Halfway there?!

SuperSexyDork
SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
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So... I've had a pretty bad day so far so to cheer myself up I decided to take some progress pictures... I've still got more than 50 pounds that I want to lose so please don't judge me too harshly.

Before: January 2012 at 285 pounds (hadn't even thought about losing weight at this point- I started in March)

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During: May 2012 at 255

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During: October 2012 at 230

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And the one I'm most happy with:

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Replies

  • empowerme12
    empowerme12 Posts: 32 Member
    Good Morning,

    I am so happy and excited for you. Congrats on your weight loss thus far. Great Job.
  • Arexxx
    Arexxx Posts: 486 Member
    You're going so well :)
    Keep it up :flowerforyou:
  • flatblade
    flatblade Posts: 224 Member
    We're on similar courses. I started at 280 and I'm at 236. 230 will be the halfway point for me.
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    Nearly 2lbs a week, that is incredible. Keep it up! Your definitely doing something right and I'm sure it's not easy. You should be proud of that.
  • nay1228
    nay1228 Posts: 64 Member
    Great job! You look great.
  • kel665
    kel665 Posts: 401 Member
    Wow, you're looking fantastic! Keep up the good work! :)
  • carlynn13
    carlynn13 Posts: 281
    You're doing great! :flowerforyou:
  • longingforcontrol
    longingforcontrol Posts: 67
    wow, amazing. you look great!!
  • Thesurrealistdreamer
    Thesurrealistdreamer Posts: 17
    Amazing!!!! What a difference it has made for you!
  • valcladdagh
    valcladdagh Posts: 210 Member
    You are doing great!

    We are on a similar path, I have a little over 100 to lose, maybe more once I get to that goal. I am 25% of the way there, glad to see someone who has made it 50%, gives me determination.
  • ML0305
    ML0305 Posts: 227 Member
    Way to go! Keep it up!
  • Couponqueenren
    Couponqueenren Posts: 47 Member
    You are doing fantastic! Glad you are taking a step back to enjoy your success so far. :wink:
  • Letters24You
    Letters24You Posts: 263 Member
    Great job! Keep your spirits high and alway look back at the photos to remember how you felt then and how you feel now!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Next time you feel sad, do this instead, you deserve it!

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  • wisebadger53
    wisebadger53 Posts: 382 Member
    Awesome job my friend - such a difference! Keep up the great work!
  • lorettaasmith
    lorettaasmith Posts: 418 Member
    You're getting there! Awesome job! Keep it up!
  • vmassey88
    vmassey88 Posts: 73
    YOUR DOING GREAT KEEP IT UP!
  • amykff
    amykff Posts: 80 Member
    congrats you're doing great!! keep up the good work :smile:
  • BCsurvivor1962
    BCsurvivor1962 Posts: 78 Member
    You look fantastic and dong a great job!
  • mjterp
    mjterp Posts: 650 Member
    AWESOME! You are doing it! What an AMAZING inspiration!
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    Thank you, everyone!

    In case you're wondering what I've been doing...

    Well at first I started out eating 1200 calories and not working out. I custom set my macros to 40/30/30. I didn't have the energy to get through most of my 10 hour workday like that, let alone get a workout in!

    I then gradually started upping my calories but kept my macro percentages the same. I've been hovering between 1700-2000 total calories (not net) as a percentage off of my TDEE via Helloitsdan's In Place of a Road Map. I'm able to get a lot more workouts in and have more energy to live my life.

    For the past month and a half I've worked out 5-6 days a week. A 3 day split weightlifting schedule proceeded and followed by 15-20 minutes on the elliptical. I'm also training for a 10K. I do 30-45 minutes of hills and intervals 1-2 days a week for speed and a 7.5 mile trail run for pacing/endurance once a week.

    As you can see, I've lost a lot of weight fairly quickly but the inches are what seems the most amazing to me. I stopped buying jeans when I got so big that I could no longer fit in a size 20... I would wear my uniform to work and come home and put on stretchy pants or pajama pants. I would guess I was between a 22 and a 24. As of this morning, I can wear a 14. I put them on and still have a bit of a muffin top, but I'm feeling pretty great about fitting back into those. Now, onward!
  • rpounds1957
    rpounds1957 Posts: 177 Member
    You're doing great. You should be very proud of yourself!
  • megamie
    megamie Posts: 8 Member
    You are doing great. the hardest part isn't starting, but continuing when the going get tough. You have continued where
    many give up and keep going.

    I started the end of last year and have almost lost the weight that I never believed possible thanks to myfitnesspal. I couldn't
    believe how bad some of the things I was eating were. Most of it was DIET FOOD!! But, now that I have the information I refuse
    to ever gain it back!!

    Good Luck.
  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    You look wonderful...the other half will come off and you will look even more wonderful.
    Congrats on getting to that half way mark!!!!!!!!:tongue::happy:
  • TJ_Rugger
    TJ_Rugger Posts: 166 Member
    Awesome Job! Keep it up!
  • OfficiallySexyVal
    OfficiallySexyVal Posts: 492 Member
    You are doing so great! Keep up the awesome job! I can't wait until I start really seeing results like that!
  • twinteensmom
    twinteensmom Posts: 371 Member
    You are doing awesome. I just passed my halfway mark last weekend so, I know how it feels. There isn't one of us here who is able to judge you without looking in the mirror! You should be very proud of yourself. This isn't easy and we ALL know it. I know you can do, and more importantly, you know you can do it. If you would like another friend, you can add me. I will be as supportive as I can be.
  • ichorica
    ichorica Posts: 475 Member
    Awesome! You are doing and looking great!
  • lt3ag4s
    lt3ag4s Posts: 835 Member
    you are doing great and quite beautiful before and during.
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    You are doing awesome. I just passed my halfway mark last weekend so, I know how it feels. There isn't one of us here who is able to judge you without looking in the mirror! You should be very proud of yourself. This isn't easy and we ALL know it. I know you can do, and more importantly, you know you can do it. If you would like another friend, you can add me. I will be as supportive as I can be.

    My friends and I are really inappropriate here sometimes. If you can handle that, I'll send an invite :)

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