My 60 pound journey with many pics along the way

cebelton

Thank you for sharing! For some reason I'm struggling today more than most so I went in search of some motivation and found it with your pics. You reminded me that if I just stick to it - it is possible. So thanks, you helped a girl out!!

Crochetluvr

Bravo and congratulations!!! Continued success!!

TerriAnne53

wow. what a transformation. you look amazing and so very happy. fantastic determination. congatulations on your success. thank you for sharing. we all can see that it can be done.

DannielleMM

You look really strong, and muscular as well. Great job!!!

Kurrupt1922

WTG..........YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! :flowerforyou:

MrsDrk

Great job! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your bathing suit btw

jquarequio

you look fantastic...great job

molle76

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!

Cmg7664

You look FABULOUS.....

trishmce

Good job you look amazing. I have shoulder envy!!!!

photogal375

Amazing... You're absolutely beautiful!

Lainie_F

What an amazing journey! Such an inspiration!!

dreamer2452

you look great

Izzerial

Wow, you look amazing! You can be so proud. Really really good job and an inspiration for a lot of people.

ntrainkloud

Whoa you go girl!!!

riveraphx

you look fabulous!!!!

princessrisariri

so inspiring *_*

trchristy

I started my weight loss journey on January 2nd of last year. Hey, it's not a cliche if it works! I am 5'2" and at the start of 2012 I weighed 214 pounds. I was in a place where my weight had taken a severe toll on the quality of my happiness and sociability and I absolutely could not stay stuck in a shell like that for any longer. So I made the commitment. It's been a year and I've lost 60 pounds so far. Here are my pics from along the way.

214 pounds



20 pounds down by this picture


30 pounds...





The day I ran my first 4 miles without stopping...


50 pounds down and finding brighter days




55 pounds


60 pounds




I haven't lost weight in months but I am still working hard at it and still toning. This was a pic from this morning. I've never seen a recent pic of me from this angle and my shoulders surprised me. It was a good reminder to me that even though I may not see it on the scale, my body is still changing and getting stronger. And most importantly to me, my mind is stronger than ever now and healthy feels awesome. No secrets or special tricks, just strong commitment combined with healthy diet and exercise. See, it works!

Love the beach pic and what is written.. awesome job you look like a different person what a inspiration you are keep up the good work

neelia

GREAT job!! Plus I love the photo at the end!

treehopper1987

That's awesome. You look great! Congrats on your weight loss! Plus...I love that black/grey dress on you... it makes me envy you haha

ChrisMayhew87

Amazing job! Well done!

Clemsonlkg

Wow! You look fantastic!

almostdedicated

one question: HOW DID YOU DO IT??????

Elleinnz

Oh I do love these posts - and the gorgeous strong woman that emerge on the flip side!!
You look great - fantastic job girl!!

chele1028

Amazing, great job!!

thenewleda

one question: HOW DID YOU DO IT??????

Simple question and I'm wondering whether to give the long or short answer! The short answer is healthy diet and exercise.

Queue long-windedness for those still reading...

When I got started, I sat individually and in small groups with my family and friends and told them exactly how being overweight was making me feel and harming my life and my self worth. Many were shocked and very sad to hear that I was carrying a pain like that around. I needed them to understand though that being overweight was detrimental to my being and that if there was any enablement to come, that it would need to be them enabling me to stay committed. My family and friends agreed and made this commitment with me.

I started working with a nutritionist at my doctor's office. I love, love, love her. It is free for me to see her as much or as little as I need to. I used to go see her and weigh in weekly, now I go maybe every 6 weeks. If I start to struggle I call her and go in sooner. If I am doing great and nothing new is going on then sometimes I reschedule. My healthy insurance pays for 100% of it and I am so lucky that a nutritionist is available to me in this way.

Nutrition is huge and so is the exercise. January through July when I was in active weight loss mode, I was generally working out at least 6 days a week, sometimes 7. When I did 7 days, two of those days were yoga and I considered them off/rest days. During those months I spent 2 days a week personal training, and on the opposite days I'd take classes like spin, cardio kick, total body sculpt, yoga, or I'd go running.

In July I got down to 158 and I stayed that weight for months. I'm losing weight but gaining muscle still so it doesn't always show on the scale. I had changed my routine to 4-5 days a week which is more maintenance-mode for me, and it is a comfortable pace and lifestyle for me to keep up with. Today I weigh 152 and am *kind of* working on reaching my goal of 150. That was initially my goal weight but I am just at a point where I see that I have a good, healthy and strong body and I accept it the way it is. In the end I remind myself that my goal was not about a number on the scale, it was about living a life of vitality and vibrance. I love my life and now that I am not hiding myself from the world I see everything around me more clearly and take joy in every day experiences. I am very happy to be an active participant in life and not just watch everyone else enjoying themselves around me.

Also - I cannot tell you how reclusive I had gotten when I was overweight. I just truly believed that I had lost my value to everyone. The truth is that I was only lost to myself. It was really a shame that I stayed away from my friends like that for so long, everyone really missed me. It is nice to be a part of the party again!

KarenJean91

You look awesome.

2shoes123

You look amazing!

Apollonia84

WOW. I have so many thoughts running through my head!

First of all, CONGRATS! That is an incredible accomplishment overall. You looked gorgeous before but you look gorgeous and fit now.

Second of all, I LOVELOVELOVE that list of how much you lose and what the equivalence is to the pound loss. I kept a copy of it just to remind me. Too cool, so thank you for posting that with your pics.

Third, is it okay if I add you? I'd love to see your intake amount and any inspiration you wish to share. Thanks!

Hbazzell

You came so far!!!! you look incredible!!!!! Your smile is fabulous!