200 pounds lost as of today!!

99cherrypie99

After bring stuck on a miserable plateau, I finally dropped a pound today putting me at 200 pounds lost!

In February 2010 I went to the doctor's for something completely unrelated to my weight. But, of course, I got weighed and could not believe I weighed 344 pounds. You would think that this would be a wake up call, but denial is a powerful thing. I did start making small changes. By my birthday on June 3rd I had lost 30 pounds. I also had my last soda. (Oh how I miss thee sweet beloved Mountain Dew!!)

By the fall, I was learning more about food, eating better foods and exercising. In November I bought a treadmill. I remember feeling like I was going to DIE running 2 minutes straight! On February 17th of last year I had lost 100 pounds. I felt pretty good until I had my DH take a picture of me. Seeing how disgustingly fat I still looked after losing 100 pounds was depressing. So I felt sorry for myself for a short bit and then kept at it.

The weight dropped steadily until I hit about 150 pounds down. It has been a bit of a struggle since then. Like I said, this plateau has been nasty. I have only lost 6 pounds since Xmas.

I weigh 144 and would like to get down to 130 at least, but another challenge is the MASSIVE amount of extra skin I have on me. Not sure how much that weighs, but it is definitely a factor. I just finished running 8 miles on the treadmill. I'm still slow, but it's a long way from feeling spent after 2 minutes!

I am famous for seeing how far I have to go rather then how far I've come, but for now, I'm just going to try to enjoy today.

Thanks for listening!

jennalink807

WOW You are amazing!!! Congratulations- I can only imagine how proud of yourself you are, and you should be!!!

dls06

:drinker: Congratulations. Never look back.

ebahde

AMAZING job!!!! That is a very impressive story, thanks for sharing it! CONGRATS on your success

tina9988

You have a truly inspirational story, thank you so much for sharing. I just started using my treadmill 3 weeks ago and it's still kicking my butt! It's nice to hear that it gets easier. 200 lbs is AMAZING! I know that must have taken real hard work and dedication. Good luck on the rest of your journey.

DBBA21

Congratulations!!

Enjoy your today and your achivement its amazing

DancinBear63

You rock! Congrats on your achievement!

Determined523

That is really awesome!!! Also very motivating! If you can lose 200 then I can definitely lose 50! lol.

Very happy for you. :flowerforyou:

allisshiney

Wow!

suzgyo

Wow, that is amazing...way to go!

kimmieyr1

What a wonderful story! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

99cherrypie99

As requested, here are some pics:

July 2005 - closest I have to a before pic as I didn't let myself be photographed very often!!



Feb 2011 - 100 pounds down



August 2011 - 150 pounds down



Before work this morning

nickyeatrunread

Oh my gosh, you look like a completely different person! That's amazing. Congratulations.

As for the extra skiin, one of the bloggers I read just documentd her journey with that and her surgery etc after a 100lbs loss over at priorfatgirl.com.

Regardless, you look amazing. Good luck on the lady few pounds.

rougette66

Wow thats amazing, loosing so much weight is truly an accomplishment! It really is amazing how you took time out to become a better version of yourself!

alaska11

You look amazing and should be very proud of what you have accomplished!!

Lynda4aska

wow - what an amazing story!!! good for you for getting this far !! you must feel like a totally different person. you definitely should be proud of yourself. so many people (including me) give up when something seems difficult, or requires a lot of dedication. but it sounds like you've worked through that part - good for you!!!
you should be very proud of where you are, I wouldn't even worry about that last 10lbs or so.

tdonlin

As requested, here are some pics:

July 2005 - closest I have to a before pic as I didn't let myself be photographed very often!!



Feb 2011 - 100 pounds down



August 2011 - 150 pounds down



Before work this morning

Lets see if this works. Congrats, you are an inspiration!!!

hauer01

AWSOME!!! Great Job!

DarleneBDA

Wow wow wow.. You look amazing.. Great job.. keep up the good work... you are an inspiration...

Hoakiebs

Plateau, schmateau...the glass is 95%full, you're just sipping the backwash now.

pastryari

You look fantastic, like a completely different person!! You should be so proud for losing 200lbs!! Congrats!!

Behavior_Modification

Congratulations!!!!!

kimmerkay

What a wonderful story! Thanks for the inspiration!

PJFonz

Congratulations! You are truly an inspiration!! Thank you for sharing!

raerad7

Wow, that is really amazing! I would love to weigh 144. Only 60 lbs to go!

AZDizzy

Wonderful, beautiful, wildly-inspiring photos and story!!!! So happy for and proud of you (even though I haven't met you!)

Taushina

Thank you for posting your story!!! VERY inspirational!!!

chatterbox3110

You've done a great job and fully deserve to feel proud of yourself!

I'm amazed at how your tummy has lifted, if you don't mind me saying so - it's given me hope that when I'm at the same stage as you I'll look just as good, and not need surgery which I know that I'll never be able to afford, and won't get on the NHS.

PS - you need to update your profile LOL, you're 9lbs behind :laugh:

CDresp

WOW!!! Simply amazing and soo inspirational! Just what I needed to read before beginning my day! Thanks for sharing!! :happy:

purpleychick

wow! That is incredible! I have (re)started my journey about the same as your beginning. Reading your story has made me feel so much better about this. In the past I have tried crazy diets, but have never exercised. Recently, I have discovered Zumba. At first, I could barely make it through a couple of songs. Now, I can Zumba for an hour.

I have only lost 8 pounds, but I feel so much better. I know I can lose weight now. It's hard only losing a pound or two a week, even knowing that it's better for me to lose slowly.

You look fantastic! I can't wait to write my own story.

kspoon5

That is amazing - Thanks for sharing - I read an article and it said for skin to bounce back it can take up to 2 yrs. I am also going to have to deal with that. I bet your health has changed dramatically !!! So proud for you !