57 lb loss in a year! My secret...

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  • marianne_s
    marianne_s Posts: 983 Member
    Fantastic loss...!

    ... and yes, you can definitely see it in your face
  • 10kaday
    10kaday Posts: 177
    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a difference a year can make! YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
  • tsjourney
    tsjourney Posts: 156 Member
    You look awesome! Congratulations!
  • summer827
    summer827 Posts: 516 Member
    You DO look very pretty!! Your results have been awesome and I agree that it looks like you've lost much more!!
  • louisau
    louisau Posts: 159 Member
    WTG
  • Shawneea
    Shawneea Posts: 27 Member
    I smiled when I read the part about "I looked pretty to me even after my workout," it made my day. I wish you much success and thank you for making me smile today.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    And don't you just love the new you! I so love the new me...and I'm going to have to go shopping in about a month when the size 14's are too baggy...and they are getting a bit baggy right now.....:flowerforyou:
  • RyanDanielle5101
    RyanDanielle5101 Posts: 533
    Great job!!! You look fantastic:)
  • sandimack
    sandimack Posts: 136 Member
    Gorgeous! U look so much younger.
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    Way to go!
  • chaslee
    chaslee Posts: 8 Member
    Awwww yeah, keep up the good work...you look great and i kow you feel great :flowerforyou:
  • fzia
    fzia Posts: 68 Member
    Amazing job! keep up the great work.
  • CROCKETT1
    CROCKETT1 Posts: 83 Member
    You have done a fabulous job! Congratulations on all your success. :)
  • nenamartinez
    nenamartinez Posts: 140 Member
    You look amazing!! And I think you're onto something with the challenges.. I've signed up for one starting int he new year and I think my competitive spirit is going to come out, haha!! Though, maybe I'll sign up for even more.. hm!!!

    Also, you look great post-workout. Nothing like the glow of a good burn!!

    Congratulations, again!
  • MonaATowns
    MonaATowns Posts: 2 Member
    I love your story! You look wonderful and you sound happy. I am new to MFP - where do I find those challenges?
  • bbwbeauty
    bbwbeauty Posts: 15
    Congrats u look beautiful!!
  • MsKekeSoFocused
    MsKekeSoFocused Posts: 383 Member
    Thats amazing!!!! Keep up the good work
  • deporee
    deporee Posts: 59
    WOW! You have inspired me. I would like to lose about that same amount that you've lost so far. You've shown me that it's possible. You look awesome!!
  • MoLivesLuvsLifts
    MoLivesLuvsLifts Posts: 1,161 Member
    Thanks everyone for all of the kind words! You guys brought up some great points and I want to address them.

    I really appreciate that you think I look good at 240 lbs. I'm 5'10" and will say that I wear my weight well. For some reason (actually I'm proud of it) my arms have always been small. If I had huge arms, I would definitely look my weight. In the first picture, I'm wearing a size 24 and now I wear a size 18 tall. So believe me, I'm every bit of that 240 lbs.

    As far as working outside of the home....YES, I do. I'm a manager at a college and I work 50 hours a week. I have a husband and two boys aged 6 and 11 years. But the real question is "how do I manage my time". Here's what I do:

    I started off with a spiral notebook with about 70 pages (now I use Excel and every tab is a challenge). Every 5-10 pages, I have the name of my challenge at top. Then I keep my stats in the book. I actually work out on average only 30-40 min a day for 5 days. BUT, I work out in the morning and evening. When I wake up, I work out about 15 minutes. In that time I can do 100 punch combos, 100 jumping jacks and 100 lunges. I do them in sets of 50. So I do 50 punch combos, then 50 jj's, etc and keep going until I hit my goal. Then, when I come home and I'm cooking, I may do 50 squats, 50 jumping jacks and maybe 50 situps. Once I'm done, I've hit my daily goals. Now I do have a health club membership but I only go on the weekends or if I work 1/2 a day. When I go there, I do my bike riding for 30-45 mins. Lastly, my "secret weapon of attack" is my Leslie Sansone Walk away the pounds dvd. Each mile is only 12 minutes and I do find the time to do that video 5x a week so that I can get in 5 miles of walking during the week. I don't do 5 miles a day :-))

    I hope these details help! Remember, you can do it! Also, I lost 57 lbs in a year which is a little over a lb a week. That is a very healthy and achievable way to lose weight. Anyone can do what I've done.

    For 2012, I plan on losing another 57 - 60lbs. It's not a race for me. I just want to be healthy! If it takes me 2-3 years to get the weight off, I'm fine because I know that I can keep it off.

    Friend me if you like!
  • lauren0985
    lauren0985 Posts: 48 Member
    Wow you look awesome! Great Job!!!!
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