70 Pounds down, 70-ish more to go! (w/pics)

cprati
cprati Posts: 39 Member
edited November 8 in Success Stories
I started this journey at 295 and, as of this morning, I am down to 224. Woohoo! :D I still have a way to go but thought it was time to take a look at how far I've come. I don't have any pics of me at my highest weight since I used to avoid cameras like the plague but here I am in January of 2014 at 275 lbs:
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These were taken in September when I was around 255 lbs:
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Here I am today:
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My visceral fat is now in the "normal" range, my blood sugars have been in a normal range for over six months, and I can fit into clothing that's been in the back of my closet for several years! I look forward to exercise (just about every day) and I no longer feel deprived when I make healthy food choices. This has truly become a way of life for me and I'm excited to continue to make progress towards my goals.

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  • Lnature71
    Lnature71 Posts: 84 Member
    Congrats. You look great. Keep up the good work.
  • hrayala
    hrayala Posts: 73 Member
    Awesome job!!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You look amazing!!
  • Delilahhhhhh
    Delilahhhhhh Posts: 477 Member
    Your are looking good!!! Well done so far, and thank you so much for sharing.
  • lessismoreohio
    lessismoreohio Posts: 910 Member
    You look wonderful; congratulations!
  • teresaturnbull1976
    teresaturnbull1976 Posts: 29
    Well done, looking good but more importantly, you're feeling better x
  • TravelsWithHuckleberry
    TravelsWithHuckleberry Posts: 955 Member
    That's awesome! Congratulations!
  • sodakat
    sodakat Posts: 1,126 Member
    Excellent. You look wonderful. How is visceral fat measured? I am clueless.
  • laineybz
    laineybz Posts: 704 Member
    You look great, well done!
  • CrazyC
    CrazyC Posts: 284 Member
    AMAZING JOB! Keep going, Girl!
  • thingofstuff
    thingofstuff Posts: 93 Member
    Congrats, you got this!
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Great job!!! You look incredible!
  • katherine_startrek_fan
    katherine_startrek_fan Posts: 425 Member
    Great job! I have 16 pounds to catch up to where you are at!

    Have you had any points where you felt like you were stalling, or simply were losing weight MUCH slower? if so, how did you break through?

    Thanks!
  • Serendipity5215
    Serendipity5215 Posts: 190 Member
    You look so much happier and healthier! Nice work! :)
  • 0_Chrissie_0
    0_Chrissie_0 Posts: 5
    Love this because I am starting my journey and I am at 295, love seeing your progress, thanks for sharing.
  • liberiangirl843
    liberiangirl843 Posts: 9 Member
    Beautiful before & even more so now :)
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    You are amazing. I hope to be where you are someday. I started at 291 lbs in September this year. I've lost 20 lbs thus far and it feels great. I can only imagine how wonderful you feel. Congrats and keep it up! You look fantastic!
  • MargueriteMuguet
    MargueriteMuguet Posts: 230 Member
    Great progress!
  • dale530
    dale530 Posts: 78
    you look great!! keep up the hard work!
  • hufflepuffseeker
    hufflepuffseeker Posts: 16
    Well done! you are stunning :D
  • cprati
    cprati Posts: 39 Member
    katherine_startrek_fan wrote: »
    Great job! I have 16 pounds to catch up to where you are at!

    Have you had any points where you felt like you were stalling, or simply were losing weight MUCH slower? if so, how did you break through?

    Thanks!

    Yes, I have definitely had weeks where it seemed like my progress had stalled. I usually look back at my food logs to see if there were any new things that I may have tried that could be working against me and make adjustments, as needed. It's also usually a sign that I need to increase my water intake. Other than that, I just keep plugging away and trust that things will eventually get back on track.
  • cprati
    cprati Posts: 39 Member
    sodakat wrote: »
    Excellent. You look wonderful. How is visceral fat measured? I am clueless.

    I have a scale that measures my visceral fat, total body fat %, total skeletal muscle % and my BMR. I like having the extra data because I can see my body fat numbers go down even when my weight isn't. It helps me know that things are still on track.
  • cprati
    cprati Posts: 39 Member
    Thank you for the kind words, everyone! I am so grateful to have found this community. It's so great to have a forum where we can share our setbacks and successes!
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