Before and After pics NO STARVATION

Wow. Now that's encouragement. Question for anyone who sees this. When you do your excersise and recover those calories do you use them. I've been using them most of the time, but not all the time. I'm still losing weight only not as fast.:happy:

Before 241
After 157

I've just hit target, it took 18 months ish

Xx

What was is your work out routine? You look amazing.

I come from a parent who was always overweight and blamed it on having babies. I had a baby and feared getting fat. I am now thinner than i ever was. My fear of weight gain escalated to an eating disorder. I have always wondered how people let themselves get so far overweight. Like if my pants feel tight i panic! Some people just go buy new pants. Why do people let themselves go so far? I beg that nobody be offended by me. Its just an honest question that i have always wanted to ask.

sometimes people just let life get in the way. they realise that theyre gaining weight but they dont know what to do about it, or who to talk to. so they go into self denial and buy bigger clothes so they can continue to ignore the truth....plus its an excuse to go shopping. thats what happened to me hope that helps

October 2012 270lbs


August 21st 2013 183lbs

Not at goal yet, but 87lbs lost in 11months. NO starvation, no giving up any foods I love, not clean eating, (pretty dirty, actually). Just moderation, portion control and consistent logging to create a weekly average deficit for approximately a 2lb weekly loss. And lots of cardio so I can eat lots. :laugh:

EDit:Sorry about big pics, resizing is beyond my technical abilities. :grumble:

My first post :-)

Goal was 90lbs, I have now started to build muscle aswell and thus the slight increase from 76kgs.

I learned early on that restricting wasn't for me. It has taken a bit longer, but I think the changes I have made will stick. I work out 5 days a week and eat around 2000 cal. I am on week 3 of Insanity, but before that was mixing weights and cardio.

Yay you!!!

Dangit! Can't figure out the quote thing. Anyhow.... I have been on both sides of th ED scale (pun NOT intended). At 18, I weighed 278 lbs, which even at 5'6" is waaaaay too much. So I did the severe calorie restriction thing (1000 cal/day, NOT medically supervised), coupled with riding my bike everywhere AND an hour of tennis every day. In no time, I was at 115.

Problem was, I still thought I was fat.

Got minimal help... a doctor who said I had to gain 30 pounds. No help for the underlying issues. So I gained 30# and after he was happy, I lost 15 of it and never saw him again. Maintained that weight for about 12 years, slowly began to gain, then before I knew it I was 50 years old, 275, and diabetic. TERRIFIED of the thought of going on a "diet" --- scared I might fall into anorexia again.

This is why I love Jillian Michaels.... she "gets" that you cannot change the outside until you change the inside. You cannot change what you eat until you change what's eating you.

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

BUMP!!!! i love this thread. so many transformations and they are all so motivational!

In 9 months I have lost 85 pounds and dropped 65 inches. That is at 1500 calories a day, but I eat more if I'm hungry (truly hungry) after a big workout. I have been at this for 38 weeks. That is 266 days. I lost at a rate of 2.25 pounds a week and 1.7 inches a week. I ALMOST didn't post this picture after reading the comment of the girl who doesn't understand how someone could "let themselves go." I don't have a response for that. I just have this picture. This picture... my before picture... is a picture of a girl who stepped up and did something about her weight. I am strong! I am brave! I have my life and weight under control, and I'll show it proudly.

So glad you did post I am new to this site and your success lets me know I can do it too if I just try. Keep up the good work.