What a difference a year makes (pics)

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  • fishes135
    fishes135 Posts: 5
    WOW well done , you look great and so much younger and soooo happi :)
  • susanswan
    susanswan Posts: 1,194 Member
    Hi Shelly,

    What a great post with wonderful pictures. Great sanity of dietary choices brings great rewards! It is posts such as these that gave me the strength to follow through, and having you as a friend of similar age and weight was a blessing to me in my journey, too.

    So many wonderful changes can happen in just one year in the body and in the mind, too. Without making the necessary mental adjustments, the weight loss is meaningless.

    My journey to 135 pounds is coming up to closing out 5 long years on January 25. I had hoped to make my goal but have been bouncing around the last 3 pounds which is quite a tease for me, but in the end it doesn't matter. If I make it tomorrow or a month from now like you, I've been able to make the mental leap to understand that I must change my life in order to achieve the weight loss success that has eluded me my entire life.

    I know my changes will stick this time. There is no going back. That bridge has been successfully burned, but like you, caution must always be exercised around "party food". I am afraid that will always be my cross to bear. But I am thankful to be able to bear it as I have learned so much about myself along the way.

    Wishing you the very best of the New Year! Just think of the fun we'll have shopping! And that is so much more fun than food now! = D

    Susan
  • txjulie
    txjulie Posts: 190 Member
    Great job Shelly! You look amazing. :)
  • renolizard
    renolizard Posts: 11 Member
    amazing! so inspiring! thank you for sharing!
  • weightloss43154
    weightloss43154 Posts: 203 Member
    well done
  • mlks2012
    mlks2012 Posts: 20
    Your words are as inspiring as the photos! And the photos are a story all their own. You did a lot of work to make those photos happen and I happy that you are finding your rythym again. I hope to be in your shoes a year from now too!

    Success to you this day and beyond!

    Mary
  • rukia30
    rukia30 Posts: 81 Member
    I am absolutely amazed!!!!!! Awesome job! Seeing you let's me know I can do this. I have 109lbs left to loose. Thank you so much for sharing your pictures! =)
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    *blush*

    thank you so much everyone... don't know what i would have done without the support of the community here.

    I've been so inspired by the way folks here share their successes, and their struggles.. and i don't just mean the ones on the scale.
    So much of what we accomplish here, when we are really focused on the task, goes so far beyond the scale it is sometimes unimaginable.

    The instrospection, the self discovery, reading about each others journeys and recognizing those 'aha' moments that we can relate to.... is all so crucial.. at least for me *S*

    I've done way more than 'lose' weight this last year... i've actually 'found' me instead, thanks to 'you'.
  • MrsLehman24
    MrsLehman24 Posts: 204 Member
    You look amazing!!!
  • lauehorn
    lauehorn Posts: 183
    Wow, congratulations! You look wonderful! SO great to see your progress. Keep that as a reminder as you move forward. GREAT JOB!!
  • ShrinkyDinkie
    ShrinkyDinkie Posts: 49
    what an amazing transformation and inspiration to us all. thank you!
  • NikolettUSA
    NikolettUSA Posts: 4 Member
    Oh my gosh you llok amazing, great job keep up the great work.
  • myboysmomx2
    myboysmomx2 Posts: 505 Member
    You look fantastic! I love the part where you said that the baby will be the first person to never know you as being overweight. APPLAUSE! That's a great way of thinking. I'm VERY proud of you! Woot! Woot!
  • Debi907
    Debi907 Posts: 69 Member
    You know that pic of you with the black skirt & cutout turquoise top? The one with the rockin' shoes? YOWZAA! You look amazing! :love: Congrats!
  • hbserani
    hbserani Posts: 1
    You are an inspiration! Good for you! You are beautiful!:happy:
  • chrislin2011
    chrislin2011 Posts: 168 Member
    Fabulous! You look like a whole new person!
  • harleygirlT
    harleygirlT Posts: 223 Member
    All I can say is "FABULOUS"!!!!!!!
  • harleenarang
    harleenarang Posts: 174 Member
    You are incredible woman !! Hats off to you :) Congratulations on the sweet success.
  • misha1216
    misha1216 Posts: 23
    Amazing. I am so impressed. You look gorgeous.
  • LilBee82
    LilBee82 Posts: 189 Member
    Just like everyone else says, Congrats on your success and you DO look amazing and you DO look so much younger.

    I already get told I look in my early 20's which I love hearing, so I can't wait to drop more pounds and go back in time. haha! :)
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    You know that pic of you with the black skirt & cutout turquoise top? The one with the rockin' shoes? YOWZAA! You look amazing! :love: Congrats!

    *LOL*
    Thank you for noticing the shoes in particular... i totally love them.. and one of the great things about losing weight is i AM able to wear rockin heels again! woohoo!
  • daydream58
    daydream58 Posts: 572 Member
    Fantastic change in you! Inside and out :)
  • Bekahoe
    Bekahoe Posts: 9 Member
    Thats so awesome you look so beautiful!
  • Golfgirl2150
    Golfgirl2150 Posts: 4
    You are very inspiring, well done. Great attitude to weight loss. :happy:
  • smileybooliz
    smileybooliz Posts: 193 Member
    Look at that!! You've done Awesome!! You're a beautiful person with an inspiring journey!! :flowerforyou:
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    You look so much younger, and so pretty!
    I think you look your best in the last photo, there is a softness in your face that can go when people lose a little too much.
    Well done!
  • sail059
    sail059 Posts: 6
    beautiful, just beautiful.
  • SexyCook
    SexyCook Posts: 2,249 Member
    OH WOW...That is truely a outstanding job you have done....Great Tranformation!! Congrats!
  • esphixiet
    esphixiet Posts: 214 Member
    This is wonderfully inspiring. Your attitude is so positive I can't help but smile! Way to go!
  • bikinibeliever
    bikinibeliever Posts: 832 Member
    Wow...what a difference...you look amazing!!

    I just started so thanks for the inspiration!
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