~30 lbs down, with pics! (hopefully..)

Samerah12

Hi everybody! I'm fairly new here and a huge fan of the site. I've lost about 33 lbs over the last 6 months or so and today is the first time I really noticed it in pictures and wanted to share! Green/black sweater is at ~220 at this time last year, blue shirt is today at ~187.



A little about me:

I hit my highest weight winter/spring of 2010 in the run up to my thesis defense. I was about 220, give or take 5 lbs, and 5'7. In the summer and fall of 2010 I made some subtle lifestyle changes (moved further from work but kept walking everyday, moved in with people who liked to cook so I wasn't eating out much) and dropped 25 lbs, back to 195 and plateaued there for a couple of months. After realizing I now had enough time on my hands (broke up with my boyfriend, out of school for the first time in 7 years) and was fit enough to really enjoy working out again I joined a gym. That was about 3 weeks ago. A week later I joined MFP, after 6 months of my moms stubborn insistance (hi mom!). As of today I am 187 which is the smallest I can remember being in 7 years! The "after" pic is me today, trying on new workout clothes b/c I'm too small for my old ones.

Vanishing_Gordies

You look fantastic! And look at your booty!!!
I wish I had a booty. My kids took it from me during pregnancy. Congrats to you and best wishes on your journey!!!

TLW77

You look great! I can totally tell the difference! Be proud of yourself for all the hard work you have done!

Cori615

Wow you look amazing! You shed years too you look much younger

brayaddie

WOW! you look amazing !! Keep up the great work(outs)!!!: smile:

michelegbowman

Smoking hot!

Vicky14174

good job and i'm glad your mom pushed. this is a great place for you to be and she knew it.

keep up the good work as you look awesome!!!!!!

carrie145

That's awesome!! Keep up the great work!

WhitneyW78

Holy difference, batwoman! You are looking totally awesome! Years younger and fitter to boot! LOVE it. As for the mom comment... haha... moms!

Scncartist

Great Job!!!! You look amazing and years younger. I'd also add happier too! :-)

auntiebabs

I'm in awe of the difference. You look great! Keep up the good work!

ngolston

Looking great! Congrats as well on the completion of your degree

Samerah12

You look fantastic! And look at your booty!!!
I wish I had a booty. My kids took it from me during pregnancy. Congrats to you and best wishes on your journey!!!

Holy crap, thanks!!! I am always so annoyed with my booty b/c its the first to go when I lose any weight. Its usually all flat and lame looking. I hadn't even realized it looked like that until today.

cmg4721

That's so great!! You look awesome! Keep it up!!

Pinkribbon_Doc

Congrats on your loss thus far youcan really tell the progress you've made!! Grad school really does do a number on your weight, huh? Im wrapping up my thesis write now and working on dropping my gradschool acquired poundage too!

Redheadedsunshine

Wow! You look amazing! Keep up the good work!

AngelaH10

You look fantastic!! Congratulations! I can't wait until I can say that I've lost that much weight.. keep up the great work!!

healthyjen342

WOW! Fantastic! You look great!

I wish you much success with the rest of your journey!

Samerah12

Thanks you guys!! I am indeed pretty stoked to no longer be looking like a middle aged woman. I'll post again when I reach my goal weight!

kim824

Awesome! Very inspiring!! You look Great!!

JD1805

Best part about playing this lifestyle/diet change game is people are happy when you lose

Great job