5'6" 27lbs lost :-) (Pics)

ChristiMightGetFit

I am 27, mother of a 2 year old and am 5'6" tall. I've gone from a size 14 jeans to a size 9/10. I feel like the pictures don't show the loss as much as I feel it. It feels so great! I have so much more energy and I don't feel ashamed to be in my own skin. In the past food has been my drug, my comfort. I have always felt like I NEED to eat while watching TV, or at the movies, when I am bored, sad, to celebrate, or at a party. This past year I've been working on changing all that, making thoughtful, healthy, clean, eating choices and adding physical fitness into my life. It's very challenging and I've gone up and down, I do well for a while, then I binge like crazy...but It's all about never giving up! For me it has been not saying "I'll start over tomorrow", and instead saying "I'll start over in one minute". My journey is not done yet, I hope to loose a little more and I hope to continue with a healthy lifestyle for the rest of my life. Keep in mind I fall off track a lot, BUT I've lost the weight by attempting to stick to 1200-1300 calories a day PLUS eating any of my "exercise calories" back that I want to. But I always try to make sure the Calories I consume are mostly from Veggies, fruits and lean meats and whole wheat products (with the occasional treat!). I drink only water, or green tea, or many days I will have a Crystal Light if needed to help ward off cravings. Eating right is only one of the keys to my weight loss though, I do a lot of cardio (about an hour at least 5 days/week), but it has really been the addition of using the weight machines at the gym (3 days a week) that help me shed the pounds. I think we are all aware how difficult this journey of weight-loss can be, It takes not only desire, but patience and persistence, just as anything worthwhile takes. But each one of us has the strength within to achieve our goals...we just have to find that spark inside of us :-)

Andrea419

You look amazing! Great job.

katattak73

you look great..congrats!!

Royalsbatwench

You are oozing self confidence in the after picture. You look great!

SexyLovinmeCook

Love this...fantastic and glad that you feel great....Congrats

GypsyNrs4Evr

Awesome work!!

deemommiii

Good job!!!

littlejayzee

Wow great job, keep up the good work ( :

sopheeclare

You look fantastic! Well done you! x

Yaya1976

You can absolutely see the difference. Great job, you look fantastic :drinker:

DebraYvonne

amazing girl -- I can tell!!!

scamp76

You look great! Way to go!

Kickstand927

You look fantastic, thanks for the inspiration.

JennaGthtzMe

Congrats to you! You look great
:bigsmile:

Daysednconfused

You look beautiful! Congratulations!

Pie319

Oh man. We are the same age, with pretty similar stats, except my goal is 145 and I haven't reached it yet. I'm 5'5" and currently I'm 173! Super cool to see what I might look like at that weight. Thanks for the inspiration!

tiffanyheth

The pics totally show it!

jeremyw1977

Impressive.

scrapscot

You look wonderful!

rdogrl

The weight loss is VERY noticable. As is your increase in self esteem. Way to go!

shak29

You look great! Congratulations!

janicegandon

you look great. I have only just started , but I hope to be as successful.

auphelia

You look fabulous!

DeniseBarone

Reaching for the same goal as well!

RICANNBLK

YOU LOOK GREATTTTT!!!! WOW!!!!!!

missmya39

Great job! You look stunning. I can't wait till I get down to my goal weight. Very inspirational!

coleycurly

Great job!

Happyme2009

beautiful!!!!

Fienix2013

AMAZING! Congrats!!

CombatGirl93

You look absolutely STUNNING! Totally worth all the hard work :drinker:

ChristiMightGetFit

Thank you all so much for the positive feedback! I know it was always helpful for me to see other MFP members who posted their success stories who had similar stats as mine...So glad that this helps inspire others, just like I was inspired by so many other MFP members!