101 lbs down - 252 to 151 (with pictures!)

MandyMason7

This post has been a year and a half in the making, as of yesterday I have officially lost 101 lbs! This journey has been so unbelievably rewarding, I can't even begin to put into words all the amazing things I've been able to accomplish over the past year and a half. I went from wearing a tight size 22 jeans to wearing a size 8 (as of Friday!). I went from rarely getting off the couch to making sure I hit 10,000 steps per day. I went from struggling to walk up a flight of stairs to running numerous 5ks just because I think it's fun. I have proven that you don't have to eat "clean" and cut out all the delicious foods you crave to lose weight, my favorite food of all time is cake and I have yet to turn down a piece since starting my weight loss journey. I still want to lose another 16 lbs so that I'm right in the middle of my healthy weight range but knowing that all the hard work has paid off and I am a healthy weight now is amazing. If you want it bad enough and you put in the effort, you can accomplish the goals that you set for yourself. I'm proof. I had a baby two months ago and during my pregnancy I was determined to remain active and continue working towards my goals, nothing is impossible.

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renahearn

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

Tanie98

This post has been a year and a half in the making, as of yesterday I have officially lost 101 lbs! This journey has been so unbelievably rewarding, I can't even begin to put into words all the amazing things I've been able to accomplish over the past year and a half. I went from wearing a tight size 22 jeans to wearing a size 8 (as of Friday!). I went from rarely getting off the couch to making sure I hit 10,000 steps per day. I went from struggling to walk up a flight of stairs to running numerous 5ks just because I think it's fun. I have proven that you don't have to eat "clean" and cut out all the delicious foods you crave to lose weight, my favorite food of all time is cake and I have yet to turn down a piece since starting my weight loss journey. I still want to lose another 16 lbs so that I'm right in the middle of my healthy weight range but knowing that all the hard work has paid off and I am a healthy weight now is amazing. If you want it bad enough and you put in the effort, you can accomplish the goals that you set for yourself. I'm proof. I had a baby two months ago and during my pregnancy I was determined to remain active and continue working towards my goals, nothing is impossible.

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you look smazing.keep up the good work

blancokitty

Amazing you look fabulous, thanks for the post.

Fallingsakura

Such an inspiration! Well done!

HerbertNenenger

WOWEE ! You look simply amazing ! and a pregnancy in between to boot ! You made it to my dream size ! So jealous ! You rock !

1HappyRedhead

Way to go girl!! You didn't let anything stop you.... :flowerforyou:

michie27

Amazing, you should be so proud of all your hard work!

MandyMason7

Sorry about the picture errors originally, they've been fixed!

jackiem1111

Thanks for sharing. I've lost 21 lbs and still have over 100 to lose. So wonderful hearing that it can be done especially on a week that I had no loss at the scale. Congrats and you look awesome!

KelGen02

You look amazing!!! Congratulations on all your hard work!! You have a beautiful family! :flowerforyou:

hannamae05

Wow! Look at you! Congratulations!

mrogers52

Inspiring! Thanks for sharing:flowerforyou:

piezanno

Awesome, congratulations on your weight loss and the new addition. We all know it's not easy.

wanarun

Congratualtions, you are a beautiful healthy mom!

dtfiler

Just what I needed to hear this morning. I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks but still continue to eat right and walk. I'm down 45.8 and want to get 46 more off. Thank you for your story and you look great good job!!

riffraff2112

To be able to accomplish that, and have a baby in between is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for you. Enjoy the new you (and the little one). Congrats on both fronts

arguablysamson

You look great.

GMC_81

Well done you! what an amazing achievement.
Congratulation on your baby and new body!

kentwhale

Wow, this is so inspiring especially as you have just had a baby as well. I have 100lbs to lose to get me at the higher end of the healthy spectrum and it seems so much that I sometimes wonder if I will be able to persevere, but reading your post really helps me to believe it can be done. Well done.

adstott

You look great, you've done an amazing job!

janatarnhem

Fantastic! You have done such a great job! :flowerforyou:

rustyvicinie

Wow, Way to Go and great accomplishment. Enjoy the success.

monikabenoit

Good job, what an accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go on brining your lifestyle around! You look great and it must feel wonderful too!

Mz_Jay007

Your determination and perseverance paid off.
Congratulations! :flowerforyou:

thenolanz

Amazing!

redrose1026

This is really inspiring to me because I have similar goals - I want to lose X amount of weight before getting pregnant again, and then track as I'm pregnant & continue losing after pregnancy. GO YOU!!! You did and look awesome!

Redheadllena

Keep it up, you're amazing!!

MissElectricEyeliner

Great motivation for other people that want to lose over 100 pounds, like me.

optionalsourcewins

Congratulations, you look fantastic!!

zodan1976

This is such an amazing story.....congratulations to you!!! You look beautiful!!