27lbs down during my husbands deployment, 50lbs total

olney75
olney75 Posts: 36
edited September 21 in Success Stories
I decided that it was time to post pictures of my progress because I have hit a plateau and have been here for a while. So im pretty frustrated and i need to just focus on the positive and celebrate my achievements!! After having my beautiful daughter in january of this year i realized how big i was. Not only from just having a baby but the amount of weight i had gained before getting pregnant. The day i gave birth i was at 210lbs the biggest i will EVER be!!! (thats so hard for me to post for the world to see) I lost some weight within the first few weeks after having her of course but then everything just stopped. When my daughter was two months old my husband got a short notice depolyment and left two days after we were told he was depolying. At that point i decided that i needed to do something to keep me busy while he was gone so i joined this site and started working out. As of today i am down to 159lbs. I am back down to a healthy BMI and i have gone from a tight size 16 down to a loose size 11. I still would like to get down 20 more pounds.

This picture is from hard rock cafe in venice italy during carnevale about a month after my daughter was born (we are stationed in italy) Im the one in the white t-shirt
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This picture is from a few weeks later in venice (a lot of family came to visit after my daughter was born)
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This is from a few days ago after my husband came home!!!!!!
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  • Amandac6772
    Amandac6772 Posts: 1,311 Member
    You look phenomenal!!!!
  • olney75
    olney75 Posts: 36
    lets try that second one again

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  • olney75
    olney75 Posts: 36
    sorry guess not....i might be young but im NOT tech savvy lol:laugh:
  • netgirl224
    netgirl224 Posts: 64
    You look absolutely fab! What a transformation - I am well impressed! (In my eyes) even if you didnt lose another pound that would be fine, but I know how it is to want to be at a certain weight etc, so keep it up - don't give up, if you are able to stick with it you WILL get through this plateau!

    I'm also a military wife..and remember my husband's face when he came home & I had dropped some weight - it wasn't as dramatic as your weight loss - but it is always a surprise for them, isn't it? :-)
  • sara_m83
    sara_m83 Posts: 545 Member
    You look amazing!! Congratulations on your amazing success! I'll bet your husband was pleasantly surprised when he got home.
  • katya143
    katya143 Posts: 313 Member
    What a hottie!!!! Your hubby probably couldn't get his eyes and hands off of you!!! Great job!
  • Ready4Changes
    Ready4Changes Posts: 89
    You look great !!! Gratz to you !
  • Adusenka
    Adusenka Posts: 108 Member
    Woow :O you look amazing :)
  • TruSunshine
    TruSunshine Posts: 178
    How beautiful! Congrats to you for such a wonderful loss! You look awesome!
  • chroi
    chroi Posts: 20
    Looking amazing, very fit and healthy! Well done :D
  • mama050709
    mama050709 Posts: 100
    wow you go girl!
  • Equilibrium
    Equilibrium Posts: 37 Member
    Wow -- you look great now!

    Maybe now you should change your focus to toning what you already have, and just maintaining the current weight for a while. Then in a few weeks try going back to a calorie deficit and try to lose weight. I'm not at that point yet, but as I think I'm at a plateau, this is what I'm thinking about doing. It's hard to focus on weight loss and toning at the same time, as least for me.
  • Ms_Natalie
    Ms_Natalie Posts: 1,030 Member
    A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I bet your husband was in absolute awe of the change! You have done incredibly and should be feeling very proud! :flowerforyou:
  • antiadipose
    antiadipose Posts: 447
    u look GREAT!
  • justahorsen
    justahorsen Posts: 234
    you look great.....and thank your husband for his (and your) military service .....
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
    WOW!!!! Is your husband home yet??? I remember I did this too when my husband went remote or on one of his many TDYs. Its always a nice surprise for them. Does he know that you have been working out or is that a surprise too? Congrats on all the hard work!
  • goodgollymrsholly
    goodgollymrsholly Posts: 24
    You look amazing !!! Great job !!!
  • Ferdiebirdy
    Ferdiebirdy Posts: 49 Member
    You look AMAZING!! Good for you(and him)!! I'm currently doing the same thing. When my hubby left almost 6 months ago I was a 14, I'm wearing 4's and 6's now. I was hoping to be down 30 lbs before he came home mid-October, but it looks like they are sending him home EARLY!!! YAY!!! I hope ya'll have an amazing homecoming!! Bet you'll look hot in whatever new cute outfit you pick out :)
  • sabsi
    sabsi Posts: 3
    WOW!! your hubby can be so proud to have such strong wife !! you had your own war to fight at home!! amazing job!! glad he is home!!
  • SweatinSammie
    SweatinSammie Posts: 126
    Your story is awesome!!! I hope you're SO proud of yourself and that you can be satisfied with the success you've already had. What a wonderful treat for your husband. Keep it up!
  • EightDMB
    EightDMB Posts: 155 Member
    Hi,

    I'm sure you get this a lot, but you don't even look like the same person! Not only are you fit and slender, you look beautiful!!! Your skin is so pretty and glowy. And you are taking care of yourself. You look amazing and you have one lucky husband.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Ohh to have been a fly on the wall when he saw you! That would have been priceless! You look fantastic! I am sure he thinks so too. Great job!
  • ljc1057
    ljc1057 Posts: 357 Member
    Way to go! I too would like to know if he's back, if he knew you were doing this, and his reaction! You look wonderful!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    You look totally different! Way to go, girly!!
  • mskrissytina74
    mskrissytina74 Posts: 42
    You look great! You don't even look like you had a baby!!!!
  • rubysparkle
    rubysparkle Posts: 362 Member
    OMG - you look amazing...i wanna know what hubby said when he first saw you when he got home?

    i want to look that good in jeans - very inspiring..im off to the gym :laugh:
  • rubysparkle
    rubysparkle Posts: 362 Member
    OMG - you look amazing...i wanna know what hubby said when he first saw you when he got home?

    i want to look that good in jeans - very inspiring..im off to the gym :laugh:
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Great job.....you look wonderful!
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    You look great! Can't imagine why you want to lose another 20lbs, but that's up to you :happy:

    Thanks for sharing your success :flowerforyou:
  • Jena_72
    Jena_72 Posts: 1,057
    I want to know to!! Did your husband know you were losing weight or was it a complete surprise?? You should have snapped a pic of his face when he first saw you!! lol
    You look GREAT!!
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