50 pounds lost

When I started MFP just over 7 months ago, I did not realize I would lose as much as I have. I was okay with just losing 20 pounds, since I was weary about "dieting" since they have never worked for me. I also didnt realize how much I had gained over the years. I was always a chubby kid, the fat friend, etc. Now, I feel great, the compliments are amazing, people freak out when they see me and dont even recognize me. I dropped my BMI from 29.8 to 22.2 (fell well within the healthy range) and went from a size 13/14 pants to a 4/5; large shirt to small/extra small depending and a 38D to 34DD bra. I shrank so much, am still surprise myself when looking in the mirror. My journey is not yet complete, now I am working on toning my arms and abs. I take circuit training classes for that and spin classes to keep up with my cardio.

I have had a great support system, my husband, also using MFP (jseals121403) has lost just as much as I have and went through a major transformation as well. We started about the same time (a week apart). This made it very helpful seeing as we were able to workout together, eat the same meals and if one of us was tempted the other was the rock.

Left picture is me ice skating last Sept, middle is June 2012 about 45 pounds lost and no toning started, Right is me about 2 weeks back after toning began.

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