70 lbs down since Thanksgiving and going strong (pics)

I posted about two months ago and I decided to put up some progress pics now.

I will say that my story is not different that many of the people on here. I have been one of those big girls all my life. I get it honestly. I am 5/10 1/2 and pear shaped. I wasn't the most active kid but I was one of the most outgoing and popular kids in school. So, I'm not going to lie and say that my self esteem sucks or that I have never had dates. Quite the contrary.

What I will say is that I couldn't get a handle on my weight. I tried anything and everything to lose weight. I even went through the drastic measure of having a gastric bypass ten years ago. I lost quite a bit of weight at that time, about 116 pounds and felt great about myself. I didn't work out regularly after the surgery and I also didn't get flabby. (Inwardly thanking God and my momma for good genes) I did, however, over time, put the weight back on. By Thanksgiving of last year I has ballooned up to 277lbs.

I knew it was time for a change after my significant other pissed me off. That was the catalyst but not the reason I'm still working at it. I got a membership to a gym, found Zumba and myfitnesspal and hit the ground running. I made a promise to myself to be consistent. I would follow the guidelines set by myfitnesspal to the letter. Heck most of the time I would come in under my caloric goal. I figured I would get more bang for my buck and come into the gym an hour before and do a weights workout and I really started to see definite changes in my body. I can't tell you how it feels to not be able to wear any of the clothes I used to wear because they are too big.

The difference was so big that I started to have people coming to me and asking what I was doing. One major change for me has to do with my diet. Myfitnesspal keeps me accountable but I had to start making better food choices. I did this by participating in a Healthy Eating Challenge with My BodyPump Instructor. She introduced me to Shakeology as it was a component. It had a three day cleanse and then 7 days of clean eating. I saw myself lose 8 pounds in 3 days, 2 more for the 7 days and haven't put any back on. I am now down 70 pounds, have become a Beachbody coach and feel better than I have in my life. I am doing it the way that I should have done it in the first place. (No judgements for anyone making other decisions. I did the same too.) I just want people to see that it is attainable. I am not finished by any means.

I have gone from a size 24/26 to a 12/14. I'm still going too.

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I posted about two months ago and I decided to put up some progress pics now.

I will say that my story is not different that many of the people on here. I have been one of those big girls all my life. I get it honestly. I am 5/10 1/2 and pear shaped. I wasn't the most active kid but I was one of the most outgoing and popular kids in school. So, I'm not going to lie and say that my self esteem sucks or that I have never had dates. Quite the contrary.

What I will say is that I couldn't get a handle on my weight. I tried anything and everything to lose weight. I even went through the drastic measure of having a gastric bypass ten years ago. I lost quite a bit of weight at that time, about 116 pounds and felt great about myself. I didn't work out regularly after the surgery and I also didn't get flabby. (Inwardly thanking God and my momma for good genes) I did, however, over time, put the weight back on. By Thanksgiving of last year I has ballooned up to 277lbs.

I knew it was time for a change after my significant other pissed me off. That was the catalyst but not the reason I'm still working at it. I got a membership to a gym, found Zumba and myfitnesspal and hit the ground running. I made a promise to myself to be consistent. I would follow the guidelines set by myfitnesspal to the letter. Heck most of the time I would come in under my caloric goal. I figured I would get more bang for my buck and come into the gym an hour before and do a weights workout and I really started to see definite changes in my body. I can't tell you how it feels to not be able to wear any of the clothes I used to wear because they are too big.

The difference was so big that I started to have people coming to me and asking what I was doing. One major change for me has to do with my diet. Myfitnesspal keeps me accountable but I had to start making better food choices. I did this by participating in a Healthy Eating Challenge with My BodyPump Instructor. She introduced me to Shakeology as it was a component. It had a three day cleanse and then 7 days of clean eating. I saw myself lose 8 pounds in 3 days, 2 more for the 7 days and haven't put any back on. I am now down 70 pounds, have become a Beachbody coach and feel better than I have in my life. I am doing it the way that I should have done it in the first place. (No judgements for anyone making other decisions. I did the same too.) I just want people to see that it is attainable. I am not finished by any means.

I have gone from a size 24/26 to a 12/14. I'm still going too.

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Lets try this one last time.