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    No Longer Overweight - Plus Pics!

    Posts: 694 Member
    edited October 2024 in Success Stories
    Hello!

    So I had recently posted that I am no longer overweight! I started a year ago on MFP at 180 (Obese at BMI=30). Sadly, I did NOT take any before pictures at that weight (you couldn't have paid me enough at the time). I am a struggling compulsive eater. It has taken me a year to lose 30 pounds (and technically three years if you count the other things I tried and failed at [that were not healthy]). I do have some pictures at around 165... and here they are. I THINK they were taken around this past April.

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    Here I am NOW, at 149.3! Technically no longer overweight (BMI<150.2)! I want to lose another 15 pounds, so I will probably be doing another before and after later. BUT I have never been this weight in my adult life. I used to be 150, but it shot up to 155 soon... then 160... etc. And including my NSV for the day - I ran 6 miles to celebrate! I have never run over 4, and in highschool I never used to finish the mile run because I was embarrassed about my time. I couldn't even run an entire way around the quarter track.

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    There is also a little Jillian Michaels thrown in there. I lost most by running and working at a barn this summer.

    P.S. I hope the pictures work.

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    • Posts: 7
      nice job!
    • Posts: 701 Member
      aWeSoMe!!!!
    • Posts: 699 Member
      Wolf whistle! Congrats!
    • Posts: 198
      fantastic job. well done
    • Posts: 132
      Amazing transformation- you should be so proud! I'm not sure if you need to lose another 15 pounds, but you know your body best. I love that you celebrated by running 6 miles, you are a rock star. That's the best way to celebrate such amazing success. Sometimes I forget that working at a barn can burn some serious calories!

      Congrats again, and keep doing what you are doing- its obviously working!!
    • Posts: 645 Member
      amazing congrats!
    • Posts: 723 Member
      you look great! congrats!
    • Posts: 459 Member
      You look fantastic :)
    • Posts: 36 Member
      You look SO great and are such an inspiration! Congratulations!!! :)
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Congrats! stick with it! It pays to be a WINNER!!!! 2nd Place is for the first loser. I wish you all the support and keep plugging!
    • Posts: 160 Member
      you look awesome!!!!!
    • Posts: 560 Member
      MARVELOUS! You look great and you obviously feel better about yourself by the clothing you are wearing. Confidence is beautiful on a woman!
      Congrats!
    • Posts: 12 Member
      You look fantastic!! I am completely inspired!! Way to go!!
    • Posts: 140 Member
      Good job. I love that you ran 6 miles to celebrate! :smile:
    • Posts: 30 Member
      Fantastic job and Lovely <3
      Thank you for sharing, this is very inspirational !
    • Posts: 5 Member
      So inspiring
    • Posts: 4
      That is fantastic...way to go!
    • Posts: 160 Member
      Wow you look amazing!! How tall are you by the way?
      You're current weight is my goal weight, and you seem to have a similar shape to what I had at that weight before so it'd be good to know so I can hope/dream to be there at some point!
    • Posts: 694 Member
      Wow you look amazing!! How tall are you by the way?
      You're current weight is my goal weight, and you seem to have a similar shape to what I had at that weight before so it'd be good to know so I can hope/dream to be there at some point!

      I am 5'5" - you can definitely make it!
    • Posts: 160 Member
      Eeee
      Same here!!
      You just filled me with sooo much hope! If you don't mind me asking, what size are you now?
    • Posts: 694 Member
      Eeee
      Same here!!
      You just filled me with sooo much hope! If you don't mind me asking, what size are you now?

      I started out at a 14 (which was pretty tight) and now I am down to a size 10 (and possibly even an 8... some of my 10's are big on me). In most shirts I fit into a medium.
    • Posts: 210 Member
      Great Job you look fantastic.
    • Posts: 160 Member
      UK or American sizes? That sounds about right for UK ones but I can never tell lol
      plus I can't see/tell from your profile.
      i was an 8/10 once, but that was in the days before the boobs and hips grew!! So I don't think I could get that small UK sizes but maybe a loose 12 would be nice!!
    • Posts: 251 Member
      HOT 'T'!!!
    • Posts: 694 Member
      UK or American sizes? That sounds about right for UK ones but I can never tell lol
      plus I can't see/tell from your profile.
      i was an 8/10 once, but that was in the days before the boobs and hips grew!! So I don't think I could get that small UK sizes but maybe a loose 12 would be nice!!

      Those are US sizes, I can never figure out the UK ones! haha
    • Posts: 157 Member
      good job! I Think I have that same sprts bra
    • Posts: 887 Member
      awesome results... congrats to you for all your hard work!!
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