From 210 to 150 in 10 months.

KelaHam
KelaHam Posts: 117 Member
edited November 8 in Success Stories
I have been overweight/obese for at least the last 20 years and I can't remember the last time I weight 150lb. I started my journey in January in an effort to be more healthy with hopes of losing weight along the way. I have about 10 lbs more until I am in the "healthy weight" for my height but I feel a million times better than I did at this time last year.

From left to right: 215lb, 190lbs, 160lbs, 150lb

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  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Fantastic - you should definitely post a profile picture now. ;-) Oh, and start wearing bright colors.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    Congratulations! A lovely change--keep up the good work. :)
  • NextPage
    NextPage Posts: 609 Member
    You look wonderful. I really like the way you laid out your pictures to show the stages of your progress. My goal weight is also 150 (have been there since my 30s) and I starting at 194. If you don't mind I would like to know your height.
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    wow that is inspiring, I went from 218 to 155 and it feels great to wear those clothes,doesnt it?
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    Congrats!
  • HfxJMac
    HfxJMac Posts: 77 Member
    Awesome results - congrats! You look great.
  • Torontonius
    Torontonius Posts: 245 Member
    awesome! keep up the great work!
  • KristinaHajjar
    KristinaHajjar Posts: 24 Member
    Look healthy now. I weigh 235 and need to reach 165. How did you do it?
  • grrupp
    grrupp Posts: 159 Member
    Great job :)
  • VGibs1981
    VGibs1981 Posts: 11 Member
    AMAZING! You did such a great job!!!
  • opalsqueak007
    opalsqueak007 Posts: 433 Member
    great job. You look so great and so much younger!!
  • MoveitlikeManda
    MoveitlikeManda Posts: 846 Member
    well done, you look great
  • MiliOm
    MiliOm Posts: 134 Member
    Awesome, you look great congratulations!
  • KelaHam
    KelaHam Posts: 117 Member
    NextPage wrote: »
    If you don't mind I would like to know your height.

    I am 5'4

  • HappyAnna2014
    HappyAnna2014 Posts: 214 Member
    Congratulations -- and thanks for sharing. You are very inspirational. :smile:
  • KelaHam
    KelaHam Posts: 117 Member
    KristinaHajjar wrote: »
    Look healthy now. I weigh 235 and need to reach 165. How did you do it?

    I credit four things for me succeed:

    1. Drinking tons of water. It often kept me from snacking in between meals and making poor food choices because a lot of the time I thought I was hungry, I was really just thirsty

    2. My SO being on the journey for better health and weight loss with me. It was much easier to stick to the lifestyle change when we are doing it together.

    3. Doing some sort of aerobic activity at least 5 days a week and usually 7 days.

    4. Honestly tracking everything I eat

    The water and exercise are the ones that have the biggest effect. Even staying within my calorie goal (ie at the same deficit), if I skimp on the water or miss a day at the gym I will lose less or even gain that week. On those weeks that I manage to make it to the gym everyday and get at least 3 litres of water every day I will lose much more even if I go over my calorie goals.
  • shadesofidaho
    shadesofidaho Posts: 485 Member
    edited November 2014
    Congratulations. You look fantastic.
  • sbrookes9
    sbrookes9 Posts: 445 Member
    You look great! Congrats!
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Wtg, you look great :)
  • 2bizzybee
    2bizzybee Posts: 23 Member
    You look great! Thank you for the tips!
  • charlieandcarol
    charlieandcarol Posts: 302 Member
    You look great. Thanks a lot for posting your photos, I have the same body shape as you although I am 2 inches taller and you don't see many pics of our body type.

    It is great to see what I might look like one day if I work as hard as you have. Very inspiring!
  • dale530
    dale530 Posts: 78
    Congratulations on all the hard work. You look great!
  • Fujiberry
    Fujiberry Posts: 400 Member
    Wow! You look so much younger now! Not to say that you were old-looking in the first image, but you look like my younger friends in their mid-20s. Awesome job!
  • VanessaRudden
    VanessaRudden Posts: 198 Member
    Congratulations - Keep up the good work!
  • CherryChan81
    CherryChan81 Posts: 264 Member
    you look amazing! you go girl!
  • mary659497
    mary659497 Posts: 484 Member
    Thanks for sharing. You look great'!
  • MsOpus
    MsOpus Posts: 99 Member
    I am so glad I clicked on your post. Congratulations! I have just started my journey. I wish I could pin up your picture and say that will be me some day! You look great and should be very proud of yourself.
  • jassyjan1
    jassyjan1 Posts: 308 Member
    Wonderful job you have done.
  • jinxzyjmk
    jinxzyjmk Posts: 7 Member
    Wow wonerful job congratulations
  • fat2strongbeth
    fat2strongbeth Posts: 735 Member
    Amazing job!
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