: 20
    You look AMAZING!! Congrats on your success!

    Stephanie
  • marthadztx
    marthadztx Posts: 337 Member
    Congratulations!:flowerforyou:
  • chica2sassy
    chica2sassy Posts: 9 Member
    Truly inspirational! Thank you for sharing your journey. You look fabulous!
  • accokeekjudi
    accokeekjudi Posts: 32 Member
    Wonderful wonderful just wonderful!! Keep going. You look amazing!!
  • CarolinkaCjj
    CarolinkaCjj Posts: 622 Member
    You look great! Fantastic story - thank you for sharing it.
  • Csy4242
    Csy4242 Posts: 210 Member
    Amazing! What an inspiration!
  • Laughter_Girl
    Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
    Fantastic job!!! You look great. Keep it up.
  • dclark566
    dclark566 Posts: 330 Member
    way to go! Keep it up girl!
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    That's so awesome and love the idea of the picture with the weights.
  • CocoLaMocha
    CocoLaMocha Posts: 26
    You are simply amazing!!! It's weird how the universe works: all of a sudden something clicks and you get overwhelmed with a need to change. You took that opportunity and changed your lifestyle around. That must have been difficult, but you did sooo good, soo good. Keep up the good work Courtney!! :drinker: You've inspired so many people with your post.
  • Fit4_Life
    Fit4_Life Posts: 828 Member
    WOW GIRL!!! YOU look absolutely FANTASTIC! Keep up the great work! Extremely inspiring!! :flowerforyou:
  • jennyaug
    jennyaug Posts: 15 Member
    WOW amazing!!! You look great, way younger also!!!:smile:
  • WallyH4EverVersion
    WallyH4EverVersion Posts: 172 Member
    Congratulations...You look great!
  • mimiteh35
    mimiteh35 Posts: 486 Member
    On here looking for some motivation and BAM, here you are! Thank you for sharing this!! CONGRATS!!! Love love LOVE to see the progression photos AND the best part was seeing you hold the equivalent of your lost weight in those hand weights!! When I lost my first 10 lbs I was like "ugh, i've only lost 10 lbs" and my fiance made me pick up a 10 lb bag of potatoes we just bought and said "hello, you lost this much weight!" and that really helped put it in some perspective, and seeing that photo of you holding the weights made me remember that feeling again! Thanks again, and congrats on getting your health back!! :)
  • ayscrivener
    ayscrivener Posts: 27 Member
    Wow! Absolutely amazing, you've done a wonderful job. Keep going girl, you look stunning!
  • MiKiTzLi
    MiKiTzLi Posts: 8 Member
    This is exactly what I needed to read this morning! Thanks for posting! You are an inspiration and doing it the old fashioned way is truly the way to go! Keep up the GREAT work! :D
  • shannonalgren1
    shannonalgren1 Posts: 36 Member
    YOU GO GIRL!!!! You look great
  • geminirl
    geminirl Posts: 8 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS!!! Thank you for sharing and giving people like me hope and inspiration!! I won't even allow my picture to be taken!!! Keep up the GREAT work!
  • ROBINCAN2
    ROBINCAN2 Posts: 33 Member
    Great story! Thanks for sharing with us and of course the pics! You look terrific! Keep it up as it is paying off tremendously!
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    bravo, honey ....... outstanding accomplishment ....... am doing the happy dance for you :drinker:

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