30lbs lost with story and progress pictures!

Let me start off by saying; I yoyo weight something terrible. I'm only 25 years old and this is my 2nd time losing a large amount of weight.

When I was 21, I weighed 185lbs - and I decided I no longer wanted that. I started working towards my weight loss goal slowly but life threw me a few curve ball with losing my brother, having a relationship of 3 years end, and having to have gallbladder surgery. By the time I was 22, I was back down to 140lbs, not by the correct way; I might add.



But life always gets me in one way shape or form, and 3 months before my 24th birthday I had a house fire, and lost my entire home. This time, the emotional stress that hit did completely the opposite than the first time. I would over eat and drink just about every day of the week. Amoung the emotional stress and the social stress from new friends (and a lot of drama...) I packed on the weight again.



April of 2013, I went to a car show and got the horrible realization of just how large I had gotten. When the photos were posted up when I went to recieve my award from the show both embarrased me and infuriated me. That's when I decided things had to change; I weighted myself that night and I was a 193lbs; heaviest I have ever been in my life.


I decided to document with progress photos; These photos were taken April 8th 2013 - which I consider my day 1 start of my weight loss journey.



These photos were over the next few months;






















It's been a very long 8 months and I feel that the progress has been nothing but mind numbly tedious. I've given up sodas very reluctlently, all fast food, other than occasional frozen chicken nuggets, all frozen food. I just know looking back at April and those first pictures; was not who I am and not who I want to be.

I have a long ways to go but as of today 12/23/13.. I am down 31 lbs, and here are my progress photos taken this week.



I am constantly working on bettering myself and becoming the best version of myself I can be. I still have a ways to go, but I am so much closer now than I was 8 months ago when I thought I was getting no where.