Half Way - 45 lbs down - with pictures-
sd101483
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This is painful to post, but I'm also very proud of how far I've come and I didn't really see the difference until I took a picture for comparison the other day - wow! I still see the much heavier me in the mirror - but, pictures don't lie!
I know how motivating other posts are with pictures so I hope to do the same. *deep breath* Here goes...(this is excrutiating to admit how fat I really was...)
For the record, I'm 5'5".
I've always been "the fat kid". I was roughly 220 in high school and maintained. Then, came a crappy relationship, sedentary job, and no money for healthy food.
This is close to my heaviest - I don't think I have any pictures from that time as I, like many, avoided the camera. I was 236 *gulp* (that's horrible to admit!) at my highest. Here I was prob 230ish, so...very close to my highest.
This one makes me want to crawl in a hole and DIE...
I started losing weight (about 4 years ago) and lost 36 lbs (with calorie counting (and exercise) then, too - but I didn't have this wonderful site at that time and all of you wonderfully motivating and supportive people!) ONCE I got to 199...just once...stuck at 200- then, came nursing school and my now ex cheating one me with my then best friend - I kept most of it off despite being an emotional disaster. I bounced between 200 and 210-215 and back down - so I give myself credit for keeping any of it off. During the summer's I would get down to 195 or so, and go back up during the school year. If only I had kept losing, and not losing and gaining, I would be at my goal and then some!
This picture was taken last September. I think I was roughly 205-210 here - nursing school graduation, boards, and job interviews (along with celebrations due to such) were not helping with the weight loss.
Finally, I'm back at it and in it for the long haul this time. This one is from two weeks ago - roughly 195, but definitely toning up.
I'm now 192.2, which is the lowest I've ever been able to get (previously 193) and know I'm on my way. My first mini goal this time around is under 190 and then 175. My ultimate goal being 145 and then I will re-evaluate. I know I will get there!
Here's how much I've changed looks, too!
(The look on my face in the first one shows how painful it is being fat! Haha)
and
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One last one - I was cleaning out my cloest yesterday to donate bunches of things that don't fit me. I was going thru a box that I had already started and found a skirt and thought "Now why is that in there. I love this skirt". I put it on...it promptly fell to the floor -ooooh, that's why. It was a size 18 - I'm now a comfortable 12! This is that skirt! (I think it was even TIGHT at one point!!!!!
I know how motivating other posts are with pictures so I hope to do the same. *deep breath* Here goes...(this is excrutiating to admit how fat I really was...)
For the record, I'm 5'5".
I've always been "the fat kid". I was roughly 220 in high school and maintained. Then, came a crappy relationship, sedentary job, and no money for healthy food.
This is close to my heaviest - I don't think I have any pictures from that time as I, like many, avoided the camera. I was 236 *gulp* (that's horrible to admit!) at my highest. Here I was prob 230ish, so...very close to my highest.
This one makes me want to crawl in a hole and DIE...
I started losing weight (about 4 years ago) and lost 36 lbs (with calorie counting (and exercise) then, too - but I didn't have this wonderful site at that time and all of you wonderfully motivating and supportive people!) ONCE I got to 199...just once...stuck at 200- then, came nursing school and my now ex cheating one me with my then best friend - I kept most of it off despite being an emotional disaster. I bounced between 200 and 210-215 and back down - so I give myself credit for keeping any of it off. During the summer's I would get down to 195 or so, and go back up during the school year. If only I had kept losing, and not losing and gaining, I would be at my goal and then some!
This picture was taken last September. I think I was roughly 205-210 here - nursing school graduation, boards, and job interviews (along with celebrations due to such) were not helping with the weight loss.
Finally, I'm back at it and in it for the long haul this time. This one is from two weeks ago - roughly 195, but definitely toning up.
I'm now 192.2, which is the lowest I've ever been able to get (previously 193) and know I'm on my way. My first mini goal this time around is under 190 and then 175. My ultimate goal being 145 and then I will re-evaluate. I know I will get there!
Here's how much I've changed looks, too!
(The look on my face in the first one shows how painful it is being fat! Haha)
and
vs
One last one - I was cleaning out my cloest yesterday to donate bunches of things that don't fit me. I was going thru a box that I had already started and found a skirt and thought "Now why is that in there. I love this skirt". I put it on...it promptly fell to the floor -ooooh, that's why. It was a size 18 - I'm now a comfortable 12! This is that skirt! (I think it was even TIGHT at one point!!!!!
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You look amazing!!! Congrats on your loss and keep up your hard work!!!! Thanks for posting this, it gives people such motivation!!!!!0
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YOU ROCK GIRL!!! :flowerforyou:0
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Browsing through the site. Saw your post. Checked it out!!
Way to go Girl!! You have inspired me!! Congrats on your amazing progress!!!0 -
Way to go girly! You are doing an awesome job and I love this site as well! Great people, great motivation! You got this and you will make it to your goal with the help of all of us! We won't let you fall off track!0
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OMG that's amazing!!! Well done you!0
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You look beautiful! Keep it up! You can tell just by the glow on your face now how much happier you are, and imagine how you will feel when you meet your goal! Congratulations0
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way to go!!!!! i hate posting picture when i was bigger but i like to see how big difference... keep up the godod work!0
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Amazing..Very pretty!!! You are doing an awesome job!!!0
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You are looking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am also 5 5" and my highest weight ever was 237 which I also hate to admit.... I lost that weight years ago and went down to 160 and then yo yo'd up and down over the years.............. I recently was 196 at the beginning of this year and have lost 20 lbs in 5 months... I have been at a plateau for about 5 - 6 weeks now and am stuck at 176.............Reading your post and seeing your pics surely helped me out today as I didn't have a very good healthy weekend with all the holiday bbq's and am struggling also today!........Thanks for your inspiration to keep it going b/c 145 is my ultimate goal as well. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .... YOU LOOK AMAZING!! AND THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION AS I NEED IT EVERY NOW AND THEN!!!!0
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Thanks for the pics...I really appreciate seeing other's successes and it definately helps me stay motivated...
I can relate to being mad at an ex...One summer, my then-boyfriend dumped me for his ex-girlfriend...but I have to tell you, that motivated the hell outta me! I was at the gym 4-5x a week, lost all the weight I wanted to lose, and looked my best ever! I was driven by my intense anger and it really worked! Now if I could only get that emotionally motivated again! LOL! In a good way, if possible!! Good luck to you though, and keep up the great work! :drinker:0 -
GREAT JOB,I JUST HOPE I CAN KEEP MINES GOING ALSO, I HAVE LOST 4LBS. SO THATS GREAT! KEEP UP THE GOOD WRK0
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You look great!!! I'll bet you feel great too. Thanks for sharing the pictures, however painful that was. I am new to this and you are an inspiration. Keep up the good work!0
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Thanks for the pics...I really appreciate seeing other's successes and it definately helps me stay motivated...
I can relate to being mad at an ex...One summer, my then-boyfriend dumped me for his ex-girlfriend...but I have to tell you, that motivated the hell outta me! I was at the gym 4-5x a week, lost all the weight I wanted to lose, and looked my best ever! I was driven by my intense anger and it really worked! Now if I could only get that emotionally motivated again! LOL! In a good way, if possible!! Good luck to you though, and keep up the great work! :drinker:
Oh, how I can relate! Revenge is a GREAT motivator! I've had a few other craptastic things happen to me too and there's def some revenge deep down that's motivating me, among other things. Especially when I see the disaster my ex is with now - I'm positive he regrets his stupidity as it is, but, I want that to hurt like hell! I'll be hot...she's so not! ;-) lol - Ok, *****y, yes, but I think most of us can relate on some level!0 -
You look great! Congratulations, you are truely an inspiration. You give people like me hope, this can really be done. Thanks for posting. Amazing. Way to go.0
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Great job!! You look great. Keep it up.0
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You look wonderful, and so happy! Great job...you should be so proud of yourself!0
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Looking GREAT! Keep up the good work!0
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Doing great!! Keep up the good work!!!! Don't give up!!0
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Brilliant, thanks for sharing, you look amazing and so much younger now, thanks for the motivation and congratulations :drinker:0
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Congrats! Way to go!0
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Congratulations - you look fabulous, you look happy, and your eyes are sparking!!
I just need to get my camera out as the person in my profile pic is now not someone I really recognise - she has gone..somewhat, I still have the "big girl"in my head some days, and I can so relate to the falling off skirt!!!
I put my work skirt on after not fitting into it for over 2 years.. well thank God I have hips still as that is all that held it up!!!:happy:0 -
Totally amazing!! All your hard work has paid off, and I'm SO thrilled for you!!!0
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Thanks so much for sharing. You are looking fabulous! Keep up the good work!:happy:0
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You are doing AWESOME!0
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Great Job0
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haha, i tried on my middle school grad dress from two years ago last summer...i did it up, let go, and it fell to the floor.0
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:flowerforyou: Well done, you look fantastic and look so much younger!
Thank you for sharing0 -
Wow! You look amazing!! Thanks for sharing!0
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Congratulations! You look amazing!!! Way to go!0
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You're doing fabulous! Keep up the great work!0
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