Then and now (hopefully with pics!) - Size 20 to Size 6!!!

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  • Summer_Lunatic
    Summer_Lunatic Posts: 543 Member
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    Fantastic transformation!
  • kaeelle
    kaeelle Posts: 24 Member
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    Oh my gosh, I want this to be me. Thank you SOOOO much for inspiring me, and helping me realize that I CAN get there.
  • brookrd1
    brookrd1 Posts: 34 Member
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    Super!!! okay I can do this another day:smile:
  • Beckyloo80
    Beckyloo80 Posts: 1,088 Member
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    amazing transformation! you look incredible!
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
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    Way to go!! and look at you having fun!!
  • miriamwithcats
    miriamwithcats Posts: 1,120 Member
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    You look lovely. And how nice to be able to enjoy activities with the kids!
  • AbbyCar
    AbbyCar Posts: 198 Member
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    Bump.
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,359 Member
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    A truly amazing story!! Congrats to you and thanks for sharing too. Very inspiring!
  • amiskinnyyetorwhat
    amiskinnyyetorwhat Posts: 10 Member
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    very inspiring! Well done!!
  • stacibuk
    stacibuk Posts: 276 Member
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    Congrats & well done!
  • SarahSteele89
    SarahSteele89 Posts: 45
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    WOW! you are an inspiration =)
  • pandia17
    pandia17 Posts: 35
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    WOW! I know people say this all the time, but you truly look like a different person and in a good way! Congrats on your success - you are an inspiration!
  • mic1mam
    mic1mam Posts: 33
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    Great work, its nice to see pics of real people instead of the touched-up photos that are on the weight loss ads. You are a motivation for the rest of us that are just starting our journey. Thanks
  • Loopy771
    Loopy771 Posts: 4 Member
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    Congratulations on your hard work - you've just inspired me to carry on!! Thankyou x
  • Loopy771
    Loopy771 Posts: 4 Member
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    Oooh - also can I ask is that an american size 6?!? (UK here!)
  • victoriouswoman
    victoriouswoman Posts: 8 Member
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    Awesome Job . Thanks for posting, very encouraging!!
  • rjh1975
    rjh1975 Posts: 71 Member
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    AWESOME!! How long did it take you? Do you have any advice to offer someone else?

    It's been almost exactly a year since I started working out with my trainer and I've been logging on MFP since the end of May 2012. I'm 5'6" and my highest weight was 252 lbs (but, when I started working out a year ago, I was 222 lbs). As of this morning, I weigh 136.8 lbs (my goal was 145 but I lost a little after that. I've been pretty steady between 137 and 140 for a couple of months now).

    I wish I had brilliant advice for people but I honestly find a lot of this to be very trial and error. When I started, MFP allotted me 1740 calories/day to drop a pound a week. I work out a lot and often netted quite a bit less than that (probably in the 1300-1400 range). I lost quickly in the start and, as I neared my goal, that slowed down. By the end I think I was down to 1540 calories/day to lose 0.5 lb/week (I didn't want to drop below that). When I switched into maintenance back in November, I actually dropped 2-3 lbs pretty quickly and then lost a bit more very slowly. I couldn't tell you why, but it was a nice surprise lol.

    Now I try not to be a slave to my scale (though I'm not always successful at avoiding it). Instead, I've tried to turn my focus to other goals. I'm running an 8K (5mi) race on my birthday in April, I'm doing two mud runs this summer, and I'm running a half marathon at the end of May (which I still can't believe!). I also continue to work with my trainer twice a week.

    I think if I could suggest anything, it's not to give up in those weeks where the scale doesn't seem to move (or, if it does, it's in the wrong direction). I started out with a weight goal but this process has been so much more than that. I have a life again. I can participate fully with my very active husband and children and I feel amazing. That, to me, is so much more important than anything a scale could give me :smile:
  • rjh1975
    rjh1975 Posts: 71 Member
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    Oooh - also can I ask is that an american size 6?!? (UK here!)

    I'm Canadian but I imagine our sizes are the same as the American sizing :smile:
  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
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    OMG you look awesome.

    Dammit, I want to go skiing now!!!
  • Conorfitz92
    Conorfitz92 Posts: 107
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    Wow, fantastic transformation! I love seeing these it gets my motivation going!

    How's life now? What were peoples reactions?

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