My story to 100 pounds lost! (pics)

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Txnurse97
Txnurse97 Posts: 275 Member
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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.

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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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  • soontobesam
    soontobesam Posts: 714 Member
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    You should feel proud - great work and congratulations!!
  • Wiish
    Wiish Posts: 9 Member
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    this is really amazing :) truly inspiring
  • rustybago
    rustybago Posts: 15
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    You look great! What an inspiration. Good job!
  • sophiaandlibby
    sophiaandlibby Posts: 2
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    How inspiring! Thank you for sharing.
  • jenborn0730
    jenborn0730 Posts: 28
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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.
  • fankyskag
    fankyskag Posts: 47 Member
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    What an amazing story. You look wonderful. Well done!
  • LCgymnast
    LCgymnast Posts: 258
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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!!
  • slfarrar
    slfarrar Posts: 11
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    Congrats!!! You look great!
  • Limbo2012
    Limbo2012 Posts: 170 Member
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    Congratulations, you look fabulous! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing! :)
  • rukus1
    rukus1 Posts: 112
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    Congratulations! You look great!
  • junodog1
    junodog1 Posts: 4,792 Member
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    Good job. You have a lot to be proud of achieving.
  • LainieFarence
    LainieFarence Posts: 4
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    Congratulations!! What an inspiration you are! :)
  • ovege
    ovege Posts: 110 Member
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    You look awesome! Great work!
  • chantya
    chantya Posts: 14 Member
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    You did an awesome job!
  • ckhardeman
    ckhardeman Posts: 195 Member
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    Awesome!!! You look great!!!
  • freew67
    freew67 Posts: 348 Member
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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!

    http://freew67.blogspot.com/
  • jennyrae719
    jennyrae719 Posts: 129
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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. :)
  • LuckBeWithU
    LuckBeWithU Posts: 173 Member
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    Wow.....

    You're such a great inspiration for us all.....
    You look amazing, it shows by your beautiful smile...:smile:

    Keep up the fantastic work....
  • Leeannboswell
    Leeannboswell Posts: 63
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    Awesome! Congrats, and what a great example to your little one!!!!

    LeeAnn
  • Crumleygirl
    Crumleygirl Posts: 86 Member
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    Wow you great. It really is surprising how many calories a person can eat in a day.

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