Almost done - From 280lbs to 151 with pictures

invisibubble

At my heaviest I was 294lbs, and I was only 19 years old. Understandably I have very little photo documentation of myself; I hated myself enough without there being lasting imagery of me knocking about.
Over the years I've been through a lot. I went from eating far too much from as early as two, and mostly junk, to eating a spoonful of oatmeal a day, becoming afraid of all food (and most other things. I have mental issues and go through episodes) making all the mistakes like not eating breakfast, eating far too few calories...
My thighs used to bleed where they rubbed together, and I wore stretchy trousers that rubbed away over time at the inner thighs. I'd get worse when I was going thorugh an episode. I'd obsess, hurt myself with exercising and stop eating if I gained an ounce.

Eating well was hard with my mind the way it was, also we lived in a tiny room in shared houses with strangers who would steal, and my agoraphobia made things even worse. I would do pilates and yoga whenever I could in what tiny space I could find that I felt safe in, and tried to just accept myself for who I was, and if I lost weight, all the better. Of course, I hated myself but at least I could pretend.

I'm sorry if I'm inducing tl;dr in you guys. I don't expect this to be read.

Anyway my weight has back-and-forth'ed a little with illness and whatnot, and I have so many issues about it in my head. It's why I joined MFP with very little to lose until I hit my goal; it helps me to calm down now that I just log everything rather than add calories, fats, all nutrients over and over in my head all day long.
I've gathered what photo evidence I have. Mainly to show myself, because I have body dismorphic and I hate everything about myself at regular intervals. This is my proof, brain! LOOK!

Face:


Body (same tshirt, tight fitting in the "before" and pulled in behind me in the "after" so there's two fistfuls of fabric tucked into my trousers in the second, you can actually see where it's baggy and bulging weird at the ribs cause I didn't pull it down enough! :laugh: ):


Now I'm focussing on toning some more. Arms in particular, and losing the subcutaneous fat on my stomach so hopefully the skin'll tighten up. I expect no miracles having been obese from aged 5-22.

Anyway, that's my story so far. Hope I haven't bored anyone too much :embarassed:

emmamcblain

You look FANTASTIC. Amazing effort.

invisibubble

:grumble: Bloody hell, it's too big!

Ah, fixed.

alix1105

Wow! such a difference in your face! you look beautiful! keep up the amazing work !

MissNations

Congrats! That's amazing! PS. Love the hair color...

BeckaT79

Awesome Job!!

MissTattoo

Beautiful!

Natihilator

That is a lot of weight to lose so big ongrats to you, I wish you the best with finding peace with yourself and your body

Jmstill300

That's a great effort! Well done!

penrbrown

I love that your hair changed as much as your body. Good work.

kekl

You are lovely! I wish you the best on your journey

edit: to add, I want to say I love your hair I wish I could pull off blond hair!

invisibubble

:happy: Thank you for your support.
Jmstill, bloody hell, you're a trouser leg of your former self! :noway: Well done yourself!

invisibubble

I love that your hair changed as much as your body. Good work.

Haha, it did! Thank you. I love your picture, by the way.

carolemack

FANTASTIC! What an awesome job you have done. You should be proud of yourself, you are a very beautiful women who has worked hard to overcome some serious issues and accomplished such a lot. You are an inspiration to so many of us that don't have some of the issues you have had to contend with. Well done! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

truecountrygirl

wow thank you so much for this today i was thinking that im doing this for nothing but now i got the motivation i need great work. if you want to add me as a friend you can i can use all the advice i can get

kellibenage

Thank you for posting such a personal story. You are inspiring!

egiakatt

I am so very happy for you. You look great. Your making great changes in your life and it will be a blessing always

EloiseCanRun

Congrats on both changing your physical appearance and working on the root of the weight-gain issue.
You are lovely.
And your hair is super cute (:

Reptileszz

You totally rock! Good for you!

gemiwing

We started at the same weight- I'm gonna catch up to you soon ^_^
You've done an amazing job! Congratulations!!

andreusfault

You look great!!! All the transformations you must have gone thru. You truely are an inspiration! You don't even look like the same girl... Wow and GOOD FOR YOU CHICKY!

suzgyo

Congratulations!!! This is so inspiring, do you mind sharing tips on how you did this? thanks

mellynat

Wow that is truly an amazing accomplishment! !!!!! Good for you! Ur transformation is beautiful!

reinventingandrea

congratulations! You look fantastic and I bet you're feeling awesome too!

1shauna1

Awesome work! Congratulations! It's great too that you've got this done while you're young still....losing weight can be harder when you're older (slower metabolism)!

susieqw79

What an incredible positive achievement well done!

_Kitten_Kate

Amazing! You are an absolutely adorable, and pretty young lady.
I hope you are taking in all the wonderful things people are telling you.
Its an amazing journey. You should stand tall and be very proud.

SteffieMark

You look so good! I am inspired! Thank you for sharing!

busymom50

It seems like you have overcome so much more than weight. You look gorgeous and I am inspired!! Thank you for sharing!!!!! Feel free to add me as a friend.

tmoyer1209

You are so amazing! Thank you for sharing with us and helping us see that it can be done! You have done awesome and you should be super proud! I hope it gets easier to love yourself with practice, I am trying as well. *big imaginary hug*

lind3400

you're an amzing person! I hope things keep getting better for you
because you definitely have earned it