How Wrong I Was! 600 Days of MFP. Lotsa pics.

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  • jakidb
    jakidb Posts: 1,010 Member
    Wow!!!
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Great post...going to save it for future inspiration!
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    YOU freaking look amazing!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION! Wow!
  • reneelee
    reneelee Posts: 877 Member
    Thank you !
  • lorettaasmith
    lorettaasmith Posts: 418 Member
    Bump so I can come back and read all of your post later....but judging from the pictures and captions, you are amazing! Way to go!
  • cheryl5115
    cheryl5115 Posts: 154 Member
    Got to read this later.
  • Ashers83
    Ashers83 Posts: 92 Member
    I love this!!! Especially the comparison of being 130lbs years ago when you didn't lift. Amazing :)
  • anner53108
    anner53108 Posts: 103
    Easily the best post I've ever read on MFP -- honest, straight-forward, and with steps that are achievable for anyone who reads it. Thanks so much for sharing your journey and what you've learned with everyone! :flowerforyou:
  • mara9999
    mara9999 Posts: 28 Member
    Thank you so much for posting your story. It was great to hear what worked for you. You look amazing! Strong, fit, but still curvy. I hope to look like you down the road. Thanks for the inspiration, and keep up the great work!
  • greenhumanclay
    greenhumanclay Posts: 402 Member
    Thanks for sharing truly amazing and refreshing, you look better now than ever before keep up the hard work 25 more days and its my 600th you've given me an idea! :bigsmile:
  • raebels
    raebels Posts: 45 Member
    Wow! You look great and your story is awesome, definitely inspirational! =) Thank you so much for sharing and for giving all of us that extra motivation to keep going. Love it! =D
  • microburst20
    microburst20 Posts: 130
    Thank you. Your post blew me away!!!! The pictures really show what a healthy person can look like.
  • homemomfreda
    homemomfreda Posts: 50
    Great story - and you hit the nail on the head. Being fit & healthy is the most important!
  • sparklelioness
    sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
    You are incredibly inspiring... And you might just have convinced me that heavy lifting is the way to go. We'll see-right now i'm more focused on just losing weight, as I'm more than 200 lbs. seriously though, thanks for posting this. You're awesome :)
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    wow truely inspiring ! you rock !
  • Nicoleleeee
    Nicoleleeee Posts: 42 Member
    What a great story. I love how you have documented it all with pictures and let us in on your personal thoughts. Fantastic! You are an inspiration :flowerforyou:
  • HulkDiesel77
    HulkDiesel77 Posts: 219 Member
    You look amazing keep up the good work girl!
  • Maggie821
    Maggie821 Posts: 55 Member
    Great motivation for all of us!! Thanks for sharing your story and photos - the changes are amazing!
  • scandiebirdie
    scandiebirdie Posts: 58 Member
    THANK YOU!!! Best post in a long time on the Message Boards :)
  • Aimeebird1
    Aimeebird1 Posts: 133 Member
    Wow... thanks i have most of the thoughts/fears but i feel better about it now.
  • dante20
    dante20 Posts: 7 Member
    Amazing! Your story inspires me to do better.
  • patriciaannnorman
    patriciaannnorman Posts: 1
    Very inspiring.....and I needed that. I have been religious about keeping my calories as low as I could. When MFP said I should be eating 1230 calories, I would net under 1000 calories after exercise. I became obsessed with finding foods that had very little calories so I could keep that number low. I lost the first 4 weeks and then my weight loss ground to a halt. My boyfriend (and most supportive partner) bumped my calories up to 1400 and nags me when I don't eat them. I started losing again....however, this week I stepped on the scale and I had gained 2 lbs....TWO POUNDS IN ONE WEEK. How could this happen? I never go over my calories and I exercise several times a week, doing weights 3 times a week. He pulled my report and it showed that I averaged around 1200 calories a day. I still have a hard time believing it is the calories that made me gain. I just don't understand it. But your story gives me hope. I will try to stop obsessing over the numbers. Thank you and you look great!:smile:
  • Crystal0827
    Crystal0827 Posts: 244 Member
    INCREDIBLE RESULTS! Truly inspiring and really have me thinking!!!
  • Claire594
    Claire594 Posts: 349 Member
    bump to see picks as i can't on my work computer. Your story is really inspiring.
  • Prahasaurus
    Prahasaurus Posts: 1,381 Member
    Great story. You look fantastic.

    The nice thing about weight lifting, when done correctly, is that it can be a huge boost to self esteem. And this seems to be a major issue for many here.

    With heavy weights, it's very objective: last week you could squat 140 lbs, this week you are squatting 145 pounds (for example). You see progress on something other than the scale, which can be quite fickle. Lots of small victories, step by step, each week. Which all add up to a stronger person, both physically and mentally.

    I think the drawback with heavy weights is that too many people, mainly women (but not only women) are intimidated, especially with free weights. Too few trainers are qualified to assist, there's plenty of terrible advice available, the beginning of anything new can be quite difficult, and of course the misguided notion that women will bulk up like men and look less feminine (which your story clearly disproves).

    --P
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    So amazing... You continue to inspire! ♥
  • CarolynB38
    CarolynB38 Posts: 553 Member
    Thank you so much for posting this! It is just what I needed! I have been trying to lose weight for a long time but have been really struggling due to ill-health and have actually gained recently after doing well for a while. It's success stories like yours that stop me from giving up completely. I know it's going to be a tough road for me but I also know I will get there in the end, it is just going to take a very, very long time!

    I also notice you were a similar shape and build to me. Nice and curvy! You look absolutely amazing now and you can really see how hard you have worked.

    I guess it is back to the running and weights again for me.

    I have 66lb to lose but am doing it in 10lb increments so I don't get too overwhelmed!

    Thanks again, and congratulations on your amazing transformation :happy:
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    I just wanted to say you have done amazing, I hope I look somewhere near as good when i am done!!!
    You are a perfect example of why heavy lifting and eating normally works more than starving yourself and doing no exercise :-)
  • slimmermomma
    slimmermomma Posts: 82 Member
    Thank you for sharing your journey - it is an inspiring story and gives me renewed determination. I used to have a much more active lifestyle but have been up and down for the past few years. I hope I can keep the committment you have clearly shown so that I can acheive my goals. You keep saying forget about the scale - I have had so many people say this lately, it is a hard thing to let go of, I am trying to (haven't weighed myself in about 10 days) - it used to be the only thing that you followed - it is that number that is so hard to get passed - it seems like if you can get that number to somewhere 'acceptable' for a woman my age and height then it will be better. But I know that isn't true - I know that it is more than that. Way back when I was a little bit younger and all I wanted was to tone things the number didn't matter to me, I knew what I wanted to look like and that was my goal but somewhere over the last 10 years it seems like that number has developed a hold on me, one that I am working desparately hard to release. I love what you have given as advice and I hope that I can use it to benefit me on this journey!
    Wish me luck and thanks for sharing!
  • peanutbutterz
    peanutbutterz Posts: 74 Member
    Wow, this is a powerful story. Thank you for sharing...
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