1 Year Anniversary- at goal - 80lbs gone! *Pics*

Katrina75Maxwell

You did a wonderful job and I know that it had to be motivation to lose 80lbs. That is my goal weight to lose, me seeing your accomplishment allowed myself to truly believe that anything is possible if you set your mind to it. Great job and Happy early Mother's Day. I've lost 11lbs in the first month of joining, and praying to continue the good work myself.

ShannonECTD

yay!! So happy for you!!! :flowerforyou: :happy: :drinker:

Quix82

Great job!!

amycgrant

Totally amazing, and so inspirational!

mandreaworkout

Congrats that is true dedication

Katmary71

You have such a great shape (love the bathing suit too!) and am happy your shared the photos, they truly show your journey not just on your body, but on your expressions in each picture. You're such an inspiration to all of us! BTW, have to comment that your sweetie looks so in love from the first to the last pic, he obviously loves you a lot no matter how you look!

Congratulations on better health and being able to wear cute retro clothes again!

UpandRunning2013

You look fantastic...congratulations on a great achievement. You are an inspiration to us all!!!

dragonfly_em

fantastic!!!!

Thena81

you look amazing, great job!

ChrisBrown1970

Congratulations!! You look super cute and YEARS younger!! Any surprised family members at Christmas time who hadn't seen you in a while?! Really amazing transformation...good for you!

I totally agree! The bit about people not seeing you for a while is the best feeling - I love their look of surprise :happy:
WELL DONE YOU

hollygparr

Well done!

currlee

You look amazing! And can I say that you looked super hot in that blue swimsuit, also!!? Congratulations!!

lisacarroll9731

You look amazing. A different person

waronwgt

Congratulations! You look totally different and happy!

ladyark

Congratulations!!! You did a fantastic job and should be so proud of yourself!!!!

new_bella

Congratulations! You look awesome!

dlw1464

Congratulations, you look so much younger!

buzzcockgirl

You have such a great shape (love the bathing suit too!) and am happy your shared the photos, they truly show your journey not just on your body, but on your expressions in each picture. You're such an inspiration to all of us! BTW, have to comment that your sweetie looks so in love from the first to the last pic, he obviously loves you a lot no matter how you look!

Congratulations on better health and being able to wear cute retro clothes again!

Thank you so much for this- and to EVERYONE for all the great comments/compliments. That is why I love this site (as well as the ease of logging food and exercise-- I truly believe this is SOOO important in meeting your goals! LOG that FOOD!)
@ slimrubybird and chrisbrown197 -- re: Xmas and seeing people, most of my family knew what I was up to by this point, as I was about 7 months in and already down 70lbs. But I did see one or two relatives who were surprised! Love it!
@wassom 23 and ChristinS_51 re: diet/calories... I was very restrictive for the 1st 4 months (1000 cals, being medically monitored thru Kaiser Hospitals' medical weight mgmt program) but after those 4 months, I brought back in lean meats, veggies, fruits - really have limited my carbs/fats/sugars) and shot for 1200 cals. Then I soon realized I needed to up it a bit, as I workout almost every day for 60 mins (swimming, running, aerobics and now kickboxing and working with a trainer). I eat about 1450 or so cals a day, a bit more when I do a cardio routine as well as workout with weights. My diary is wide open, always has been- I log every day - you can take a peek) It works OK for me... mostly have just changed WHAT I eat, and how much of it. Portion control is KEY!!

And lastly- today's 5K run... my first ever! Completed it in 31:24, my fastest ever. I've always come in (when I run thru my neighborhood, etc) at about 36 mins - I think the excitement of it all- we just went for it! Ran the whole thing w/o stopping, These pics are right after we finished- myself, my husband, and my (64 yr old) dad all ran together. We all won medals as well (besides the one we get just for running!) My dad and I both came in 2nd place for our age groups, my husband came in 3rd! It was and AWESOME DAY!! Thanks again everyone!!!

childermass

WOW lady pants!!
You look so great! I never get in the threads anymore but saw you had posted and you've blown my eyeballs out of their sockets.
You have permission to be a very smug *kitten* for a while!

QuinceyBethx3

Congratulations, you look happy, healthy & beautiful!

buzzcockgirl

WOW lady pants!!
You look so great! I never get in the threads anymore but saw you had posted and you've blown my eyeballs out of their sockets.
You have permission to be a very smug *kitten* for a while!

Hahaha! Thanks- haven't 'talked' to you for a while- hope you're well! I'll msg ya sooon!

workaholic_nurse

You freaking rock! that is all.

butterflygirl17

So happy for you! Such an inspiration! You are keeping me motivated! I plan to post something like this next January...that will be my year! thanks for all the tips too! Keep it up!

Amellej

Such an inspiration, thank you for sharing:flowerforyou:

Sparlingo

You are so inspiring to me - I'm a mommy who is about to return to work, and I'm nervous about maintaining and expanding on the changes that I've made. If you can do it with two little ones and a job, I sure as heck can too!!

KindredSpirit89

Wow, what a journey you have been on and how fab do you look?! Great work! x

melindasuefritz

amazing congrats

silvergurl518

amazing x a bajillion! so proud of you! you shaved off years appearance-wise and added years to your lifespan! go you!

inspiring to say the least. i need to start swimming...

eta: i'm sorry for the loss of your mom i do the avon walk for breast cancer every year.

jlana13

thanks for sharing very motivating

CalypsoNi

Congrats, you look great! Stories like yours make me tear up a bit since i'm looking to lose that much as well, you're such an inspiration, thank you!