6 and a half stone down- comparison pics!

GemmaRowlands

As usual, please add me as a friend if you want support or updates! I owe a lot to everyone on this website, and try to do the same back if I can.

Answers to usual questions.

I'm 21.
It took me since Jan 1st 2011 to lose the weight.
I don't have any loose/saggy skin.
I'm 5'9".
I weighed 18st 4 in the first pic.
I weigh 11st 8 now.

Pic!

tiaait95

Well done! I can't imagine how much dedication this took I'm still in the beginning stages of weight loss and this has def inspired to hold out for the long run x

yelpat

Congratulations on your hard work !

Hestion

Fantastic, you look great, big well done :-)

Gerald_King

You look great well done :happy:

gcanter

Fantastic! You look great. Keep up the good work!

sasssurf

SuPerb!!!! I'm inspired as I know I will really need to stick to it.

soulynyc

you look amazing. so glad you are my friend!!!!

ruffalicious

wow, u look amazing hun

jelias1

Congratulations what an inspiration you look amazing!

TheAncientMariner

I may not know what a stone is, but you've clearly gotten rid of a lot of them! Good job!

laurels12

Wow you look a-maz-ing!! Well done!

SteakGirl

Wow, congratulations! You look amazing!

Irish_Lanie

Super awesome great job! You look good!

acresfield

Happy birthday homegirl.. doing us scousers proud!

cristaine

you look great! well done

MB_Positif

You look amazing! Gorgeous! I've been on here since January 2011 as well! Taking it slow and steady!

littlebuddy84

Well done you look fantastic :-)

mfp_1

Amazing. You wouldn't even be allowed to lift 6.5 stone. You must have more energy now. Well done.

LittleLightShine

Great example of what you can accomplish if you stick with it. Congrats! You look fab!!!

tbresina

Wow, you look amazing, congratulations!

reluctanthippie

Well done!

Rosa1213

Wow! What a great difference! You look so healthy and beautiful

Congratulations, and keep up all your hard work. Definitely gave me my dose of inspiration for today.

scorpiotwinkles

What an inspiration - it's so good to see other people's success stories. I have just finished Phase One of my journey and reached my first goal of 4stone which I lost since Jan 3rd 2012. Phase Two is 4 more stone by my birthday on November 5th.

For our overseas friends: 1 stone = 14lb. Wish I knew why it was called a stone too - I think deep in my recessed memory it's something to do with grindstones or millstones in the old days.......

zammex

that is amazing. you look great!

lisaishotpink

Congratulations!!! You look amazing! One day I hope to have the success you have had!

melissab6968

Great job!! You are quite an inspiration!

scorpiotwinkles

Found it:
History (United Kingdom)

The name "stone" derives from the use of stones for weights - a practice that dates back into antiquity. The ancient Hebrew Law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small"[2] is more literally translated as "you shall not carry a stone and a stone (אבן ואבן), a large and a small". There was no "standard" stone in the ancient Jewish world[3] but in Roman times weights that were crafted to an exact multiple of the Roman libra (pounds of 327.54 g)[4] used in commerce were often made of stone. During the Middle Ages, a good-sized rock was chosen as a local standard for weighing agricultural commodities, but its actual weight varied with the commodity and region. By the late Middle Ages, international trade such as England’s exportation of raw wool to Florence necessitated a fixed standard - in 1389 a royal statute by Edward III fixed the stone of wool at 14 lbs.[5]

In the United Kingdom potatoes were traditionally sold in stone and half-stone (14-pound and 7-pound, respectively) increments, but the Oxford English Dictionary contains examples including the following.[6]

pbangle

Wow, you look amazing!

kingkong247

Found it:
History (United Kingdom)

The name "stone" derives from the use of stones for weights - a practice that dates back into antiquity. The ancient Hebrew Law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small"[2] is more literally translated as "you shall not carry a stone and a stone (אבן ואבן), a large and a small". There was no "standard" stone in the ancient Jewish world[3] but in Roman times weights that were crafted to an exact multiple of the Roman libra (pounds of 327.54 g)[4] used in commerce were often made of stone. During the Middle Ages, a good-sized rock was chosen as a local standard for weighing agricultural commodities, but its actual weight varied with the commodity and region. By the late Middle Ages, international trade such as England’s exportation of raw wool to Florence necessitated a fixed standard - in 1389 a royal statute by Edward III fixed the stone of wool at 14 lbs.[5]

In the United Kingdom potatoes were traditionally sold in stone and half-stone (14-pound and 7-pound, respectively) increments, but the Oxford English Dictionary contains examples including the following.[6]

Haha thank you for this!:flowerforyou:

kingkong247

Wow Good job!!! Now keep it off!!