ONE YEAR on MFP - My year in NUMBERS and pics :-)

Today is day 365 of my logging into MFP. It's been a WILD year! Thanks to all my MFP friends for the encouragement and ideas over the past year. I never could have pictured myself at this place a year ago.


Here's my past year in numbers:


Time spent exercising during the past 365 days:
453 hours, 46 minutes, 53 seconds.

Distance traveled walking, running, and biking:
1937.49 miles

What I've LOST:
Bust:
From 54" to 37.5", loss of 16.5"

Bra band:
From 46" to 32", loss of 14"

Hip:
From 55" to 41.25", loss of 13.75"

Waist:
From 49.5" to 32", loss of 17.5"

WEIGHT:
From 270lbs to 170lbs, loss of 100lbs.

Clothing:
From size 24 to size 8/10


BEFORE:




During:





Added in weight lifting 6 months ago.


OLD PANTS! (size 24)



Before and after: (beach picture is from this past weekend.)







This part below I've posted before but I'm just including it again because this should help answer the questions I'm frequently asked.......

(this is my background, from my profile:)
I'm a 5'8", 32 year old, stay at home mom of three girls, ages 2, 4, &6.

I had a spinal cord injury in June 2011 at 270lbs. Emergency spinal surgery, and temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. Regained sensation and mobility over the next few months. At my discharge appointment in August 2011, the neurosurgeon said the best way to prevent reinjury is to lose weight. The next day I started really slowly daily exercise and tracking my food on MFP.

I began my exercise SLOWLY. Like really really slowly. The first day, I walked around my block. 0.25 miles in 25 minutes, with a CANE. The next day I went a little father, the next day a little faster, just doing what I could, getting out there and moving and sweating every single day. After many months, I added in 30 second jogging spurts. Then I just tried to run more and walk less, gradually introducing faster speeds as my body could tolerate it. After a few months, I was able to jog for my whole workout.

Currently during a typical week, I run 6-7 days/week and lift 2-3x/week. I've done five 5k races this spring and summer, and hope to train for longer distance events.

The key to my success: Consistency. Just get out there and DO it. Watch your portions. Sweat every day. No excuses.

:-)

Joy