PHOTO ONLY SUCCESS STORIES!

I don't have any (permissable under t&cs) full body photos of my high point at 188lb only face shots which don't show much. I don't keep a lot of weight in my face. That highest ever point was September 2018. I've been up and down since 2012 but finally have all of my medication sorted and it will hopefully be easier to control now.

Aug 2016 - no record of weight but probably 175-180?
April 2019 - 6 months into weight loss. 25lb down from 188 to 163
This week - 143lb. I got to 150 and maintained around there (150ish-160sh) for about a year. Started again 3 weeks ago.

I can't see much of a difference betwen 163 and 143 since I gain and lose pretty evenly all over, but I am a healthy BMI and this is my lowest weight since 2011. I hope to get to 130 before September and I'll maintain there until next spring before pushing for 120-125. I'm 5'5".

Measurements have gone from 43-33-43 (188lb) to 39.5-30-39.5(143lb)

AnnPT77 wrote: »

I'm not trying to talk you out of your ultimate goal at all when I say this, but you're looking pretty great in those 143-pound photos. Nice work.

You and I are the same height, started around the same place (I was 183), and have similar goals (I'm fairly happy right now around 129-130, but am trying to lose a few more pounds sloooowly in year 4+ of maintenance), though I'm (I'll bet) much older (64). You look much, much better at 143 than I ever did.

Best wishes as you head for your ultimate goals - given your sensible progress so far, I'm betting you'll get there.

Aww, thank you! I'm 30, so yes you're older

I've always "carried the weight well" (so people tell me) which I think is entirely because I lose and gain it evenly. A blessing when you gain it, but a curse when you lose it since it's really hard to see a difference when you always have the same proportions, you know?

But with hypermobile-EDS the less of me there is to carry around on my joints, the less they hurt (that's the theory, anyway) so we keep on truckin'. My smallest adult weight was 125-126 at age 19 but I was pretty unwell at the time. It would be pretty neat to get there at 30!

Best of luck to you on your goal, too!

Me at my biggest(probably around 270ish) and last week when i reached my goal weight. 5'6" 162lbs. Currently hoping to maintain around this range of weight and improve my strength and functional workouts. I started my diet and workout about 9 months ago. Feeling good and having fun! Surprisingly reached my goal weight in this quarantine time lol. I guess learning to meal prep while staying at home helps a lot!

August 2019 220lbs- January 2020 180lbs- June 2020 166lbs

dandamelvin wrote: »

I started at over 215 pounds at 5'3", though I'm not sure of the exact number. The only highest weight I know for sure is 212 at a doctor's visit a few years back, but that was after having already lost some weight since the full-body before picture that I have posted. I am down to 113 pounds, and have been maintaining for a while now.

wow to you also! you look fabulous!

BrownSugar174 wrote: »

The first photo is me on my 50th Birthday with my dearest friends beautiful daughters.

The second photo is me today after my 22 mile bike ride and just shy of my 52nd Birthday 🎁!

OMG Look at you! So strong and healthy and just the picture of health

My heaviest non-pregnant weight (165 or more?) and then at 140lbs. I'm down to 135 now and trying to build muscle and lose fat. Don't care about the scale number if I can lose inches now.

musicman7272 wrote: »

The first pic is a little bit older but it's at the same weight I was at when I started making a serious effort to count calories and to supplement my cycling with running to keep the calories burning. About 5-6 months in so far and I've lost between 15-20 pounds. Clothes fit better and body feels better. Not nearly as much gasping for air on hard rides. If I can do it...anyone can do it.

You totally look so much healthier. Good on you!

mamakatiekat wrote: »

I still have about 30 lbs to go, but so far I've lost 100 and I'm so unbelievably proud. I know it isn't the best picture as my dress is poofy. But I felt super pretty yesterday lol.

Yes you’re so pretty 😍 congratulations!
I have to lose 100lb too, you inspired me, thank you!

On Xmas Day 2014, I jumped on the scales after noticing I'd put a bit of weight on and I was shocked to discover I was 103kg/16st 2/227lbs. I decided there and then that this had to be changed but I didn't know how.

A work mate told me about My Fitness Pal. So I decided to take a look at it and boy was I shocked to learn what I was putting in my body.

In 2015 I stopped drinking completely for 4 months, slowly cut out meat (I'm now fully veggie), stopped processed food (takeaways etc), measure out my portion sizes, quit fizzy pops, swapped milk chocolate for dark chocolate, made my own veggie curries, soups and chillies and aimed for 10k steps a day as well as 2000 calories a day (now 1750). I lost 4st in 8 months.

I've now used MFP for 1906 days consecutively and at my lowest in October '16 I was done to 71.2kg/11st 2/157lbs, but this in part was due to a bit of dip in my mental health after hitting a bit of a tough period for a few reasons.

I've gone from a 34" waist to a 30/32" and from XL t-shirts to L.

I now float between 73kg/11st 5/169lbs (my perferred weight) and 77kg/12st 1/177lbs, that latter being what I weighed 1st January this year. I'm aiming when I do Dry January next year to stay off the Guinness and hit 70kg, so I then have a I have a buffer between 70-73kg.

Today, 15th June 2020, I stand @ 75.3kg/11st 9/166lbs