101 lbs down - 252 to 151 (with pictures!)
MandyMason7
Posts: 185 Member
This post has been a year and a half in the making, as of yesterday I have officially lost 101 lbs! This journey has been so unbelievably rewarding, I can't even begin to put into words all the amazing things I've been able to accomplish over the past year and a half. I went from wearing a tight size 22 jeans to wearing a size 8 (as of Friday!). I went from rarely getting off the couch to making sure I hit 10,000 steps per day. I went from struggling to walk up a flight of stairs to running numerous 5ks just because I think it's fun. I have proven that you don't have to eat "clean" and cut out all the delicious foods you crave to lose weight, my favorite food of all time is cake and I have yet to turn down a piece since starting my weight loss journey. I still want to lose another 16 lbs so that I'm right in the middle of my healthy weight range but knowing that all the hard work has paid off and I am a healthy weight now is amazing. If you want it bad enough and you put in the effort, you can accomplish the goals that you set for yourself. I'm proof. I had a baby two months ago and during my pregnancy I was determined to remain active and continue working towards my goals, nothing is impossible.
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!0
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This post has been a year and a half in the making, as of yesterday I have officially lost 101 lbs! This journey has been so unbelievably rewarding, I can't even begin to put into words all the amazing things I've been able to accomplish over the past year and a half. I went from wearing a tight size 22 jeans to wearing a size 8 (as of Friday!). I went from rarely getting off the couch to making sure I hit 10,000 steps per day. I went from struggling to walk up a flight of stairs to running numerous 5ks just because I think it's fun. I have proven that you don't have to eat "clean" and cut out all the delicious foods you crave to lose weight, my favorite food of all time is cake and I have yet to turn down a piece since starting my weight loss journey. I still want to lose another 16 lbs so that I'm right in the middle of my healthy weight range but knowing that all the hard work has paid off and I am a healthy weight now is amazing. If you want it bad enough and you put in the effort, you can accomplish the goals that you set for yourself. I'm proof. I had a baby two months ago and during my pregnancy I was determined to remain active and continue working towards my goals, nothing is impossible.
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you look smazing.keep up the good work0 -
Amazing you look fabulous, thanks for the post.0
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Such an inspiration! Well done!0
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WOWEE ! You look simply amazing ! and a pregnancy in between to boot ! You made it to my dream size ! So jealous ! You rock !0
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Way to go girl!! You didn't let anything stop you.... :flowerforyou:0
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Amazing, you should be so proud of all your hard work!0
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Sorry about the picture errors originally, they've been fixed!0
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Thanks for sharing. I've lost 21 lbs and still have over 100 to lose. So wonderful hearing that it can be done especially on a week that I had no loss at the scale. Congrats and you look awesome!0
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You look amazing!!! Congratulations on all your hard work!! You have a beautiful family! :flowerforyou:0
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Wow! Look at you! Congratulations!0
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Inspiring! Thanks for sharing:flowerforyou:0
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Awesome, congratulations on your weight loss and the new addition. We all know it's not easy.0
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Congratualtions, you are a beautiful healthy mom!0
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Just what I needed to hear this morning. I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks but still continue to eat right and walk. I'm down 45.8 and want to get 46 more off. Thank you for your story and you look great good job!!0
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To be able to accomplish that, and have a baby in between is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy for you. Enjoy the new you (and the little one). Congrats on both fronts0 -
You look great.0
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Well done you! what an amazing achievement.
Congratulation on your baby and new body!0 -
Wow, this is so inspiring especially as you have just had a baby as well. I have 100lbs to lose to get me at the higher end of the healthy spectrum and it seems so much that I sometimes wonder if I will be able to persevere, but reading your post really helps me to believe it can be done. Well done.0
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You look great, you've done an amazing job!0
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Fantastic! You have done such a great job! :flowerforyou:0
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Wow, Way to Go and great accomplishment. Enjoy the success.0
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Good job, what an accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go on brining your lifestyle around! You look great and it must feel wonderful too!0
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Your determination and perseverance paid off.
Congratulations! :flowerforyou:0 -
Amazing!0
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This is really inspiring to me because I have similar goals - I want to lose X amount of weight before getting pregnant again, and then track as I'm pregnant & continue losing after pregnancy. GO YOU!!! You did and look awesome!0
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Keep it up, you're amazing!!0
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Great motivation for other people that want to lose over 100 pounds, like me.0
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Congratulations, you look fantastic!!0
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This is such an amazing story.....congratulations to you!!! You look beautiful!!0
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