Lost 60 pounds while my husband was deployed to Iraq

Soulierl

I told myself I wanted to be half the woman I was, when my hubby left March 2010, when he returned March 2011!, I went from eating about 3,000 to 4,000 calories a day when he was home - down to only 1,200 calories a day... Its freakin' HARD!!! But I went from 218 pounds down to 153 pounds!!!

My profile picture Is a before and after --- the photo of me in the white shirt was taken the day he was deployed. I saw that photo and cried my eyes out !!! I told myself I couldn't keep eating the way I had been. So I decided that day that I would make a change in me....

Now he's been home for 3 months and its a struggle to keep from falling into bad habits again.... I'm trying to encourage him to eat better...and LESS!!! :happy:

bmw4deb

wow you look great

suzooz

You look fantastic! Keep up the good work!

Soulierl

Thanks!! It feels good seeing the pounds and inches start getting smaller doesn't it?

Rditty25

You look AMAZING! Great job! My husband is deployed right now too and it's so much easier to fall into better eating habits when they are gone and fall back into the bad ones when they come home! Keep strong, you can do it! Again, just WOW!

tammyr76

Congrats,,,you look great,,and I know your husband is so proud of you....

bjohs

Fantastic job! You look fabulous!

TinaS88

You look GREAT!!

loriannmartin

WOW!!! bet that was a shock for hubby you look like a different woman... !!! you look fantastic !!! ... amazing results... and also a thank you to your husband for his duty and you for having him gone so long. many blessings to you all. XOXOX

Bridge_CG

What a hot momma you are! Thank you for your sacrifice, and also thank your husband for me!

Seajolly

You look fantastic! What was his reaction???

ladybu6205

FANTASTIC! I did the same thing when my husband was deployed to Korea for a year... by the time he came home from Mid-tour, I had dropped from a size VERY tight 12 (I think I was in denial that I really needed a 14) down to size 4-6... 30 lbs in 5 months for me... Congrats on a job well done!

Lisa

soshotout

Wonderful job! I wish I could see the look on his face when he saw the new you for the first time!

mwatson23

You look fantastic! Congrats to you and thank you to you and your hubby for your service Stay strong, you have accomplished much bigger goals then this so just remember what it took and how good you feel now!

EmilyDezo

You look great! What was his reaction when he came back? Had you told him while he was gone that you were trying to loose weight? Only a few more lbs left. You got this girl...awesome job!

lauralhicks

You look great!

nlsalvatore

Bet your husband was surprised when he came home! You look wonderful!!

Givemewings

You look amazing...that must have been really hard work!!

BigBoneSista

I'm doing the same as you did. My husband has been stationed overseas for almost 4 years. He has been home to visit from time to time but he has yet to see me at this size. I can't wait till he does!

You look awesome. Keep focus. Lead by example and he will come around to your side eventually.

skinnyinnotime

A massive well done, you look fab!! Keep it up...you can do it!

jujudot

You look great!! Awesome job!

maritimemom

You look amazing! Well done! I would have loved to see his reaction when he saw you for the first time!

hollyb9871

Wow what a difference, congrats to you!

otranquility

HOLY MOLY YOU LOOK AMAZING!
Congrats!

dhartswifey

WOW! Congrats!!! I really needed this this morning as my husband is in Afghanistan and I want to do the same while he's gone....This is his 3rd deployment and I've said every deployment I want to do this and always fall through...He will be home in December and I want to look and feel different before he returns! I bet your husband was so suprised and couldn't keep his hands off you AWESOME!!!!

nichole883

You look great!!! Congrats! I bet your husband was shocked to see such a difference. I have 1-2 more months before my husband returns home from a year in Iraq and I can't wait to surprise him too.

Soulierl

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! Thank you all for the kind words...

I told my husband after he left that I really wanted to lose weight, but when the scale actually started moving, I did NOT tell him that the weight was actually coming off. When we would talk on Skype I would wear big Tshirts or sweatshirts - and since the video feed was never really any good where he was deployed, I didn't have to worry so much about him seeing a difference in the weight of my face. So I wouldn't let him see me as the weight was coming off.

He was able to come home in October on leave and by that time I had lost 35 pounds. When I picked him up from the airport he stopped for a minute and then ran up to me and told me he missed me and how beautiful I am.... Then nothing...... Everywhere we would go with friends they would all say things like, "oh my goodness! Did you just die when you saw how much weight she's lost??". And he would just say, "She's so beautiful!".

But he never would say anything about the weight loss.... So after a few days I told him, "ok now, you are hurting my feelings!!!" and he said "why?". I said "cause you haven't said anything about how much weight Ive lost!!!" he said, "Well I just didn't want you to think I didn't like the way you looked before!!!" TYPICAL MAN TRAP huh?? Hehehe

He went back to iraq for another 6 months, and by the time he was home in march 2011 I had lost a total of 60 pounds! He now tells me how proud he is of me.... Cuz I keep telling him how hard this has been...

It has been doubly hard to continue eating right since he's been home!! Like several of the posts said, it's MUCH easier to keep up good eating habits while he's gone, and it's SO easy to fall back into bad habits when he's home. But I'm going to beat the odds!!! I refuse to go back to the way I was!!

A little bit about my family history... Both of my parents were large, my brother weighs close to 500 pounds, and my sister weighs close to 340 pounds... I didn't start to struggle with my weight until after my 30's - now that I'm 43 years old, it's much harder to get it off and keep it off....

To my fellow military wives here..... You CAN do this!!!! And y'all have all done so great so far!!! I cant wait till your husbands get home!!!

EmilyDezo

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing it!

Believeth64

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! Thank you all for the kind words...

I told my husband after he left that I really wanted to lose weight, but when the scale actually started moving, I did NOT tell him that the weight was actually coming off. When we would talk on Skype I would wear big Tshirts or sweatshirts - and since the video feed was never really any good where he was deployed, I didn't have to worry so much about him seeing a difference in the weight of my face. So I wouldn't let him see me as the weight was coming off.

He was able to come home in October on leave and by that time I had lost 35 pounds. When I picked him up from the airport he stopped for a minute and then ran up to me and told me he missed me and how beautiful I am.... Then nothing...... Everywhere we would go with friends they would all say things like, "oh my goodness! Did you just die when you saw how much weight she's lost??". And he would just say, "She's so beautiful!".

But he never would say anything about the weight loss.... So after a few days I told him, "ok now, you are hurting my feelings!!!" and he said "why?". I said "cause you haven't said anything about how much weight Ive lost!!!" he said, "Well I just didn't want you to think I didn't like the way you looked before!!!" TYPICAL MAN TRAP huh?? Hehehe

He went back to iraq for another 6 months, and by the time he was home in march 2011 I had lost a total of 60 pounds! He now tells me how proud he is of me.... Cuz I keep telling him how hard this has been...

It has been doubly hard to continue eating right since he's been home!! Like several of the posts said, it's MUCH easier to keep up good eating habits while he's gone, and it's SO easy to fall back into bad habits when he's home. But I'm going to beat the odds!!! I refuse to go back to the way I was!!

A little bit about my family history... Both of my parents were large, my brother weighs close to 500 pounds, and my sister weighs close to 340 pounds... I didn't start to struggle with my weight until after my 30's - now that I'm 43 years old, it's much harder to get it off and keep it off....

To my fellow military wives here..... You CAN do this!!!! And y'all have all done so great so far!!! I cant wait till your husbands get home!!!

You have done GREAT!!!! Keep up the good Work.:flowerforyou: When I lost 87 pounds about 4 years ago, I found that as long as I exercise I could eat more calories. However I would eat healthy and use those moments if I went out to eat. My goal is to get back to where I was, after three ankle surgeries and pure bed rest i've gained back about 65 pounds. But I do know burning calories win the weight loss journey. The more muscles you gain the more calories you burn a day. So I admire you and all the others that are an inspiration to me, hearing yall success stories, make me hold on and never give up, no matter what struggles I have to face.

LimeyTart

You are awesome! Way to go, seriously.

I'm doing the same thing right now. Hubs left for AFG in Feb, won't be back until next spring. May make it home for R&R in November, but not guaranteed. Best part of my story is that he has NO idea. I cannot wait to see his face when he realizes that I'm skinny again.

Crowhorse

You look AMAZING! Great job! My husband is deployed right now too and it's so much easier to fall into better eating habits when they are gone and fall back into the bad ones when they come home! Keep strong, you can do it! Again, just WOW!

Isn't that the truth!