50lb weightloss before & after pictures!

Lyra89

Hey everyone! I'm new on here and thought I'd introduce myself

My name is Mel and I'm 22, Irish. I gained a lot of weight during a difficult period in my life...going from 115lbs to 180+ in just two years! It has taken me three years to get to where I am now, 130lbs...15 away from my original weight, my goal weight, and jaysus has it been hard! In that time I went through a year of binge eating disorder hell which I finally have a grasp on, and I've also since become a vegetarian. I've completely changed my lifestyle and my attitude to food has changed so much, things I used to froth at the mouth over now are a major turn off and I defo think quality in food over rules quantity any day! Now I love eating good, delicious fresh food, and I love to walk every day and go to fitness classes / lift weights every once in a while...but I'm finding the bit of pudge around the middle so so hard to shift.

I want a flat, toned tummy, and I'm gonna make it happen this year!

Baby steps people, slow and steady wins the race, trust me

Hope that this place helps me to keep on track more days than not to finally get the body I've always wanted!

xxx

Lyra89

ashiggins

Great work! You look beautiful!

BeautyFromPain

wow congrats, you look gorgeous!

KrisyKat

Fabulous work, sweetie!! You look gorgeous!!!

robmaguire1

Great job. Keep up the good work!!

connie_messina

your beautiful but were beautiful even chunk!!

Lyra89

Thanks everyone! It gets so much harder the closer you get to goal...anyone else bobble up and down around the same numbers for months and months on end!?!

MB_Positif

excellent success! congrats!

harebearva

Amazing job. Be driven, it's all yours!

Lyra89

^ to the guy above me, WOW what a difference in your before & after! I wish I'd taken body shots. Ah feck

lpblah

You are beautiful!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

WOW!!! You are so gorgeous and 50 pounds is an fabulous accomplishment, I'm so proud of you!!!!

Mrs_Padgett

Great job!

mznisaelaine

You are beautiful before and after!! Congrats on your hard work! You look great!

jamlastsforages

You're a trooper! When I see these before-and-after pictures I always get so inspired. I hope to achieve the same thing. I want to be healthy and strong (and look good, of course) like all of you! Hugs for everyone!

peachied

you are gorgeous!

Lyra89

Thanks so much everyone! I love seeing before and after pics too, and after looking at all the success stories on here I'm raging I didn't take full body shots in a bikini!

I wasn't confident enough, and I think I was in denial about my weight and size until a family member said it to me

I used to shower with the light off! Seriously! Haha :laugh:

jennytree

Greetings fellow Irish person!

Well done on your progress, tis amazing what ye do when ye get a kick up the *kitten* :laugh:

Lyra89

Yay, Irish people! I need to tell everyone I know about this site...only just joined but the more I figure out how to use it the more motivating and addictive it becomes! Its like facebook for fat loss!

Doomfrog

You were beautiful then and are beautiful now! Congrats on overcoming your struggles with the binge eating disorder as well!