My first BIG milestone, with pictures

Diary_Queen

My god you look 15 years younger..... that's amazing!

bethany_22

great job (:

Ritala1987

You are doing amazingly!!! keep it up

scapez

The pics say it all...and I know how hard you've worked for this. I'm proud to call you my friend...n'at! :drinker:

Wingmistress

Just think, that was full of all of our wings and beer. Holy crap. Between the two of us, that's 50 lbs. worth of wings and beer. Carla and Sal should throw us a party lol

Congrats bud. Very proud of you!

crsmithrn

Great Job!! Tell me it gets easier! I cannot wait to post my before and after photos! Congrats! All my life I heard people say "wait til your older slim it gets hard to lose weight" but I was always in great shape with little effort....and then I turned 30 and I suddenly understood what everyone had been telling me. Crap its true! LOL

m_wilh

Congratulations on reaching one of your milestones! You're doing great!

dlaplume2

Nice progress

hhcote

Fantastic! You look so much younger! Great job! :drinker:

Goofy076

WOOOHOO congrats

jwil1231

O YAY! Keep going! Your results are impressive!

I took about a month off--didn't intend to but, that's how it worked out. Thanks for sharing because I am using the "umph" to begin again.

ajmz319

awesome job!!! way to go!

mmuzzatti

Great job my friend! I have my pictures I hope to post in a few months!

rjmlb86

To be honest the last two side-on comparison pics don't look like the same person! You look younger and physically fitter. Congrats.

I think I'm addicted to these success story pages

grannygethealthy1111

Keep up the great job! You won't be able to recognize yourself. You look great! Congratulations!!

MrsHeMan

Awesome! You looks so much younger now compared to your earlier pics. :happy: Keep up the great work!

InsomniaticDND

Brilliant!!! You can really see the difference, well done How did you do it if you don't mind me asking? I know through MFP, but what specifically...like any exercises you found really good?

ogottwald

Well Done! Congrats! Really looking forward to getting under 200 on my end! We have similar start and target goals but you are far ahead of me. Friend me if you like.

shanurban

Amazing!!

Goldenwoof

Thanks very much, everyone!

Brilliant!!! You can really see the difference, well done How did you do it if you don't mind me asking? I know through MFP, but what specifically...like any exercises you found really good?

About 95% of my exercise was on the elliptical machine. I have a jacked-up disc in my lower back, so running wasn't an option for me. I started using the elliptical and learned to really love it. I do that at least four days a week (usually five), and that's given me a good calorie burn. I also play racquetball once or twice a week and walk my dog most days. But mostly, it's been the elliptical.

On the diet side, I really haven't made a TON of changes...it's been counting calories. I use the settings here on MFP and make sure I stay within my calorie limitations. I have it set for a two-pound/week loss, so I occasionally go over, but I'm okay with that, as long as it's not TOO far over.

Best of luck!