One year later and 53 lbs down...with pics

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ontherunat41
ontherunat41 Posts: 21 Member
edited June 2016 in Success Stories
Hello! I wish I had a heart-gripping inspirational story to share or some revealing secret I could pass on to you. I don't. I'm just a woman who wanted to lose weight, get back to running and feel better about herself. I lost those 53 lbs slowly and through perseverance. I didn't let setbacks or stalls stop me (and believe me, there were plenty of those). I just kept going and chipped away at at the old, tired me to reveal a new, active me. Am I done? I have no idea. I'll be done when my body settles at a weight based on how I'm LIVING (not dieting)! Anyway, I started to enjoy more success when I stopped focusing on the number on my scale and started focusing on kicking *kitten*. Thanks for celebrating with me! FYI: the pictures go in chronological order from March, 2015 to present.

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  • MarleneTwo
    MarleneTwo Posts: 4 Member
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    Well done! You look healthy and happy!
  • nubianqueen1982
    nubianqueen1982 Posts: 1 Member
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    Congrats. You look happy, as well as, beautiful.
  • always_serenity2016
    always_serenity2016 Posts: 27 Member
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    Wow, great job! Cheers to living :)
  • joan4440
    joan4440 Posts: 35 Member
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    Beautiful! Congrats.
  • Finally1502016
    Finally1502016 Posts: 26 Member
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    You're stunning!!! Congratulations!
  • scottburger104
    scottburger104 Posts: 90 Member
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    what a great job!
  • bluecollarfrench
    bluecollarfrench Posts: 344 Member
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    wow, you look amazing! Great job, I think you might have found the fountain of youth on the way!
  • normalicia11
    normalicia11 Posts: 474 Member
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    Great job
  • kimm40p
    kimm40p Posts: 15 Member
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    You look great. What are your stats. You look to be a shorty
  • Shells918
    Shells918 Posts: 1,070 Member
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    Wow!!! You look great!!! Congratulations!!!
  • coloradokat78
    coloradokat78 Posts: 268 Member
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    You look awesome!! Great job!!
  • ontherunat41
    ontherunat41 Posts: 21 Member
    edited June 2016
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    kimm40p wrote: »
    You look great. What are your stats. You look to be a shorty
    I'm 5'5"...does that qualify, lol?
  • BiggDaddy58
    BiggDaddy58 Posts: 406 Member
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    Awesome and Congrats!!!
  • ddoerr57
    ddoerr57 Posts: 27 Member
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    Fantastic effort!
  • Maria_Fatima
    Maria_Fatima Posts: 238 Member
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    Oh my God. Wow! Well done
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
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    Now that's a success story! Well done! Thanks for sharing.
  • Maria_Fatima
    Maria_Fatima Posts: 238 Member
    edited June 2016
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    How long did it take you to lose these 53lbs? A year and 3 months, or did you start before that?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    Your weight loss goal? Were you trying to stay under your MFP daily calorie goal? Did you eat back a portion of your exercise calories? Striving winners at losing want to know.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
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    Persistence and focus. Well done!
  • ontherunat41
    ontherunat41 Posts: 21 Member
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    Maria_Fatima wrote: »
    How long did it take you to lose these 53lbs? A year and 3 months, or did you start before that?
    It did take me about a year. I lost slowly because I didn't obsessively diet as much as I tried to make healthy choices and exercise regularly.

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