230 pounds to 165. 30 more to go w/Pics (I hope)

smilebhappy

you look amazing!!!!!! wooot woot!!!!!
congrats on all your hard work

mummum2

Fanfar.....blous..... darliiiiiiiiiiiiiing! work it girl! :flowerforyou:

2012x

fantastic!! well done!!

i started at 240lb bit heavier than you.

gwmedicgod

you look fantastically HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.... great job..

jennw1972

You look awesome! Way to go!

mg720

you look great!

honeysprinkles

you look great! what a transformation!

sassparilla77

You look AmAzInG!!!! What an inspiration to all...

staceyGO

You look so great, awesome work!!! :happy:

darla100

Wow you look amazing..you have the same height and weight as me, and I was thinking if I could get to 160 I would be happy (tho 130 is suppose to be my goal weight) I am so excited right now..you look beautiful!

Jamie145

u look like a totally different person!! you look amazing!! i am 5'4 as well at my heaviest i was 245 and now at 228.. Youre making me wanna work even harder just looking at yur pics!! thanks for the inspiration

tabithajoyy

Amazing!

pumalama

What a positive change! I thought you were mid 20's on your second pic. You look so great! Be proud of your achievement!

MrsB0701

You are BEAUTIFUL!!! How did you succeed?

1FitBabe

Congrats!

How long did it take you to lose the weight?

Sabdavis

You really look fantastic! I hope you're proud of yourself and really realize what a huge accomplishment that is!

leehenryfox

That's amazing, you're HALF the woman! Can I ask you if you ate back your exercise calories, or any other tips?

_Ren

Looking awesome! Good job! Keep up the good work!

anzabeth

Thanks so much for all of your support! I am not to goal yet, and the closer I get the harder it is to stay motivated, not give up and just say, "ok, good enough." I lost from 230+( still not sure what my real starting weight was - I had an old scale that lied and that I avoided most of the time). Anyway, I got from 230 - to just under 200 on the old scale in 22 days. It wasn't healthy, it was stress induced - if you are interested in all the hairy details - read my blog. After gaining my balance I started to exercise - at first could only do 9 minutes on my elliptical. I had a playlist that I worked out to and every couple of days I made myself stay on for one more song. I took off another 30 pounds over about 6 months. So, now I'm 170 on my old scale - which was probably really mid 180's. Then I met my husband, got complacent and lazy, got stuck in the 170's or so I thought. When I got pregnant and went to the doctor, her scale said I weighed 189. I threw out the old scale and bought a new, accurate, digital one. So for about 2 years I was on a self-induced plateau and then a pregnancy. I gained 31 pounds during my pregnancy, but was back down to 189 when my son was 6 weeks old. I joined MFP (or started using it at least) when I weighed 194. I didn't really start trying to lose again until I weaned him in late October/early November. So, I have lost 24 pounds since November. I don't always eat my exercise calories, but sometimes I do, if I'm really hungry. I am at the gym almost every day. I do at least 30 minutes of cardio (usually the elliptical) plus I have started lifting. The lifting has slowed down my rate of lbs lost, but I am losing inches and getting definition that I have never ever had before. I do 60 minutes of Zumba 2 or 3 days a week, plus lift those days too. Sometimes I have a hard time getting through a workout and realize I haven't had a rest day in 9 or 10 days. The workouts give me sanity in a very crazy, stressful life. I do manage to stay around my 1200 calories most days, but I don't always eat the best foods. That is something I really need to work on now as I get closer to goal. I am a busy mom of 3 boys and it isn't always easy to make myself a priority. Nothing has happened fast for me. But it is happening. I put post-it notes all over my house with goals and reminders. I tear out pictures of success stories from fitness magazines (women my age and similar stories when possible) and post them up everywhere. Every mirror that I see has my next goal and inspirational quotes next to it. Sometimes I want to give up. And sometimes I do give up. But usually only for a day or two at the longest. Sometimes just a few minutes. I have fallen and failed. A LOT! But this time, I just keep getting back up. There is no secret. Gosh, I wish there was.

Edited to add: I always, always, always use my Polar HRM when I work out. The machines at the gym LIE!!!! I am usually only burning 60-80% of what the machine says, even when I enter my weight and age and the machine is picking up my heart rate from my chest strap. So, really knowing what I'm burning helps keep me accountable.

omma_to_3

You look amazing! Love the most recent picture!! Good job!