My first post but a success story :) 45lb down!
aleexFIT
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I hope I am doing this correctly, this is my first post but I have been a member of this site for 8 months now. I have gone from 180+lb in April to 135lb now. I am proud of myself but need motivation to maintain and keep going. I still feel like I have a slight belly I would love to tone up and perhaps lose a little more (i am 5'7) so I can be confident in a bikini, but looking at old pictures really does help me to notice a difference so just wanted to post to show others it CAN be done!
I have been overweight my whole life and vowed to lose weight ever since I was a young teen (I am 19 now) after family members told me I was "fat" and other comments just upset me but I never had the motivation or belief in myself that I could do it. But I completely changed my eating habits around, I have 1/3 veg with my dinner and snack on fruit when I feel the need to (which is still often!!). I try to exercise regularly and do now enjoy exercise as I have got fitter. It gets so much easier with time so my advice to all those struggling at the start is stick at it because it DOES get easier, eating unhealthily and not exercising are only habits which can be broken!! I hope I have broken them now finally.
This is before (~180lb)
and now (135lb)
I have been overweight my whole life and vowed to lose weight ever since I was a young teen (I am 19 now) after family members told me I was "fat" and other comments just upset me but I never had the motivation or belief in myself that I could do it. But I completely changed my eating habits around, I have 1/3 veg with my dinner and snack on fruit when I feel the need to (which is still often!!). I try to exercise regularly and do now enjoy exercise as I have got fitter. It gets so much easier with time so my advice to all those struggling at the start is stick at it because it DOES get easier, eating unhealthily and not exercising are only habits which can be broken!! I hope I have broken them now finally.
This is before (~180lb)
and now (135lb)
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I hope I am doing this correctly, this is my first post but I have been a member of this site for 8 months now. I have gone from 180+lb in April to 135lb now. I am proud of myself but need motivation to maintain and keep going. I still feel like I have a slight belly I would love to tone up and perhaps lose a little more (i am 5'7) so I can be confident in a bikini, but looking at old pictures really does help me to notice a difference so just wanted to post to show others it CAN be done!
I have been overweight my whole life and vowed to lose weight ever since I was a young teen (I am 19 now) after family members told me I was "fat" and other comments just upset me but I never had the motivation or belief in myself that I could do it. But I completely changed my eating habits around, I have 1/3 veg with my dinner and snack on fruit when I feel the need to (which is still often!!). I try to exercise regularly and do now enjoy exercise as I have got fitter. It gets so much easier with time so my advice to all those struggling at the start is stick at it because it DOES get easier, eating unhealthily and not exercising are only habits which can be broken!! I hope I have broken them now finally.
This is before (~180lb)
and now (135lb)
and now (135lb)
Great Job! Congrats!!!
fyi, you have to change the uppercase IMG to lowercase img when posting from photobucket :flowerforyou:0 -
You look great! I weigh 180 right now, I hope to look that good when i weigh 135!
Keep up the good work. 0 -
You look beautiful. I hope I can look half as good as that when I get to my goal0
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Ah thank you, finally figured out how to get the pictures to show up.0
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wow! you look amazing! i hope to look like that too!
oh, by the way, how do i get that widget you guys have on how much you have lost below your post?0 -
You are on fire!!!!! What a great job keep it going!!!! You will get there and more......I know you feel good and the fact that those negative people have to choke on their words! Stay motivated0
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That is awesome! Congratulations!0
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wow you look great! i'm 5'8" and about 180 lbs - aiming for 140 lbs so your pics are a huge motivation for me! thanks for posting
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you look great! i love the way you dress too very chic! congrats on the 45 lb loss.0
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Fantastic Job!0
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wow you look great! i'm 5'8" and about 180 lbs - aiming for 140 lbs so your pics are a huge motivation for me! thanks for posting
No problem Good luck with everything you can do it! My advice is just keep tracking what you eat, try to exercise a little each day and don't deny yourself TOO much because if you do you will eat up giving up and then overeating!! Just try to change your eating habits by becoming more knowledgeable about the nutritional value of everything you are eating and getting rid of the opinion that all unhealthy food tastes better. It's NOT true!! 0 -
you look great! i love the way you dress too very chic! congrats on the 45 lb loss.
Thank you, the leopard print corset was for a fancy dress party but everything else is my usual wardrobe!! I am a total shopaholic and the weight loss has not helped that addiciton any at all, but what a great excuse for a new wardrobe 0 -
Your self-confidence show in your body language esp. in your shoulders. You look great!! Congratulations nd keep on going!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0
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WOW! nice work!0
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WOW i love your outfits!! You look so happy and confident. congrats! You look so B-E-A-U-tiful and amazing! 0
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you look amazing!!0
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You look a lot more confident!
You are absolutely stunning though& have done a great job! Congrats!0 -
You look fantastic!!0
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You look amazing!0
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You look awesome!!!! keep up your great work!
And I LOVE all your cute dresses 0 -
WOW!!! You are gorgeous - well done!0
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You look awesome! Thanks for sharing your success story...
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well done you look fantastic0
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What a difference- not only in your size but your confidence !!! You can totally tell in your pics. Congrats !0
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Wow!! You look fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to share you are a great inspiration. Congratulations on your weight loss.0
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you were cute before but now your stunning0
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Wow you look great, I keep seeing these success stories and I have lost but this last 20 lbs. I want to loose is sooo hard. But stories like this inspire me. Thank You and good luck.:flowerforyou:0
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wow! you look amazing! great job!0
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Wow, you look amazing! You're absolutely glowing Great job! 0
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I would like to say thank you so much for this, you remind me of myself and i'm in a bad place now, and looking at these photos have really helped me to think that I can achieve this! I'm currently at 166lbs and I have lost 1.5st since August but I feel like i'm in a rut at the moment! Have you got any advice for me and others on what you ate/exercises? Thank you and congratulations to yourself! xx0
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