202 Pounds Down... About 130 or So To Go (with Pics)...

fitniknik · February 2011

You really are an inspiration!!! Wow!!

Amy_B · February 2011

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!

teasdino · February 2011

You are AWESOME!
I commend you on the pics. I agree with the comment that the smile you are sporting now is different..amazing. I am very proud of you.
You are doing a great job. I can really see the difference.
Thank you
jac

janalayn · February 2011

Thanks for sharing your amazing and inspirational success. You are truly an amazing person.

changling82 · February 2011

so inspiring!!!! Keep it up, you look great. 202 pounds is an awesome accomplishment!!!!!

DRAGONGIRL91 · February 2011

I think your a great success....You have done a great job...when I started I was 400lbs I am now at 305lbs and I have 140 to go. But I will do it. You stay positive and keep doing what your doing. GREAT JOB...

fuzzymel · February 2011

Wow your pictures really are inspiring. You have done an amazing job.

sweetcran56 · February 2011

You go girl! Big difference.......your doing great keep it up

ErrataCorrige · February 2011

That is just amazing! Congrats on all your hard work. What a huge difference. You should be so proud!

chelle1a · February 2011

Thanks you for sharing! You are such and inspiration! Sp proud of your determination!! :flowerforyou:

chrisc31 · February 2011

You have done an amazing job and like all the posters before me, there is definitely a difference! You are beautiful and your plan is exactly how I have set out to lose weight on my journey. You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you for posting your pictures and story!

kyregi · February 2011

Awesome, girl! This is just great!

hajjcomb · February 2011

You are an inspiration! Amazing job. You are so right- it is a change in lifestyle. I think that is the key difference in those who are successful long term, vs those who aren't.

Congratulations!

monica208 · February 2011

What an amazing accomplishment. Be proud of yourself. You look awesome

SheliaN1960 · February 2011

You are amazing! If ever I think that I want to quit and just give up, I will look back at you and what an inspiration you are!!

mrsewert · February 2011

I've got to come back and see pictures when I'm at home stupid work blocks everything!

Melissa323 · February 2011

Congrats!!

Sugar_Apple · February 2011

Congratulations you are doing an amazing jo.....What an inspiration....:flowerforyou:

khk2010 · February 2011

You are an inspiration. Keep up the great work and wow look at those cheekbones!

bayouswampmike · February 2011

WOW !!! WTG !!! YOU LOOK GREAT !!!

123456654321 · February 2011

Way to go girl!

kimmiedeblock · February 2011

fabulous work

keep it up!!!!!!!!

Higglyjiggly64 · February 2011

You are AMAZING! You say you don't see a difference....but how do you feel? You have to notice a difference in how you move and breath etc. Two years ago I had lost 20 pounds (which of course since then found their way home and brought friends) and I was so excited and felt so much better. You HAVE to FEEL better, if only for the milestone you have reached, so keep up the good work and keep us posted. Your story/efforts really are inspiring.

jojoworks · February 2011

THANK YOU!!!! You inspire me.

something you said about 1 day at a time reminded me of this quote I saw recently:

yesterday is ashes
tomorrow is wood
today is where the fire burns brightly

I like to think thats what burning is calories!!!

thanks you again for posting.
JoJo

toloseme · February 2011

- ALL things in moderation... What got me to my highest weight in the first place was the dieter's way of restricting certain foods. I'd start a diet and vow I'd never, ever eat sugar or french fries for the rest of my life. The next day I'd be in the drive through of the Burger King buying 2 king size fries and a whopper. I had to change my thinking. I tell myself I can eat what I want as long as I can fit it into my daily calories. That way, I can still eat the things I love and won't freak out and binge later... and guess what... I still lose weight!

- Get moving! I don't have a gym membership. I've never liked gyms... people staring at me, whispering behind my back, laughing at me, etc. I didn't like to go out in public back in the huge-mongous days because of all the stares I'd get... so I used my resources at home. Most of my weight I walked off... walking... all it requires is a good pair of tennis shoes and the skills you learned when you were a toddler. I get up a playlist on my iPOD and head outdoors in the summer/spring/fall... in the winter, I've resorted to a recumbent bike. I got plantar fasciitis really bad in my foot a few months back, so I've been biking a lot more than walking.

I'm not looking for perfection... just persistence! Believe me... if I can do it... ANYONE can do it!

I am so happy for you! And I must say I love your strategies. I've done the hate myself for going off the diet thing (this past weekend for example, at a convention and NOT enough healthy options on the menu) and then I don't go back. I seriously know where you are coming from. This is inspiring because I know it CAN be done without drastic measures or pills and that makes me even more determined to take off the weight! Thank you for sharing your story!

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amoffatt · February 2011

Congrats! This is so inspiring, thank you for sharing. It can be uncomfortable to show pictures of ourselves we dont like, but now you can show the progress and be proud! Keep it up!