18 months and 99 pounds later (with pics) :-)

beanerific518 · June 2012

I've been overweight pretty much my entire life. I finally tipped the scales at 240 pounds and at 5'-4" my BMI was 40 making me morbidly obese! In January 2011 I decided to stop making excuses for myself and joined WW to help me get back on track. WW was very helpful because it was a real rude awakening considering portion sizes and carbs. I slowly introduced exercise by first walking then using the elliptical and then biking (which I love love love). It wasn't until August 2011 that I joined a gym, got a personal trainer and was introduced to strength training. Fast forward to February 2012 I started heavy lifting (which I love love love). The more research I did about healthy living and eating clean, I knew I needed to "graduate" from WW to take more control into what I was eating. My sister introduced me to MFP at Easter time and it is everything WW is not (mobile app kicks butt, awesome community, etc.) I switched over and started learning about BMR and TDEE. I found that I just wasn't eating enough for my activity level. I used several online calculators to figure out that calories I should be eating and increased my calories accordingly. I feel great and I have tons of energy for my workouts and daily activities!

My transformation is not complete yet. I reached my original goal of being a healthy BMI. But now I want to work on body fat % and fine-tuning my body. Here are some before and current pictures:

(this is my first time posting pictures in a thread, so if I screwed this up, feel free to fix it - thanks!)

OpenHeaven · June 2012

I don't know how to fix the pics, but WOWWWW!!!!! You look AMAZING!!!!! Yay for you!!!

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melissachipman123 · June 2012

Oh my god! Good job girl! You have done amazing!

sweetNsassy2584 · June 2012

amazing! You look fabulous!

JackieLM · June 2012

Amazing job... You have done so well! keep up the great work! for toning try 30 ds or P90x... P90x is amazing but tough. You have motivated me to get back in the groove. I have had serious lack of motivation... and been sabotaging myself. Today it stops... tomorrow is a new day.

Keep rocking girl!