81 Pounds Lost in 1 Year (Pics!)

emtgirl14
emtgirl14 Posts: 87 Member
edited October 7 in Success Stories
Hello MFP friends,
I'm a little late, but yesterday was my one year anniversary of being on MFP and starting my weight lost journey. In all honesty, time has flown by! A year went by way faster than I thought it would, and I can't believe how far I've come!

I have always been heavy since I was about 14 or so. I had no excuse... I loved food and I was lazy! I wasn't educated on proper nutrition, nor did I care. And exercise did not interest me one bit. There were times when I had tried to lose weight, but I never went into it whole heartedly, and I only lasted a week or so every time.

In January 2011, a couple co-workers at my job decided to start a Biggest Loser competition. I work in the NICU at Children's Hospital in Washington, DC... so it was a bunch of girls on a mission to lose weight! We divided into 6 teams, 7 people on each team. The rule was that in the end the team who loses the biggest percentage of weight gets half of the money, and the individual who loses the biggest percentage gets the other half. It was $20 to join, and $2 at every weigh in, which happened weekly.

I saw this as a great opportunity and decided to give it a try! I am a VERY competitive person, so I really think this was the push I needed to start losing weight! The first day we started, I was looking through my phone for weight loss apps. The first one I saw was MyFitnessPal and it seemed like the perfect app for me. I downloaded it and started logging. It started me off at 1,440 calories a day.

I did good at staying under my calories every day, and exercising a tiny bit. I mostly walked in the beginning and did some Jillian Michael's videos here and there. Every week I weighed in just kept getting better and better. 2 pounds, 3 pounds, 4 pounds... and sometimes 6 pounds! The weight was just falling off and I was loving every minute of it! I couldn't believe how easy it was. Just stay in my calorie limit and exercise? Wow... so simple! And I never even belonged to a gym this whole time!:)

I averaged about 10 pounds lost every month! After the 12 weeks of the Biggest Loser was over, I had lost about 33 pounds or so. I ended up winning the most percentage lost individually AND for the team I was on! I won 900 dollars all together!:-)

Winning the Biggest Loser was amazing, but it wasn't everything! I won so much more than that. I gained so much confidence and the determination to keep going! I still had more weight to lose and I knew I could do it now that I had the knowledge and tools I needed.

This past year I started and finished Couch to 5k, I ran four 5k's, one 10k, one 15k, and one Warrior Dash. I also passed the physical agility test for a Police Department, as well as for a Fire Department. I'm currently in the process of being hired by the Prince George's County Fire Department which is the job I have always wanted but never thought I could do before. 2011 was an amazing year. I learned so much. I'm a whole new person with a different outlook on life. I never would have dreamed of being where I'm at now and I couldn't be happier. I love my life more and more every day.

Although I was 0.4 pounds away from my original goal weight of 150, I still feel that I accomplished my goal, and then some! I don't feel that 150 is exactly where I want to be. I think I will slowly keep losing weight and decrease my goal by 5 pound increments till I get to where I feel satisfied:) So 145 it is! I also need to work on toning a lot now... especially in my stomach!

Sorry for this long story! I just wanted to give you the background on my weight loss journey. I also want to thank ALL of my MFP family!! Without the constant support of you guys, this journey would not have been the same!! I love having you guys as friends and I'm sure we will be here for each other for a long time!!:) Thanks for reading!!!:)

Anna

START - 1/9/11
Height - 5'5 Age - 22
Weight - 231.4
Waist - 40 inches
Hips - 44 inches
Arms - 13 inches (x2)
Thighs - 27 inches (x2)
Calves - 16 inches (x2)
Chest - 43 inches

Jeans - Size 18/20
Shirts - 2XL
Bra - 40D

FINISH - 1/9/12
Height 5'5 Age -23
Weight - 150.4
Waist - 32 = 8 inches lost
Hips - 37 = 7 inches lost
Arms - 10.5 = 2.5 inches lost (x2)
Thighs - 21 = 6 inches lost (x2)
Left Calf - 14 = 2 inches lost
Right Calf - 14.5 = 1.5 inches lost
Chest - 38 = 5 inches lost

TOTAL INCHES LOST = 40.5

Jeans - Size 11
Shirts - Medium
Bra - 38C

Now for the pictures!!! (WARNING: sports bra and underwear pics ahead!!)

On my honeymoon in October 2010
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March 2010 - July 2011
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July 2009 - 1/9/12
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July 2009 - 1/9/12
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July 2009 - 1/9/12
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2/1/11 - 1/9/12
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2/1/11 - 1/9/12
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Top pics are from 3/4/11 (already lost 20 pounds) - Bottom pics are 1/9/12
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3/4/11 - 1/9/12
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1/9/12
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1/9/12
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1/9/12
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1/9/12
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Christmas day, holding a collage of pictures from 6 out of the 7 races I did in 2011 that my sister made for me!!:)
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As you can see, I forgot to take before pictures when I actually started!! Oops:) Thanks for looking!!:)
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Replies

  • bghere
    bghere Posts: 42
    That was awesome, Great work, i know there were no easy days for you. That is an awesome accomplishment!!!
  • JillyCornwall
    JillyCornwall Posts: 376 Member
    Congratulations, what an inspiration you are. You look so much younger, healthier & happier...wow wow wow.......well done.
  • ANewMaria2014
    ANewMaria2014 Posts: 104 Member
    WOW, that is awesome! Congrats on your success!
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    ..that is really awesome! Congrats also on joining the dept you want..its amazing how much our weight holds us back..once its gone..WHAM-MO...so much more can be accomplished!
  • awesome!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!! Gives me hope that in a year I can be where you are!!!!
  • nikkishai
    nikkishai Posts: 407 Member
    A-MAZ-ING! A little motivation reaps huge rewards! Great job!
  • BrittyBras13
    BrittyBras13 Posts: 18 Member
    You look amazing! That's truly an unbelievable accomplishment! Thanks for helping inspire me to stick to it~! :)
  • VeggieKelli
    VeggieKelli Posts: 232 Member
    Wow, awesome to see!! You look a lot happier and really healthy!! Thanks for posting so many pictures, I'm excited to get to my goal weight now, which is 80 pounds also! Congratulations!!
  • imthemama060811
    imthemama060811 Posts: 37 Member
    thats awesome!! great job!!
  • Good Job.... You look great!
  • Kirsty_UK
    Kirsty_UK Posts: 964 Member
    Amazing!

    And I have serious tattoo-envy now
  • WOW! that is so awesome!!! I hope I can do that good :)
  • WOW!! That's Amazing. Great Job
  • You look amazing! Great Job :smile:
  • Stoonloveskeith
    Stoonloveskeith Posts: 46 Member
    Congratulations, you look fabulous!
  • WOW!!! GREAT JOB!! :)
  • ktknight
    ktknight Posts: 9 Member
    Inspiring!
  • WOW! Great job! You look FABULOUS!!! I'm sure it was not easy. Congratulations on all your hard work!
  • YOU LOOK GREAT! :flowerforyou:
    what an inspiration!!
  • Diondrea04
    Diondrea04 Posts: 31 Member
    You look absolutely stunning....:-) Great Job.
  • AmyLRed
    AmyLRed Posts: 856 Member
    Fantastic! Great work!
    I also love your ink, you have some beautiful work!
  • JNettie73
    JNettie73 Posts: 1,211 Member
    WOW! Happy anniversary and congrats on a great year! You look amazing and are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing! :flowerforyou:
  • Laura80111
    Laura80111 Posts: 958 Member
    :drinker: Cheers to you! You have done an amazing job.
  • Nacima26
    Nacima26 Posts: 28 Member
    Good Job!!!! totally inspired =D
  • readytoowhere
    readytoowhere Posts: 26 Member
    WONDERFUL!
    you look amazing!!!
  • Scarlett_S
    Scarlett_S Posts: 467 Member
    Absolutely amazing! you look fantastic, and I love your tats! Keep up the good work. I am 5'10 but our measurements for before and after are almost exactly the same! Good luck getting to your next goal.
  • kieva626
    kieva626 Posts: 191 Member
    AMAZING story!! Congratssss you look great and I love the tatt work!! We are currently doing the biggest loser in my office I'm hoping it'll push me out of this long plateau I've been in!
  • You've accomplished the goal that I have. Amazing results and an inspiration!
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    Wow you look amazing, you look so much happier in your after pics! i love your tattoos too, that back one is fantastic!!
  • TerresaJ
    TerresaJ Posts: 187 Member
    What an amazing story!!!! You've done great!
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