-71 pounds and still going (pics)

Awesome Job!! You look great. How long did this process take you ? And what are some things you did that helped along the way that you could share to inspire others. I only have about twenty lbs i want to loose but there are days i still want to give up.

I began around this time last year, I set little mental motivators/goals for myself every so often. At first it was me and my fiance learning how to find healthy alternatives in our daily lives, then it was the idea of refusing to buy a plus sized wedding dress (for no other reason than i wanted to walk into the bridal salon and be able to choose which ever dress i wanted and not have to be told "that section is for you" i was told that my entire life and when i was buying the most important dress i will ever purchase i simply did not want to hear it) then once i knew i reached that goal I motivated myself with the idea of choosing a tight dress to show off my success (goal accomplished) now i am working on reaching the goal of rocking my bikini in july for my destination wedding/honeymoon. I think for me the most important thing along the way was honestly telling myself "you can do this just take it one day at a time". and there is always something that i can think of to motivate myself even if it is just "alright magen if you work out for 30 minutes today you can treat yourself to a nice nail polish tomorrow" yup sometimes i still have to talk to myself to get me on track lol

I also think my biggest issue literally my entire childhood was portion control and not knowing what was considered a snack, a meal, ect...where now i have completely taught myself how to eat , i am eating enough yet doing so in a healthy way. I also had NO exercise in my daily routine at all prior to this year and even now I honestly do not work out for an hour every day. there are some days that i can only fit in a fast 20 or 35 minute workout and honestly it works for me.

everyone has different goals and to reach them there are different ways, i think the key is just to find what works for you.