230 pounds to 165. 30 more to go w/Pics (I hope)

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  • Jamie145
    Jamie145 Posts: 164 Member
    u look like a totally different person!! you look amazing!! i am 5'4 as well at my heaviest i was 245 and now at 228.. Youre making me wanna work even harder just looking at yur pics!! thanks for the inspiration :)
  • tabithajoyy
    tabithajoyy Posts: 680 Member
    Amazing!
  • pumalama
    pumalama Posts: 140 Member
    What a positive change! I thought you were mid 20's on your second pic. You look so great! Be proud of your achievement!
  • You are BEAUTIFUL!!! How did you succeed?
  • 1FitBabe
    1FitBabe Posts: 111 Member
    Congrats!

    How long did it take you to lose the weight?
  • Sabdavis
    Sabdavis Posts: 31 Member
    You really look fantastic! I hope you're proud of yourself and really realize what a huge accomplishment that is!
  • leehenryfox
    leehenryfox Posts: 55 Member
    That's amazing, you're HALF the woman! Can I ask you if you ate back your exercise calories, or any other tips?
  • _Ren
    _Ren Posts: 89 Member
    Looking awesome! Good job! Keep up the good work!
  • Thanks so much for all of your support! I am not to goal yet, and the closer I get the harder it is to stay motivated, not give up and just say, "ok, good enough." I lost from 230+( still not sure what my real starting weight was - I had an old scale that lied and that I avoided most of the time). Anyway, I got from 230 - to just under 200 on the old scale in 22 days. It wasn't healthy, it was stress induced - if you are interested in all the hairy details - read my blog. After gaining my balance I started to exercise - at first could only do 9 minutes on my elliptical. I had a playlist that I worked out to and every couple of days I made myself stay on for one more song. I took off another 30 pounds over about 6 months. So, now I'm 170 on my old scale - which was probably really mid 180's. Then I met my husband, got complacent and lazy, got stuck in the 170's or so I thought. When I got pregnant and went to the doctor, her scale said I weighed 189. I threw out the old scale and bought a new, accurate, digital one. So for about 2 years I was on a self-induced plateau and then a pregnancy. I gained 31 pounds during my pregnancy, but was back down to 189 when my son was 6 weeks old. I joined MFP (or started using it at least) when I weighed 194. I didn't really start trying to lose again until I weaned him in late October/early November. So, I have lost 24 pounds since November. I don't always eat my exercise calories, but sometimes I do, if I'm really hungry. I am at the gym almost every day. I do at least 30 minutes of cardio (usually the elliptical) plus I have started lifting. The lifting has slowed down my rate of lbs lost, but I am losing inches and getting definition that I have never ever had before. I do 60 minutes of Zumba 2 or 3 days a week, plus lift those days too. Sometimes I have a hard time getting through a workout and realize I haven't had a rest day in 9 or 10 days. The workouts give me sanity in a very crazy, stressful life. I do manage to stay around my 1200 calories most days, but I don't always eat the best foods. That is something I really need to work on now as I get closer to goal. I am a busy mom of 3 boys and it isn't always easy to make myself a priority. Nothing has happened fast for me. But it is happening. I put post-it notes all over my house with goals and reminders. I tear out pictures of success stories from fitness magazines (women my age and similar stories when possible) and post them up everywhere. Every mirror that I see has my next goal and inspirational quotes next to it. Sometimes I want to give up. And sometimes I do give up. But usually only for a day or two at the longest. Sometimes just a few minutes. I have fallen and failed. A LOT! But this time, I just keep getting back up. There is no secret. Gosh, I wish there was.

    Edited to add: I always, always, always use my Polar HRM when I work out. The machines at the gym LIE!!!! I am usually only burning 60-80% of what the machine says, even when I enter my weight and age and the machine is picking up my heart rate from my chest strap. So, really knowing what I'm burning helps keep me accountable.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    You look amazing! Love the most recent picture!! Good job!
  • WOW! What a great job! You look amazing and really happy :) Keep up the great work.
  • YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!! Nice job!!!
  • MrsFelton2010
    MrsFelton2010 Posts: 339 Member
    You look great! Does not look lik you. I love your smile, you can tell your truly happy with your accomplishment!
  • extremewinner
    extremewinner Posts: 98 Member
    Fantastic!
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
    You look fabulous!
  • vacherin
    vacherin Posts: 192
    You look absolutely amazing! Well done!
  • WOW...thats awesome!!!U look very happy!!!Keep going!!!:happy:
  • You look amazing! Condgratulations.
  • ChristineDiet
    ChristineDiet Posts: 719 Member
    WOW. Great job, you look amazing. Well done. x
  • esphixiet
    esphixiet Posts: 214 Member
    What an inspiration!!! We have similar SW and height and I'm just working towards the day I can post pics just like these. Thanks for sharing!!!!
  • Wow, you look amazing. I am just starting off myself. Its a real motivater seeing how many people are successful from this website!
  • iuew
    iuew Posts: 624 Member
    good job!
  • may2go
    may2go Posts: 31
    Amazing transformation! Well done.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Now THAT is what I call a smile!

    Wow is all I can say, just wow!
  • thisgirl980
    thisgirl980 Posts: 17 Member
    What an inspiration!!! We have similar SW and height and I'm just working towards the day I can post pics just like these. Thanks for sharing!!!!



    Me too! This is exactly what I was thinking! Great motivation!!
  • kristypie
    kristypie Posts: 102 Member
    You look great! You look so much younger, too. Keep up your hard work, that 30 pounds will be gone before you know it.
  • jmp1031
    jmp1031 Posts: 95 Member
    amazing job! you look so much younger!
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 797 Member
    Wow you look fantastic!!! Great job!
  • shell_mc
    shell_mc Posts: 109 Member
    You look amazing. Congratulations, and keep up the great work!
  • lotusia
    lotusia Posts: 2 Member
    Wow! You lost several years too!
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