136 lbs down - quite the change

jlmed

You look fantastic! Congrats!

GrammyNanner

What a fabulous transformation! Your response about accepting compliments was an eye opener for me, thank you. I've lost 130 of 260 pounds an am not handling them well. Hope to be able to post before & after photos some day. You are inspiring!

mizchubby69

Thank you soo much for sharing, it truely is wonderful to see that this CAN be done, be proud ,very proud. Inspirational

spicypepper

You are amazing!!!

wisteria55

Wonderful accomplishment...you are beautiful in both pictures, now you look healthy....I need to lose about 76 pounds and have already lost 25 by my calculation. For you to reach this number I'm sure took a lot of hard work and sweat...congrats on a job well done...

skidoo1122

You look fabulous. Great job!!! You must feel incredible.

AaronandChristopher

You look Amazing ~ Great Job!!!!

punkiinslim

You look great.

Ghette

Sometimes throughout my journey of weight loss, I will have bad days and in my head be convinced that I am not any smaller than the day I started this journey. I know this isn't true, but its one of the many irrational thoughts I have. My clothes have went down many sizes, I can now shop at average people sized clothing stores, am more physically active than I have ever been and many more things. I was deleting old facebook photos when I came to this before picture taken in 2008 at my worst. I say 136 lbs down, but truly it was months of losing weight before I actually weighed myself. I still can't believe all of the changes, but I thought I wouldl share to help encourage others, that any small change helps. They eventually all add up to amazing results. Still have a way to go but I am strong and determined.



picture fixed (fingers crossed)

Wow!????What a huge accomplishment. You done did good girl! ????

mjay26

wow you are looking fantastic!! Well done!!

Sportsgott

You look amazing!! Keep it up Hun!

SerenaFisher

Amazing transformation. Good for you!

ruwise

Well done. Such a difference!

newme2105

An amazing weight loss well done. You look lovely! Very motivational - thanks for sharing

spike90

Congrats on your HUGE loss!!! You look fantastic!!

Freedomgurl585

what an amazing transformation! You are just awesome!!

mattschwartz01

Excellent work!! The end is in sight :bigsmile:

mombieocalypse

Thank you. I needed some inspiration. When you have so much weight to lose it can be overwhelming. I need to lose 115lbs and would like to tack another 15 onto that. It's like losing a whole person. You look amazing. How did you begin? Did the weight come off slowly even in the beginning? I think that's what frustrates me the most. Are you at the point of maintaining? How is that going for you? Again, I am in awe of your transformation. Congratulations.

Amy_B

Wonderful job!!!!

seamanny

Getting your mind to accept where you are now is a challenge as well. Keep this picture as a reminder of how far you've come. You look amazing! Keep up the good work!

nxd10

Congratulations! And that same beautiful smile.

avongirl74

Awesome!!

MzIrish

amazing job !!

junerbooner

Thank you for sharing your story. It inspires me to keep going!! You have done an amazing job that is difficult to say the least. I have around 163 pounds to lose myself and have lost 96 so far in 10 months. I truly understand your statement about not really seeing the change cause your mind can't get around seeing what is taking place. I am that way now. I have dropped 5 sizes since I started and I still think of myself as still wearing +20's+ but I am in loose 16's! It is a mind garme!! Continued good luck in your journey!! I will be looking forward to your final victory pics later on.

deprek

You should be proud of what you've accomplished so far. No doubt you will hit your ultimate goal. Great job!

bobbijodmb

Thank you. I needed some inspiration. When you have so much weight to lose it can be overwhelming. I need to lose 115lbs and would like to tack another 15 onto that. It's like losing a whole person. You look amazing. How did you begin? Did the weight come off slowly even in the beginning? I think that's what frustrates me the most. Are you at the point of maintaining? How is that going for you? Again, I am in awe of your transformation. Congratulations.

Thank you When I first started it was slow because there were a lot of changes that I needed to make that I wasn't so willing to make. I also didn't realize how bad it had gotten. It can get overwhelming but I dont focus on the big number, I set small goals at first. if I lost 20 lbs, I bought myself an ipod to workout with, 50 a new tattoo, etc. I started to look at my lifestyle and tried to see where i could make small changes- little things that i could cut out, substitute and increase my activity a little at a time. And i began to openly talk about my weight which I never did. Once I figured out little things, changes became easier.

So an example- I used to drink soda and hated diet soda. I forced myself to stop drinking regular soda because it was too many calories and switched to diet soda. Now i cut that out, but this was a journey, not over night.

I realized that for me, I do a lot of mindless eating- eating a little here, a little there and it all adds up, so I started just tracking what I was eating and slowly decreasing my calories but doing it healthy. I made a list of things I didn't want to give up and just tried to eat them less in a week. (Example i love pizza, but i dont eat a lot of it and i dont eat it every day, its a treat now)

I still have about 50 more lbs to go (i think) but i don treally know. I haven't been this small since high school, so I guess we will see where this journey takes me. Best of luck, you can do it, its just convincing yourself that you can is the hard part

ciarabubs

You look fantastic! Well done

maryannelk

Reading your responses to people, I am impressed by your wisdom and kindness. You are beautiful inside and out!

alphabetsoup2013

And i began to openly talk about my weight which I never did.

I think this has made a huge difference for me this time, too -- in terms of shedding the guilt and shame that was holding me back for decades (yes, decades). My entire attitude says, unapologetically, "Yes, I'm heavy right now, but I've already made significant progress toward being a stronger, fitter, healthier, and happier person."

PS So happy for you. You look -- and sound -- great.

Lind140

Very inspirational! You've done an incredible job, proud of you!! And you look great!