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before and during (37lbs down)

femmerides
femmerides Posts: 843 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
If anyone knows how to do side by side pics, PLEASE do so to these pics! lol. Thanks!

Here is a picture of me at 220.8lbs with a 40.5inch waist and a size 18.
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Here is a picture of me at 183.8lbs with a 35inch waist and a size 10.
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and here is another at the same weight
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Here is a 220.8lbs pic from the side
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183.8lbs from same side
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same side but a week later at the same weight
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220.8lbs from other side
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183.8lbs from same side
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220.8lbs from the back
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183.8lbs from the back
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Feels good to lose weight. Even seeing these pics it feels like i look the same but then i see my pants size and i know i'm smaller but idk, it's a mental thing. i do feel really good though. and the extra skin is getting WAYYYYY better. :blushing:

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  • leezanicole
    leezanicole Posts: 96
    You look great! Congrats on your weight loss.
  • vinlop
    vinlop Posts: 71 Member
    You have made incredible progress and look amazing. Keep up the hard work.
  • fine4now
    fine4now Posts: 84
    Looking good there kiddo! Keep up the great work!
  • bmmadden
    bmmadden Posts: 499 Member
    You look FanfreakinTastic, Way to Go You!! Keep up the Good Work and Congrats! You can really tell a big difference from the purple tank top before to the blue shirt after
  • NicoleLyn1818
    NicoleLyn1818 Posts: 110 Member
    You are doing amazing!!!! You look awesome. Keep up the great work!!
  • akgrl1020
    akgrl1020 Posts: 179
    Great job! Very inspirational! Thank you so much for sharing!
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    You look FanfreakinTastic, Way to Go You!! Keep up the Good Work and Congrats! You can really tell a big difference from the purple tank top before to the blue shirt after

    that's my favorite one! i feel like that one shows what i REALLY look like most of the time. lol. most of these pics are taken after working out and i always feel bloated after a workout.

    thanks everyone!!!
  • Danahimself
    Danahimself Posts: 279 Member
    Congrats on your accomplishment!
  • jessienicole05
    jessienicole05 Posts: 83 Member
    I can for sure tell the difference in your pics,you look great!!! :happy:
  • missilla
    missilla Posts: 22 Member
    you look terrific!!! keep up the good work!!!
  • loombeav
    loombeav Posts: 391 Member
    You can definitely tell the difference, great job!
  • misslissa555
    misslissa555 Posts: 135 Member
    Awesome job! congrats!!!
  • av8rblond
    av8rblond Posts: 140
    Good for you...you look amazing!
  • kaleighmorgan
    kaleighmorgan Posts: 79
    Dang!! Almost 40 pounds since the start of May?! What are you doing? You look great :)
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    Dang!! Almost 40 pounds since the start of May?! What are you doing? You look great :)

    Yup! May 1st was my first day seriously back at MFP. The first month I lost 20lbs just eating less and healthier. The last 18 were much harder but more fun. Im not as strict with my eating and i exercise daily. I started turbofire june 13th have lost over 10lbs and 20inches!
  • janiecorona
    janiecorona Posts: 248
    That's great! What do you do for the extra skin to make it better?
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    You look so good! we had nearly the same start and goal weight - 215 to 150. I think it took me a long longer though, not sure when I lost the first ten but 204 - 183 has taken about 2 months.

    How tall are you? What are you doing for exercise? I think my final 'dream' goal weight is going to be 135 but I notice a huge difference in myself already, despite still being pretty fat.
  • krysydawn
    krysydawn Posts: 231 Member
    Fantastic job! Keep it the great work!!

    This might be slightly easier for you. :)
    femmerides.jpg

    or bigger.. :)
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  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    That's great! What do you do for the extra skin to make it better?

    I wish I knew the answer to that. I have a lot of extra skin but it has gone down on its own...
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    You look so good! we had nearly the same start and goal weight - 215 to 150. I think it took me a long longer though, not sure when I lost the first ten but 204 - 183 has taken about 2 months.

    How tall are you? What are you doing for exercise? I think my final 'dream' goal weight is going to be 135 but I notice a huge difference in myself already, despite still being pretty fat.

    I am 5'5" and I do a variety of dvds. I stick to turbo fire most days but I also do weights with chalean extreme and sometimes do turbo kick or turbo jam. :) I originally wanted to be 139 but found out that my lean body mass with 0% body fat is 139. Lol. So im aiming for a size 6. Not sure what weight that'll be but im a 10 now so hopefully by 160 or 150.
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    Fantastic job! Keep it the great work!!

    This might be slightly easier for you. :)
    femmerides.jpg

    or bigger.. :)
    femmerides-2.jpg

    How did you do that??? That is so rad.
  • krysydawn
    krysydawn Posts: 231 Member
    How did you do that??? That is so rad.

    I have a program on my computer.. Once I got the hang of it, its pretty easy to use. lol. Btw, LOVE that you say Rad... its so my word. Since I was like 15. lmao. Love it! lol
  • deniseg31
    deniseg31 Posts: 667 Member
    Looking great!!! Keep it up. I too hope to someday weigh 150 (or less). :bigsmile:
  • zoombie_bear
    zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
    looking great & a motivation to go on:drinker:
  • Aurelina
    Aurelina Posts: 197 Member
    Oh my !!! Funny you had concerns about extra skin... you look so firm! Really great results!! Congratulations! And thank you for posting your inspirational experience.
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    Oh my !!! Funny you had concerns about extra skin... you look so firm! Really great results!! Congratulations! And thank you for posting your inspirational experience.

    I went up to 252.8lbs in feb 2007, down to 180lbs in 08, up to 250lbs in 2008, down toto 180lbs in 2009, up to 240+ in 2010, down to 183.8lbs as of this week. Two HUGE pregnancies wreak havoc on your body and leave you with extra skin.
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    You look so good! we had nearly the same start and goal weight - 215 to 150. I think it took me a long longer though, not sure when I lost the first ten but 204 - 183 has taken about 2 months.

    How tall are you? What are you doing for exercise? I think my final 'dream' goal weight is going to be 135 but I notice a huge difference in myself already, despite still being pretty fat.

    I am 5'5" and I do a variety of dvds. I stick to turbo fire most days but I also do weights with chalean extreme and sometimes do turbo kick or turbo jam. :) I originally wanted to be 139 but found out that my lean body mass with 0% body fat is 139. Lol. So im aiming for a size 6. Not sure what weight that'll be but im a 10 now so hopefully by 160 or 150.

    I am 5'6" and last time I was 135 (At 5'5") I could just sometimes get into a 6 on the bottom and of course it varied by brand - this was in HS so I was in decent shape but probably not as muscular as I will be when I am done here. I'm assuming that I will need to be about 135 to get into a 6 regularly and comfortably -- but you look like you carry a little more weight up top and I carry a little more on the bottom so you might get into that 6 sooner than me. I was certainly a 6 on top and sometimes a 4, if I could squeeze it over the boobs (34D/DD - which I am back into, YAY!).

    So I asked about the Lean body mass on the forums earlier because I found out that I was 129 lbm - which would make 135 WAY IMPOSSIBLE and someone said that as you lose weight you will also lose SOME lbm (*cry*). Have you ever heard that?
  • bitemecullen
    bitemecullen Posts: 26
    you look gorgeous ,well done x
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member

    I am 5'6" and last time I was 135 (At 5'5") I could just sometimes get into a 6 on the bottom and of course it varied by brand - this was in HS so I was in decent shape but probably not as muscular as I will be when I am done here. I'm assuming that I will need to be about 135 to get into a 6 regularly and comfortably -- but you look like you carry a little more weight up top and I carry a little more on the bottom so you might get into that 6 sooner than me. I was certainly a 6 on top and sometimes a 4, if I could squeeze it over the boobs (34D/DD - which I am back into, YAY!).

    So I asked about the Lean body mass on the forums earlier because I found out that I was 129 lbm - which would make 135 WAY IMPOSSIBLE and someone said that as you lose weight you will also lose SOME lbm (*cry*). Have you ever heard that?

    I haven't heard that but I wouldn't be surprised.
  • lizzie2190
    lizzie2190 Posts: 236 Member
    great work ! well done xx
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