96 lbs lost with pics

I started on mfp at the end of March 2012. I had lost 40 lbs before my wedding in 2011 and put about half back on. After joining mfp something clicked and I have done really well. Here are some before, during & after pics. This year I have lost 75 plus pounds and I ran my first 5k. I have myfitnesspal to thank for making this new lifestyle a bit easier. I have some pretty awesome mfp buddies too and I am so proud of them all. Having a support system really helped me. Hoping these pics work because I have failed miserably at posting before.

Replies

jiggy_gibby

Woman, you look amazing! Love the pic in front of the tree. Your family is blessed to have a healthy mom and wife!

Daysednconfused

Awesome transformation!

julesfit2013

Huge change! You look great! Keep up the good work.

pittmanb

Ah, just curious can you share some of the diet diary of what you ate during this transformation, I am just getting started and need some ideas.

tiffanypettyjohn

Nice job, you look great! You should be so proud of yourself! Keep up the good work

Elizabeth38NC

Great job! P.S. I have those same cheetah pj pants... lol

hizmom1908

You look great!

SuzieBikiniBound

Great job!

alltheweigh170

Wow, you look awesome! Hope to do something similar this year. :-)

Could you briefly tell what you did different?

Thanks,
Sara

SarahofTwins

Wonderful Loss!! Great job on losing the weight :flowerforyou:

DonaA123

awesome job:flowerforyou:

Irene8509

You look amazing! Congratulations on your hard work and perseverance.:flowerforyou:

mssue0669

Great job! You are definitely an inspiration to others!

Seaglass1123

Thank you all so much!

For those who asked how I did it.... here's how. I started off with just tracking my food. If I look back at my diary in those starting days and weeks I will still eating crap but being accountable for it. It was a huuuuge eye opener to see how many cals are really in the foods I was eating. I started making better food choices. I got back into walking and would walk about 3 - 4 times a week for about 20 min to start. At some point I started wanting to see what more I could do and I took up C25K. I occasionally did the biggest loser dvds but honestly most of my weightloss I think is from walking and then jogging eventually. I ran my first 5k on Thanksgiving and finished at 36:00. It felt incredible to cross that finish line. I was never overweight growing up. After I met my now husband we quit smoking together and I started emotional eating and gained about 80 lbs over the course of a year and a half. I did not own a full length mirror and didn't step on the scale. When I finally hoped on my scale before my wedding I could not believe I was at 258 lbs. Today I am at 162ish and looking to lose another ten lbs. Then the plan is to focus on starting a family.

Thanks to all my friends for the continued support. I am so proud of all of you!

liapr

YES! That's our girl! You look AMAZING!! All your hard work has really paid off. You should be so proud of yourself! What an inspiration.

photogal375

You look fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

Cynduck

Amazing!!!!! Great job. Such an inspiration. I am kicking myself because I should have been able to post a similar thread and I allowed myself to get off track. I will be posting one at the end of this year though!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

annokoye

Wow!!! Congratulations!!!!!! You look great.

bessbla

You look amazing. Thank you for inspiring me!

BSBgirl337

Great job! You look awesome!!! Congrats!

Mateo1985

AWESOME!!!!

Great job!!!

Whitnit809

Way to go!! You look great!!

BombolinaM

You look fantastic!!