81lbs down and closer to my 100lb goal...pics
misslegz
Posts: 196 Member
This is bitter sweet for sure.
My lifestyle changed 10 months ago on October 25, 2011. I had no serious healthy conditions...no high blood pressure and from most aspects I was pretty healthy except for weighing 255 lbs and being a size 24. Granted, my ankles really did hurt me a lot and I was not able to sit on them or stay crouched down on them very long. If I did it was so painful to get up.
It started as me being a supportive daughter and walking on the treadmill as a support system for my parents who started to do this also. I only set my goal as 25 lbs since I never thought in a million years I could that. After the first week of walking for 25 minutes on it and starting to watch what I ate a little closer I had lost 6 lbs. I was so excited that I thought...I can do this. well by Decemeber 18 I had reached 24 lbs lost and thought.....no way I am stopping now. I increased my goal to 60 lbs and my May 20th I reached that goal. I will never forget the day I sa 199 on the scale. That was a spectacular day!!
As of now I have lost 81lbs by logging all my foods and exercising 6 days a week with walking, running and strength training.
My overall goal is to shed 100lbs by my 1 year anniversary on MFP....so 19 lbs to go and maybe more!
Before.....255lbs.....
before face.....
NOW....174lbs
My lifestyle changed 10 months ago on October 25, 2011. I had no serious healthy conditions...no high blood pressure and from most aspects I was pretty healthy except for weighing 255 lbs and being a size 24. Granted, my ankles really did hurt me a lot and I was not able to sit on them or stay crouched down on them very long. If I did it was so painful to get up.
It started as me being a supportive daughter and walking on the treadmill as a support system for my parents who started to do this also. I only set my goal as 25 lbs since I never thought in a million years I could that. After the first week of walking for 25 minutes on it and starting to watch what I ate a little closer I had lost 6 lbs. I was so excited that I thought...I can do this. well by Decemeber 18 I had reached 24 lbs lost and thought.....no way I am stopping now. I increased my goal to 60 lbs and my May 20th I reached that goal. I will never forget the day I sa 199 on the scale. That was a spectacular day!!
As of now I have lost 81lbs by logging all my foods and exercising 6 days a week with walking, running and strength training.
My overall goal is to shed 100lbs by my 1 year anniversary on MFP....so 19 lbs to go and maybe more!
Before.....255lbs.....
before face.....
NOW....174lbs
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awesome0
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Wow, girl! You are a serious inspiration! I know you feel like if you can do it - anyone can do it...and it is true! Your dedication is proof that anyone can do it if they set their mind to it....so anyone seeing this transformation know that this can be you also - standing there so close to your goal smiling because you have the world by the tail!
What a fabulous feeling that must be, my friend! I look forward to posting my success story - but thank you for sharing yours with us. This is in all of us to do but sometimes we need these reminders as motivation!
You are awesome, Chicklit! (That gum always was my fave when I was young - it made me smile every time!)0 -
Nice!!!0
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Wow! Nothing bitter about that.
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You're such another inspiration to me that I CAN DO THIS!!!!0
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Hahaha! We are so similar!! Started out about the same weight and size, and looking to lose the same amount in the same amount of time (you're just a couple of months ahead of me
) . Glad to see that I'm not alone, and it's still possible! You look wonderful!!! Congrats!! 199 was wonderful for me too! :drinker: :flowerforyou: 0 -
Awesome! You look great! Congrats on your success!!!0
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My god - you look FABULOUS! Very inspirational - thanks for posting!0
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You're doing great and look awesome! Congrats on the hard work!0
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Wow you look amazing! well done 0
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good job! you look great!0
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Awesome! You look lovely! Good luck with the last pounds!!0
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Wow, girl! You are a serious inspiration! I know you feel like if you can do it - anyone can do it...and it is true! Your dedication is proof that anyone can do it if they set their mind to it....so anyone seeing this transformation know that this can be you also - standing there so close to your goal smiling because you have the world by the tail!
What a fabulous feeling that must be, my friend! I look forward to posting my success story - but thank you for sharing yours with us. This is in all of us to do but sometimes we need these reminders as motivation!
You are awesome, Chicklit! (That gum always was my fave when I was young - it made me smile every time!)
I love you!! So glad I met you!! I am with you every step of the way girl!!0 -
Amazing, a true Inspiration. thank you very much for sharing your story x0
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Good for you, great family story!0
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I Just recently started My Journey of Losing Weight SERIOUSLY this time...!! I want to THANK YOU for sharing your story and photos because it really helps to keep me going! I currently weight 220 lbs and I'm looking forward to being 175 lbs.0
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you look amazing!!! Way to go!0
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You look fantastic. Inspiring! Can't wait to see results like yours!0
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Wow, well done!0
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AMAZING WORK!! Congrats on your success!! You look beautiful!! Happy and healthy!! :flowerforyou:0
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Fabulous inspriration--you look fantastic!0
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You look fantastic x0
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Amazing job! You can do it!!!!0
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Fantastic!! Real results!0
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Wow! you look great.0
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you look awesome!! How tall are you?0
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Way to go!!!0
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wow! you look totally amazing great job, keep it up! thanks for sharing and hooray for being a supportive daughter, i have a supportive son (granted, he's 3, lol) but it is SO fun to share exercise excitement with someone, regardless of their age and ability 0
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You look AWESOME! And your hair is really cute too 0
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WOW ~ Amazing... you are Beautiful!!! Love your hair 0
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