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

dhencel

Congratulations to you for having the will power to continue and succeed.... You look fantastic! And this just proves that you can do it if you set your mind to it!!!!

Curvimami

Great job!!! you look lovely!!

CristaA42962

You look amazing! Great job!!

annokoye

You look great. Keep up the good work.

chapparra27

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!)

WOW! You have done an amazing job! Way to take care of you! You look Phenomenal!

MileyClimb

amazing. how do you post pictures? I have a picture when I was 220 pounds and my most recent one at 199. I weighed 250+ pounds in 1996. down as of my last weigh in 191 pounds. I don't weigh again till the end of this month

deborahmills22

What an inspiring story! Congratulations on your amazing success! You were cute before and you're cute now. :-)

Tators

Absolutely awesome!!! You look so happy and great!

beanerific518

amazing. how do you post pictures? I have a picture when I was 220 pounds and my most recent one at 199. I weighed 250+ pounds in 1996. down as of my last weigh in 191 pounds. I don't weigh again till the end of this month

Check out the thread near the top of Success Stories message board for step by step instructions. It took me a couple times but I finally got it in the end.

direwolfprincess

What a transformation! You look so very proud.

BlueEyedTXmom

You should be proud! You look great!

cior

You look amazing! You deserve a pat in the back!

hem8787

AWESOME!

ColleenRoss50

Amazing transformation. You are looking great. Way to go!

jahall76

WOW! You look great! Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring.

tshields27

wow you look so beautiful

ItsShenMarie

congrats on your progress! wonderful transformation!

srodarte11

Wow! You look amazing!!!

bryansaums

Great story...thanks for sharing!

Bryanslady

WOW !!!! You go girl !!!!

undeniablebutterfly

Absolutely amazing! You look faaaaantastic!!

donald149

Wow great job!!

christicake

Fantastic job, you must feel so great! You look amazing. You are such an inspiration. I am so grateful that you posted this! Thank you so much!

MsDreaB

amazing success Great job!!!!

GLJezebel

WOW!!!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maridelsol82

WOW! Amazing! Good job girl!

utahgirl247

you are absolutely beaufiul. how exciting to look and feel so good. you are absolutely radiant. thank you so much for sharing your success. you have to be one happy camper. continue to do good works. wow, amazing!!

jentarver

Congrats girl! You look wonderful!!!!

vanguedes

Congratulations !!!! You are such a inspiration !

VooDooChylde

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!)

WOW!!!! Absolutely stunning!! Thanks for sharing!!