Brought tears to my eyes, part II, SEE PICTURE!

bethinagain

For those of you who did not read the original story thread.....I have copied it here again.

There were alot of request for me to post a picture.....so here it is!

I have a wedding that I'm invited to this Saturday, so a week ago I went into my closet and all my dresses are a size 20 and/or 22. That's what I've been in for the last 6 years! I tried them all on and they fell off! It was a great feeling, but I was scared because that meant that I would have to go shopping! I hate shopping for clothes because it's always been a disappointment for me. Nothing ever looked good and I always dreaded the stores.

I had no choice, so I went to the store tonight. Found 3 dresses that I loved. Asked the sales lady if she could help me find these dresses in a size 18. She did and I tried the first one on and it fell off. I figured it was the style so I tried one of the other 2 and it fell off. Confused, I asked her if they run big and she said "no" if anything they run small. I laughed and asked her to replace all 3 dresses with size 16's. As she was fetching my dresses off the racks I was standing in the dressing room with the biggest smile on my face. Just the thought of getting into a size 16!!!! She brought them to me and I tried one by one on only to find out that they were falling off of me.

I stepped out of the dressing room with one of them on and she looked at me with a smile and said I'll fetch you size 14 in that. Now I'm in the dressing room in my undergarments doing the happy dance, smiling and laughing at this point. She brought it to me, I slipped into it and walked out of the dressing room so proud. She said I looked great, then she came up behind me and pinched an inch of the dress on both sides at the seams. She said it's possible that a 12 might fit me better. She brought me a 12, it zipped right up and fit like a glove. I started crying! She was soooo happy for me that she started crying too! I don't even know her but she felt my happiness. That was fun and I can't wait to go shopping again! Tonight was a good night!

OpalFruitJam

My goodness! You look ABSOLUTELY amazing! All that work has been worth it! Just look at you now!
I can't imagine how proud you are of yourself. I love MFP, it changes lives!

durbanski

Awesome job you've done great :! Look smokin hot

khillman77

you look great!

StarryEyedGirl

that dress still looks roomy! you might need a slinkier style dress hot stuff!! great job!!

nursee67

Awwww...tears flowing here too! You are doing a great job..keep it up! You look great!

cdavis1126

Ok, now I'M crying too!!!!

kwardklinck

It must feel so amazing. Great work!

Cloe

Looking good, amazing job! :flowerforyou:

Jax67

I have tears in my eyes too!!

Oh well done you! You look fantastic :flowerforyou:

emilyfh

your bringing tears to my eyes, I am so happy for you. What a great accomplishment, you look awsome! :flowerforyou:

amandaklempay

wow that is awesome congrats!!!!

greeneyes82

:flowerforyou: That is absolutely fabulous!!! I am so happy for you!!!:drinker:

sarahsmom1

You look great I'm confused though you went from 186 to 167 which is 19 pounds and lost 5 clothing sizes. What kind of exercises did you do to lose so many inches?

mama22girlz

that is AMAZING. I'm in a wedding in October and hope I can get down about 4-5 sizes too

bethinagain

Opps double post!

bethinagain

You look great I'm confused though you went from 186 to 167 which is 19 pounds and lost 5 clothing sizes. What kind of exercises did you do to lose so many inches?

Unfortunetaly, I was cursed with a 42DD bust size which always made me wear a larger size then the rest of my body. When I was wearing a 22 the rest of my body was an 18 or 20. As for the inches lost......alot of "at home" floor routines. 600 sit-ups per day. push-ups, jumping jacks, anything I could do with my children and they would think it's fun. Lots of walking (pushing all five kids in a six seatter stroller) for miles. Changed it up daily and weekly. Cut out the "fat" in most of my foods. I still have a looooooong way to go!

sarahsmom1

OK now I get it my sister in-law is built like that also. Her pants are small but larger on top. Well I lost 22 pounds but it doesnt even show I still have about 124 more pounds to go so it's a long way to that size 16 or 18 that I want to get down to. I want to lose a minimum of 10 pounds a month and maximum the sky's the limit Then when I get down to that weight I'll see if I want to go farther Any way congrats to you, you should be very proud .

lovelypen50

You look Wonderful. Congradulations!!!!!

DeeDeeLHF

Thank you so much for sharing your story it was truly inspiring!

acousins

Wow, good job you did a good job

kalmf

You have done amazingly!! You had to be incredibly committed to achieve this, so congratulations.

I wanted to tell you how fantastic you look, but also bump this thread so when I lose motivation I can re-read it. MFP does change lives - you are proof.

IsMollyReallyHungry

You look marvelous!!! Keep up the good work!

KalB

You are one hot mama!! Great job on getting down to that size. Keep up the good work and thank you so much for sharing your story you give alot of us hope for the day we can step into that dressing room and feel happy about it.

fivefatcats

You brought down the house!!! I hope you had half as much fun and you inspired!!!

kdiamond

You look like a different girl!! Go you!!!!!!!!!!! You're a hottie! (cute dress too!) )