What a difference 2 months can make when really set your mind to it!

SDB210
SDB210 Posts: 100 Member
edited November 14 in Success Stories
Hi I'm Steph, 30 years old 6ft tall and currently 166 lbs (down from 187). I started my weight loss and lifestyle change on jan 5th , because I'd felt pretty down about myself for a while and it was my New Years resolution to fix it. Up until about 3 or 4 years ago I'd always been slim but life has been stressful to say the least and I guess it showed on the scale!
As the weight crept on I would always either avoid photos or screen and delete any that were taken because I couldn't bare them. Unfortunately some would slip through the net and the image on the left is one of them! I hate that picture! But last night I went out for a friends hen night and do you know what.... I didn't screen a single photo. The photo on the right is one of them and comparing it to two months ago, I just don't know why I didn't make this change ages ago! I have a jaw line again!
So in the last 9 weeks I have been calorie counting, eating fresh and healthy, cut out all of the fast food and I've been running 3-4 times a week. I've lost 21 pounds and I feel great. My goal is to lose another 6-13 lbs but at this stage getting to the goal really is just vanity weight. My plan is to start focusing on bf% rather than the number on the scale.
Now I know it's not like I've lost 100 lbs or anything but I still feel proud and feel so much better about myself in my mind I just wanted to share.

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  • RedPanda85
    RedPanda85 Posts: 17 Member
    Congratulations! :)
  • for3vertrying
    for3vertrying Posts: 9 Member
    Awesome job!
  • granny5550
    granny5550 Posts: 2
    Great job Steph. Congratulations
  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
    Great job! I like the eye makeup in the picture on the right.
  • rayw89
    rayw89 Posts: 564 Member
    Great job! (*)
  • UnicornAmanda
    UnicornAmanda Posts: 294 Member
    Wow, amazing!! :)
  • slimfast108
    slimfast108 Posts: 29 Member
    Congratulations !!
  • craignev
    craignev Posts: 1,247 Member
    Great job....well done!
  • enchanted_daydream
    enchanted_daydream Posts: 258 Member
    Congrats! You look beautiful!
  • SDB210
    SDB210 Posts: 100 Member
    Thank you all for your comments :blush:
  • cjwalker81
    cjwalker81 Posts: 189 Member
    That is wonderful!!! Congrats on your accomplishments!
  • ednaemerson
    ednaemerson Posts: 63 Member
    Looking good. You should be so very proud of yourself.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Nice work. Keep it up.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    Amazing how 21 lbs. down can look so different on each of us. You look fabulous, healthier and you sound more content with yourself. <3 Cheers on all the changes :)
  • cje151
    cje151 Posts: 40 Member
    edited March 2015
    This was me...2 months later I looked like my profile pic. If you dedicate yourself you can do anything.74sj47y3ojls.jpg
  • MissAnderson31
    MissAnderson31 Posts: 25 Member
    Congratulations! This is something you wanted to do and you did it!
  • big_87
    big_87 Posts: 12 Member
    B) amazing!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Way to get it!!
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
    Nice work!
  • vanessalillian82
    vanessalillian82 Posts: 350 Member
    Hey Steph! *waves* Great seeing another tall girl on here who doesn't have 100lb to lose. I'm just shy of 6'2" and have a little bit more to lose than you did, but it's nice seeing something achievable that I can compare to my own situation :smile:
  • goldenstone01
    goldenstone01 Posts: 25 Member
    congrats! keep up the good work
  • SDB210
    SDB210 Posts: 100 Member
    cje151 wrote: »
    This was me...2 months later I looked like my profile pic. If you dedicate yourself you can do anything.74sj47y3ojls.jpg

    Wow that's a heck of a difference in 2 months!
  • SDB210
    SDB210 Posts: 100 Member
    vanessalillian82 wrote: »
    Hey Steph! *waves* Great seeing another tall girl on here who doesn't have 100lb to lose. I'm just shy of 6'2" and have a little bit more to lose than you did, but it's nice seeing something achievable that I can compare to my own situation :smile:

    I don't know anyone else as tall as me (females!) so I know what you mean about wanting something to compare. There's obviously lots of us out there..., we're just spread out! Hahaa
  • erojoy
    erojoy Posts: 554 Member
    Mybodygallery.com helped me find real Ppl with my height and shape.
  • laurahickman14
    laurahickman14 Posts: 84 Member
    Hey, im looking for friends to help keep me motivated with positive encouragement- all friend requests accepted! And motivation shared back too ☺️
  • JessMeFit
    JessMeFit Posts: 4 Member
    I'm 5"10 and just starting out.. This was very inspiring to me because I don't find many tall women like myself roughly he same weight. People can't tell because we're so tall where the fat hides, but I'm slightly 30lbs over weight and to see what you have down in 2 months really motivated me! Thank you!
  • JessMeFit
    JessMeFit Posts: 4 Member
    JessMeFit wrote: »
    I'm 5"10 and just starting out.. This was very inspiring to me because I don't find many tall women like myself roughly the same weight. People can't tell because we're so tall where the fat hides, but I'm slightly 30lbs over weight and to see what you have down in 2 months really motivated me! Thank you!

  • kristenprainone
    kristenprainone Posts: 13 Member
    You look great!! Congrats on your success!!!!
  • Glampinupdoll
    Glampinupdoll Posts: 234 Member
    You look amazing :)
  • mwebster01
    mwebster01 Posts: 111 Member
    edited March 2015
    good job
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