Pics of 87 lbs lost... entered "Healthy Weight Range"

KristinLeAnn252 · January 2012

AMAZING! One of the best before and after's I've seen! Congratulations!!!

jleed53 · January 2012

I started my weight journey a year ago this Friday. I started at 250 and currently have 15 more lbs to go until I reach my goal of 150.

I last weighed this when I was in grade 6, and haven't been "Healthy" BMI in so long.
I just want ya'll to know... that THIS IS WORTH IT.... YOU ARE WORTH.
Please don't give up...

250 lbs - 37.4 BMI
Oct 2010

163.5 lbs - 24.7 BMI
Jan 2012

OMG LADY!! YOU LOOK SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow you must feel incredible! great great great job! you are an inspiration

mommymeg2 · January 2012

You are beautiful! Way to go.

I think I have that same blue dress

esteticistalatina · January 2012

Beautiful!! Thank you for the encouragement and for posting your pictures. Today is my 6th day sticking to the plan, have not gone over the calories and exercising 30-45 min. every day and have not lost a pound. I think it will take time but like you said, it is worthed.
I need to loose 25-27 pounds so I think I just need to stay faithful to the plan.
You are doing a great job.

andrejjorje · January 2012

Amazing transformation.

plushkitten · January 2012

Wow! Nice girl

2hungariangirls · January 2012

I'm going for the same result! You look ONEderful!

If you don't mind me asking. Do you have a problem with extra skin? I've had 2 kids and never been this big before. I'm scared that I'll have lots of loose skin. Thanks and you do look great!

monicabuc1 · January 2012

Great job! Congrats on your success and I'm positive you will reach your goal!!

joeygirl84 · January 2012

Wow, you are such an inspiration, and obviously a very strong person to be successful at such a journey!

What things did you find the most helpful in your journey?

I've had this before hehe, so I wrote it out and saved the answer..... Here it is below!

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

EJsMummy26 · January 2012

You look amazing...

Congrats!

Learnin2LuvMe · January 2012

So amazing! You are an inspiration!

noregretsnikki · January 2012

You look amazing! Congrats! You are an inspiration!

alisma73 · January 2012

Wow well done, you look soooooooooo good xxx

JennBona · January 2012

Amazing job.... defiantly an inspiration...congrats

2bFitNTrim · January 2012

Wow, that's wonderful. Beautiful!

ilike2moveit · January 2012

You look great!

bjfmade · January 2012

You look fabulous!!!

Canadien · January 2012

Wow, you look incredible! Fantastic work!

brbm6672 · January 2012

You look absolutely beautiful! I bet you feel so great. Congratulations.

Marebare74 · January 2012

Thank you for sharing.... These kinds of photos really do inspire! You look 15 years younger, and had probably given yourself 15 years more of a great life!

soteira · January 2012

OMG, you just made me cry!!! You look so amazing... the reason you made me tear up is that I started where you are and I am 5'7 so seeing you at that weight is making me realize what I will potentially look like! Thank you for posting, you look AMAZING :flowerforyou: