Monthly Goal Reached! With Pictures.

So I began changing my lifestyle the last couple days of July, I weighed in at my heaviest 198. With simply changing my eating habits I dropped down to 181 about a week and a half later. I stayed at 181 for about two weeks when I started taking action about my exercise too. I began a date of August 12 to be the start date of working out...my goal was to reach 173 by September 12. Six days before the date I have already reached my goal of 173...I hope I can at least lose another pound before September 12 :) I am so proud of myself it was extremely hard, I had to be really strict with myself...even when food called my name. I slipped a couple of times but that didn't stop me from reaching my goal. I pushed myself to go forward and change what I didn't like. My next goal for Sep-Oct is to be 165 by October 12. Wish me luck!! This month was hard and emotional for me but I pushed through all the challenges. I even rewarded myself with a small starbucks coffee.

576165_3268404960170_887175514_n-1.jpg Start July 198

get-attachment1l.jpg early/mid august 181

mayela.jpg 177

175.jpg 175

173.jpg <--taken today 173 :)

every pound shows on my body!! BTW I am 5' 2"
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  • Cuna77
    Cuna77 Posts: 75 Member
    Did you follow any food plan?
  • sweetpickle84
    sweetpickle84 Posts: 46 Member
    Great job! Good luck!
  • looking great! Keep it up!
  • 198 to 181 in a week and a half is incredible!!! I'm almost at 2 weeks and refused to weigh myself at all last week because it was "that time of the month". I have a feeling I won't even come close to what you lost, but that is still really inspiring!! Great job! :wink:
  • not exactly, I just gave up unhealthy foods entirely. It was hard and yes sometimes I slip...but most of the days, instead of pigging out on junk food, you see me pigging out on a salad. I eat three balanced meals, Salad, veggie stir fry, ect...I only get my carbs from the veggies and fruits I eat. Bread or grain carbs do not fill you up the way veggie carbs do, they are absorbed faster where as the veggie and fruit carbs are not, I just reach my daily carb limit by eating things like that. And at the end of the day, the fruits and veggies are so filling I am not hungry at 12 o'clock at night. And they are healthy and I can eat as much of them as I want. When I do eat grains I only eat wheat...for example wheat bread, wheat pasta, wheat pancakes. It's hard but as you can see it works.
  • Babymomakell
    Babymomakell Posts: 257 Member
    Looking good girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • here is a trick, if you follow your menstrual cycle a woman's metabolism is up and running better the week before she menstruates. So an easy way to loose a couple of pounds...just eat nothing but fruits veggies and water the week before your time of the month. It will also reduce the 'cramps' I use to get really bad pains but now i do this a week before and I either go the entire week without pain or it's very mild. Hope that helps
  • Thank you everyone!!! :)
  • chellie346
    chellie346 Posts: 84 Member
    that's awesome! you look great!
  • GOOD JOB! im literally at the same weight you are at now! keep it up<3
  • jazee11
    jazee11 Posts: 321
    Well, you look fantastic and you can really see that the hard work has paid off!

    Great job!

    You are a stunning beauty too!

    Keep us posted with your status.
  • thanks you :)
  • thanks!!!
  • bethhughes1225
    bethhughes1225 Posts: 4 Member
    Awesome job !!!! You are looking FABULOUS! Keep up the good work! :smile:
  • Thank you!!
  • thanks!!!
  • thank you!!!
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    Wonderful job and thanks for that tip too! :flowerforyou:
  • Thank you!! That is so sweet!! I will be doing monthly updates!! If I continue I will be at my weight goal by december/january!!! :) keep a look out for my posts!!
  • thank you so much!!
  • thank you if you have any questions if anyone has any questions feel free to add me. I will be more than happy to tell you guys what I am doing, how I do it, and how I stay focused. I know losing weight can be hard I cried many times over the scale. But reaching my goal feels like I can finally break away from these chains!! It's not much to everyone but it's liberating to me.
  • msnaynichols
    msnaynichols Posts: 3 Member
    Wow, that is sooo motivating. You started where I was at. I started at 198. Now im 189, the pounds are coming off slowly but surely. Congragulations ;0)
  • yes they are!!! :) Who says we can't do it??? We all can!!! We have the power in ourselves to achieve the weight loss goal!!! :)) so proud of EVERYONE who is not giving up and trying!
  • TropicalFlowerz
    TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
    beautiful
  • amberm912
    amberm912 Posts: 85 Member
    Septemwber 12th is an amazing day it's my bday good lucky and congrats on the weightloss so far
  • thank you!!
  • lol it is a great day isn't it?? lol thank you so much!
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    You looking amazing, and definitely can tell the change :)
  • mjtull
    mjtull Posts: 12 Member
    good job
  • thanks I can always tell when I get thinner every pound shows and for every pound that I lose it's a big difference.
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