I wasn't seeing a change, then I looked at a picture.

cds_momto3 · January 2015

SUCH a change!!! You should be so proud of your progress. I'll be keeping an eye out in the coming months for another update - I know you're going to have great success on your weight loss journey!

neveragain84 · January 2015

doremient wrote: »

Hi All! I've been lurking around here for awhile. I've looked at countless success stories to help motivate me. My problem was no matter what I did, I never "saw" a difference. Sure, numbers on the scale would go down and clothes would fit differently. But When I looked in the mirror, I didn't see a change. I would often feel discouraged because I didn't "see" anything.

Yes, you should take measurements and all of that other stuff you are told. However, to me, those were just numbers because I never saw anything. What I would recommend is take pictures and lots of them at different stages. Look back at where you were and where you are now, you WILL see a difference.

I am about halfway through my Journey. It's been a long road, only because I let it be. I kept giving up and quitting. I would lose 10-15 lbs here and there and never notice anything for the hard work and would give up. Over the course of 3 years I have lost approximately 60 pounds. 20 of that in the last 3 months when I finally decided enough was enough.

Again, I was recently looking in the mirror and didn't see a change. I remembered I had taken pictures at my heaviest when I thought I was going to start the Journey. I dug them out and then took some pictures this morning.

Ok, NOW I see a change and am more motivated to continue and drop the other half. I thought this might be inspiring for anyone who doesn't "see" it and loses the motivation. TAKE PICTURES

I'm 5'7" starting weight around 295lbs progress pic around 234lbs

Taking pictures was one of the best things I ever did! I'm glad that you saw the change you needed. Sometimes it doesn't click until we see just how far we've come. Great job!