I Lost A Person, But I Found Myself: Leaky's Story

hinzee4

You look awesome!! Your story was awesome!! Thanks!!!

MyChocolateDiet

I don't know what says "I've arrived" more than a red string bikini. Except maybe a red string bikini in front of a mirror while looking nonchalantly off to the side all whatev's.

YOU milady are a real and true inspiration. Not just for the well written story and the wonderful pic's and awesome success, but also for the flexibility and intelligence and strength to assess, and shift your methods along the way. Way to go! You rock. Hold on to that feelin'!

JustAGirl0916

This was me when I looked at your pictures..:noway: WOW!!!

earvizu92

Wow you look amazing!! YOu ROCK!!!

polarsjewel

You know, I have always admired you from afar. You're beautiful, successful, strong. I always assumed that you looked like you do now right from the very beginning, that it didn't take any effort. You always were who you are now. I had no idea about your story. Congratulations on your many successes. You do look amazing!

AllTehBeers

You ****ing rock!

magerum

Great job and great story Lea. You look amazing. You really are one of the most motivational mommies on mfp. Glad you're here.

QFT

:flowerforyou:

opalescence

I started getting choked up around the last paragraph about there not being a finish line - so true!

You look fantastic and totally rocking that bikini.

:bigsmile:

sam308lbs

Very Inspiring!! You rock!

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

Thanks for sharing your story! You are such an inspiration!

ChristiH4000

You rock my fn' socks off!

iamabutterflychaser

What an amazing and inspiring story! Thanks so much for sharing. You look fantastic!

iWaffle

There are no after pics, because there is no finish line. I will never stop getting stronger or faster. I will never stop trying to see what new things I'm capable of. And I will never, ever, abuse my body in such a horrific way again. It's the only one I've got, so I'm going to make damn sure I treat it with the respect it deserves

Beyond all the amazing things you did (Yes, this was nothing short of spectacular) this bit in your story inspired me so much. No matter where we are fit, fat, fab, or flab we can always be better and work on improving our lives. It's not about beating anyone else or showing up your old high school friends, even though that is fun to do. It's about looking at that person in the mirror every morning and asking if they feel like a challenge for that day.

Don't overlook the outside because hey! Yeah you look good. That internal drive you have is the money maker though. That's what gets it done and makes everything else possible. Your external appearance is just a minor reflection of the fire and determination you have inside. I can't say that I have as much drive as you do yet but I'm working on it. Thanks for inspiring me. Not just today but everyday when you get up and make stuff happen.

mattschwartz01

Great work!! You really stuck to it and the hard work shows. You were always beautiful. You just got even more so as you lost weight.

tageekly

TL;DR - I was really fat, lazy, and weak. Now I'm thin, active, and strong. It's awesome.

You're pretty awesome. Thank you for sharing some of that with us. :happy:

nicoleashley_24

Incredible success story! Congratulations and thank you for being such an inspiration!

xx

pastryari

God damn work this morning. JUST FINALLY SEEING THIS.


I am so damn proud of you, doll. This success story is so overdue it's ridiculous. You inspire me daily, woman. I love that recently you've started to see and accept yourself in the way that we ALL have been for a long time now.


I love you, my soul mate! Can't wait to hump that hot body in July.




ETA: Btw, I actually read every single word. JUST FOR YOU.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

*wipes tears* I have a strong urge to use the f word, but I'll just say you are freaking awesome, and you do rock the HELL outta that bikini!

NormInv

For some reason I always like the before pics better whether it be acne or weight or sex change.

iulia_maddie

You definitely rock the hell out of that string bikini! Congrats!

Nightterror218

Amazing job. Wow.

matt2442

There are no after pics, because there is no finish line. I will never stop getting stronger or faster. I will never stop trying to see what new things I'm capable of. And I will never, ever, abuse my body in such a horrific way again. It's the only one I've got, so I'm going to make damn sure I treat it with the respect it deserves.

This is fantastic and I loved reading all of it, especially that part ^. Totally awesome and you are inspiration to everyone here.

polkadotribbon

First off, you look amazing. It takes crazy dedication to get the results you did, and I am jealous of how smoking hot you are!

I do want to respond a little to the comments about Weight Watchers. I used to do it and got good results to start my journey, and I realize it's not for everyone and it does lack a bit on the exercise suggestion front. But, if one is only eating 900 calories per day, that's not following the program at all. Even the lowest allotment of daily points is a little over 1200 calories.

EmilyOfTheSun

Awesome story. Congratulations to you.
I'm actually starting StrongLifts today!

DontStopB_Leakin

First off, you look amazing. It takes crazy dedication to get the results you did, and I am jealous of how smoking hot you are!

I do want to respond a little to the comments about Weight Watchers. I used to do it and got good results to start my journey, and I realize it's not for everyone and it does lack a bit on the exercise suggestion front. But, if one is only eating 900 calories per day, that's not following the program at all. Even the lowest allotment of daily points is a little over 1200 calories.

I did the point to calorie conversion multiple times to confirm.

If you wish to debate the validity of my claim, feel free to message me. Otherwise, please just let me share my story without trying to correct it.

JewelE77

You look AMAZING! Great job and great motivation! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

oregonzoo

You are amazing and awe s inspiring. I wish that every single struggling person in the world could read this.

MiloBloom83

I had no idea just how awesome you truly are leak. You can look at a ticker and see a huge number, but until the story is told it's just a number. Looking at your beginning pics and only knowing you since August, you are completely unrecognizable to me in them. Your transformation is remarkable. Congrats on your efforts so far. Keep on turnin' like that wheel in the sky.

dupaboo

Great story - thanks for sharing!!

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

You did good, Lea. And you're right. There is no finish line. This is for life!