52 pounds down, with pictures! (some in undies)
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You look great, sorry about the passing of your father. Keep up the awesome job!0
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Awesome Job! I cant wait to lose weight and have a success story !0
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you look great, congrats!0
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Hey everybody!
Here's a sum of why I started this process below! If you wish to skip, just scroll and look at my progress through pictures!
I've posted on here a few times, updating everyone on my progress bit by bit so I can hopefully inspire others or even get some tips along the way! I'm a mere 18 pounds away from my goal and I'm on cloud 9! I must say, being 148 pounds down from 200 (well, I would say more than that seeing as how I was 200 after a solid month of eating well) and went from a bulging size 14 (probably a size 15/16 in denial, especially since my 14's were disgustingly tight) to a size 9/10!
Something clicked inside me in the later summer/early fall of 2011 where I decided that being obese for my 5'5" frame was enough. I have never been small in my entire life, and I'm known to tell myself I'm going to lose the weight and immediately lose track at the sight of a bag of chips or a small offering of McDonald's. If you read my profile already, the worst year of my life was 2011, when I lost the most important man in my life; my dad. After a long, cruel, painful battle with cancer, he lost his life to it and I knew from then on I had to make a change. There's nothing more eye opening that watching a man who took care of his body, ate well, exercised, built his own home gym, and then developed a tumor in his stomach that quickly spread.. then losing him. I miss him more than anything.
From that moment, I dedicated my life to making him proud. The one thing I have to stop now is having the occasional cigarette, because, no offense to those who smoke, it makes no sense to do so and it's just... wrong.. especially after everything my dad went through.
There are also vanity reasons as to why continuing to lose weight is easier. I thoroughly enjoy checking out my butt in all of my new jeans. I enjoy trying on clothes, I enjoy looking at all these marvelous perfumes that makes me feel even more confident. I enjoy dressing to the nine's when going out or even to the grocery store, because I'm no longer confined to sweat pants and a pony tail because I feel bad for myself. I enjoy going to the gym because I love it, I enjoy breaking a sweat because it makes me feel marvelous, I enjoy talking to people because I no longer worry if they're thinking about how my stomach is huge. I enjoy my life so much now, and I'm so happy to just keep living! The only thing I wish is that my dad was here to share in this experience with me, but I do have a large family and every single one of them is extremely supportive so I'm doing okay.
Pictures!!
Me (on the right) with my cousin Cindy, 200 pound fat face.
Me with my sister (again, on the right) at 158 pounds with a smaller face!
More of me at 200+ pounds.
158 pounds!
148 pounds, yesterday!0 -
Fantastic!! You look great.. awsome job!0
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You look great! You were beautiful before you lost weight as well, now you are stunning! Your post motivates me!0
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Awesome! Your new nickname is Q-tip! that's funny u know.......0
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way to go!0
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Your story made me cry. You look awesome and I bet your father is so proud of you.0
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Great job, and you are so brave to post those pics. Thanks for doing so, very encouraging. I'm sure your dad was proud of you before, and this would have just added a little extra gleam to his eye. :-)0
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You look great!!!!0
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Congratulations on the weight loss, it's a great inspiration! I'm truly sorry about the loss of your dad, I lost my dad 7 months ago today, and while I miss him every day, losing him has also inspired me to start my weight loss journey. What you've done is amazing and I know you're making your dad proud every day.0
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Oh my, you have been through a lot, but have taken a positive turn, as opposed to a negative one. That is called "genius" in my book, and as long as you stay positive, you can do anything else that you want to. It's all about the brain power that we all have! Congratulations and because of you, I MAY post my tummy pictures also. It is not pretty, and lots of stretch marks from the kids, but how else will I remember?0
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I'm so happy that you are all so positive as well! I'm glad so many people took the time to look at my pictures and read my story. I'm very touched! Sorry to those who I've brought to tears, that wasn't my intention. Also to everyone who has lost someone they loved, too.. I'm sorry for your loss. It really is a horrible blow to your heart.0
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.0
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