Anyone go from about 230 to 140? Need pics for inspiration

Melmo1988
Melmo1988 Posts: 293 Member
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Anyone? I have gotten as low as 160 but 5 years later I am up to 230 again.

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  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I went from 230 to 189 and counting :) weight lifting, cardio and eating healthy.

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  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    edited November 2015
    I went from 220+ to 144lb. It was a slow process, but I am okay with that. I ate healthy, strength trained and added cardio such as HIIT, Tabata as well as running when I can. You can do this!! ☺

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10280929/mom-of-4-goes-from-a-size-18w-20w-to-a-size-6-lots-of-pictures/p1
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    Not quite, but I went from 268 to 145. I cant post pictures from work, but you can see my profile pic. You can do this, just remember, once you lose it it is a life time change. I remind myself of this every day.
  • 2bfit_2016
    2bfit_2016 Posts: 13 Member
    I've gone from 230 to 158 but trying to go further and get to 125 :)
    No progress pics
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    I went from 220 to 145, in my late 40's. I'm 5'10". Being in the 140's (even 150's!) wasn't a goal I could even contemplate in the beginning. I thought maybe, if I'm lucky and work really really diligently, given my age, I'd drop maybe 40 pounds over the course of a year or 1.5 years.

    I met that goal after 4 months. Kept going. After I reached about 145-147, I maintained that for 2-3 years. At age 52 I started incorporating progressive weight lifting, and went back up ("bulked" on purpose to gain muscle mass) to about 155. Worked over this past summer to lose 5 pounds while maintaining my muscles.

    Now I'm at about 150 and OK with that. Pics of the initial weight loss (no pics yet of post-weight training!) here:

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  • schelly81
    schelly81 Posts: 161 Member
    I've gone from 230 to 156. I'm 5'6.
  • rebeccaEsmith
    rebeccaEsmith Posts: 1,136 Member
    Congrats
  • ldtamika31
    ldtamika31 Posts: 205 Member
    Wow amazing job every one
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    225 to 148.
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    Size 4 pants, medium top
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    Pardon the dressing room picture, but I still can't trust my eyes to tell me if something looks good, even after 16 months of maintenance. Pictures help me, so I always take pictures when trying on clothes in the store.

    Wow. Awesome job!
  • snapdragon1231
    snapdragon1231 Posts: 36 Member
    Healthy_4_Life2 wrote: »
    I went from 220+ to 144lb. It was a slow process, but I am okay with that. I ate healthy, strength trained and added cardio such as HIIT, Tabata as well as running when I can. You can do this!! ☺

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10280929/mom-of-4-goes-from-a-size-18w-20w-to-a-size-6-lots-of-pictures/p1

    You look terrific! So inspiring!!!!!
  • ericaconti
    ericaconti Posts: 72 Member
    I'm 5'7.
    Starting weight 265
    Shirt size 3x
    Pant size 24w

    Current weight 139
    Shirt size small/medium
    Pant size 4/6

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  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    edited November 2015
    I went from 220 (when baby no.2 was 8 weeks old) to 154lbs. I'm currently 168lbs (I'm on the left in my profile pic) as I had another baby and I'm just losing the last bit after pregnancy no. 3, which is proving quite hard lol.

    This is me at my thinnest, 154lbs (I'm 5'6)

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    And just after I had baby no. 2

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    And this was Halloween at 168lbs (now age 38 with 3 kids, age 6, 4 and 18 months).

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  • makingastart2015
    makingastart2015 Posts: 18 Member
    Wow you all look amazing !!!! Really given me a boost, I can and will do this ! Xxx congratulations to you all
  • TanyaInTX
    TanyaInTX Posts: 3 Member
    I've gone from 244 to 196 and still counting down those pounds!! licgbhbpn0am.jpeg
  • FutureThoughts
    FutureThoughts Posts: 95 Member
    Thank you for all the posts! Each one is amazing and so inspiring and motivating. I'm 5'6 and those numbers are almost exactly mine (hi=244 in June, 220-230's last few years), so thank you all for sharing and helping me keep faith that i WILL do this!
  • Jmgkamp
    Jmgkamp Posts: 278 Member
    Me! Started in March at 220,weighed 141.5 this morning (close enough, right?). I'm 42 and 5'1.5".

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  • firebloom
    firebloom Posts: 109 Member
    Good work everyone :smiley:

    I went from 214 to 145 and I'm 5'6.

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  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Not quite, but pretty close!

    Here I am at 220+ (not too sure, I probably lost some before my first "official" weigh in)
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    And me today at 159.6 (yes, shameless gym selfie)
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    Here's a comparison between my pants then and now. The bottom pair are a 16 plus from Old Navy (so probably closer to a 20) and the top ones are an 8 from Levi (a tiny bit bigger than my other 8's, but not as big as my 10's)
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    My advice is to find something you love doing and keep at it. I love being active because I don't force myself to do activities that I absolutely hate, I do anything that I find at least tolerable.
  • dondons2015
    dondons2015 Posts: 2 Member
    wow you've all done fantastic, I am still half way through my journey.
  • gibbsgirl76693
    gibbsgirl76693 Posts: 22 Member
    Love this thread! Following for inspiration :)
  • tamjam1973
    tamjam1973 Posts: 1 Member
    I needed to read all of these today! Thanks!
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    Here I am at around 245 - 248. Not sure - I may even have been over 250 at this particular point in time. I had scale avoidance issues. I look even worse to myself because my dog is just a half grown pup here, but now she weighs nearly 90 lbs. LOL

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    Here I am when I weighed 199. Not too long ago. Unfortunately, I stopped logging my food and I started drinking 3 - 4 glasses of wine a night. This would not have been a problem if I had been paying attention to my calorie intake and had enough calories for the wine - but I thought that by riding my bike a couple times a week, I would be fine. NO...I gained weight back, so no I'm working my butt off, literally, to get to THIS point again. Then I want to lose another 40-50 lbs after THAT! LOL Stupid, stupid, stupid of me to stop logging my food. And being a bit too loose with the wine! LOL

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    It only took me a few months to get from Point A to Point B the first time - I should probably be back at Point B again by March. Lesson: we all have ups and downs, and when we fall down, we need to get back up again.

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