Halfway to goal - 71lbs down.

PrincessMiriamele
PrincessMiriamele Posts: 25 Member
in Success Stories
I am halfway to my goal and although I am cringing as I add these photos, I believe it is the right thing to do. I read the ‘Success Stories’ every day and love seeing everyone’s photos. I think it only fair that I bite the bullet and post my own ‘during’ photos (even though I am embarrassed!!)

Things I always want to know: height 5’5”, age 40, time taken: a year (I have PCOS and am not very fast at losing!)

Here we are – 71lbs down. For the record I can see the weight loss when I look at these photos, but when I look in the mirror - not so much!!

Before

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Still Before

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During

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  • Iron_Stephanie
    Iron_Stephanie Posts: 25 Member
    Great Job, keep it up! You look great!:happy: :happy:
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Congrats on getting half way there! Keep up the great work!
  • ebonyroche
    ebonyroche Posts: 682 Member
    Awesome job, you should be very proud of these pictures. You look great!!
  • gergie
    gergie Posts: 32 Member
    WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE! YOU LOOK AMAZING! KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK!
  • anthemforagirl
    anthemforagirl Posts: 81
    Good job lady!!!
  • Bexanator
    Bexanator Posts: 1
    Fantastic! You look beatiful :)
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    Awesome! You have come such a long way! I'm proud of your accomplishment!!!
  • Crazibaker
    Crazibaker Posts: 130 Member
    You look wonderful!! I also love that hat!
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    Fantastic changes! You look gorgeous!
  • dawn_eichert
    dawn_eichert Posts: 487 Member
    Wow, the change is very obvious!!!! Don't "bite the bullet" or be embarrased. You have accomplished a great deal and it really shows!!! Be proud of yourself :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • yorkieII
    yorkieII Posts: 93 Member
    awesome job girl! you got this! love your tshirt :0)
  • jknoell
    jknoell Posts: 254 Member
    You look wonderful! Great job! And I have to disagree - you don't lose slowly! - 71 lbs in a year is FANTASTIC!! Keep it up - you are inspirational! Thanks for the posting!
  • laureltn
    laureltn Posts: 87 Member
    You are doing so well -- Yay!!!!! Never be ashamed, though. Just remember where you have come from and why you wanted to change to be something different.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Big difference! Congrats!!!!
  • KeepGoingRhonda
    KeepGoingRhonda Posts: 527 Member
    Wow, great job!
  • cjmcmillan
    cjmcmillan Posts: 75 Member
    Looking good!
  • gazelleintraining
    gazelleintraining Posts: 107
    71 pounds--wow! You look fantastic and are such an inspiration to a newbie like me. Thanks for posting your progress. Keep up the great work!
  • shoneybabes
    shoneybabes Posts: 199 Member
    I love seeing the photos of the before and afters. Looking at yourself in the mirror everyday is hard to tell if you have lost weight because you don't really see. The only way I knew I was thin was when I gained some of the weight back on which is why I am on this site.

    Keep up the good work and its awesome to see and be inspired :smile:
  • mel7261
    mel7261 Posts: 15
    You look great! I know it's not easy with PCOS and you mangaged to lose more than 1 lb a week!!! Keep up the great work.
  • AmyBoogie
    AmyBoogie Posts: 91 Member
    wow! Great job, you're looking good!
  • KeegansMomma
    KeegansMomma Posts: 156
    You look fabulous! And the reason YOU aren't seeing the weight loss in the mirror is because your brain is trained to see someone they aren't/haven't been happy with. I know that I'll be the same way when I can see the loss in pictures, but look in the mirror and still see a fat, unhealthy woman. :)

    Keep your chin up...and keep at it! You are looking fabulous...and will only continue to look more fabulous the more you lose! ^_^

    *hugs*
  • mauswood
    mauswood Posts: 137 Member
    you look awesome! Keep it up! And I love your shirt :)
  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
    with the weight loss you actually look younger too! excellent progress so far, slow and steady wins the race. you go girl!
  • miriamwithcats
    miriamwithcats Posts: 1,120 Member
    You look fabulous! Be proud of what you have accomplished!

    Also, our brains are REALLY good at deceiving us about what we look like (among many other things). I am constantly reminded of the woman I worked with in 1976. She was so proud of the fact that she weighed only 76 pounds but still thought she was fat! Her brain saw a fat person when she looked in the mirror. She looked like a concentration camp victim- or worse. So keep that in mind when you look into a mirror and see a fat person! Trust your friends, photos (somehow that helps us distance from the image), people here, your doctor, the measuring tape, the scale to a point, but not your brain.
  • jazcndoit
    jazcndoit Posts: 79 Member
    Great job!!! I love seeing the "Success Stories" also! So thank you very much for sharing yours...
  • MamaBearRoars
    MamaBearRoars Posts: 11 Member
    You look amazing!!!!
  • misskristy30
    misskristy30 Posts: 76
    You shouldn't be embarrassed, but PROUD!!! You've accomplished so much and you're an inspiration! I have a lot to lose (at least 80more) and it really inspires me to see success stories from people who have lost a lot!
  • AngelicH57
    AngelicH57 Posts: 4 Member
    Great Job!
  • lose4good1
    lose4good1 Posts: 222 Member
    Huge difference. Take it one day at a time
  • allisonshaw710
    allisonshaw710 Posts: 52 Member
    WOWWWWW You look amazing!!! Keep up the great work!

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