80+ pounds lost - with a couple pics

busyblkgirl

Go you!!! What an inspiration!!!

ShannonMpls

Thank you, everyone. I had a roooough day at the gym today and all your comments are very much appreciated

And bc I've gotten a few messages asking: I have no secrets. My daily calorie goal is manually set to 1700 calories a day, and it never went below 1500; it's going to 2,000 once I lose 20 more pounds. I watch my carbs but don't restrict them too much. I eat a lot of fat. I aim for 5+ servings of veg/fruit a day (but I don't eat a lot of fruit bc I don't super love it). I eat treats daily I work out hard. Calories in, calories out.

Reka2011

You look AMAZING!!! Keep it up!!!

Megan2Project

TEARS!!!! I am so proud of you Shannon!! You are such an inspiration to me!!

You are TOTALLY rocking this journey!!

luvmybaby333

You look so, so fabulous! Congrats on your accomplishment so far. ♥

purpleipod

You look great, congrats!

shazzam05

WOW fabulous

dukeS1ms

Congratulations. A very inspiring story. :happy:

LovingCruz

You look fabulous!! Congratulations!!

AmberJslimsAWAY

Wow! Fantastic work!!

tonia1986

you look amazing.

hpynh2o

WOW! Congrats

becka_anaily

I will post with better pics once I reach my goal weight, but for now - I'm glad to say I'm 83 pounds down since I joined MFP! I have about 20 pounds minimum that I still want to lose. (I'm 5'10" in case anyone cares)

It's amazing what a change you can make eating healthy foods and paying attention to what goes in your mouth. We eat REAL food and we cook dinner 6-7 days a week. I now love my gym, I enjoy exercise (most days!) and I've registered for a 7k in March. I do strength training three hours, usually two hours of cardio and an hour of yoga a week. I see a trainer every other week to teach me a new weight training program and keep me motivated (it's not necessary, but it's been really helpful for me).

I have logged onto MFP every day since I started (day 230 was this week!), but I have taken weekends, even whole weeks, "off" from logging. I just get right back into it upon my return and it hasn't impacted my progress at all.

My biggest advice? There are a whole lot of paths to get you to a healthier place; the main key is taking the first step. Just start, and once you've started, don't stop.

And a couple pics:



The second pic was taken this Monday morning. Full disclosure: the first pic was taken at about 17 weeks pregnant, and it is the most unflattering full length photo I could find I maintained my weight during pregnancy and lost 12-14 pounds after delivery/nursing, and I maintained that until I started here.

well done!!! u look ssso amazin!!

nariah11

I will post with better pics once I reach my goal weight, but for now - I'm glad to say I'm 83 pounds down since I joined MFP! I have about 20 pounds minimum that I still want to lose. (I'm 5'10" in case anyone cares)

It's amazing what a change you can make eating healthy foods and paying attention to what goes in your mouth. We eat REAL food and we cook dinner 6-7 days a week. I now love my gym, I enjoy exercise (most days!) and I've registered for a 7k in March. I do strength training three hours, usually two hours of cardio and an hour of yoga a week. I see a trainer every other week to teach me a new weight training program and keep me motivated (it's not necessary, but it's been really helpful for me).

I have logged onto MFP every day since I started (day 230 was this week!), but I have taken weekends, even whole weeks, "off" from logging. I just get right back into it upon my return and it hasn't impacted my progress at all.

My biggest advice? There are a whole lot of paths to get you to a healthier place; the main key is taking the first step. Just start, and once you've started, don't stop.

And a couple pics:



The second pic was taken this Monday morning. Full disclosure: the first pic was taken at about 17 weeks pregnant, and it is the most unflattering full length photo I could find I maintained my weight during pregnancy and lost 12-14 pounds after delivery/nursing, and I maintained that until I started here.

nariah11

You look great. I am just beginning my journey, and I can't wait to post my success.

jennytree

You look awesome! We have similar stats so I'm very happy to see some inspiration and motivation to keep going :happy:

ladytinkerbell99

You look wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration!

Marcy

miqisha

Congratulations, awesome work!!!!

feb06momma

Wonderful job, you look beautiful!!

Gerald_King

Good job