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Minor photo update - currently 62lbs lost. :)

pocketmole
pocketmole Posts: 614 Member
edited January 24 in Success Stories
I decided to take an updated progress picture this afternoon (you'd think I would brush my hair first) to see how much I'd changed. My highest weight is 215lbs, but unfortunately I don't have any photos from that time. The starting pics here show me around 205, if I recall. Right now I'm around 153 and would love to see 140 one of these days.

I started all of this about 2 years ago and while I haven't lost weight as quickly as some people do, I feel good about the fact that it's been steady and I've maintained it. The idea of "dieting" isn't really something I subscribe to. I just try to eat responsibly without depriving myself of the things I love. I love to cook (and to eat!) so making healthy meals that taste great is a fun challenge for me.

I have attended a boot camp 3 days a week for the past two years and I feel like it's done wonders for me. I'm healthier at 33 than I was at 18. When I started boot camp I would get winded on a brisk walk, but now I can run. When I started I couldn't do a pushup, but now I can do burpees. I used to have knee problems, but all the body strength training I've done has made them a thing of the past. Feels good, man.

Not much else to add - so I'll just post the pics!

Front:

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Side:

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Face Normal:

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Face Smiley Style:

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My cooking:

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  • shmatichka
    shmatichka Posts: 93
    Minor, girl that's awesome!
  • Quix82
    Quix82 Posts: 99 Member
    Great job! I know how it is to have knee problems.

    Yeaaaaa, that food looks awesome
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    smiley style! lol. Awesome work! and very yummy looking cooking
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    OMG the food *dribble*
  • Amellej
    Amellej Posts: 197 Member
    You look fab! great job ! your food always makes me hungry :love:
  • smoootka
    smoootka Posts: 67 Member
    OMG the food *dribble*

    ^this!!

    and

    OMG you look awesome!!:)) great job!!
  • ZealousMissJJ
    ZealousMissJJ Posts: 454 Member
    Wauw, inspirational! You look amazing:love: !! And that food.... yummmm.... :love: :love: :love:
  • Gracie1214
    Gracie1214 Posts: 120 Member
    wow you look amazing thanks for the inspiration :happy:
  • cerexflikex
    cerexflikex Posts: 58
    WOW!! You inspire me!
  • mellyish
    mellyish Posts: 253 Member
    You look absolutely amazingly beautiful :love: And your food, I may drool! :flowerforyou:

    Also those knee problems I understand, I had chronic pain in my left knee but I've noticed mine slowly but surely disappearing after 33lbs lost so far, feels great to go on a walk without worrying I'm going to have trouble walking the next day! :happy:
  • ChrisMayhew87
    ChrisMayhew87 Posts: 41 Member
    You look amazing!! Well done!
  • Dottyb1940
    Dottyb1940 Posts: 188 Member
    Amazing loss you look great well done
  • Wow, what an amazing change! You look a lot younger in the after photo's too! Well done, what an inspiration!
  • GeekAmour
    GeekAmour Posts: 262
    You, My Dear, Are STUNNING. Unbrushed hair & all.
  • xxpinkcandyxx
    xxpinkcandyxx Posts: 29 Member
    **High 5 to that** Amazing progress!Well done :-)
  • chadewey2000
    chadewey2000 Posts: 57 Member
    Way to go!!! Looking great!!
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    Fantastic job! You look younger in the current pictures!
  • Familybatesrwe
    Familybatesrwe Posts: 5 Member
    Wow!! Great Job!!
  • AnguishLanguish
    AnguishLanguish Posts: 149 Member
    Amazing success, your photos (both of yourself and the food) look GREAT! People like you inspire me; thankyou.
  • LTGPSA
    LTGPSA Posts: 633 Member
    You look fantastic! Congratulations on your hard work paying off! :flowerforyou:
  • LouisianaHotSauce_93
    LouisianaHotSauce_93 Posts: 184 Member
    You look so good! Congratulations!
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    you look amazing

    well done

    thanks for sharing, it helps :))))
  • Nkabzin36
    Nkabzin36 Posts: 15 Member
    You look amazing
  • ianandmand
    ianandmand Posts: 12
    Stunning!! Great achievement. Be DAMN proud!!!!
  • ianandmand
    ianandmand Posts: 12
    And feel free to post those recipes...food looks almost as good as you do!
  • smoira
    smoira Posts: 12
    You look great, well done. The food looks fab as well.x
  • Minerva624
    Minerva624 Posts: 577 Member
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    Well done, ma'am. :smile: :love:
  • JPal5
    JPal5 Posts: 178
    Well done! Awesome achievement! I love how happy and healthy you look. You look so much younger too! I wouldn't think you were over 25 in your smiley pics! Congrats!
  • EmmaJackson130
    EmmaJackson130 Posts: 88 Member
    you rock and I lvoe your hair! Makes me want to go back to red but it is so hard to maintain!

    Well done hun xx
  • luceegj
    luceegj Posts: 246 Member
    Minor? So different! Well done girl!
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