80+ pounds lost - with a couple pics

Switty_Kitty

You look W O N D E R F U L!!!! Congratulations on this huge accomplishment!! :flowerforyou:

maritenour

Wonderful!!

ShannonMpls

thank you all

rxgil1

Wow! You look great!

BigBeaver

Congrats you look great!

silvergurl518

And a couple pics:

have to say again, you look fabulous and very laura linney-like! well done! well done indeed

Jellyphant

OMigoshhh, you look fantastic!!!!!

rorosaw

You look FANTASTIC!. Such an inspiration to me and to many others I'm sure. Brava!

PrincessMorticia

Awesome! You look great! I need to find a similar "before" photo. Idk if I can even find one because at my heaviest I never wanted my photo taken! lol. You've done great, it's no easy task, girl!

onyxbarks

Very inspiring! Great job, you look wonderful but most importantly, feel fabulous!

renu74

Beautiful!!

teagin2002

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.

OMG you are so pretty!! congrats :flowerforyou:

chriswolffg

You look AMAZING!!! I am just starting the journey and have about 50+ to loose. I am really focusing on strength training and running ~ and eating better Keep up the great work!!

o0oBonnieo0o

Wow, Awesome work you have done:) you look amazing

MelsFitLife

Great Job !!! You look beautiful !!!

ShannonMpls

Thank you all so much for all the kind and supportive comments!

miller0438

amazing!

ITTISSDONE

TALK ABOUT MOTIVATION!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!

ShannonMpls

TALK ABOUT MOTIVATION!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!

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thank you so much

rootbeer1322

What a GREAT inspiration you are !!! You have done fantastic and I pray that I can be as successful as you have been !! Keep up the great work !!! Congratulations !!!:happy:

twal328

Absolutely gorgeous!

zoodalia

WOWZERS! What a difference, thanks for sharing!

cristina_marie

Congratulations!!

ShannonMpls

Thank you so much - your comments rock

I hit 90 pounds lost today!

sasbw27

OMG Fantastic job! You look great!

stephstar15

We eat REAL food and we cook dinner 6-7 days a week.

Yeah! So glad to hear someone say this.

Kaiserface

All I can say is WOW!! You & your story (along with your pics.) truly are an inspiration. Im just starting out myself and could really use all the support I can get:) Thank you for sharing!!

Ang_37

WOW!!!

I am so impressed!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy:

ShannonMpls

We eat REAL food and we cook dinner 6-7 days a week.

Yeah! So glad to hear someone say this.

yes exactly! There has never been a Lean Cuisine in my diary.

often, however, there are peanut butter cups in it

VezNo1

Well done, you look great and happy.