6ft tall -35lbs in total.

Hey there!!!
My name is Alysha. I have been a little overweight ever since I was 12... lol and as I grew older the scale just kept going up.

when I was 16 I was a size 13-14 sometimes even a 16. or a L-XL. and 175lbs
Everyone always said to me, I would never guess you being that size because your so tall you carry your weight well. I never believed them. So finally on my 22nd birthday in July, at 230lbs, I decided to make a final change - a lifestyle change.
I had started by using the Dukan diet (its like Atkinsons pure proteins and vegetables, no grains or fruit) and it was driving me crazy! I had lost 6lbs doing that diet... and relapsed because of the ridiculous restrictions> with my knowledge of health and food from nursing school - i knew cutting out all those food groups wasn't healthy - so I sought out MFP. Here I have lost the last 25lbs. Well according to today its now -27 on MFP so I guess I've lost a tiny bit more then 35.
I go to the YMCA 3-4 days a week when I can between my crazy 12 hour shift work. I do 35 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of weights each time.... and I stick to about 1600-1900 calories a day.

I am still around a size 14... but have noticed some of my clothes are fitting a bit looser - however I thought I'd be a bit smaller by now my goal for my height at 6ft is 145 lbs a size 8-10... but I guess I'll go until it stops and listen to my body.

Here is a picture of me just before or after my birthday in July (yellow top and shorts) and me at the beginning of this November (Christmas tree)