86lbs lost, a sweet proposal video and lots of pictures!

My weight loss story began in December of 2012 when my boyfriend surprised me by proposing at my winter concert (I am an elementary school music teacher). I was 220lbs and a US pant size 14 at the time. I am 5'5".

See the video of his public proposal here:

http://youtu.be/tMnxPU8LIUs?t=46s



I managed to shed some weight on my own before I discovered MFP. I started walking 2 miles a day and cutting my portion sizes. In August of 2013, I joined MFP at 199 lbs.



Of course I initially set my goals too aggressive and was set on 1200 calories a day. I was starving! That's when I started reading a lot more in the forums and changed my calories to 1800. I lost weight steadily and without much hunger for a while on 1800.



As my weight dropped, my calories had to drop as well to keep the weight loss up. Once I hit the 160s, I kept my calories right around 1500-1600 until my wedding day.





I was 220lbs when I got engaged. I really wanted to be 135lbs by my wedding. I had 18 months to get there. On my wedding day, I was 134lbs and a US pant size 4!





Thank you MFP!