The Ultimate Pic Thread (Only Pictures)

Bsloop45

bump for awesome motivation!

newme201213

awesome.

Shinemaria

bump! it!

annacham

bump

christina0089

Figured out how to do a collage!

I was sad because i was fat. Clearly.

OH MY GOD, you are gorgeous!

Agreed! You are def gorgeous! Way to go on your weight loss!

elianexox

Bump !

mahmitta

you look amazing! congratulations! ps: nice boots! :bigsmile:

chelledawg14

I love seeing all these motivational pictures. Everyone looks amazing and I, too, can't wait to post before and after pics someday!

giggles1973

Bump

harleygirl6363

bump, this is an amazing thread LOVE IT KEEP THEM COMMING EVRYONE!!

joeygirl84

Enjoy!


Oct 2010 - 250 lbs


May 2011 - 217 lbs


Dec 2011 - 168 lbs


Jan 2012 - 163 lbs


How I've done it...
Hey Everyone
I have gotten quite a few people who have asked me to explain how it is I have lost the weight I have.
There is no easy way to put this in a short paragraph since details were asked. So... I'm going to take some time tonight and write this out for ya'll!There are two areas to this process. Food & Exercise. No rocket science there

1ST OFF..... whow there. If you are looking for answers or ideas, I may have some below that worked for me. But I have to stress...Most of us are this way because of years of neglecting our body. Frankly, mine has put up with a whole lot from me and I'm thankful it hung in there.We must ALL realize... there are NO quick fixes. My rule was, "It took me 27 years to ruin my body... it'll take me 27 months to claim it back". It just might take that many months till I'm fully there, but it's the least I owe myself. At one point, it becomes the norm and I'm thankful to say I'm there. It does happen!

1) FOOD:
I use myfitnesspal.comIt is a wonderful tool!
It's a free tool at that hehe. It's a community of people going through the same battles and I owe so much to those friends who stuck through every day by my side

I track ALL my food and exercise here. I am a visual learner, so this has truly been a great way to teach myself good habbits to replace horrible ones.I log all my food before I eat it.
I have found this has helped me to conciously make better choices. If I notice what I'm eating will really affect how much more food I could eat to hold me through the rest of the day, it gives me the ability to stop myself and either break the portion in half... or to just find a better selection of food.
I don't "deny" myself... I rather give myself the power to choose what's best for me

FOODS I AVOID:
- Processed Foods / Pre Packaged Meals
- White Flour / Sugar products
- Fast Food
- Foods with chemical sweeteners
- High Sodium Foods- Complex Carb foods with little to no nutritional value (cheezey puffs?)

Many have asked what I do eat. I'll break the trouble areas for some down and give just a few ideas for each.

SNACKS:
(My snacks most always involve some sort of source of protein.. I want to feed my body foods which will help it to continue to burn throughout the day)
- Almonds (unsalted)
- Turkey Bacon
- Weight Watchers String Cheese
- Peanut Butter
- Veggies
- Protein Bar
- Fruit ( I limit this to the morning since it takes the body longer to break sugars down)
- A treat is 100 cal popcorn
- Boiled Egg

MEALS:
I usually stick to the basics. A lean meat with a veggie. I enjoy lentils and beans too now! I Really watch my salt intake... water retention is no fun, and produces bad numbers on the scale!

2) EXERCISE

I do several types of cardio/strength. They are as follows:

1 - Lesley Sansone "Walk Away The Pounds" DVDs
This is a FABULOUS program. It is something ANYONE can do. Whether you have an injury, a health condition... no matter.When I started this journey at 250 lbs, exercise just down right hurt. I was in pain... wore braces... tensors. Gradually I got rid of them as the weight came off, but this program allowed me to go at a healthy pace. You can sample her videos on this site, but I suggest purchasing them from ebay for a better price if you are on a budget.

I own 14 of them!
http://www.collagevideo.com/searchresults.aspx?type=all&search=Lesley+SansoneWE
ALL have at least 15 minutes a day... Her work outs are in 1,2,3,4 or 5 mile sessions. Each mile approximately 15 minutes. There are interval "walk/jog"... strength, low and high impact moves to keep ALL parts of the body moving
If exercising scares you... THIS IS FOR YOU!, it's far from boot camp and you feel great afterwards.

2 - ZUMBA!
Everyone knows about this I'm sure ... by now. It's a high calorie burning activity

3 - Gym
I now have a YMCA membership, but it wasn't till a couple weeks ago.
Up until now I did this BY MYSELF at home using Lesley Sansone Videos.
At this point, my body has flab skin... and I just need more strength training. Financially it wasn't cheap but I made some cuts in order to make this work as it's the last leg of all my efforts!


Well... I really don't know what else to say. Honestly I could go on forever, this has been a learning process... but I just wanted to put the basics. If you have a question, write it below and I'll reply
Thanks everyone... I am so proud of you ALL!

Joey

LeSsOvMe

WOW! will be looking through all of these after finals amazing everyone! here is mine:

Before:



after:

Wow hon! This is the first time I've seen your before and after pics. What an amazing transformation!!

nickm21

Enjoy!


Oct 2010 - 250 lbs


May 2011 - 217 lbs


Dec 2011 - 168 lbs


Jan 2012 - 163 lbs


How I've done it...
Hey Everyone
I have gotten quite a few people who have asked me to explain how it is I have lost the weight I have.
There is no easy way to put this in a short paragraph since details were asked. So... I'm going to take some time tonight and write this out for ya'll!There are two areas to this process. Food & Exercise. No rocket science there

1ST OFF..... whow there. If you are looking for answers or ideas, I may have some below that worked for me. But I have to stress...Most of us are this way because of years of neglecting our body. Frankly, mine has put up with a whole lot from me and I'm thankful it hung in there.We must ALL realize... there are NO quick fixes. My rule was, "It took me 27 years to ruin my body... it'll take me 27 months to claim it back". It just might take that many months till I'm fully there, but it's the least I owe myself. At one point, it becomes the norm and I'm thankful to say I'm there. It does happen!

1) FOOD:
I use myfitnesspal.comIt is a wonderful tool!
It's a free tool at that hehe. It's a community of people going through the same battles and I owe so much to those friends who stuck through every day by my side

I track ALL my food and exercise here. I am a visual learner, so this has truly been a great way to teach myself good habbits to replace horrible ones.I log all my food before I eat it.
I have found this has helped me to conciously make better choices. If I notice what I'm eating will really affect how much more food I could eat to hold me through the rest of the day, it gives me the ability to stop myself and either break the portion in half... or to just find a better selection of food.
I don't "deny" myself... I rather give myself the power to choose what's best for me

FOODS I AVOID:
- Processed Foods / Pre Packaged Meals
- White Flour / Sugar products
- Fast Food
- Foods with chemical sweeteners
- High Sodium Foods- Complex Carb foods with little to no nutritional value (cheezey puffs?)

Many have asked what I do eat. I'll break the trouble areas for some down and give just a few ideas for each.

SNACKS:
(My snacks most always involve some sort of source of protein.. I want to feed my body foods which will help it to continue to burn throughout the day)
- Almonds (unsalted)
- Turkey Bacon
- Weight Watchers String Cheese
- Peanut Butter
- Veggies
- Protein Bar
- Fruit ( I limit this to the morning since it takes the body longer to break sugars down)
- A treat is 100 cal popcorn
- Boiled Egg

MEALS:
I usually stick to the basics. A lean meat with a veggie. I enjoy lentils and beans too now! I Really watch my salt intake... water retention is no fun, and produces bad numbers on the scale!

2) EXERCISE

I do several types of cardio/strength. They are as follows:

1 - Lesley Sansone "Walk Away The Pounds" DVDs
This is a FABULOUS program. It is something ANYONE can do. Whether you have an injury, a health condition... no matter.When I started this journey at 250 lbs, exercise just down right hurt. I was in pain... wore braces... tensors. Gradually I got rid of them as the weight came off, but this program allowed me to go at a healthy pace. You can sample her videos on this site, but I suggest purchasing them from ebay for a better price if you are on a budget.

I own 14 of them!
http://www.collagevideo.com/searchresults.aspx?type=all&search=Lesley+SansoneWE
ALL have at least 15 minutes a day... Her work outs are in 1,2,3,4 or 5 mile sessions. Each mile approximately 15 minutes. There are interval "walk/jog"... strength, low and high impact moves to keep ALL parts of the body moving
If exercising scares you... THIS IS FOR YOU!, it's far from boot camp and you feel great afterwards.

2 - ZUMBA!
Everyone knows about this I'm sure ... by now. It's a high calorie burning activity

3 - Gym
I now have a YMCA membership, but it wasn't till a couple weeks ago.
Up until now I did this BY MYSELF at home using Lesley Sansone Videos.
At this point, my body has flab skin... and I just need more strength training. Financially it wasn't cheap but I made some cuts in order to make this work as it's the last leg of all my efforts!


Well... I really don't know what else to say. Honestly I could go on forever, this has been a learning process... but I just wanted to put the basics. If you have a question, write it below and I'll reply
Thanks everyone... I am so proud of you ALL!

Joey

Joey you have done an amazing job! You look absolutely fantastic and you are my new weight loss idol :flowerforyou:

qkidney

Bump

ttwsweet

Holy smokes! Awesome!!!!

Mixmode

Squints approved! Excellent job everyone!

AmberJslimsAWAY

Everyone looks fantastic!!! I can't wait till I can muster up the courage to post MY before pictures!

SammieGetsFit

Great job everyone! You all look fabulous!!

hope516

still have a long way to go....

Cosmic_Unicorn

I know I've posted this in its own thread, but I'm not sure if I've posted in here or not. Oh well, here are my pic so far!

neffle75

Bump

AudgePaudge

Before at 250 +

After at 169 (Lost 10 pounds since this was taken)

smilebhappy

great job everyone!!!!!!

PirateJohn

Wow! Clearly, MFP is where all the hot babes are at!

(I should know, my fiancee is on here and she is definitely a hot babe)

PirateJohn

After 135, size 5

Wow, looks like the zombie did a good job of restricting their brain intake and is doing their 10,000 steps per day of wandering about aimlessly.

GusGonzalez2

265 lb. to 193 lb.

eedossa

bump!

southern_gurl

bump

ycc1964

Bump

teagin2002

I started 08/2010 @ 283lbs and a size 24 US dress.



11/2010


01/2011


03/2011


11/2011
Measurements: 5'4", 172 lbs, size 8 US dress.
38"(36D), 26", 38"


This month with an 8lb gain (after lifting baby)
Measurements: 5'4", 180 lbs, size 8 US dress.
37"(36D), 25", 37"


01/19/2012 after my workout at the gym


I am happy to announce I am down 3lbs, water weight, since the pic in the khaki trousers
I workout 6 days a week for an hour to two hours each day, 3 days lifting heavy, 3 days cardio and HIIT. I also eat extremely healthy most of the time. I love my new body and don't want to ever go back.