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30 pounds gone (lots of pics)

EandA85
EandA85 Posts: 63 Member
edited February 16 in Success Stories
Last year around this time I decided I needed to make some changes. I was 5 ' 5" , bordering on 200 pounds and uncomfortable in my own skin.

2hyv32b.jpg

I decided to join the Y. I started running. I started feeling better, but wasn't dropping much weight. I ran my first 5K in August

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Around September of last year ^^^^^^^^^

I got serious about tracking on MFP and started losing at a steady 1 pound a week. The picture below is October 2013

24qvec6.jpg

Today I am over 30 pounds down from my starting weight and beginning half marathon training

2iifi34.jpg

^^^^^^ February 2014


n3urk4.jpg

^^^^^^ This past weekend

14 pounds to goal!!!!
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  • GoreWhore72
    GoreWhore72 Posts: 190 Member
    :drinker:
  • LeahNMe
    LeahNMe Posts: 73 Member
    Great job! You look awesome! Congratulations
  • katz6910
    katz6910 Posts: 156 Member
    Excellent well done! :flowerforyou:
  • Happymom83
    Happymom83 Posts: 405 Member
    awesome!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Congrats!!! You look great!! You should be very proud of yourself!!!!!!!!
  • jlshea
    jlshea Posts: 494 Member
    Awesome! Thanks for sharing. When you started tracking did you continue to run or just track food?
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    Wow! You look fantastic! Thanks for sharing. I have 30lb to go and some days it seems so daunting. Keep up the fabulous work! :)
  • CulturedCowgurl
    CulturedCowgurl Posts: 136 Member
    U LOOK AWESOME!!! Great job!
    Last year around this time I decided I needed to make some changes. I was 5 ' 5" , bordering on 200 pounds and uncomfortable in my own skin.

    2hyv32b.jpg

    I decided to join the Y. I started running. I started feeling better, but wasn't dropping much weight. I ran my first 5K in August

    63xegn.jpg

    Around September of last year ^^^^^^^^^

    I got serious about tracking on MFP and started losing at a steady 1 pound a week. The picture below is October 2013

    24qvec6.jpg

    Today I am over 30 pounds down from my starting weight and beginning half marathon training

    2iifi34.jpg

    ^^^^^^ February 2014


    n3urk4.jpg

    ^^^^^^ This past weekend

    14 pounds to goal!!!!
  • Egon9123
    Egon9123 Posts: 44 Member
    WOW! You rock!
  • dutchi2010
    dutchi2010 Posts: 47 Member
    Congrats. You look GREAT!!
  • Zdorovie
    Zdorovie Posts: 1
    Way to go Great Work you look Great! Keep it up !
  • pinkledoodledoo
    pinkledoodledoo Posts: 290 Member
    Nice progress!
  • rwbgator
    rwbgator Posts: 4 Member
    great job! you look amazing.
  • sarainiowa
    sarainiowa Posts: 287 Member
    You looks awesome!!! Congrats!!
  • temucla
    temucla Posts: 1
    Awesome! Congratulations l
  • queenb39
    queenb39 Posts: 54 Member
    Boy you look absolutely great !!! Keep up the good work. Please open your diary.
  • EandA85
    EandA85 Posts: 63 Member
    Yes, I kept running. I ran another 5K in October and an 8K in November.
  • Buff2022
    Buff2022 Posts: 373 Member
    You look awesome. And since that beautiful purple dress is to big now. Willing to send it to me. I love it.

    Oh and I will happily take the blue one off your hands too. Both are beautiful.
  • EandA85
    EandA85 Posts: 63 Member
    LOL! Modcloth.com - love that site!!!

    By request I did open my diary to public. I try and record everything but some days I don't quite make it to tracking dinner. I do a lot of batch cooking/freezer cooking from scratch so I have a LOT of recipes saved that you'll see throughout my diary.
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    great job!! keep up the great work!
  • sunkissed1109
    sunkissed1109 Posts: 19 Member
    That's awesome! Keep up the good work :)
  • ironrat79
    ironrat79 Posts: 273 Member
    congrats!
  • stephbeland8
    stephbeland8 Posts: 35 Member
    WOW! Nice job!
  • MsP90X
    MsP90X Posts: 1,053 Member
    Nicely done! Running, no doubt, does a body good! You look great and good luck on the 1/2. THat is my goal for this year too... to get my first 1/2 under my belt :) You are an inspiration... thank you for sharing your story!
  • gaminaltime
    gaminaltime Posts: 29 Member
    Awesome ! Good job !
  • EandA85
    EandA85 Posts: 63 Member
    I LOVE running! I had no idea I would like it so much (and would NEVER have thought I'd be seen in public with running tights on). Plus I always look forward to my long run days as I usually eat at least half my exercise calories back ;-)
  • optionalsourcewins
    optionalsourcewins Posts: 457 Member
    Way to go, you look great!!
  • wonderwoman234
    wonderwoman234 Posts: 551 Member
    Great! Congrats!!
  • TracyJo93
    TracyJo93 Posts: 197 Member
    You look great!
  • elghee123
    elghee123 Posts: 489 Member
    wow. job well done!
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