Down 50lbs! W/pics

Reb2979

Hello all! I would like to start off by saying I have struggled with my weight my whole life, continuously fluctuating up and down. At my highest (in the picture on the left) I was at 216 lbs. I was miserable, nothing fit me and I found myself crying a lot for no reason. I realized I am an emotional eater and enjoy eating late at night. Over the past three years I have been plucking away at my weight, only becoming serious about it within the past 4 months. I am down to around 166 pounds! I try to eat more veggies and fruit, as I enjoy all kinds. I also try to drink more water, eliminated soda, coffee, and tea from my diet completely, and try to run at least 3 times a week. My runs are never anything too intense, more of a jog and only for about twenty minutes. I will sometimes do zumba workouts or use an elliptical but I much rather jog outside. This is just a stop on my journey as my goal weight is somewhere between 135-145. I have never been that thin my entire life so I will have to see how it looks the closer I get! I should add that I'm 5'9 so I carry my weight much differently than a person who is shorter than me.

raevyn70

You look fantastic! Awesome job!

RachelRuns9

Congratulations! You look so great! I totally relate to your story: the emotional eating challenges and never being active before... it's quite a difficult journey in so many aspects! But are kicking butt. Great job with the running!! I'm really happy for you!

rosehips60

fabulous!

johnnyhatesjazz

Wow you look awesome.. Great job

Keepcalmanddontblink

You look fantastic!!

StacyRenee77

You look amazing

fastracker

Good work. Gonna try and lose 50 myself. Starting Mon. Never had to try this before. Taking a little help from Medifast. Hope it works, feeling it lately.

PJPrimrose

Nice!

chari182

Great job!

felonebeats

Good work,keep it up

RebeccaS1552

You look great after all of your hard work... congrats!!

branbuds

Congrats! You look amazing!

JessicaWantsToBHealthy

Congratulations! You look great! We are a similar height/weight - I am 5' 9 1/2" and started at 220 lbs and after 8 months of tracking in MFP I am now at 167. I too have fluctuated with my weight my whole life, and I am an evening binge eater. It's hard for me to see my own progress when I look in the mirror, so seeing someone of a similar height and weight is very motivating for me!

sbrociousstewart

This is just what I needed to see today! We have almost the same starting and current weights, but its always easier to see progress in someone else. You look fabulous, girl!

Reb2979

Thank you all so much for your postivie, encouraging words! You all have helped to motivate me to keep going forward! You all look amazing!

JulieE1002

Way to go girl! I am so proud of what you have accomplished!

Minnesnowtagurl

Grat job!!!!! You look great and you are an inspiration to many!