-181 pounds 4 pounds from goal

Tamishumate

well 4.5 actually.
see ya in two months. cause that is how long it will take, lol
Seriously. I said it a couple of times today to customers and could hardly believe it myself, after all I have done I have less than 5 pounds to go. What an amazing journey this has been, and just the start of another one. I figure it will be end of DEC when I reach my goal, it was DEC 29th 2008 when I started this journey, so its only fitting that it happens around that time ( ALTHOUGH, I would welcome it to happen PRIOR to that ) :bigsmile:
MFP has been my tool every day for the whole journey, tracking my foods and working out have been the key to my success. If you are sitting there, with your jaw open, wondering how the heck I did this, I can say , THAT IS HOW. Loggin my foods, staying around 1300 calories a day, and working out 5 times a week. That is how I did it. no magic drug, didnt drink anything, or stick myself with hormones, I counted calories and worked out.

I have many emotions looking at my before picture. it makes me very sad that that really was me for so long, I was so unhappy. Any person who weighs over 300 pounds and says they are happy is lying. you are not happy, or you wouldnt weight over 300 pounds. that is my thought anyway.
before:



Now :


and with my Nephew :

JoeyTajzai

Wow, that is amazing. I can't wait until the say I say "4 pounds until I reach my goal."

Tamishumate

Wow, that is amazing. I can't wait until the say I say "4 pounds until I reach my goal."

keep at it, IT WILL HAPPEN... the time is going to go by anyway, so you might as well keep at it Best of luck to you!

MandyMandz

Congrats!

Pedro_Infante

Girl! You look fantastic!

niknok28

AMAZING story!!! How inspiring!

farmgirlh

you are amazing!! Congratulations!

JoyceJoanne

What an incredible Christmas gift to yourself! You look amazing. :noway: Congratulations on a job well done! Keep up the great work for that laaaaast 4 pounds!!! :flowerforyou:

poodlepaws

This doesn't happen too often to me but I am SPEECHLESS! You LOOK AMAZING and should be on cloud 9 with what you've accomplished!
I have 65 lbs left to go and am doing it the same way as you; I did start out on my own but am taking all the help I can get now and MFP is just one tool in my arsenal:)

JOB WELL DONE!

TaraDenise

Absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

Rynatat

That is GREAT!! You must be SO proud of yourself :flowerforyou:

I found the secret to weight loss as well: exercise and logging ALL my food & drinks. I weight out EVERYTHING, even if it says 1 tsp or 10g, I weigh it to make sure it's 10g!

Congrats & I know you'll hit your goal in no time at all :flowerforyou:

Tamishumate

This doesn't happen too often to me but I am SPEECHLESS! You LOOK AMAZING and should be on cloud 9 with what you've accomplished!
I have 65 lbs left to go and am doing it the same way as you; I did start out on my own but am taking all the help I can get now and MFP is just one tool in my arsenal:)

JOB WELL DONE!

MFP ROCKS, it has been so awesome having this site and all the wonderful people here. You just have to keep using it! good luck to you!

4lafz

You are gorgeous! Thank you for inspiring us all!

tjradd73

you really do look awesome!!! you should be very proud of yourself (and i know that you are), what you have done takes a lot of hard work and dedication, and it just goes to show that surgeries and hormones and all of that other stuff out there these days is unneccessary!!! WTG!!! and CONGRTAS!!

HealthyChanges2010

Always my inspiration!

You not only changed your life, but your children's and you look so lovely Tami!

Bermudabarbie

You are a knock out! Truly!

I am so pleased we are MFP friends. Inspiring to so many of us! You've done fabulously well. Continued blessings to you!

Ckonner

wow! Wow WOW!!

LastFighter

Friggin amazing.

hungrymarathongirl

WOW!!! Absolutely Amazing! You look so stunning and healthy.

SandraMay1982

You are AWESOME! that's all.

BigGail

Woah! You look incredible - well done - I'm sure that goal will be here soon x

catcrazy

Wow, fab transformation. Well done you

Christine1110

Wow..You have done a fabulous job! You LOOK AMAZING! I'm going to keep going until I can say I only have a few pounds left.
Congrats! Christine.

sharonuk10

Awesome job. Congratulations.

johnthefatman

What an inspiration - you look terrific

stringsNlinks

hard to add anything else but KUDOS to you beautiful...job well done!

sunlover67

Wow, you have to be soooo proud of yourself. I am sure you are on top of the world. Enjoy it!! It is very well deserved. Congrats! :drinker:

thickntired

I'm truly in awe! You are amazing!!! You inspire me. I was above 300 pounds and lost down to 242 but then gained back 40 pounds and am now working to lose those pounds and keep going down. Your pictures keep me so hopeful. Congrats on the weight loss and fingers crossed tightly that those last pesky pounds come off sooner than expected. :-)

StuAblett

.... the time is going to go by anyway, so you might as well keep at it ......

Words to live by! :drinker:

...and you look fabulous!

Holton

Always curious as to "what" finally clicked and you decided to do this? As I know for myself I tried to lose weight for 20 years and just always gained more...ha ha! Then last fall I made a decision, started January 4, 2010 and didn't look back. For me, it was total disgust with myself (not that I hadn't been there before), I felt terrible ( and had for a long time), and I swore I was NOT going to buy another size larger of clothing! Anyway, if there was a particular "event" or piece of the puzzle that you can speak too, I would love to know what started your journey.

soze

I would have claimed him as a boyfriend if I were you. You look hot Momma!