208 to 148 pounds
angela828
Posts: 498 Member
I've been on MFP since Jan 2011 and have finally decided to switch to maintaining! I have my first dress fitting this month and my wedding is almost 2 months away so I want to stay where I am and continue on eating healthy, eating ENOUGH to maintain, and exercising!
Back before I started losing weight I was an unhappy 208 pound girl - hated exercise, loved junk food, and didn't understand why I was so unhappy. I got engaged and something CLICKED in my head - I don't want to be a fat girl in a wedding dress! Here I am now - 60 pounds lighter, stronger, more confident, healthier than I've ever been, and most of all HAPPY!
I did it for the dress, yes, but somewhere along the way I realized I needed to do this for bigger reasons - my life, my health, my future kids, and my fiance and our families. The dress is just an awesome bonus now
PS - I did this by exercising 4-7 days a week and changing my lifestyle. i eat everything in moderation but definitely have switched out a lot of the bad for the good. I do pilates 3x a week and have recently started C25K - I'm signed up for my first 5K run this July! I am a big fan of counting calories - it keeps me in check!
Since this is my official maintenance switch before my dress fittings/wedding, I wanted to REALLY share my progress - this is not my first success thread - back when I hit 150 pounds in December 2011 I made one but now that I've really worked on my body I wanted to show another one)
over 208 pounds (August 28, 2011 - my 23rd birthday!)
January 2011 - right when it clicked. I think these photos have a lot to do with it!!
And now here I am at 148 pounds! excuse the undies !! really wanted to show off my new body but didn't want to look skanky!
Moderator Note: The OPs success is to be applauded and celebrated. Unfortunately, the success photo in this thread was not a match with our current photo guidelines. We encourage the OP to choose an alternate photo and post it later in this thread. Photo guidelines (item 12) can be found here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines . Again, sorry to interrupt the duly earned tide of support and congratulations.
Yes I have stretch marks..... and I am not ashamed of them.
And I got the pics to be bigger!
Back before I started losing weight I was an unhappy 208 pound girl - hated exercise, loved junk food, and didn't understand why I was so unhappy. I got engaged and something CLICKED in my head - I don't want to be a fat girl in a wedding dress! Here I am now - 60 pounds lighter, stronger, more confident, healthier than I've ever been, and most of all HAPPY!
I did it for the dress, yes, but somewhere along the way I realized I needed to do this for bigger reasons - my life, my health, my future kids, and my fiance and our families. The dress is just an awesome bonus now
PS - I did this by exercising 4-7 days a week and changing my lifestyle. i eat everything in moderation but definitely have switched out a lot of the bad for the good. I do pilates 3x a week and have recently started C25K - I'm signed up for my first 5K run this July! I am a big fan of counting calories - it keeps me in check!
Since this is my official maintenance switch before my dress fittings/wedding, I wanted to REALLY share my progress - this is not my first success thread - back when I hit 150 pounds in December 2011 I made one but now that I've really worked on my body I wanted to show another one)
over 208 pounds (August 28, 2011 - my 23rd birthday!)
January 2011 - right when it clicked. I think these photos have a lot to do with it!!
And now here I am at 148 pounds! excuse the undies !! really wanted to show off my new body but didn't want to look skanky!
Moderator Note: The OPs success is to be applauded and celebrated. Unfortunately, the success photo in this thread was not a match with our current photo guidelines. We encourage the OP to choose an alternate photo and post it later in this thread. Photo guidelines (item 12) can be found here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines . Again, sorry to interrupt the duly earned tide of support and congratulations.
Yes I have stretch marks..... and I am not ashamed of them.
And I got the pics to be bigger!
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You look awesome!!! Great job!!0
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You look AMAZING! I wish the pics were bigger! Congrats!! Such an inspiration!!!0
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You look amazing! Very inspiring!!0
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haha skanky... it's not skanky at all!!
you look great, thank you for posting these!!0 -
You look fabulous!!0
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You look amazing!! Cnogratulations!!! That's an amazing accomplishment and takes lots of dedication. I had my 1st child, a baby girl on March 22, 2011 - although i'm 5'1'' and always been 105lbs - i gained 45lbs during my pregnancy and stayed at 116lbs from giving birth, until now. Although I am small framed, for my small body my thighs and baby fat belly are too big and most of it never went away. But now I am on myfitnesspal and following/counting my calorie intake and jogging/power walking 6 to 7 days a week for 30 - 45 minutes a day. I'm hoping to go from 116 to 105 or a bit less. But I don't really care about losing pounds, i want to gain muscle, tone, look and feel better - i don't really care what the scale says, i just want to see results and feel great!
Congrats on your accomplishment! Gives me lots of motivation!!0 -
I saw your pics. You look GREAT! Congrats girl0
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Great Job!!!! You look GREAT!!0
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AS THE MFP PRUDE (or atleast so I have been told) YOU DO NOT LOOK SKANKY...and these pictures of you showing progress are acceptable and you did it in a respectful manner. So show it proudly dear. You look awesome!0
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u look so amazing and ur story is so inspirational!!0
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You look amazing!! Congratulations, keep up the good work.0
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i freakin' love you! thank you so much for being my friend and always encouraging!
i seriously believe that without you and a couple of others on here, i would have slacked off... thank you for all you do for me! xo0 -
WOW.. great job! You look great!0
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GREAT WORK!!0
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Wow! Congratulations cuz you are a whole new person!0
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Good job!!! No need to apologize if you did the work and are truly proud...flaunt away!!!!0
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You're adorable in all your pics, but now you can be adorable and skinny in your wedding dress, too!0
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Congrats! You can definitely see the progress in your pic. Keep it up :happy:0
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A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!!! You should be so proud of yourself!! Actually by seeing your pics and just reading your words, I can tell you are!!! Congrats on the wedding & most important, on your new healthy life together!!! You're a true inspiration!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!0
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WOW you look AMAZING!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!! I will be proud to flaut mine as well. When I look like you do!! WOW.. I still have some weight to go but I am pretty short so it will take awhile but wow you look AMAZING!0
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Wow, amazing work. You should be proud!0
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truelly amazing!!!0
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Wow! Great job!!!
This is exactly what I needed to see today - I'm starting out very close to where you were when you started and I'm trying to get to where you are now!!
Thank you for sharing this!!!0 -
You look amazing! How exciting for your wedding! Your going to look beautiful and even better your going to feel beautiful! What a great accomplishment! Good for u! :drinker:0
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WOW! Congrats on your success & upcoming wedding! You look great!0
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That is wonderful!!! You were a beautiful girl before, but you worked so hard and made yourself so happy that you now look amazing!!! Great job!!!0
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Amazing work, you truly are an inspiration!0
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First of all, WHAT AN AMAZING SMILE YOU HAVE! Secondly, I love your honesty. The determination you have is great....and the fact that you are think of your 'future life and children' show how unselfish you are! I hope the life you have invisioned for you and your future husband, is all you want it to be...YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF, and I am sure you feel fantastic! WAY TO GOOOOOO!0
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You look AWESOME!! Great work!0
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