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Girl you look great! Maybe you need to work on your self confidence... Maybe after all those years of being unhappy with your body took a toll... Just remember your gorgeous and never worry about what other people think!

Girl you look great! Maybe you need to work on your self confidence... Maybe after all those years of being unhappy with your body took a toll... Just remember your gorgeous and never worry about what other people think!

I agree. You look wonderful. Keep working at it and start some toning exercises. Maybe that will help with the way you are feeling.

I think you look great! I agree that you need to have more self confidence! You should be so proud of yourself! I also think you should not compare yourself or your weight with anyone elses, everyones bodies are different. If I lost that much weight, I would be running through the streets! You look awesome!

First of all ~ congratulations, all of your hard work is looking amazing on you!! Secondly, I started at similar stats...5'4.5" (and I NEVER forget that .5, although a few years ago it was .75 and I've since gotten shorter, wth?!? All the fat weighed me down!) and 220 (back in 2009). I just joined MFP a little over a month ago. I'm happy to find your success thread as it's just more motivation for me!!

Now, about twelve years ago I started at 185 and worked out with a trainer 3x a week plus cardio 5x per week (and dieted). It took awhile but "suddenly" I was looking at myself at 137 lbs, wearing a size 8, and I still thought I was fat. I couldn't see past my stomach that was NOT rock hard...it was still a little jiggly. My thunder thighs were still fairly thunderous (although now they were muscular thunder). And I just didn't feel like I had arrived yet. Unfortunately for me, I went on a cruise, gained 12 lbs in one week and well...that's the end of that story.

All of this to say...I know all too well what you are talking about. And this time, with the motivation from peeps on MFP and all these awesome success stories showing gals getting down to lower weights with lots of muscle...well, it makes me think I CAN do this and maybe my goal of 140 isn't going to be satisfying for me. Maybe instead of focusing on the weight number...focus on your bodyfat percentage. Make an ultimate goal to get to whatever bodyfat you feel would look good on you and just keep plugging away till you get there? That's what I'm gonna do...right now, I'm just trying to get lower in weight while building muscle and then eventually will just focus on the bodyfat number.

By the way, I think it is so totally awesome that you lost all that weight in less than a year!!! I mean c'mon...in January you were at your highest and now look at you! That is stinkin' amazing!! Focus on the long haul (it sucks, I know) and just keep pressing in. I can imagine you posting pics of yourself all rock hard in about six months...(while I'm hopefully just hitting my less jiggle goal, haha).

Seriously, you look hot. Forgive me, no way to say it delicately, you are skinny with a large chest. I've been told d cups are good for an extra ten pounds. So you've got a 135 body with some impressive curves.

And like some of the others, you're the weight I want to get ti. Plus you lost so much so quick!

you look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

You need to reward and recognise yourself for all your hard work, persistance and determination.

Look at that last photo - the jeans that you once fitted into - you need to keep this visual... somewhere you can see it as a constant reminder of how far you have come.

I can't see any double chin but trust me at particular angles we ALL have double chins! Do what the others have said (weights/strength training) and you will tone, with time.

It's so easy to be highly critical of ourselves - most of us aren't good at giving ourselves a well earned pat on the back - and you deserve it my dear! Well done. Sincerely - you are 'hot' 'sexy' 'beautiful'.

Enjoy yourself...love yourself....! Just do it. xx

You look fabulous!!! I PRAY that I have the sucess you have had! I hope that you can find a way to get past your feelings and embrace the new you b/c you look amazing!!! I wish I had some advice for you!!

You look great!!! I think sometimes it takes a while for your head to catch up to what has happened to your body. My daughter lost some weight, not as much as you, and we can definitely see it and she can't. Others compliment her and I'm sure you get quite a few too! I told my daughter to post a sticky on her wall each time there is a positive - a smaller size jean, a compliment from a friend, able to increase her endurance, etc. Do that. You will be so surprised with all the new positives you have in your life!!!

you look fantastic and in less than a year great job.

Give yourself a break sweetie-YOU.ARE.BEAUTIFUL

Just learn to love yourself, you look great!

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon (pun intended. ha ha). You do look marvelous.

But I totally get what you mean. I didn't have as much weight to lose and I'm taller...5'10". I am a few pounds from my goal weight. And I've needed to buy new clothes in new sizes. First I bought size 6. Then those started to be baggy. But when I tried on some 4s and some didn't fit I was hating on myself. Really?! Pretty skewed. I think resetting our mental image of ourselves is really really hard.

If someone knows how to do that...I'd love to hear it.

But back to my original...you have done great! You look great!

Okay, before anybody thinks Im a creepy old man, let me say that I am coming at this from a 'father-like' perspective. I have a daughter who is in the same situation that you were in when you started getting fit. She has begun this program as well, and is already seeing changes.

You should be absolutely PROUD of yourself and what you have accomplished. Just so you know, I plan to show this post to my daughter for inspiration. I know she will see it as a true success, and will be both inspired and motivated to stick to her program.

Although I have only been doing this for a couple of weeks, I am already finding that quitting my own bad food habits is considerably harder than quitting smoking (which I successfully did last February). So much of what we do as human beings is habit-based. What you have done is broken that cycle that you slipped into.

Seriously, CONGRATULATIONS on what you have accomplished so far. If you still feel 'jiggly', start working on a toning workout to fine-tune those parts of you that need that little more adjustment. My wife is going for Zumba.....

Anyway....Good Luck. And as far as being an attention-seeker...don't worry about it. ALL the studies have shown that loosing weight, quitting smoking, or other addictions is easier when you have a support group to turn to for advise and encouragement. I suppose thats what this community does.

just wanted to say I think you look amazing!! I can fully understand how you feel. I'm 5ft 4 and in 2009 reached my goal of 126lb size 8 and still felt I hadnt arrived!! people were telling me I was looking ill, older etc etc, and still I felt fat!! Now 2 years on and went up to 150lbs, been struggling for that 2 years to lose it again, up 7lbs down 7lbs etc etc. I have decided it was such a huge body image change my mind couldnt keep up! This time I'm losing slower, toning and exercising as I'm going and can see the difference just 10lbs makes to me. My reasons for losing the weight now are that I'm due for hysterectomy very soon and didnt want to be worrying about weight and strength during recovery which can take up to 12 weeks! This time I can see the shape changing and its all down to good food choices and lots of exercise..

You look amazing and you just need to get used to the new you!! xx

I think it is a mixed blessing to lose all that weight. Congrats of course! You do look great. I think so much attention goes to losing it. Thats alot of energy that went to losing...now what? Maybe setting some new goals to focus on can be beneficial. I found yoga to be very worthwhile. Maybe signing up for a 5k, 10k, marathon training, triathalon....maybe some new goals that can excite you about feeling fit and enjoying your new body.
yup it is absolutely normal. Thanks for sharing your success and thoughts.:flowerforyou: