From 240 to 180 - Comparison Pic!

CookieCatCatcher
CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
in Success Stories
Let's see if I can get this to work. I hate posting photos here....

Left photo is from April 2010 - I was about 240lbs (I didn't start tracking on MFP til I was around 200lbs). Right photo is from last week, at 178 pounds. I'm both embarrassed of how bad I had gotten and proud of how far I've come! This has been a LONG time coming... And I still have a LONG way to go... But - MAN! I am so much happier now!

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  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    great work!!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    GREAT JOB!!!
  • forgetmenotcj
    forgetmenotcj Posts: 14 Member
    Great job! I started at 230 and am down to 210.. hopefully I will be where you're at in no time :)
  • madfreebird
    madfreebird Posts: 16
    congrats, awesome xbox pad too :P
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
    congrats, awesome xbox pad too :P

    Hahaha Thanks! My 180 gift from the husband! :)
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
    Great job! I started at 230 and am down to 210.. hopefully I will be where you're at in no time :)

    Thank you - and yes, you will get there in no time. :) The time really goes by so fast!
  • thomassd1969
    thomassd1969 Posts: 564 Member
    huge difference, great work
  • adavis59
    adavis59 Posts: 285 Member
    Wow, you've done an amazing job! You look fantastic!
  • MessingZooWolf
    MessingZooWolf Posts: 1
    good job...i need to do a comparison picture for myself
  • Hairista
    Hairista Posts: 86
    Awesome!
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
    Thanks so much everyone! I'll have to do a body comparison soon.
  • darc_kay
    darc_kay Posts: 7
    wow you look amazing...keep it up you are an inspiration to all of us who are or were stuck in the 200 lb. or more zone!!
  • Shrinking_Moody
    Shrinking_Moody Posts: 270 Member
    Way to go!
  • Penelope2Plyr
    Penelope2Plyr Posts: 166 Member
    Wow, unbelievable what a difference 26 pounds can make in one's look. Great job, keep it up and gl!!!
  • jennco3
    jennco3 Posts: 72 Member
    Awesome Job! You look great!
  • LovingKay
    LovingKay Posts: 47 Member
    great - you look great...you worked hard... congratulations
  • MonarchButterfly68
    MonarchButterfly68 Posts: 4 Member
    Congratulations! You look great (and HAPPY!) :)
  • twinsmom03
    twinsmom03 Posts: 90 Member
    WOW! You look like a completely different person...Congrats!
  • esther1949
    esther1949 Posts: 5
    good job what type of exercise?
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
    That is awesome! You look great! I started at 238 and am 192 now. Hopefully I will get to 180 soon too! For me the eating right is not hard, it is the mental part of the process that is the hardest. To succeed we must change the mindset of the journey. From the looks of it, you are doing a fantastic job!
  • aholly70
    aholly70 Posts: 577 Member
    Congrats!!!! That,s awesome very proud you did it.
  • kittybear86
    kittybear86 Posts: 341 Member
    Congratulations on how far you've come,you should be very proud of yourself :) I joined MFP a few weeks ago,and I recently lost 6 pounds.I am in the 240's now, but I am on the right track so far myself.You are inspiring me right now because you're story is a bit similar to mine.I started out weighing 248 pounds when I first joined MFP,and my goal weight is 148 pounds by next summer.I hope to weigh around the 180's by the end of the year,and it is gonna take a long time to reach my goal weight of 148 pounds,but reading other peoples success stories like yours will keep me going to work even harder.Thank's for sharing your story,it gave me that extra push I needed to keep going.Keep up the great work,you look amazing :)
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
    I lost the bulk of my weight so far just by keeping at my 1200 calorie limit, logging every single bite of food I put in my mouth, and eating back most of my exercise calories using a Polar FT4 HRM to track calorie losses, instead of MFP's database. For exercise I walked, which turned into jogging, which then turned into running. I got stuck at 180 for months, then started the 17 Day Diet and have been losing again.

    My biggest piece of advice is to stay consistent. Weigh in every morning, log every bite, and keep yourself held accountable at all times. That way you can only fail IF you allow it to happen. No excuses.

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