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7 months, 60lbs, 27kg, 5 dress sizes

pinkraynedropjacki
pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Wow. What a difference. Today I wanted to give up, like I have other times..... but now I know why I have not done so.....when I looked at this photo I cried again, this was the reason I went & did all this..... because I was fat. Because I was FAT. No denial any longer......

This was me in Feb this year (2012) take a look at the fat face...... that was me ALL over. 95kg & a size 22. Unfit & very fat.
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This is me TODAY.....no fat face, a size 14 or 12 depending on the clothing brand....running 10km a day & fit as I can get at this point. I workout EVERY SINGLE DAY with no rest, I push hard & scold myself if I dare slip up or don't work out hard enough.
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I'm no longer going to want to quit, I'm not going back to that 1st photo.... I'm not going back to anything near that person. I'm a better person than before, no longer shy & reserved. I've done well, I'm proud of myself because I did it for ME.

Now I'm about to kick everyone elses *kitten* into gear. If I can do it..... anyone can.
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  • cthready
    cthready Posts: 12 Member
    That is wonderful! You must be so happy with how you feel and look, you can tell tht you are healthy inside it shows... :)
  • ladypenel
    ladypenel Posts: 88 Member
    Awesome job, inspirational!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I am very proud, so is my husband :) He actually LOOKS at me now. I love it. I used to shy away from any attention, used to hide behind fat clothes. Now I wear skinny jeans, even a sexy short little number yesterday & love it when I get tooted at :)
  • moraldd
    moraldd Posts: 99
    Awesome! Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
  • Tatiyanya
    Tatiyanya Posts: 255 Member
    Woah. There is a giggly saying "under all this fat I am supermodel" . In your case , just the difference in face...there was really beautifull face hidden under that fat. Super proud of your progress and your post shows it's never worth to give up.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    BTW I should point out that I am 37. I got asked the other day how old I was, when I said how old I was then called a liar. I then had to point out my 19yo son & told them I had him at 18. :) Got to love looking younger :)
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 522 Member
    Brilliant, just brilliant. Well done on all your hard work, you look amazing :)
  • sarahmoo12
    sarahmoo12 Posts: 756 Member
    you look fab well done!!!
  • MrsAFR
    MrsAFR Posts: 103 Member
    You look amazing! Such an inspiration! Well done !
  • saunders0000
    saunders0000 Posts: 41 Member
    wow what fantastic results well done :smile:
  • leanne9876
    leanne9876 Posts: 301 Member
    Well done, great results.
  • bmq1689
    bmq1689 Posts: 19 Member
    Wow, you really inspire me. I just started here in MFP and working out again. I can't wait to loose the extra 40 pounds and kick our HR manager's *kitten*. She called me fat today when everybody knows that she just lost weight through her addiction to diet pills. heh-heh
  • dragonfly_em
    dragonfly_em Posts: 122 Member
    you've made me want to push myself harder - i'm doing it all but too slowly - 7months that must be so satisfying. Keep kicking everyone's butt please. That's the attitude that gets you somewhere as you've shown.
  • PJ_73
    PJ_73 Posts: 331 Member
    I am very proud, so is my husband :) He actually LOOKS at me now. I love it. I used to shy away from any attention, used to hide behind fat clothes. Now I wear skinny jeans, even a sexy short little number yesterday & love it when I get tooted at :)

    You should be proud! You've had an amazing journey and done a great job. You are a beautiful woman and I am not surprised you are getting 'tooted' at!!

    Well done, lady!
  • Kashton2011
    Kashton2011 Posts: 324 Member
    Fantastic job - well done. It's success stories like yours that keep me moving forward.

    You look amazing
  • Effpcos
    Effpcos Posts: 350 Member
    Wow! Amazing job!
  • Baloostika
    Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
    This is awesome. You look great, I think I want to be like you when I grow up,lol.
    What did you do both exercise and diet, I need to know cos we weigh almost the same thing.
  • Baloostika
    Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
    Wow, you really inspire me. I just started here in MFP and working out again. I can't wait to loose the extra 40 pounds and kick our HR manager's *kitten*. She called me fat today when everybody knows that she just lost weight through her addiction to diet pills. heh-heh
    Lolzzzz.
  • Erika1962
    Erika1962 Posts: 187 Member
    Congratulations on an outstanding job! You look beautiful! :flowerforyou:
  • jaybird951
    jaybird951 Posts: 53 Member
    the world is your oyster. you have definetely cracked it and now its time to enjoy the good life. very nice.
  • Tatiyanya
    Tatiyanya Posts: 255 Member
    BTW I should point out that I am 37. I got asked the other day how old I was, when I said how old I was then called a liar. I then had to point out my 19yo son & told them I had him at 18. :) Got to love looking younger :)

    You , what, 37..19 year old son? Impossible! You look early 20's for me :o!

    And I did notice droping significant ammounts of weight makes you look somewhat younger. I got ID'ed buying cigs yesterday . When I was fat I was adressed per ma'am usualy O__o;
  • Well done, 60Ibs is my target.............im so inspired
  • Baloostika
    Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
    I am very proud, so is my husband :) He actually LOOKS at me now. I love it. I used to shy away from any attention, used to hide behind fat clothes. Now I wear skinny jeans, even a sexy short little number yesterday & love it when I get tooted at :)
    Hmmm! That's my girl. Am the age with you and I tell you it's so amazing when u can catwalk naked with ur husband watching.
    After I lost weight from 119 to 93 my husband has never been able to take his hands off of me, lol. I love the attention too.
    Now am about 99 or 100kg cos I became pregnant for my last baby and added weight but am loosing it gradually, I can now wear the clothes I wore at 93kg but the scales still tells me I weigh 100kg, am not bothered with the scale knowing am losing inches and I will GET back there and even less.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    This is awesome. You look great, I think I want to be like you when I grow up,lol.
    What did you do both exercise and diet, I need to know cos we weigh almost the same thing.

    Diet basically consists of chicken & sushi lol. My diary is fully open :)

    Exercise was hard. Zumba to start. Then Tiffany Rothe workouts (youtube) then pop-Pilates (youtube as well)... now running. Running is my passion now. I love it. I don't take a day off, mainly because I know if I do then I'll find an excuse the following day not to do something. So I press on every day even when I am tired, sick or even a broken toe (yep running on a broken toe).

    I now let myself eat some of the good things.... fish n chips. Pizza was in there once (no idea why I liked pizza once cause I hate it now) and even chocolate.

    I guess it's the ADHD in me that wont let me give up even when my mind is saying stop. Today I didn't want to go for my usual run. I went out the door & started, then got about 1km away & said to myself...I'll only do a small run today cause I'm kinda beat..... I'll only do 3km or so....... got to 9km before I went....whoa I'm almost home. It's like that every time. I don't know how to stop. I have to force myself to start, then force me to stop. I love it in a strange way.


    Thank you everyone for the really nice words, it's good to see that others can see the difference as well :) Some day's I feel like I can't see any change at all :( I guess I'll always be a fat girl stuck in there somewhere..... when all my 'fat' life I was a skinny girl stuck in a fat body :(
  • Gosh.....being British I am not usually easily given to emotion, but.......blimey!

    I've read many posts of great losses but yours, for some reason which I am still unable to fathom, has really actually hit me in the chest. !!!

    I am larger than you were - but in my brain I do not feel my actual size. I think maybe what has caused such a reaction is that your post is a photo JUST of your face, and can be seen side by side with your 'new' face - this has brought reality home to me - in that I still feel like my face is thin, like your 'new' face, when actually it is bigger than your 'old' face.

    Just what I needed - thanks. Would you mind me copying and printing your photo to stick on my screen as a constant reminder?
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Gosh.....being British I am not usually easily given to emotion, but.......blimey!

    I've read many posts of great losses but yours, for some reason which I am still unable to fathom, has really actually hit me in the chest. !!!

    I am larger than you were - but in my brain I do not feel my actual size. I think maybe what has caused such a reaction is that your post is a photo JUST of your face, and can be seen side by side with your 'new' face - this has brought reality home to me - in that I still feel like my face is thin, like your 'new' face, when actually it is bigger than your 'old' face.

    Just what I needed - thanks. Would you mind me copying and printing your photo to stick on my screen as a constant reminder?



    Sure go for it......yay a poster girl at last :)
  • kelley_lynn
    kelley_lynn Posts: 133 Member
    << knows you rock.... :)
  • Luthien007
    Luthien007 Posts: 281 Member
    Thank you for posting. I love seeing the changes in people's face more than anything.
    You really are a great looking person. When I look at your old photo though I just feel tons of compassion and empathy. One thing I am working on is being sure to love my body whatever weight I am, it has given me 3 kids and supported me all these 48 years. I don't think I can move forward completely unless I feel the love for the old me....
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Thank you for posting. I love seeing the changes in people's face more than anything.
    You really are a great looking person. When I look at your old photo though I just feel tons of compassion and empathy. One thing I am working on is being sure to love my body whatever weight I am, it has given me 3 kids and supported me all these 48 years. I don't think I can move forward completely unless I feel the love for the old me....

    You know I kinda love the old me for showing me the way to the new me, the better me. Is that crazy?
  • So inspiring :) You look younger and you can see from your eyes that you're in a happier place too. Thanks for sharing. I have to keep this all in mind on days I feel like quitting.
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