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

Sag2015

You look fantastic!! Keep up the good work.

udamom

Great job!! you look wonderful and I know you will acomplish your goal this year.
That last picture is so cute! don't ya love wearing high boots? cannot do that and look good when you are big (well I never felt I could anyway!)
congrats!

itamd1970

What a great story! Thanks for sharing

MaryGrace1965

Thank you for sharing your story with the rest of us. Hard work, determination and mind set is really what it takes. I'm so glad you pointed out that you did it by eating healthy and exercise. That really is how we have to do it. You ROCK!!!

StormsPrincessJac

Wow! Congratulations. You look fantastic. A real inspiration for those of us just starting out. Thank you for sharing

beautifulctb

Wow thanks for all the love everyone!!! When I say it means a lot, that is an understatement!!! You all rock and together each and everyone of us can reach our goals!!!!

slimjaques

Congratuations! Fabulous results!!!

sexxxythick

Wow...u r an inspiration!

Livin4me1969

You look amazing!!! Congrats on the loss you should be extremely proud of what you have accomplished!!! :drinker:

yusineddy

You are looking amazing, and I love the picture in the black dress, that confidence surely shows, you look stunning!

ForeverCharlie

Congratulations, what a perfect gift you've given yourself. You look beautiful!

NewCourtneyJo

Fantastic job!

000April

Incredible!! You have worked hard and deserve to feel great! You sure look it!

dieter75

You look amazing! Congratulations.

beautifulctb

Thanks!!!!:blushing:

mel5580

Congrats you look amazing!!!! You are an inspiration for sure!!!

Jmer525

Great Job! You looks fantastic!

loosinit42806

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

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…. 



















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!

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!