5'5" Down to 139.6 from 183 w/pictures (caution long story)

Lynn0713

Awesome journey and family. I know your parents are so proud of you and who you have become. Keep moving forward in all you do!:flowerforyou:

mibrewer413

Congrats!!! Your story is amazing and you should be so proud of yourself! Your story moved me and it sounds like you have a wonderful family!!

BabeedollB

Very touching story!!! Congrats on ALL of your success....you look GREAT and I know you FEEL even better!!! BRAVO!!!

colleencampbell5

so so amazing you look so great ,Good job !!

Tonika44137

Wow this gave me chills..I applaud you for all of your accomplishments, not just the weight loss, you've been through a lot and its great you shared your story...awesome, awesome job and I wish you continued success

JasonGinMI

Wow! Great job.

jacque1129

i love how your smile wasnt there, then got bigger and bigger as you lost weight! congrats girl!

focus2bfit

very impressive - great that you documented your progress with pics along the way - keep it up

beebee0925

bump for later

Sheriemae

Congrats on all your hard work! You look great:)

KimmyJ30

WOW!!!! You seriously look amazing!!! And like a completely different person. Awesome job!!!

pastryari

That is a serious transformation! You look amazing!!! Congrats to you on your success!!!

janey1306

You look great!

softballsharie

I wish I had the time to give each and every one of you a heartfelt thank you! Seriously, I have read each of your comments and with each one I get more and more motivation and encouragement to keep going. I say this a lot, but I can not stress enough that I wouldn't have made it this far without the support of the amazing people on this site. You have all worked hard and beat your own demons in one way or another, keep it up, and again thank you for your support.

RheneeB

Your story is such a testimony to what a person can overcome once they are ready, really ready to do it. All of us on MFP are here because of our struggle to conquer pounds and unhealthy eating habits and unfortunately many of us that are on MFP have gone through the whole yo yo dieting because we were not really ready to take responsibility for our health and weight. We will spend more energy coming up with excuses of why we fail rather than putting that energy is trying to succeed. Overcoming the love of food is not an easy thing to do but what you are showing us by sharing your story is that it is very attainable and achievable....we just have to reach that point that we truly are ready to surrender, to deprive the flesh. Joyce Meyers once quoted someone and I thought it was probably the best quote I had ever heard...she said "When you make a decisive decision to do something, there is no man on earth or devil in hell that can keep you from succeeding". How true is that? To make a decision is easy...to make a decisive decision is difficult and what we start with passion has to be maintained by discipline...that is where so many of us fail.

I commend you for sharing and am so proud that you overcame the ugly monster of pain pill addiction. I know that your journey was not an easy one but you are such a beautiful young woman and I know that you can now look in the mirror and say that the journey was worth it. The weight loss is just a bonus and is really such a small part of your story. You had a special messenger from Heaven....you can be a special messenger here on earth. There are so many women out there that struggle with pain pill addiction and see no way out - you may just be able to pull one from her hell....just a thought - God bless you!

ben_running

Great job.

4my2jays

I loved your story and your honesty. You have overome your worst and that is such a blessing. I so enjoyed it and you look FabUlous. You should be so very proud of yourself and how far you've come. Keep up the good work and stay focused.

CrazyGraciegirl

I love how when your pictures progress, you get happier in each one. You hold you head higher! Good job.

AlissaKnytych123

Great Job! Your story is seriously inspiring! I understand what it can be like with an addiction knowing a good friend who has also gone through something similar. The love and support your parents gave you is amazing, I had a little tear in my eye while reading this. I am very proud of you and you motivate me to be the best person I can be!

callmeBAM

I love how your facial expressions change along with your body

carrollel

i teared up as well during "all the boring stuff". Truely inspriational on all levels.

as someone else mentioned, i noticed it too, with each progression shot the smile gets bigger which in turn made me smile!

Sevio

Awesome!! I am the same height as you; Starting out here at 173 ish done to 157.6 Would love to be 140 right now!!
You inspire me!! I just upped my calories yesterday and hoping it works!!
Thank you!

bejuled74

This is my favorite success story so far! You have great parents, and it's nice to hear your appreciation for them. You look fabulous and your happiness shows. Bravo for all of your hard work.

RainRedfield

Amazing progress and story dear. Keep it up

jgondor

you look awesome! congrats!

entropy83

Awesome. Your story is amazing of a family coming together to work through various health challenges from addiction to weight loss. It made me cry and a good way:flowerforyou: Kudos!

reddual

That is a beautiful story and you look great! I'm so proud of you. I too, love watching how your smile gets bigger as you lose the weight and gain the confidence! Congratulations!

Zee48

You are a beautiful young lady and your story is truly inspiration. I do believe that God speaks to us, and others, to help us. I'm glad you listened to His voice and did something positive for yourself.

Your transformation is awesome and I send you wishes & prayers for a continued good life.

PrncessBre

Great job hun!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

ShandiH

I have a toddler and am 3 months pregnant; I can only hope that I can be the mom that your's is . . . congratulations on your hard work and success!! You will never regret cleaning up your life and getting healthy. Your cousin is beaming with pride!! :flowerforyou: