My progress since Dec 6th 2010

frostiegurl

Throughout my life, my weight has fluctuated quite a bit and I have no one to blame for that other than myself. At my heaviest I was nearly 280lbs and extremely unhappy. Pictures of me were few and far between as I dreaded having any images of me on record. I came across a picture of myself when I was in Russia back in 2004 and I cringe when looking at it and wonder how the hell I ever let myself get to that point.

I lost about 70lbs a couple of years after that and was fairly comfortable with where I was but wanted to lose about 20-30 more so I could continue on my path of being healthy. Sadly, I kept putting it off and putting it off, so much so that I ended up gaining over 50lbs in the process. On December 5th of 2010 I decided enough was enough and I needed to take control of my life and my health once and for all. So, on December 6th I began my journey by using some old WW materials a friend of mine had given me after they switched to the new Points Plus program. I used those books and logs religiously and then stumbled upon MFP about 2 weeks into my new life. After logging everything on MFP and counting points for WW, I finally set aside the WW stuff and forged ahead with logging all of my calories through MFP exclusively.

It's been slightly over 3 months since I took control of my life and I've lost 50.2 lbs so far. In the process I've gone from having stage 1 hypertension to being within a normal blood pressure range, I've lost 9 inches from my waist, 8 inches from my hips and I've lost my double chin. I'm not done yet, either. I'd like to lose another 30-35 lbs and then reevaluate my goals at that point.

So now for the moment you've all been weighting (get it) for.... pictures.


This is me in the Summer of 2004 and at my heaviest.




This is me and my tattoo artist shortly before I began my journey




This is me on our cruise in the middle of January at about 25lbs lost


And this is me today, holding up one of my "fat" skirts

missy1970eb

uve done really well, keep it up

InstantSunshine

Wow, it's hard to believe those pics are of the same person even - well done! you look absolutely amazing, and far happier.

DanaC43

Look at you!!! You don't even look like the same person!! You look awesome!!! Way to go....keep it up!!

Trishkit

You look absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work!

get_it_gone2012

Sweet! You look totally different, congrats!

frostiegurl

Thank you so much.

Posting that first picture was one of the hardest things I've ever done. At the same time, I realize that it's important to haveat least one reminder of where I don't ever want to be again.

emaybe

congrats!!! your progress is amazing, you should be super proud.

SoFancySoBlessed

You look fabulous!!!! Great job! :bigsmile:

Amber_2005

Awesome! You should be very proud!

claudia7777

You look wonderful and know you must be proud of yourself. Even though I am much older then you, I can identify with the difficult of looking at photos of myself. You give me motivation to keep it up. Thank you.

spoiledwifenikki

Those pics you put up gave me such inspiration. I am 237lbs I have been on mfp for a week now.I have never been this heavy and I had alot of doubts about if I could even loose the weight but you have laid alot of my doubt to rest thank you so very much BY the way you look amazing.

paulamantia

You look amazing. Way to go!

Elzecat

That's AMAZING! You look great (and happy!)
What kind of exercise do you do?

frostiegurl

If my success thus far can inspire even one person then that makes me happier than I can say. I remember when I first started this thing back in December and I would look at the success stories in constant admiration and amazement at the accomplishments of so many people.

As for exercise, I alternate several different things. Some days I do one of the Biggest Loser DVD's, some days I just go for a 3 mile walk, sometimes I do anywhere from 30-60 minutes of Just Dance 2... Really just depends on my frame of mind on that day.

Suzeesmu

I love it when people post their progress pics! You are amazing, inspirational, and motivational!

Coco_Puff

Great job!!!!!!! You should be sooooooooo proud!!!!

ALW65

You were so right....that WAS worth the "weight"!!! What a beautiful job you've done. You look so beautiful in your pictures!

frostiegurl

All of your wonderful feedback is like the icing on the cake. Hmm, cake and icing ...okay, not my best analogy to date.

Thank you everyone for the kind comments. I look forward to posting my "after" results when I reach goal.

ramseyrose

Fab-u-lous! You and your weight loss. :flowerforyou:

Arielnesika

Look at you! These kind of progression pics just make me happy. Thank you for posting them!

trixie100

Wow you look like a totally different person now. Well done you've done brilliantly and should be so proud of yourself

zucena

Amazing!!!!:flowerforyou:

DaveNix

You don't even look like the same woman. Amazing job!

reneeot

wow fantastic work!!

frostiegurl

Once again, thank you everyone.

Accountability has been key to my success so far. If I can do this then every person who truly wants to live a healthy life can do anything they set their minds to.

Now to convince my tabby that she needs to drop a couple of pounds.

Nmama

Omg! I think I went to hs with your tattoo artist! Is his name tony? I remember he used to draw all the time! How random! Lol

Anyways, great job on the work you've accomplished, you look beautiful!

frostiegurl

Omg! I think I went to hs with your tattoo artist! Is his name tony? I remember he used to draw all the time! How random! Lol

Anyways, great job on the work you've accomplished, you look beautiful!

Wow, what a small world! Yep, his name is Tony and he does all my tattoos. In fact, I'm looking at getting another one done as a reward for reaching 50lbs lost. He hasn't seen me since I lost all the weight yet either.

If you want, I can tell him you said hi. Just send me a mail with your name.

calmmomw3minimeez

I love progress pics...they inspire and motivate me whenever I feel like I'm not making progress....pics were amazing and you should be sooooo proud of yourself!!!! I don't know you but I'm proud of you.....thanks for the inspiration!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

kerenvaknin

50 pounds in 3 months?! awesomeeeeee!!!!
congratulations on your new path in life! this is outstanding!

happyhaunt

You look so amazing, well done!