A Work In Progress

kmard81

Well, I'm not where I want to be...YET! But I know I can and will get there. My entire life has been one big ole yo-yo diet. Lose, gain, lose gain. I could blame by weight on carrying my two children, but the truth is, I weighed that amount before I ever got pregnant. In Feb 2013, I decided I needed a change after suffering from depression and being diagnosed with panic disorder. I started working out and eating better. I began running and actually found a love of it. I began to feel better physically AND mentally. I have since done 2 5K's, 1 8K and a 10K. I started at 209 and am not at 176. My initial goal was to loose 40 lbs (which would be 169) but I am aiming to be around 150. I am 5' 2" for those wondering. I am currently doing low carb which has restarted the weight loss for me. I remember when I first joined and I would come here for motivation. I always thought, "I wish that was me". Well, now it is! It can be you too!!!

June 2012 at 209lbs


November 2013


February 2014


March 2014 at 176lbs

kmard81

Anyone that can help with pics?

sherisse69

Awesome work! Can't wait to see the pics!

*I don't know how to help with the pics but I have seen others mention about the img needing to be a certain way. Maybe try lower case and see if that helps?

EmotionalEater84

June 2012 at 209lbs



November 2013



February 2014




March 2014 at 176lbs

EmotionalEater84

You look amazing! Very inspiring Thank you for sharing!!

kmard81

yay, got the links to work!

kmard81

Awesome work! Can't wait to see the pics!

*I don't know how to help with the pics but I have seen others mention about the img needing to be a certain way. Maybe try lower case and see if that helps?

You were right, thank you for the suggestion!

dmsantiago

Awww, YAY Kelly! I am so proud of you!!! You are truly inspirational and I am so blessed to call you my friend!!! Love you!

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Awesome job!

csk0018

You look amazing! Congrats on the great work!

ScientificExplorerGirl

You look fantastic!! Congratulations :-)

kmard81

Awww, YAY Kelly! I am so proud of you!!! You are truly inspirational and I am so blessed to call you my friend!!! Love you!

You too! Love you!

Llorraine11

wow u look wonderful...congrats!!!!!

yusineddy

You look wonderful, great job!

kmard81

Thank you

Imcharmed

Fab loss, you must be well chuffed, well done.

I'm the same height as you and starting at just under the same weight. I hope to have the same success as you have. Still early days for me, just starting out again, after not following MFP since September.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

kmard81

Fab loss, you must be well chuffed, well done.

I'm the same height as you and starting at just under the same weight. I hope to have the same success as you have. Still early days for me, just starting out again, after not following MFP since September.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

I started off counting calories and running. I did boot camp once a week for strength training and was dong videos at home when I could. I plateaued over the holidays but maintained, so I was happy. I think the biggest advice (which I still try to convince myself) is to not get discouraged if things don't happen as quickly as you'd like. It takes time to put the weight on and it takes time to get it off. When the scaled stopped moving for me, I tried low carb. I am finding this easy for me to stick with. What works for one person may not work for another, so I would encourage you to find what works for you! You will get there...best of luck!

Imcharmed

Thanks for the reply. Good luck for your future loss.

monicaP413

You're beautiful! And you are doing so well, such an inspiration!

kmard81

Thanks for the reply. Good luck for your future loss.

Thanks, you as well!