Progress so far... -90lbs

miriamwithcats · February 2013

As a former bulimic (vomiting) DO NOT do this! I have two major issues from my 12 years of bulimia. I blew out the structures in my throat so I have terrible gastric reflux. Tip me over and anything in my stomach comes up my throat. Even lying down it comes up my throat. I will be on Prevacid the rest of my life because of this. I also have obstructive sleep apnea. Basically, I stop breathing within a minute or two of falling asleep. So I do not get any sleep without using a CPAP machine. CPAP machines are NOT sexy. I look like a jet fighter pilot or an elephant at night. Not conducive to sharing a bed with anyone. Without using my machine, I snore so loud the house rattles. Oh, and getting really relaxed during sex, my throat collapses and I SNORE! Most guys get a bit upset when their partner starts snoring REALLY LOUDLY during sex. I was lucky. I still have my teeth. Many loose all of their teeth from the stomach acid. It is not a good way to get your weight down. If you cannot control the binging, use exercise to purge- far healthier. Do not use laxatives either. Oh, and vomiting or laxatives can get your metabolites so out of whack that you can keel over dead. I was going to congratulate you on how you look, but if it was achieved by purging, I can't. I have suffered far too much. Oh, and my sleep apnea? It was diagnosed when I fell asleep driving with my three kids in the car. I could easily have killed all of us.

happyheart15 · February 2013

WOW, you look amazing!

verapamil · February 2013

I'm wondering... I saw on your profile that you do a lot of binging/purging. Is this weight loss a product of that? If so... I don't think we should applaud that. While you look fabulous, that is a very, very dangerous habit. I just don't know if I can applaud weight loss in a manner that is unhealthy and harmful/traumatic to the body...

I was wondering about that too. If you did this a healthy way then GOOD JOB!! But if you did it through binging and purging, please stop. You deserve to be treated better than that (even if it's by you).

nancyweNW51 · February 2013

That is excellent!

Dulcemami4ever · February 2013

Someone looks amazing

Gratz on all that hard work.

BridgeKiki · February 2013

Way to go! It doesn't even look like you.
Thanks for sharing.
Bridge

Khole02 · February 2013

Ohh Myy GOD! You look incredible!! Amazing job on the weight loss, Be proud!

whitney312 · February 2013

I'm wondering... I saw on your profile that you do a lot of binging/purging. Is this weight loss a product of that? If so... I don't think we should applaud that. While you look fabulous, that is a very, very dangerous habit. I just don't know if I can applaud weight loss in a manner that is unhealthy and harmful/traumatic to the body...

No, I didn't lose weight that way. I actually did it the old-school, hard way, sweat, pain and all. The ED came after all that.

AubreyLeong · February 2013

Holy Wow!!! You look AMAZING!!

chunkydunk714 · February 2013

holy crap, you look amazing!

Good job!

whitney312 · February 2013

As a former bulimic (vomiting) DO NOT do this! I have two major issues from my 12 years of bulimia. I blew out the structures in my throat so I have terrible gastric reflux. Tip me over and anything in my stomach comes up my throat. Even lying down it comes up my throat. I will be on Prevacid the rest of my life because of this. I also have obstructive sleep apnea. Basically, I stop breathing within a minute or two of falling asleep. So I do not get any sleep without using a CPAP machine. CPAP machines are NOT sexy. I look like a jet fighter pilot or an elephant at night. Not conducive to sharing a bed with anyone. Without using my machine, I snore so loud the house rattles. Oh, and getting really relaxed during sex, my throat collapses and I SNORE! Most guys get a bit upset when their partner starts snoring REALLY LOUDLY during sex. I was lucky. I still have my teeth. Many loose all of their teeth from the stomach acid. It is not a good way to get your weight down. If you cannot control the binging, use exercise to purge- far healthier. Do not use laxatives either. Oh, and vomiting or laxatives can get your metabolites so out of whack that you can keel over dead. I was going to congratulate you on how you look, but if it was achieved by purging, I can't. I have suffered far too much. Oh, and my sleep apnea? It was diagnosed when I fell asleep driving with my three kids in the car. I could easily have killed all of us.

I would not of posted a picture of progress if it was achieved through an eating disorder because I don't believe that's considered 'progress' personally. So as I posted earlier, this was not obtained through that method. That came after. The weight loss came through the work,sweat, pain and all. Old school methods

DollyMiel · February 2013

Wow! If you can do it I think I can too! Thanks, I really needed this inspiration today!

daydream_believer · February 2013

amazing work!! you look so gorgeous

keep it up! x

missywork · February 2013

OMG I have just started this today and was actually sitting here wondering is this really gonna work for me & am I in the right place I am so glad i seen ur pic u have really made me feel better bout this and that yes i can do it!!!!!!!! but i am new to this so I am sure i will make mistakes as i go alone but eventually i will figure it out. u have really inspired me to give it a try but was wondering what ur daily calorie intake is & if u could actually give me a few pointers. looks like u have done amazing keep up the good work

eb12112 · February 2013

Pretty incredible what hard work and dedication can do! KEEP IT UP!!!

jmorrisof2 · February 2013

Wow! Amazing! How long did it take you to lose 90 pounds? What exercise did you do and how long? How many calories did you eat? You look amazing. Do you have any sagging skin because your skin looks really good for losing that amount of weight?