7 months, 50 lbs, an excuse to cosplay (with pics)

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UmmSqueaky
UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
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Long story short: I had a lot more fun at my favorite convention this last weekend than I have in the past. This is due in large part to the fact that I weigh 50 lbs less than I did at my last one, and love how I look in my pictures.

For comparison, this is a year ago. Not my highest weight, but hovering in the 190s. I enjoyed dressing up, but didn't feel like showing the pictures around:

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This is my highest weight, 205 and the picture that woke me up 7 months ago. I showed this picture to no one. In fact, I had quite a few pictures in this costume that were tagged on FB and I went through to untag them all so they didn't show up on my timeline:

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And this was this last weekend, 50 lbs lighter than the awful picture above. I'm thrilled and flashing them around everywhere lol.

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I still have a bit more to go, but I know now that I can do it and that I will be able to reach my goal. One year from now, I'm going to do the costume with the big gun in the last picture. Doing the research now - thankfully I have a year cuz I'm no good with sharp pointy objects and constructing things. But, if I can finally manage to lose weight, I think I can cut, glue and paint some foam.
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  • Joyfulkneves23
    Joyfulkneves23 Posts: 79 Member
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    OMG you look AWESOME!!!! Congrats on your success, what a difference :)
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
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    Congratulations! I love the cosplay and Doctor Who in general. My friends and I have been wanting to do a big group cosplay but no one can agree on a Con or a theme, LOL.
  • mathjulz
    mathjulz Posts: 5,514 Member
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    You look great. I can't wait to see next year's cosplay :happy:
  • slindsey137
    slindsey137 Posts: 214 Member
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    It just makes me so happy to see so many SPN and Doctor Who references in one place :-D ! Great loss, congrats, and good luck on next years Rose. I hope to lose mine by next year so I can pull of a good Amy (already a ginger :-) )
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
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    WOW, great work! You have reason to be thrilled...enjoy it!
  • impromark
    impromark Posts: 119 Member
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    Don't. Blink. You'll miss evidence of an awesome transformation!

    Mark
  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
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    Woot! That's a fantastic transformation...and I love your cosplay...!

    (I'm a cosplayer, too, and all of my weight loss/fitness goals seem to center around different characters, lol...I am DETERMINED to be Lara Croft before i'm 40.)
  • karlschaeffer
    karlschaeffer Posts: 1,493 Member
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    Congratulations! You are awesome! So is Dr Who!
  • TKhamvongsa
    TKhamvongsa Posts: 287
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    You look amazing!! You can definitely see the confidence gleaming in the last two photos! LOVE.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    Woot! That's a fantastic transformation...and I love your cosplay...!

    (I'm a cosplayer, too, and all of my weight loss/fitness goals seem to center around different characters, lol...I am DETERMINED to be Lara Croft before i'm 40.)

    OMG, I love this goal.

    Cosplayer here, too, and weight can make such a big difference to how well people "see" the character you're trying to portray. I fully believe that people should cosplay at any weight they want, but man, it was such a change for me to cosplay after losing weight.

    Congrats on your success and thanks for showing us your great costumes!
  • bciloveme2014
    bciloveme2014 Posts: 213 Member
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    Congratulations!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    Excellent!
  • Great_Mazinga
    Great_Mazinga Posts: 214 Member
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    That Dalek Princess gown is brilliant fun! Love it.
  • SwampWitch75
    SwampWitch75 Posts: 98 Member
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    Great job! How tall are you?
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
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    Thanks for all the compliments fellow Whovians and Hunters. I've done Sherlock in the past and should have pulled that together too so I could have done the trifecta of SuperWhoLock at a single con. There's always next year, although the theme is doubleplusgood - dystopia, so my brain is already thinking about what dystopic films or novels I want to cosplay from.

    I'm a shorty, 5'1.
  • golf4g
    golf4g Posts: 58
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    Huge congrats! You look smashing in that British flag outfit. And, your wigs fit much better too!!! lol There's nothing like having fun in costume. I'm a big fan too. Have 4 huge plastic containers full of them. My favorite is the Wench!!!! Wore it to a 3 day golf event. What a hoot. Continued success to you!
  • bunbunzee44
    bunbunzee44 Posts: 592 Member
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    awesome! :) cosplay is such a good motivator for me in my fitness journey x)
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
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    Huge congrats! You look smashing in that British flag outfit. And, your wigs fit much better too!!! lol There's nothing like having fun in costume. I'm a big fan too. Have 4 huge plastic containers full of them. My favorite is the Wench!!!! Wore it to a 3 day golf event. What a hoot. Continued success to you!

    LOL yes, in the last 7 months I did a great deal of wig related research. I now have a whole tub of wigs. I colored the roots on the blond wig, although I went a bit overboard up front and think I will end up trying to wash out the roots and redo them.
  • ellewalkify
    ellewalkify Posts: 2
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    wow, this is inspiring. looks like you had a great time!
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
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    Nice job, keep up the good work!

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