192 to 155 pounds. Progress pics (another 20lb to go)

Snipsa · May 2016

I decided today to post the progress I have made this year as a motivation to myself. I have had the flu the last week and have not been able to exercise much, which has left me feeling miserable, so needed to see the progress to keep myself motivated.

A little bit about myself. I am very nearly 30 (birthday within two weeks) and have been overweight since I was a tween. Have been on MFP before (in 2013 and 2014) when I was at my highest weight of just over 200 pounds. I would usually lose about 5kg and then give up due to stupid excuses.

In January 2016 I decided to turn my life around and set the goal of being at a healthy weight (155 lb) by my 30th birthday. And to reach my ultimate goal weight (133 pounds) by my 31st.

Initially I just counted calories and added a little extra walking to my days.

In March I joined the local gym and started lifting (as well as more intense cardio).

Today I realized I had reached my initial birthday goal of 155 pounds and decided to take some more progress pictures to show myself how far I've come. It's not an easy journey, but it is also not nearly as hard as we sometimes "want" it to be - to sooth ourselves should we fail...

I have not been on a diet - I still eat exactly the same types of food that I ate before this journey, I'm just eating smaller portions and counting everything that goes into my mouth.

I only started taking mid section photos in March and back photos in April (so they are not from my highest weight).

The first clothed picture was taken in December 2015 - so that is my "best" before picture for now (I was extremely camera shy).

12Sarah2015 · May 2016

Well done!!

nwd1976 · May 2016

Awesome job. Keep up the great work

Hyperbum · May 2016

Great work. The difference is outstanding.

craignev · May 2016

Big difference.....very well done!

mimomo96 · May 2016

You are not only slimmer you are also toned and look a lot more comfortable in your body ! Keep up the great work ! You are an inspiration

Fernando618G · May 2016

holy crap dude! your doing wonderful!!!! now your gonna start loving it even more, when you start seeing mad muscle definition. keep up this great progress you should be proud!!

paymentm · May 2016

Amazing job!! If you don't mind me asking, how tall are you? I have a similar start weight and goals

Canuckgirl77 · May 2016

The weight lifting progress is fantastic. Keep it up, you look great.

Snipsa · May 2016

Thank you everybody for the replies. I truly appreciate the kind words.

paymentm wrote: »

Amazing job!! If you don't mind me asking, how tall are you? I have a similar start weight and goals

No problems, I completely forgot to add my height to the stats, I am 1.68 meters (5'5) tall.

Have a great weekend all!

Tanukiko · May 2016

Fantastic progress! Congratulations on meeting your first goal!!! Keep up the good work

dbhDeb · May 2016

Fantastic!!!!!

normalicia11 · May 2016

Great job!!!
You are my inspiration

GolfingDad5 · May 2016

Great job keep up the hard work

Zom_bunny · May 2016

Wow!
Well done

nowine4me · May 2016

Nice progress!

Snipsa · July 2016

Decided to update this thread today as I've been stuck at my current weight (142-144 lbs) for a few weeks, so needed to see the progress to remind myself how far I've come.

It's Winter on this side of the globe, and I have always loved my Winter comfort foods, so am finding it slightly more difficult to stay within my alloted calories. Luckily as I'm quite close to goal, I have decided that I won't mind those days I eat close to/or at maintanance too much, as I have to get used to this limit for forever. And I have found, even during these cold Winter months, that 1800 calories (which will probably be my maintenace amount give or take 100) is usually more than adequate enough.

Still doing some form of structured exercise(combo of weights and cardio) 3-4 days per week, and trying to walk inbetween as much as possible.

As mentioned current weight is fluctuating between 142 and 144 pounds (64-66 Kg on any given day). This was my initial target weight upon starting this journey, but I soon saw that to reach my aesthetic goals, my target will have to be lowered. Goal at the moment is anything between 58-60 Kg... Almost there - and actually very pleased to have met that initial goal!

Some more progress photos:

stelloian · July 2016

Snipsa wrote: »

Decided to update this thread today as I've been stuck at my current weight (142-144 lbs) for a few weeks, so needed to see the progress to remind myself how far I've come.

It's Winter on this side of the globe, and I have always loved my Winter comfort foods, so am finding it slightly more difficult to stay within my alloted calories. Luckily as I'm quite close to goal, I have decided that I won't mind those days I eat close to/or at maintanance too much, as I have to get used to this limit for forever. And I have found, even during these cold Winter months, that 1800 calories (which will probably be my maintenace amount give or take 100) is usually more than adequate enough.

Still doing some form of structured exercise(combo of weights and cardio) 3-4 days per week, and trying to walk inbetween as much as possible.

As mentioned current weight is fluctuating between 142 and 144 pounds (64-66 Kg on any given day). This was my initial target weight upon starting this journey, but I soon saw that to reach my aesthetic goals, my target will have to be lowered. Goal at the moment is anything between 58-60 Kg... Almost there - and actually very pleased to have met that initial goal!

Some more progress photos:

You have an adorable smile : ) great loss! You look awesome

Snipsa · July 2016

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You have an adorable smile : ) great loss! You look awesome[/quote]
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the compliment

ltwhite09 · July 2016

You look amazing! You have definitely inspired me to push on and that achieving my goal is possible. You are almost to the finish line! Stay strong!!!

Kel_bel1978 · July 2016

Wow, this is very motivating! Thanks for sharing!

tonimcdonaldphotos · July 2016

This is so encouraging for me. I'm the same height and starting weight as you. I turn 28 in just a few weeks and began with a "mini goal" of losing 10 lbs by then. My long term goal is to be at my ideal weight of 145 by my 29th birthday. Thank you so much for sharing!

Snipsa · July 2016

Thanks for all the encouraging words everyone! It's great to be on a journey that you know millions of others are also taking and sharing your successes along the way! Good luck to each of you just now starting on/returning to the journey! It's a fun ride!

smkondy · July 2016

Excellent work-way to go!! You look great!!

B4Rachael · July 2016

That is awesome! I started at 190 and I am at 155.6 today! I am looking to reach 135! Your pictures are awesome! It is nice to see someone who's goal is very nearly the same as mine!

Snipsa · August 2016

Decided to update as I've finally reached 140 pounds! So close to my goal of 60Kg! These last few kg's are definitely the most difficult to shed, but I have been enjoying the process.

The amount of people commenting on my weightloss have been staggering. I loved seeing an old friend from uni a while back. Just seeing her do a double take upon first noticing me, and then simply saying: "great job girl!" was so awesome!

I'm working hard at losing the last few pounds, especially as our Summer is around the corner, I would love to feel good in a bikini for the first time!

I am uploading a couple of new pictures, as it really keeps me motivated.

normalicia11 · August 2016

@Snipsa Wow...great transformation! Thank u for sharing. I started this journey back in May at 192lbs and when I joined MFP on May 23rd your post was one of the first ones I commented on since my goals are very similar to yours, today is my 90th day and even though the weight has been coming off very slowly, I am proud to say that I am 26 lbs lighter...plz keep us posted, seeing your progress inspires me to keep pushing forward.