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Down 45lbs as of Saturday (5'4")

pocketmole
pocketmole Posts: 614 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Thought I would go ahead and post my progress photos. I was pretty excited to finally hit the 45 pound mark because I had been stuck on a plateau for the last several months. Last year I started losing weight right before I signed up for a boot camp style exercise class. These before pics don't even show me at my largest. I'm not sure I even have any photos of myself at that size because I was careful to avoid having my picture taken.

Initially I lost weight by cutting a larger portion of processed carbs and sugars from my diet, and then from attending boot camp three days a week. After I hit my plateau I joined MFP to start counting calories and to get a little more strict. That managed to get me over the hump and I am finally losing again.

I love to cook (I'm also a vegetarian) and I've actually started a number of threads showing the sort of things I eat, for anyone interested in that (hopefully I'll get a food blog up and running soon):

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/722193-vegetarian-meals-lots-of-photos
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/729138-easy-black-bean-soup-baked-chili-lime-tortilla-chips
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/732343-creamy-basil-sauce-w-whole-wheat-pasta-broccoli-sausage
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/737429-pocketmole-s-pizzas-paninis
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/738557-orzo-salad-w-meyer-lemon-fresh-thyme

I still have a ways to go, but this is where I'm at now :)

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Wearing my old clothes (same shirt as in the first pic, but I had gotten rid of the jeans)

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And a facial comparison

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  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
    LOOK AT YOU, you're stunning! Congrats on your success, you're obviously rocking it. Your kitty cat seems to think so too. (:
  • msdani12
    msdani12 Posts: 132 Member
    Way to go!!
  • jhavila
    jhavila Posts: 55
    Great progress. You even look younger in your after pics. That's a great NSV. :smile:
  • prismblitz
    prismblitz Posts: 196
    Wow! Just...wow!
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Wow! amazing!!!
  • faefaith
    faefaith Posts: 433 Member
    Awesome! Great work! An inspiration indeed! :flowerforyou: :smooched: :drinker: :happy:
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    Wow, you look amazing!!! Congratulations!!!
  • Lyssa62
    Lyssa62 Posts: 930 Member
    that is terrific!!! Great job!!
  • sbowl
    sbowl Posts: 82 Member
    Great progress pics - keep up the fantastic work!
  • blondie0942
    blondie0942 Posts: 146 Member
    You look amazing! This is so inspiring! And your cat is so cuteee :3
  • lollie1285
    lollie1285 Posts: 239 Member
    Holy crap! You look amazing sweetie!!! Keep up the amazing work! I am in total awe...seriously, job well done!
  • MtTammany
    MtTammany Posts: 4
    Congratulations! You look terrific!
  • Alsison
    Alsison Posts: 651 Member
    Congratulations!! You are an inspiration!!
  • pocketmole
    pocketmole Posts: 614 Member
    Thanks, everyone! My cat does have a thing for hanging around during my progress photos. I tend to take pics every month (or three) and she's always been in at least half of the pics from each set. :)

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  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Great Job! You are absolutely beautiful!!!
  • zeenatqumar
    zeenatqumar Posts: 1
    You look fantastic! BLOODY WELL DONE!
  • Nik0417
    Nik0417 Posts: 96 Member
    Wow, you look stunning :)
  • ANB22
    ANB22 Posts: 64
    OMG Great JOB!!! I love the pic with the red shirt blue cover.... so snow white-elegant... Kepp up the great work and I look forward to your blog :)
  • pocketmole
    pocketmole Posts: 614 Member
    OMG Great JOB!!! I love the pic with the red shirt blue cover.... so snow white-elegant... Kepp up the great work and I look forward to your blog :)

    This was actually my Snow White costume for Halloween! Sort of a modern day take on the idea :)
  • Culley34
    Culley34 Posts: 224
    Great job!

    The cat has nice blue eyes, too.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Amazing progress! Well done :)
  • berlina85
    berlina85 Posts: 1
    Good for you!!!! So proud of you because I know it's not that easy!!!!
  • ItsSamantha
    ItsSamantha Posts: 127
    You look fantastic!Congrats on your weight loss.Looked at your recipes and omg they all look so yummy and i am not a vegetarian but most of what you posted i would eat!
  • Elif84
    Elif84 Posts: 287 Member
    Awesome progress!! You look amazing!
  • Josh2040
    Josh2040 Posts: 45 Member
    you are doing great, very impressive. BTW nice diablo shirt :)
  • gabeej
    gabeej Posts: 45
    Way to go! You look amazing!

    Also, I like your cat.
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    Congratulations!
  • Staceychanges94
    Staceychanges94 Posts: 26
    You are so much thinner and look so much younger!! Weight loss does amazing things =) Keep going girl,you're an inspiration!
  • mscoco10
    mscoco10 Posts: 527 Member
    great job plus you look years younger. Keep it up
  • HazelCaz
    HazelCaz Posts: 48 Member
    If you did get a food blog up and running you know I'd love to be a subscriber. I've tried several of your recipes now and they have each been delicious. You are doing such a great job.
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