Goal Weight!! With Pics

rachelaughe
rachelaughe Posts: 21 Member
edited October 2 in Success Stories
So after hitting a plateau and getting VERY frustrated about a month ago, I decided to throw away my scale and just keep eating right and exercising and have faith that I was making progress. I made peace with myself and my body and accepted that if this is as small as I get, I can live with that, even if it is short of my goal. Well, today, I stepped on the scale for the first time and was shocked to discover I am at my goal of 140! That is down from 244 11.5 months ago! My second victory was when I decided to celebrate, not by overeating, but by going for a run! Never going back.

This is me in October of 2010. 244 pounds, size 24
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and this is me today, 140 pounds, size 8
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  • Marig0ld
    Marig0ld Posts: 671 Member
    NO EFFING WAY!!! You like like a completely different person and so much happier too! Thanks for sharing, and congrats on all your hard work!
  • aubreyjordan
    aubreyjordan Posts: 276 Member
    Great job, you did it!!
  • jesstroxel
    jesstroxel Posts: 120
    WOW!! Amazing job!!
  • DAINTYLADY
    DAINTYLADY Posts: 5
    GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • jewel3575
    jewel3575 Posts: 16 Member
    Holy Smokes Lady!!! Congrats!!! Share your secret, any tips??
  • rtbrwinter
    rtbrwinter Posts: 18
    Amazing! You look fantastic! You are an inspiration to me...and you did this in under a year! It gives me hope. Thank you!
  • PeaceMe
    PeaceMe Posts: 53 Member
    You look absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!
  • PeaceMe
    PeaceMe Posts: 53 Member
    You look absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    holy crap!!!!! you lost an entire person!!! congrats!!!
  • glynissharpe
    glynissharpe Posts: 14 Member
    Holly cow, amazing, you look like two different people....Cheers to that!!!!
  • SaraBoyt
    SaraBoyt Posts: 14
    WOW YOU look so amazing and i'm so happy for you i'm new at this and did it for a week and lost motivation can you give me any tips?
  • loverachel18
    loverachel18 Posts: 79
    Great job! You look amazing!!!! :smile:
  • lvfunandfit
    lvfunandfit Posts: 654 Member
    You look so so so amazing! Congratulations! And way to go by celebrating with a run!
  • lynn12
    lynn12 Posts: 87 Member
    Awesome , you look amazing , do you have any tips on how you did it
  • nanana123
    nanana123 Posts: 4
    WOW. That's amazing!
  • Heather_GodsWonderWoman
    Heather_GodsWonderWoman Posts: 70
    So amazing! You should be proud of all your hard work! I have thought about throwing my scale out. Inches are leaving me but the pounds don't always. Thanks for the inspiration!
  • Heather_GodsWonderWoman
    Heather_GodsWonderWoman Posts: 70
    So amazing! You should be proud of all your hard work! I have thought about throwing my scale out. Inches are leaving me but the pounds don't always. Thanks for the inspiration!
  • dany_m
    dany_m Posts: 74 Member
    Congratulations! An amazing achievement :-)
  • brantsmom1
    brantsmom1 Posts: 10 Member
    Awesome! Just what I needed to get me motivated again. Keep it up!
  • pinkgigi
    pinkgigi Posts: 693 Member
    OH MY GOODNESS!!! I just have to say that your face is amazing! The eyes, eyebrows and mouth are gorgeous!
    Congratulations for your awesome effort. I need some of that 'throwing away the scales' biz because I'm addicted.

    GG
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    You look amazing and you are amazing! Great job!

    Please give us a few details of your success. What was your caloric intake like, and what does your exercise routine look like?
  • rachelaughe
    rachelaughe Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks Everyone! I started last year and got fed up of always being in pain, and I was starting to have some health problems so I bought and elliptical machine and joined MFP. I started out at I think 1600 calories and got down to 1200 calories a day (to lose 2 pounds a month). Since I was close to my goal I started increasing my calories to 1580 (which is where I am now) to lose .5 pounds a month. I do 45 minutes on the elliptical 6-7 days a week and strength training 3 times a week. The one thing that I did that really made me able to keep up with the program is that one day a month I would have a cheat day where I could eat whatever I want. Since I was new to dieting it was really important for me psychologically to know I could still eat the way I used to sometimes. However, the more weight I lost, and the better I ate, the less I wanted to cheat. I actually started to LIKE eating healthy! I still "cheat" some times, but I don't consider it cheating anymore. I've learned that a healthy diet can still include some not so healthy things, the secret is moderation. I will never go back because I know that being healthy feels so much better than that burger will taste.
  • rachelaughe
    rachelaughe Posts: 21 Member
    Aww, thanks **blushes**
    OH MY GOODNESS!!! I just have to say that your face is amazing! The eyes, eyebrows and mouth are gorgeous!
    Congratulations for your awesome effort. I need some of that 'throwing away the scales' biz because I'm addicted.

    GG
  • MadeOfMagic
    MadeOfMagic Posts: 525 Member
    Wow! Amazing! What a transformation, you look like a completely different person, great job! Be sure to share tips with us! :D
  • alyssamehus
    alyssamehus Posts: 49 Member
    HOLY MOLY!!! What an AMAZING transformation! And in such a short amount of time too. Congratulations, you should be so proud :)
  • Sumijain
    Sumijain Posts: 309 Member
    That's an incredible achievement. You look amazing! :smile:
  • sandhillcrane
    sandhillcrane Posts: 301
    AMAZING!!!!!! You look terrific! Congrats on a job well done. That's an understatement...hahahaha!
  • zoombie_bear
    zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
    great on hitting your goal weight, stick to it :)
    You look completely different and your smile says it all. People you have not meet in a while must not recognize you
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    OMG what an awesome transformation!!! To think you did it in all just under a year, WOW! Such an inspiration
  • CindiBryce
    CindiBryce Posts: 438
    That's a great achievement. Congratulations.
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