Before and After pics 247 to 139 and still going

shannonpatton

Great story !! U look awesome!!

Elizabeth38NC

Awesome... and you are beautiful inside and out :-)

Elizabeth38NC

I want to be where you all are... gracious it is hard.

CarolALeBrun

good for you - very inspiring!

CarolALeBrun

you are doing so well!

kellydharriso

Wow! You look great!

heyitsmekatie

thank you for sharing! you look fantastic and i just love your positive attitude. you are so right - the key is to never give up. i have to keep telling myself that. hearing your story is just what i needed!

jenniferegen

Thank you so much for sharing! You are beautiful and a great inspiration! I am sure your ex-husband is eating his heart out now!

beckyinma

Congratulations on your loss! Thanks so much for sharing your story.

sahalcomb

Congrats on your weight loss! You look amazing A real inspiration to everyone ... Thanks for posting!

med79

You look absolutely amazing! You're such an inspiration for me to keep going!!

jwil1231

Wonderful!! I'm so proud of you! Thank you for sharing your story! You're going to have such a wonderful, amazing life ahead of you for yourself and your children!!

gkfields

Lori,
You look amazing and God has someone very special for you and your family! Way to go girl. I have 40 lbs to lose and it feels like 100 lbs. I am having trouble eating all my 1200 calories for the day. I have yo yo diet for years and have never lost the weight. My son is coming into high school thie year and I want to be healthy for him and my wonderful husband of 23 years. We have suffered a tragic loss of our 16 year old daugher in 2009 and it is now time to get back on track for our son and lose this weight once and for all. I so want to do this. I am right at 165 lbs and only 5'1", I would like to be at 125lbs. I am 45 and it seems realy hard to find the time to exercise, as I am working 10 hrs a day. If you can give me any advise I would so appreciate that.
Blessings to you and your family. You look amazing!!!!
Gina

TiffyCooper

Even before you lost your weight, you were beautiful. But I must admit, you look positively radiant! Thank you so much for sharing your story. I pray that God gives me the strength to make it as far as you have.

Lori_menorahlover

Deeply touched by all of the kind posts. Not enough adequate words to express my sincere appreciation. I really didn't have much support while trying to lose the weight.

I wanted to add this collage and say that my son Noah is my true inspiration. Right before I decided to lose the weight for good he was accidentally ran over with a dually extended cab pickup with over 6000 lbs of heavy equipment on it by his father. A COMPLETE ACCIDENT and a very sad day for us. Anyway it crushed Noah's legs mostly his right one and doctors at Children's Mercy in Kansas City were able to restore blood flow so he would not lose his leg. He had to learn to walk again and drug his leg behind him during that time. His doctor said he might never be able to run like a normal child again. Well I'm proud to say that my son is a FIGHTER! He doesn't give up and over time he finally ran again and no longer drug his leg behind him. He made a full 100% recovery!

The entire time I have been on this weight loss journey I have had Noah as my inspiration. I thought if my son can learn to walk again then his mother can lose over 100 lbs.

Thank you Noah for being Mommy's inspiration in life. I am blessed beyond measure to have you as a son.

healthyjen342

PHENOMENAL WORK! CONGRATS TO YOU!

cparter

Deeply touched by all of the kind posts. Not enough adequate words to express my sincere appreciation. I really didn't have much support while trying to lose the weight.

I wanted to add this collage and say that my son Noah is my true inspiration. Right before I decided to lose the weight for good he was accidentally ran over with a dually extended cab pickup with over 6000 lbs of heavy equipment on it by his father. A COMPLETE ACCIDENT and a very sad day for us. Anyway it crushed Noah's legs mostly his right one and doctors at Children's Mercy in Kansas City were able to restore blood flow so he would not lose his leg. He had to learn to walk again and drug his leg behind him during that time. His doctor said he might never be able to run like a normal child again. Well I'm proud to say that my son is a FIGHTER! He doesn't give up and over time he finally ran again and no longer drug his leg behind him. He made a full 100% recovery!

The entire time I have been on this weight loss journey I have had Noah as my inspiration. I thought if my son can learn to walk again then his mother can lose over 100 lbs.

Thank you Noah for being Mommy's inspiration in life. I am blessed beyond measure to have you as a son.

thanks for this story. God bless you.

Lori_menorahlover

TY cparter. My children are my world. When I jog at the track and I want to quit I say 3 more laps. One for Rachel, one for Rose and one for Noah.

LoveleeB

YOU LOOK AWESOME GIRL! You're ex is surely missing out!

ncgatorfan

Oh my!!!! You look absolutely fantastic!! You're beautiful! Great work. Truly, you're an inspiration to so many people. Thanks fo sharing your pix!

ncgatorfan

Deeply touched by all of the kind posts. Not enough adequate words to express my sincere appreciation. I really didn't have much support while trying to lose the weight.

I wanted to add this collage and say that my son Noah is my true inspiration. Right before I decided to lose the weight for good he was accidentally ran over with a dually extended cab pickup with over 6000 lbs of heavy equipment on it by his father. A COMPLETE ACCIDENT and a very sad day for us. Anyway it crushed Noah's legs mostly his right one and doctors at Children's Mercy in Kansas City were able to restore blood flow so he would not lose his leg. He had to learn to walk again and drug his leg behind him during that time. His doctor said he might never be able to run like a normal child again. Well I'm proud to say that my son is a FIGHTER! He doesn't give up and over time he finally ran again and no longer drug his leg behind him. He made a full 100% recovery!

The entire time I have been on this weight loss journey I have had Noah as my inspiration. I thought if my son can learn to walk again then his mother can lose over 100 lbs.

Thank you Noah for being Mommy's inspiration in life. I am blessed beyond measure to have you as a son.

What an incredible story!! That is true courage and determiniation. If I could have one tenth of that, I'd be home free!! You really are blessed. Good for you for using that experience as a positive journey for a better life!!

tomorrowisnotpromised

You look absolutely AWESOME!!! Thanks for the words of encouragement. It's definitely needed.

DeeDeeLHF

Beautiful inside and out!! What an inspiring story of faith, determination, and love.

Thanks for sharing! I especially loved the tip of 3 more laps! I have 5 blessings, so I guess I have to do 5 extra!:laugh:

D

Leaf

Thanks so much for the post. It's just what I needed today. You are amazing. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

rubyrenga

You look fantastic! Great job and thanks for sharing!!!

Scott613

Wow you look Amaing!

juleseybaby

Thank you Noah for being Mommy's inspiration in life. I am blessed beyond measure to have you as a son.

What a strong little man and mom!! That's 2 days in a row you have inspired me!

svgarcia

Wow. What a transformation. U look beautiful! Tnx for sharing

Lori_menorahlover

7-15-11

For the person who asked about sagging skin... here is a pic I took today and I hope it helps to show you what I mean about the ab area. That is really the only trouble spot I have and I am hoping with more ab exercises and getting down to 125 I will see a huge improvement. My goal is to take a bikini pic by end of August.

I think a lot of it is genetics as far as the ability for the skin to bounce back after a large weight gain.

sailorsbabydoll

You are so inspiring and way to go mommy!