162 to 115! Goal Reached! Lots of Pics!

noelslp

I was in denial about how much weight I had gained until I saw pictures from my brother-in-law's wedding in St. Thomas November 2011 (Blue dress):







Shortly after this, I went to the doctor for a check-up and the reality set in: 162 lbs. At 5'4, I was overweight and unhappy. I had joined MFP back in October before the wedding, but did not keep up with it. This time, I decided to stick with it.

Here are more "Before" pictures not too long after I started MFP (I'm about 160 here):





And calorie counting really worked for me! I did not deem any food "off-limits" as this is what has always derailed me other times. I ate pizza, ice cream, french fries, cheeseburgers...just as long as they fit into my weekly calorie goal.

Here I am at 148:





Here at 128:





And here is me today, at my goal of 115:









I am now starting to weight train, as I want to tone up and maybe add a few pounds of muscle

I lost 47 lbs with MFP! You can too!

waleedajmal

Good progress, you look like a completely different person!

kamanda85

Great job! You look great! I am the same height as you and I am starting out a bit heavier.. but I have almost the same goal. This is so inspiring to me. Did you work out any or just cut calories?

LHudson53

You have done fantastic and look wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!

rogers8702

GREAT JOB! you look amazing.

Poorgirls_Diet

Wow fabulous inspiration hunny well done

Redheadllena

You look so fab!! I would kill for my stomach to look flat like that. Congrats!

brentdaniels

You look fantastic!

mikeyboy

Well done! You look great!

missfelicia6

How long did it take you?? It looks great! I am working on the same goal!

mesee619

Great Job!

jbwilliams888

Awesome! Great Job!

hazelovesfood

wow your teeny tiny now, well done.

lausa22

Wow you look great! Congrats!

donald149

Ah yes... Those dreaded camera shots. The ' is that really me ' moments. Great job by the way!!

sweetpotatofry

You look so good!! congrats!

DataBased

Marvelous achievement and so inspirational! Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel a great sense of accomplishment. I also love that you've developed new fitness goals that will help you maintain your hard-won goal. Great job!

marnet12

Great inspiration! You look fab :-)

MzBritt327

Amazing transformation, thanks for the motivation!!!

kympow

You look amazing!!!! You should be very proud of yourself!!

debussyschild

Great work! Glad to see you're going to start weight training. Enjoy your time in the gym Weight training is by far the greatest thing to take you from looking slim to looking HOT. Post pics and congratulations!

JeSuisPrest

There's nothing left of you!! Congrats on a job well done!

MLB1969

Congrats! You look amazing! Thanks for posting and inspiring me. Well done!

MaraDiaz

Congrats! You look amazing, and it's great that you have a new goal with weight training to keep you on track and getting even healthier! Plus, you have beautiful hair.

jsapninz

Brava!! :drinker:

You are a gorgeous girl especially now that you don't have all those extra lbs covering you up!

Congratulations on your success!
Thank you for sharing and being an inspiration to all of us, and keep up the fantastic work! :drinker: :drinker:

polarlove

well done, you look fantastic! I'm doing the same as you - not changing the types of food I eat, just the quantities - so it's great to see you having success with that!

cindyhoney2

Awesome results! You look amazing! You should be sooo proud! Cute bikini btw

Janrr

You have accomplished what I thought was inpossible - befoe I found MFP, You were either brave or determined with your pictures at 162. I called you brave, because I don't want a record of what I looked like at my heaviest (208) And the term determined was because it is obvious you wanted a record of what you looked like, so you would not go into self-denial again.
I lost eight pounds with a dietician, then she told me about MFP. I'm with you, nI list what I have eaten, and stick to my daily calories 1200, I can;t lost unless I exercise daily. A couple of days ago, I fractured my arm & the doc said no exercise. I am going to follow you lead, and stick to the calories until I can exercise.
Your pictures at 115, are fantastic. Congrats.

KStambulic

You look amazing! Great job!

dreamingchild

You look great!

scorpio61

Fabulous is all I can say I see you have a tattoo I have one as well Only you couldn't see mine because of my weight After I had Iost 45 lbs. One day my G-daughter who is 5 say's to me grama you have a tattoo When did you get that? I was like Livvie I had that I couldn't even see it It dawned on me how much weight I had put on over the years