162 to 115! Goal Reached! Lots of Pics!

JeSuisPrest · July 2012

There's nothing left of you!!

Congrats on a job well done!

MLB1969 · July 2012

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

MaraDiaz · July 2012

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 · July 2012

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 · July 2012

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 · July 2012

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

Janrr · July 2012

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 · July 2012

You look amazing! Great job!

dreamingchild · July 2012

You look great!

scorpio61 · July 2012

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

SuzieR78 · July 2012

Wow, seeing the difference from pic 1 to the last pic is awesome. very inspiring to people like myself who have only just started out with MFP (on my third week and going strong). congrats and have a wonderful time in Paris!

MNguerita · July 2012

Awesome results! Thanks for the inspiration!

noelslp · July 2012

Thanks everyone! I did this mostly with calorie counting and only sporadic exercise until recently, when I've begun weight training. I did IF, which I really enjoyed and will probably continue even now in maintenance. I started at the end of November, so it took me about 7 months to lose the weight.

For me personally, I knew that eliminating "bad" foods and only eating "good" foods would cause me to fail, so that's why I chose moderation and stopped labeling foods as "good" and "bad". If it fit into my calories, then I ate it. I know other people choose to totally revamp their diets and eat clean, and I think that's awesome, but for me, I knew it would be unrealistic for me to completely cut out things that I enjoy that aren't so "clean", like my beloved Ben & Jerry's (Late Night Snack is the best flavor ever!). I really learned to watch portions and I was surprised at my ability to be able to have a little, be satisfied, and then put it away! Having no food be off-limits really set me free in that way.

Just figured out how to make a side-by-side photo!

Karenvonw · July 2012

Congratulations! you look great! I have tried and tried to eliminate "bad" foods, but have failed miserably only to gain more weight. This time around I am doing the same thing as your and just really watching my portions. I am so glad to see that it worked for someone and it could work for me too. Congratulations again, awesome job!