Pics: 160 to 130 :)

sc1572
sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
edited October 3 in Success Stories
Today, I finally realized just how far I've come. Before using MFP, I was at my highest weight, around 160 my junior year of high school. When I started MFP a few months ago, I had lost some and was down to about 150. Now, here I am at 130. This is the lowest I have been since dancing for a company my freshman year of high school, and I am now a sophomore in college.

I couldn't find any good before pictures, and today on Facebook, this randomly came up. Seeing it made me want to take a progress picture, and I couldn't help but cry. I feel like a totally new person, and even though I still carry most weight in my stomach, have hard days, receive ridicule from friends and family, sprained my ankle over the summer, and am not at my goal weight yet, I know I've come so far.

From someone who wouldn't think twice about eating a whole pizza with dessert, who couldn't even run for two minutes without stopping or who always looked to food for comfort...I've become the someone who does at least 60 minutes of cardio a day plus strengthening, believes in healthy food that tastes good, treating my body right, treats in moderation, and is training for a half marathon for charity...this is me. And this is who I want to be for the rest of my life. No going back!

If I can do it, so can you! Thank you SO much MFP, and especially to my MFP friends! You are all AMAZING and so inspiring! <3

P.S. Ignore my messy room and my cat's glowing eyes on my bed :)

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^Summer 2010


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^October 2011
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  • j_g4ever
    j_g4ever Posts: 1,925 Member
    great job!!!
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Good for you.
    Hard work.
  • CaoimheAine
    CaoimheAine Posts: 195
    You look fantastic ! And this is honestly so motivating and inspiring to me. Thanks for sharing :):) xxx
  • npez
    npez Posts: 1 Member
    so amazing! you just showed me my beginning and my end. thank you for helping get me on track!
  • kellie182
    kellie182 Posts: 9
    That where I want to be good work you look GREAT!!!
  • ConnieSG
    ConnieSG Posts: 376
    You look awesome!!
  • timanda2
    timanda2 Posts: 149
    what a motivation...you look awesome!
  • YogiGirlLucy
    YogiGirlLucy Posts: 290
    You look amazing! Your hard work really shows! Enjoy your heathy, happy life...and that rockin' body! ;)

    Lucy
  • ginabina13
    ginabina13 Posts: 202 Member
    Great work!! You look great!
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
    Your body looks fantastic, but I'd be more worried about whatevers hidin behind your pillow!!!!!!!
  • LadyOfOceanBreeze
    LadyOfOceanBreeze Posts: 762 Member
    classic photo! even the kitty knows not to mess with
    :wink:
    wonder woman:laugh:
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    you look fantastic! great work! you should be proud of your accomplishment.
  • PoeRaven
    PoeRaven Posts: 433 Member
    Look at you! What a transition...you go girl!

    Love the glowy-eyed kitty. LOL
  • elizabethdear95
    elizabethdear95 Posts: 68
    You look wonderful!
  • SummerLuvR
    SummerLuvR Posts: 90
    Great job!!! you look awesome :))
  • evansproudmama
    evansproudmama Posts: 493 Member
    AMAZING!! Thank you for the inspirtation today :-) Way to Go!!!
  • CharityEaton
    CharityEaton Posts: 499 Member
    That is AWESOME!!! You look great!!! What an inspiration for me! Your start weight is the same as mine and I am hoping to get down to 130 too! Halfway there right now!!! You will definetly be one of my motivators!!! WAY TO GO!!!
  • goblue443
    goblue443 Posts: 50
    i am a junior in college, so i know how hard it can be to stay on track with all of the stress and temptation around you. this makes your accomplishment even more awesome. GO YOU
  • cyndigre
    cyndigre Posts: 31 Member
    That is an awesome change:) You should be very proud and i see that you are:)
    :flowerforyou:
  • jeninabilan
    jeninabilan Posts: 369 Member
    You look wonderful!!! GREAT JOB!!!
  • Spruillie03
    Spruillie03 Posts: 155 Member
    First of all: great job.
    Secondly: I'm more amused by your cat poking his head out from behind the pillow than his glowing eyes ;)
  • _beachgirl_
    _beachgirl_ Posts: 3,865 Member
    You look fantastic! I am 166 and want to get to 136, this give me a lot of motivation! Thank you for sharing!
  • TrishJimenez
    TrishJimenez Posts: 561 Member
    you look great! I was so excited bcuz I saw your post and our starting weights were about the same and 140 is my mini goal and 130 is my second goal. And you are in inspiration. I have to say though that you dont look like you carry ANY weight in your stomach
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Oh my gosh, these responses are amazing!!!! Thank you to everyone SO MUCH! <3

    And yes, that's my cat, Jessie! Haha :) That's her favorite spot in the apartment!
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    Steph!!! You look absolutely amazing!!!!! Good job on all your hard work! Your inspiring! :)
  • ElementalEscapee
    ElementalEscapee Posts: 552 Member
    WOW!!! Great job girl!! So inspiring! The cool thing is my highest weight was almost 160, and 130 is my goal weight too!! xD
  • marcsgirl10
    marcsgirl10 Posts: 40 Member
    You look FANTASTIC!! Congratulations.....I was just thinking tonight about how nice it is to be able to change things, like my weight....it's like becoming a new person. :flowerforyou:
  • CrystalFlury
    CrystalFlury Posts: 400 Member
    Thanks for sharing! You really did motivate me more knowing there was someone else out there similar to me. I'm the kind of person who holds belly fat more than any other kind and used to eat an entire pizza and dessert! I have my days where I wish I could have pizza but I'm avoiding it for the time being considering I don't have the self control quite yet.

    Thanks for sharing though, it really is a great motivator to see others posting their success here!
  • luvJOJO
    luvJOJO Posts: 1,881 Member
    Wow, you look great!! Thanks for sharing!!
  • Skinnieminnie128
    Skinnieminnie128 Posts: 27 Member
    You look GREAT! :-) Congrats on your loss...your story is inspiring:-)
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