Down 65# 15 more to go! Loving life! (progression pics)

macquilts
macquilts Posts: 15 Member
edited February 2016 in Success Stories
I've been overweight for the best part of 20 years. Had 3 children along the way (1 set of twins). A year ago I found myself hiding from the world because of my weight and my health was terrible. High B/P, cholesterol and sugar. I was a ticking time bomb. It was time to change but I was so afraid to fail.
The first pic is from May 2015, then June, August, September, November and January 1st 2016. I have lost 5 pounds since that last picture :)
Now I've totally changed my life and health for the better. I'm getting closer to my goal every day. Thanks to lots of support I've been able to make good food choices and found a little exercise is better than none and it keeps getting easier.
I still have some serious work to do on my middle. This is just the beginning, I'm so excited to see myself a year from now. The best is yet to come!


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  • jmgj27
    jmgj27 Posts: 531 Member
    You look great! Fantastic results! I'm a twin mum as well so I know the difficulties of sorting out the middle region after carrying twins- hopefully I'll be doing that later this year when I get rid of some of weight! Good luck for the last 15!
  • TristenROBrien
    TristenROBrien Posts: 1 Member
    Great job! And awesome FB page, very motivating.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    Great job!! You look fantastic!
  • briohne128
    briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
    Wow amazing job! Well done :)
  • ba1031
    ba1031 Posts: 18 Member
    Awesome!!!!!!
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    Thank you!
    ba1031 wrote: »
    Awesome!!!!!!

  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    And thanks for "Like"ing! :smile:
    TristenROBrien wrote: »
    Great job! And awesome FB page, very motivating.

  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    You will get there sooner than you think! A big part of this journey has been accepting/loving myself (belly) along the way!
    jmgj27 wrote: »
    You look great! Fantastic results! I'm a twin mum as well so I know the difficulties of sorting out the middle region after carrying twins- hopefully I'll be doing that later this year when I get rid of some of weight! Good luck for the last 15!
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    RoseTheWarrior wrote: »
    Great job!! You look fantastic!

    Thank you!
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
    THIS is what I strive for!! You look fabulous, confident, and can't wait to see your again "AFTER" photos in a year!! Keep doing you!
  • MudstainSally
    MudstainSally Posts: 571 Member
    Fantastic work, keep it up. You look amazing.
  • nowornever0430
    nowornever0430 Posts: 100 Member
    Wow!! You are doing an awsome job!
  • angelabumgarner
    angelabumgarner Posts: 3 Member
    You look fabulous! What a great accomplishment. What type of exercise program and diet are you following?
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    Me too! Thank you!
    jessicarobinson00 wrote: »
    THIS is what I strive for!! You look fabulous, confident, and can't wait to see your again "AFTER" photos in a year!! Keep doing you!

  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    I am getting more motivated every day! TY!
    MudstainSally wrote: »
    Fantastic work, keep it up. You look amazing.

  • grace914
    grace914 Posts: 139 Member
    Awesome!! Work it, gurrrrrllll! I'm liking your page now!
  • niamibunni
    niamibunni Posts: 110 Member
    You look so confident and awesome!
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    I always go back to what my Doctor told me "Almost all programs work, find one you can commit to" I now eat 1,200-1400 calories a day. I started by out cutting out the processed food but have cleaned it up more and more each month. I'm now dairy free and eat a plant based several days a week. I've worked out 30 minutes a day from the start. At first it was just marching around the living room trying to catch my breath and now I'm killing the workout DVD's!
    angelabumgarner wrote: »
    You look fabulous! What a great accomplishment. What type of exercise program and diet are you following?

  • zgiarc
    zgiarc Posts: 58 Member
    Great job! This is hard to accomplish with kids! Be proud of yourself!
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    Thank you! I FEEL so much better :smile:
    niamibunni wrote: »
    You look so confident and awesome!

  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    Great! I have a few recipes, pics and videos but it's mostly quotes I need to hear every single day! I hope they inspire you too!
    grace914 wrote: »
    Awesome!! Work it, gurrrrrllll! I'm liking your page now!
  • change4lifenow
    change4lifenow Posts: 8 Member
    Fantastic!!!
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    You're a great inspiration to others! I love that you're in the same outfit in the first and last pics. You can REALLY see all your hard work and the progress you've made! Good job, pretty lady!
  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
    Just the motivation and inspiration I needed today! Thank you and you look amazing! :smiley:
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    Thank YOU! My hands in the first and last pic make me laugh, some things haven't changed :blush:
    RaeBeeBaby wrote: »
    You're a great inspiration to others! I love that you're in the same outfit in the first and last pics. You can REALLY see all your hard work and the progress you've made! Good job, pretty lady!
  • macquilts
    macquilts Posts: 15 Member
    One # at a time :blush:
    Jonesie1984 wrote: »
    Just the motivation and inspiration I needed today! Thank you and you look amazing! :smiley:

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