30lbs gone, 90 more to go!

My fatloss journey is an extremely slow albeit ongoing and steady progress (I started March 2012 at 262lbs). I get constantly frustrated with the lack of changes I see everyday in the mirror. The scale does indeed show a different number almost weekly and for the better… However, I see the face of someone who hasn’t changed one iota. When I look in the mirror I honestly see something that couldn’t possibly be me. The fat girl. I am a very visual person and while numbers are very telling a picture to me speaks volumes. So during one of Xander’s afternoon naps I decided I needed to see a difference and thus the photo you see above was thrown together! The one on the left was taken at my all time heaviest in 2010 pre-Xander. The one on the right was taken Thursday of last week.

I have a long long way to go! I am currently 230lbs. I need to get to anywhere between 130/140. (To be in my BMI range). I did have an FMS (functional movement screen) and a body comp three weeks ago, and my lean body mass was 133, my fat percentage was 43%. I need to half that for sure.

Here are a couple more:


My body doesn't show too much of a difference though my clothes are looser, and I had to get a new belt as my old one was flapping in the breeze with its length. I am still wearing my old clothes before. I guess that just means I wore entirely too tight of clothing! (I did own three different sizes of jeans, 18, 20, and 22... I am happily in the 18s now)