My story to 100 pounds lost! (pics)
Txnurse97
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I have struggled with my weight since college. In high school, I was very athletic, so I could eat what I wanted but not gain. I didn't keep active in college, ate what I wanted and weighed around 180 pounds when I graduated (I'm 5'5".)
I moved out on my own and started exercising and eating better. When I was 24, I dropped to about 155-160. Then I met the man who would become my husband. And the weight just started going up, and up, and up. When I was 26 and we got married, I was 205. I tried a bunch of different diets...Atkins, South Beach, Nutrisystem, etc, etc, but I kept gaining from there, and after 7 years of marriage, I was 261. Then I got pregnant. When my daughter was born, I weighed 282. I dropped 50 pounds by the time she was 6 months old and then immediately started putting it back on, and then some.
June 21, 2010. My highest weight of 288.4. I started eating better and walking. Just walking. My daughter was almost 2 and I didn't want her to have such a poor example for a mother. I lost about 35 pounds in 4 months, and then we moved and I changed jobs. My weight started going up again.
June 1, 2011 was when I finally started being consistent. I weighed 268.0, so I had kept off about 20 pounds. But that was the day I started using MyFitnessPal to track calories. That was one thing I had never done. I KNEW how to eat healthy, so I didn't need to track calories. Wrong. Seeing it in black and white was a huge help for me. And I steamrolled from there.
Today, September 2, 2012. I weighed this morning at 188.4. I'm down exactly 100 pounds from my highest weight. And I did it the "good old fashioned" way...eating less and moving more. After everything I had been through, that's what worked for me. Eating less, moving more. Using mfp was essential for me. It helped keep me consistent and accountable.
So a couple of pictures. The first two were in spring/summer 2010. Not sure what I weighed but it had to have been close to my highest.
And this last one is today. Still have some weight to lose, but I'm damn proud of how far I've come!
I moved out on my own and started exercising and eating better. When I was 24, I dropped to about 155-160. Then I met the man who would become my husband. And the weight just started going up, and up, and up. When I was 26 and we got married, I was 205. I tried a bunch of different diets...Atkins, South Beach, Nutrisystem, etc, etc, but I kept gaining from there, and after 7 years of marriage, I was 261. Then I got pregnant. When my daughter was born, I weighed 282. I dropped 50 pounds by the time she was 6 months old and then immediately started putting it back on, and then some.
June 21, 2010. My highest weight of 288.4. I started eating better and walking. Just walking. My daughter was almost 2 and I didn't want her to have such a poor example for a mother. I lost about 35 pounds in 4 months, and then we moved and I changed jobs. My weight started going up again.
June 1, 2011 was when I finally started being consistent. I weighed 268.0, so I had kept off about 20 pounds. But that was the day I started using MyFitnessPal to track calories. That was one thing I had never done. I KNEW how to eat healthy, so I didn't need to track calories. Wrong. Seeing it in black and white was a huge help for me. And I steamrolled from there.
Today, September 2, 2012. I weighed this morning at 188.4. I'm down exactly 100 pounds from my highest weight. And I did it the "good old fashioned" way...eating less and moving more. After everything I had been through, that's what worked for me. Eating less, moving more. Using mfp was essential for me. It helped keep me consistent and accountable.
So a couple of pictures. The first two were in spring/summer 2010. Not sure what I weighed but it had to have been close to my highest.
And this last one is today. Still have some weight to lose, but I'm damn proud of how far I've come!
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You should feel proud - great work and congratulations!!0
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this is really amazing
truly inspiring 0 -
You look great! What an inspiration. Good job!0
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How inspiring! Thank you for sharing.0
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What an amazing inspiration to me. It is awesome to see - actually see - someone make it. Someone that is real like me.
I'd love to have you as a friend so I can follow the rest of your success. Would love to see your food diary too.
Best wishes.0 -
What an amazing story. You look wonderful. Well done!0
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Way to go girl!! I'm glad you've found what works best for you and it's working amazingly. Keep it up!!0
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Congrats!!! You look great!0
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Congratulations, you look fabulous! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing! 0
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Congratulations! You look great!0
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Good job. You have a lot to be proud of achieving.0
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Congratulations!! What an inspiration you are! 0
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You look awesome! Great work!0
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You did an awesome job!0
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Awesome!!! You look great!!!0
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Congrats! You should be very proud of hitting a huge goal! Its hard to explain the joy of hitting a goal like this till it happens to you. From one 100 loser to another, GREAT JOB!
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WOW~~~~ u look AMAZING, you look like a totally different person and you also look so much happier and healthier. You are such an inspiration for those of us who have alot of weight to lose, I have sent you a friend request. Thank you for sharing your success with us and continued luck on the rest of your journey and beyond. 0
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Wow.....
You're such a great inspiration for us all.....
You look amazing, it shows by your beautiful smile...
Keep up the fantastic work....0 -
Awesome! Congrats, and what a great example to your little one!!!!
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Wow you great. It really is surprising how many calories a person can eat in a day.0
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Nice job!! Hang in there and you will reach your goal! You look incredible and give me hope!!0
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That is AWESOME - way to go!!!! Congrats -0
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WOW!! You're awesome! Thx for posting - quite the inspiration!0
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Oh my goodness what an amazing transformation! I am so very proud of you! Keep up the amazing work! YOU are worth it! Blessings!! <><0
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Wow...That is awesome!! Congrats! You look amazing, and give me the hope that I can do this too!!0
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Congratulations! Great job and thank you for sharing your story.0
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THIS IS GREAT!!!! CONGRATS!0
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Great results!0
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You have done an awesome job!! Way to go!! I can totally relate to the yo yo!! Keep up the great work0
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Love it! Thanks for sharing!0
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