Pictorial of my progress

jodibelle

Great job!! I love your progress - but what really stands out to me is how confident you look in the last picture!

Newnanax3

Amazing ~ you look fantastic!! Congratulations.

jonbobfrog

You look awesome! I hope I can be as successful as you have. Thanks for the inspiration boost!

PS - love your tattoos!

PandaFit450

WOW!
You are truly inspirational to those of us just starting out!
Jules x

rubyrenga

Wow, you look amazing!!! You must feel great, too.

Palache

YOU look Amazing!

Opusarlo

I am impressed....way to go!!! You ought to be proud.

stefraab

a) congrats on your hardwork/success!!

b) LOOOVE your tattoo :-) the floral one. beautiful!

nicolerah

OMG!!! Woman! You are fabulous!! Keep up the awesome work! Would love to get to know how you did it... sending a request now!

bmfrazie

Great job! You look fantastic

thinkpink4hope

You encourage me so much!! I have lost 25lbs since March 2011 and this last week I feel like I was about to give up. So much hard work! Now I feel that I can go on after seeing your pictures. So much hope!!

deniseg31

You look amazing and are a true inspiration! Beautiful!!! :happy:

frostiegurl

Thank you so much everyone. I feel amazing and like I can accomplish just about anything right now.

Wow..thats awesome!

I am 40 as well and may I ask you if you were stuck at all for 2 or 3 weeks while still eating within goal and if you had to change or increase calories or workouts to get past it? Also, did you exercise a lot?

Congrats!

I haven't experienced any plateau as of yet. However, I have had weeks where I lost very little and one week when I gained slightly but it came off the very next week without issue. I don't exercise all that much to be honest and that's one thing I'm working on. I kinda eased up on the exercise bandwagon a couple of months ago. Generally when I exercise I don't do anything overly strenuous(walking, hand weights, a few work out dvd's and Just Dance 2 are my main forms of exercise).

As far as changing up my eating during this, I have lowered my carb intake significantly along the way and have had amazing results due to limiting the number of carbs I consume while also increasing my protein intake. I make sure to stay hydrated and generally drink at least 14 cups of water a day.


Those of you who complimented me on my tattoos, thank you so much. The hibiscus tattoo was one of my rewards for my hard work.

As for the dress, I saw it and immediately fell in love with it. I've been a thrift store diva for years and love finding beautiful clothing without having to pay retail. I dished out $5 for that beauty a couple of months ago and purchasing it made me even more determined to lose the weight necessary to wear it.

When I was at my very heaviest I probably wore a 26w and the dress is a Juniors size 11. It's so liberating to know that I can wear super cute clothes and not have to worry about finding something that fits when I walk into a store.

I couldn't have done this without the amazing support system I stumbled upon here at MFP. You're all my inspiration to keep going.

teelt13

Wow! You look great! Awesome job..you should be really proud!

mardavlais

You totally rock!! Congratulations!

julsofdenial

Thank you so much everyone. I feel amazing and like I can accomplish just about anything right now.

Wow..thats awesome!

I am 40 as well and may I ask you if you were stuck at all for 2 or 3 weeks while still eating within goal and if you had to change or increase calories or workouts to get past it? Also, did you exercise a lot?

Congrats!

I haven't experienced any plateau as of yet. However, I have had weeks where I lost very little and one week when I gained slightly but it came off the very next week without issue. I don't exercise all that much to be honest and that's one thing I'm working on. I kinda eased up on the exercise bandwagon a couple of months ago. Generally when I exercise I don't do anything overly strenuous(walking, hand weights, a few work out dvd's and Just Dance 2 are my main forms of exercise).

As far as changing up my eating during this, I have lowered my carb intake significantly along the way and have had amazing results due to limiting the number of carbs I consume while also increasing my protein intake. I make sure to stay hydrated and generally drink at least 14 cups of water a day.


Those of you who complimented me on my tattoos, thank you so much. The hibiscus tattoo was one of my rewards for my hard work.

As for the dress, I saw it and immediately fell in love with it. I've been a thrift store diva for years and love finding beautiful clothing without having to pay retail. I dished out $5 for that beauty a couple of months ago and purchasing it made me even more determined to lose the weight necessary to wear it.

When I was at my very heaviest I probably wore a 26w and the dress is a Juniors size 11. It's so liberating to know that I can wear super cute clothes and not have to worry about finding something that fits when I walk into a store.

I couldn't have done this without the amazing support system I stumbled upon here at MFP. You're all my inspiration to keep going.

Great to know, thanks for sharing! Very inspiring

jesseBYAH

WOWWWWW!!!!! Look at you! Looks like you have MADE it, girl! Many congrats, I am very inspired by you! You look YEARS younger, btw!

j_fattler

holy **** girlfriend! THATS INCREDIBLE!!

You inspire me!

elizabethblake

Wow! You look fabulous!!!

Kattie1

That is awesome.....gives me hope