17 months = 100 pounds lost

JoolieW68

Took me 17 months to get here (almost to the day), but as of yesterday I reached my 100 pounds lost goal. Let's see if I can get a picture to show up here (and it's not uuber huge....).

The before is me and my son at on his graduation day, June 10, 2010 (one of the VERY few pics I allowed of myself at that time). I started getting back into shape on September 27, 2010, after finding out that our health benefits at work were changing, and we would have to pay more out of pocket if we were not healthy or trying to get healthy. Just the wake up call I needed.

Since my before pic was with my son, I thought it was fitting that my after pic also be with him, only this time he was able to pick me up. Took this one yesterday, Feb 25, 2012.

thickmomma0519

Oh man. That's great! I can't see your after pic though.

thickmomma0519

nevermind

Keenasgettingfitnhealthy

EDT: Ooops you just changed it =D Well done!!! you look so much healthier and happier!!

revren10

superb job

KathyWel

Awesome job! You look great!

StephnElbow

congratulations, the change is huge!

Reinventing_Me

well done!

Sweetcheeks278

Great job! Congrats!

mskieyababy

You look beautiful! Congrats and thank you for you story!

islandjumper

Great job! You look fantastic!

Jessie_Dawn

That's great!! Congrats!! (my insurance is doing this, too... yet another reason for me to shape up!)

Thanks for sharing!! :bigsmile:

walkrungirl

You look amazing!!! Great job!

JanetLM73

You look amazing, thanks for sharing!

swedishwillow

great dedication!!!

Brandie1029

What an AWESOME transformation! that is very inspiring.

Reckabek

Awesome! Well done! Keep it up, u look amazing!

melg126

You look so young! Great job.

amflautist

Absolute best weight loss pic I have seen. Bar none. LOVE seeing the juxtaposition with your son picking you up.

Serious CONGRATULATIONS! You look absolutely stunning! :flowerforyou:

I have a similar picture of myself with my daughter at her graduation. I wonder ... I am 6' tall and she is 6'4" ... will she be able to pick me up like that when I reach my goal?

lynheff

Wonderful!!! You look awesome. Congrats!

sondra216379

Can I ask what weight you started at and what weight you are now? Looks like this about where I started and want to finish. How did you do it? You look amazing!!!

JoolieW68

Thanks, all! It feels absolutely awesome to have reached my goal, both mentally and physically.

I have to say, the support from my MFP friends has motivated and inspired me a lot the last few months, so hats off to all of you as well.

JoolieW68

Can I ask what weight you started at and what weight you are now? Looks like this about where I started and want to finish. How did you do it? You look amazing!!!

Started at 263.5, and now 163. I'm also 5' 10" tall.

Edit: I did it by just eating better and exercising almost every day - simply just power walking the first several months. No gym memberships, no diet pills, no kill-myself P90x or Insanity workouts (although maybe someday now), no Weight Watchers or Adkins or Jenny Craig.

Just the 'Stop Eating Crap and Move Your @ss' diet

RainbowBrite86

THAT IS AWESOME!
:-]:happy:

Krisgren

Holy smokes!!! That's awesome, congrats!! (And looooove the mother/son pics, adds a special touch)

happyjoyousfree1

Thank you very much. I needed this boost and to see what my goal looks like is very inspirational!

Oh and of course Congratulations

laurief1212

Great job!!!!!

JoolieW68

Thanks, all. My reward was 2 days of shopping for summer clothes for a trip to Florida next week

ValHallaGirl

Wow that's awesome! one day i will let my fiance pick me up!

BombolinaM

Amazing! You look fantastic!!

blondeboms

Incredible! well done x