200 pounds lost as of today!!
99cherrypie99
Posts: 205 Member
After bring stuck on a miserable plateau, I finally dropped a pound today putting me at 200 pounds lost!
In February 2010 I went to the doctor's for something completely unrelated to my weight. But, of course, I got weighed and could not believe I weighed 344 pounds. You would think that this would be a wake up call, but denial is a powerful thing. I did start making small changes. By my birthday on June 3rd I had lost 30 pounds. I also had my last soda. (Oh how I miss thee sweet beloved Mountain Dew!!)
By the fall, I was learning more about food, eating better foods and exercising. In November I bought a treadmill. I remember feeling like I was going to DIE running 2 minutes straight! On February 17th of last year I had lost 100 pounds. I felt pretty good until I had my DH take a picture of me. Seeing how disgustingly fat I still looked after losing 100 pounds was depressing. So I felt sorry for myself for a short bit and then kept at it.
The weight dropped steadily until I hit about 150 pounds down. It has been a bit of a struggle since then. Like I said, this plateau has been nasty. I have only lost 6 pounds since Xmas.
I weigh 144 and would like to get down to 130 at least, but another challenge is the MASSIVE amount of extra skin I have on me. Not sure how much that weighs, but it is definitely a factor. I just finished running 8 miles on the treadmill. I'm still slow, but it's a long way from feeling spent after 2 minutes!
I am famous for seeing how far I have to go rather then how far I've come, but for now, I'm just going to try to enjoy today.
Thanks for listening!
In February 2010 I went to the doctor's for something completely unrelated to my weight. But, of course, I got weighed and could not believe I weighed 344 pounds. You would think that this would be a wake up call, but denial is a powerful thing. I did start making small changes. By my birthday on June 3rd I had lost 30 pounds. I also had my last soda. (Oh how I miss thee sweet beloved Mountain Dew!!)
By the fall, I was learning more about food, eating better foods and exercising. In November I bought a treadmill. I remember feeling like I was going to DIE running 2 minutes straight! On February 17th of last year I had lost 100 pounds. I felt pretty good until I had my DH take a picture of me. Seeing how disgustingly fat I still looked after losing 100 pounds was depressing. So I felt sorry for myself for a short bit and then kept at it.
The weight dropped steadily until I hit about 150 pounds down. It has been a bit of a struggle since then. Like I said, this plateau has been nasty. I have only lost 6 pounds since Xmas.
I weigh 144 and would like to get down to 130 at least, but another challenge is the MASSIVE amount of extra skin I have on me. Not sure how much that weighs, but it is definitely a factor. I just finished running 8 miles on the treadmill. I'm still slow, but it's a long way from feeling spent after 2 minutes!
I am famous for seeing how far I have to go rather then how far I've come, but for now, I'm just going to try to enjoy today.
Thanks for listening!
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WOW You are amazing!!! Congratulations- I can only imagine how proud of yourself you are, and you should be!!!0
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:drinker: Congratulations. Never look back.0
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AMAZING job!!!! That is a very impressive story, thanks for sharing it! CONGRATS on your success0
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You have a truly inspirational story, thank you so much for sharing. I just started using my treadmill 3 weeks ago and it's still kicking my butt! It's nice to hear that it gets easier. 200 lbs is AMAZING! I know that must have taken real hard work and dedication. Good luck on the rest of your journey.0
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Congratulations!!
Enjoy your today and your achivement its amazing0 -
You rock! Congrats on your achievement!0
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That is really awesome!!! Also very motivating! If you can lose 200 then I can definitely lose 50! lol.
Very happy for you. :flowerforyou:0 -
Wow!0
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Wow, that is amazing...way to go!0
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What a wonderful story! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!0
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As requested, here are some pics:
July 2005 - closest I have to a before pic as I didn't let myself be photographed very often!!
Feb 2011 - 100 pounds down
August 2011 - 150 pounds down
Before work this morning
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Oh my gosh, you look like a completely different person! That's amazing. Congratulations.
As for the extra skiin, one of the bloggers I read just documentd her journey with that and her surgery etc after a 100lbs loss over at priorfatgirl.com.
Regardless, you look amazing. Good luck on the lady few pounds.0 -
Wow thats amazing, loosing so much weight is truly an accomplishment! It really is amazing how you took time out to become a better version of yourself!0
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You look amazing and should be very proud of what you have accomplished!!0
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wow - what an amazing story!!! good for you for getting this far !! you must feel like a totally different person. you definitely should be proud of yourself. so many people (including me) give up when something seems difficult, or requires a lot of dedication. but it sounds like you've worked through that part - good for you!!!
you should be very proud of where you are, I wouldn't even worry about that last 10lbs or so.0 -
Lets see if this works. Congrats, you are an inspiration!!!As requested, here are some pics:
July 2005 - closest I have to a before pic as I didn't let myself be photographed very often!!
Feb 2011 - 100 pounds down
August 2011 - 150 pounds down
Before work this morning0 -
AWSOME!!! Great Job!0
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Wow wow wow.. You look amazing.. Great job.. keep up the good work... you are an inspiration...0
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Plateau, schmateau...the glass is 95%full, you're just sipping the backwash now.0
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You look fantastic, like a completely different person!! You should be so proud for losing 200lbs!! Congrats!!0
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Congratulations!!!!!0
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What a wonderful story! Thanks for the inspiration!0
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Congratulations! You are truly an inspiration!! Thank you for sharing!0
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Wow, that is really amazing! I would love to weigh 144. Only 60 lbs to go!0
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Wonderful, beautiful, wildly-inspiring photos and story!!!! So happy for and proud of you (even though I haven't met you!)0
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Thank you for posting your story!!! VERY inspirational!!!0
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You've done a great job and fully deserve to feel proud of yourself!
I'm amazed at how your tummy has lifted, if you don't mind me saying so - it's given me hope that when I'm at the same stage as you I'll look just as good, and not need surgery which I know that I'll never be able to afford, and won't get on the NHS.
PS - you need to update your profile LOL, you're 9lbs behind :laugh:
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WOW!!! Simply amazing and soo inspirational! Just what I needed to read before beginning my day! Thanks for sharing!! :happy:0
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wow! That is incredible! I have (re)started my journey about the same as your beginning. Reading your story has made me feel so much better about this. In the past I have tried crazy diets, but have never exercised. Recently, I have discovered Zumba. At first, I could barely make it through a couple of songs. Now, I can Zumba for an hour.
I have only lost 8 pounds, but I feel so much better. I know I can lose weight now. It's hard only losing a pound or two a week, even knowing that it's better for me to lose slowly.
You look fantastic! I can't wait to write my own story.0 -
That is amazing - Thanks for sharing - I read an article and it said for skin to bounce back it can take up to 2 yrs. I am also going to have to deal with that. I bet your health has changed dramatically !!! So proud for you !0
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