177 to 130 lbs with Pictures!

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castell5
castell5 Posts: 234 Member
I am not great at adding photos, so hopefully these came out ok.

I was 177 lbs last April, decided on May 6, 2012 that I was too fat and was going to do something about it.
I started running, watching calories, doing any kind of exercise I could think of at least 30 minutes a day, every day.
I didn't add in "Cheat Days"

I stayed committed and the results can be seen below.
I hit my goal weight on November 9th and now, 3 months later, I have successfully been able to maintain. (This is a first for me)

My Fitness Pal is going to be my steadfast tool to stay committed to maintaining my new healthy weight of 130 lbs.
My advice is: Stay away from FAD diets, Eat at least 1400 calories a day, Exercise in some fashion every day for at least a 1/2 hour.

Remain on your quest through Holidays, Birthdays, and Vacations and you WILL achieve the results you desire.

There are no "tricks" to losing weight.
Here is the only equation that works: Diet + Exercise + Willpower = Results

Here I am in April of 2012 at my heaviest in my life and not liking the way I looked.
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Here I am also in April with a side shot that I am not proud of.
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And here I am as of January 31, 2013 at 130 pounds - The weight I plan to STAY at!
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Good luck to everyone out there trying to achieve their goal weights! Everyone can do it with steady commitment!
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  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
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    Amazing! And well done!
  • cytheree
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    Congratulations, you loook amazing!! You lost almost 50lbs in 6 months, thats a great lesson for dedication! thank you for sharing!!
  • barbrandazzo
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    Congratulations!!! I just weighed in and for January I lost 11 lbs and 14.5 inches overall! You are right... Diet + Exercise + Willpower = Results
  • samkelly89
    samkelly89 Posts: 198 Member
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    You look AMAZING!!! You are inspiring!
  • xxxxDebsxxxx
    xxxxDebsxxxx Posts: 1 Member
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    Wow, you look great, I only joined yesterday and you are my inspiration. Thank you for sharing your advice and pics, gives me something to aim for. Thank you.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,871 Member
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    Wow! Way to take off the pounds and the years! You are looking young and sexy! :love: :drinker:
  • Elainethelucky
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    Thats amazing. You look fab! Well done to you. x
  • julesxo
    julesxo Posts: 422 Member
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    Wow you look great!!
  • lindsey_mickeyd
    lindsey_mickeyd Posts: 101 Member
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    Wow you look amazing! For reals! Congratulations!
  • dub73
    dub73 Posts: 70
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    Keep it up! :flowerforyou:
  • Emmabulliemum
    Emmabulliemum Posts: 294 Member
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    stunning amazing result and yep your right there is no easy way out x well done
  • mrsejennings
    mrsejennings Posts: 97 Member
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    Wow! U look great! Great job
  • lrr33
    lrr33 Posts: 28 Member
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    congrats! cant wait to see real results like that for me!
  • mary659497
    mary659497 Posts: 483 Member
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    congratulations you are an inspiration
  • WhaddoWino
    WhaddoWino Posts: 146 Member
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    Great advice! Thank you for sharing your story!
  • orapronobis
    orapronobis Posts: 460 Member
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    130 is my goal weight. I hope I look half as nice as you do when I get there. :smile: Congratulations!!
  • tdotgirl
    tdotgirl Posts: 95 Member
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    Wow, you look fantastic!!! You earned your victory!! Nicely done
  • Happyme2009
    Happyme2009 Posts: 233 Member
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    Super nice and very big change , congratulations!
  • cbart2818
    cbart2818 Posts: 188 Member
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    AMAZING!!!
  • craignev
    craignev Posts: 1,247 Member
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    Fantastic......well done!!!
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