100+ lbs down w/pics (tall woman)
ArynnOctavia
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I have lost 114lbs, and I'm estimating that I have about 50 more to go. I'm posting progress pics roughly every 50 lbs, so here is my second set.
First, a side-by-side face comparison between 329 lbs, my highest weight ever, and 214 lbs:
Now full body shot. First, me at 329 lbs. Size 24 jeans were very tight on me, but I refused to wear the 26s I should have been wearing (I ripped through the seams of multiple jeans because of my stubbornness).
That’s the closest I have to a full-body shot, since I fled whenever a camera was nearby.
I now weigh 214 lbs. I wear size 14 or 16 jeans right now. I’m at that weird stage when 16s fit in the morning right out of the dryer, but get way to baggy by the end of the day, while 14s are snug out of the dryer, but fit perfect at the end of the day. The jeans in this pic are 16s.
Some nice NSVs I’ve expereinced so far:
-The hoodie in that after picture above? I got it after seeing Wicked in London. I wanted a shirt for a souvenir, and got the biggest one they had. It didn’t fit until recently. The same is true for a t-shirt I got after seeing Equus during the same trip!!!!!
-I'm just starting to see a hint of a hip bone once in a while, and I'm excited about that. And do you see those clavicles in the picture above? Yup, those are mine!
-I can see the tendons in my hand and wrist, especially when I play the guitar. I think they're beautiful.
-I'm a tall woman, but I was so wide before that I looked a bit squat. Now that I'm shrinking horizontally, it's accenctuating my height.
-When friends and family move in to hug me, they mention being able to get their arms around me further.
-When friends and family who haven't seen me in a while see me, they invariably give me the up and down look, astonished.
-I've noticed while out and about that I'm getting checked out more often by strangers. Even if it is mostly men doing the checking out, it still makes me feel good.
-I no longer have to stick to the plus size section while shopping! In fact, the misses sizes fit me better than the same sizes from the womens section, which tend to be baggy in the butt.
For visual reference, I'm 5'10", and I'm 30 years old. I don't have a goal weight, per se, but I'm thinking of aiming to be size 10 pants and M tops. My estimation is that will occur somewhere around 145-165 pounds. We'll see. Well, since I'm posting progress pics roughly every 50 lbs lost, and I only have roughly 50 lbs to go, I'll see you all at goal!!!!
First, a side-by-side face comparison between 329 lbs, my highest weight ever, and 214 lbs:
Now full body shot. First, me at 329 lbs. Size 24 jeans were very tight on me, but I refused to wear the 26s I should have been wearing (I ripped through the seams of multiple jeans because of my stubbornness).
That’s the closest I have to a full-body shot, since I fled whenever a camera was nearby.
I now weigh 214 lbs. I wear size 14 or 16 jeans right now. I’m at that weird stage when 16s fit in the morning right out of the dryer, but get way to baggy by the end of the day, while 14s are snug out of the dryer, but fit perfect at the end of the day. The jeans in this pic are 16s.
Some nice NSVs I’ve expereinced so far:
-The hoodie in that after picture above? I got it after seeing Wicked in London. I wanted a shirt for a souvenir, and got the biggest one they had. It didn’t fit until recently. The same is true for a t-shirt I got after seeing Equus during the same trip!!!!!
-I'm just starting to see a hint of a hip bone once in a while, and I'm excited about that. And do you see those clavicles in the picture above? Yup, those are mine!
-I can see the tendons in my hand and wrist, especially when I play the guitar. I think they're beautiful.
-I'm a tall woman, but I was so wide before that I looked a bit squat. Now that I'm shrinking horizontally, it's accenctuating my height.
-When friends and family move in to hug me, they mention being able to get their arms around me further.
-When friends and family who haven't seen me in a while see me, they invariably give me the up and down look, astonished.
-I've noticed while out and about that I'm getting checked out more often by strangers. Even if it is mostly men doing the checking out, it still makes me feel good.
-I no longer have to stick to the plus size section while shopping! In fact, the misses sizes fit me better than the same sizes from the womens section, which tend to be baggy in the butt.
For visual reference, I'm 5'10", and I'm 30 years old. I don't have a goal weight, per se, but I'm thinking of aiming to be size 10 pants and M tops. My estimation is that will occur somewhere around 145-165 pounds. We'll see. Well, since I'm posting progress pics roughly every 50 lbs lost, and I only have roughly 50 lbs to go, I'll see you all at goal!!!!
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You look awesome!0
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Congratulations, you look amazing!
Are you exercising with the diet, or just watching the foods you eat?0 -
congratulations!0
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You are looking great! A fantastic weight loss so far! Keep it going!0
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Are you exercising with the diet, or just watching the foods you eat?
I'm doing both. Cardio at least 3 times a week (elliptical and heavy bag, mostly) for an hour, and weight training when I can. When I can't get to the gym, it's wii fit.
For diet, I'm doing portion control, heavily limiting processed foods, and going easy on the carbs.
My number one rule (which is the one I credit most for my success so far) is to NEVER skip meals. SOOOOO IMPORTANT!!!!!!!0 -
You are awesome! Great job!0
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Congrats! Keep up the wonderful work!! We're similar heights and I fit a size 12 and now I am 174 lbs.0
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Congrats! Keep up the wonderful work!! We're similar heights and I fit a size 12 and now I am 174 lbs.
Cool! I'm hoping that's where I'll be around then too, then.
I have no idea how to tell build/frame size.0 -
I am so incredibly proud of you! You are amazing and I love you!! Keep up the great work and I will try my best to be a positive influence and keep healthy snacks coming your way!!0
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Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement!
And especially thank you, Alicia, for letting me borrow your camera so I could FINALLY take these darn pictures!!!!0 -
Congratulations you look fabulous, and healthy too your skin just glows!!!!! Please share your strategies when things got tough!0
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Congratulations you look fabulous, and healthy too your skin just glows!!!!! Please share your strategies when things got tough!
Most importantly, I tell myself that nobody is perfect. When we start expecting perfection from ourselves, we only set ourselves up for failure. Therefore, when I'm naughty once in a while (either eating too much, or not working out when I should) I forgive myself and move on. In fact, I expect to be naughty every once in a while. Whether gorging on Thanksgiving dinner, or my most recent forray into the wonderful world of Girl Scout Cookies, I forgive myself and move on.
In fact, I don't even think of it as forgiving myself. It's good to be bad sometimes.
When I step on the scale, and see an increase, I don't freak out. I know people, especially women, fluctuate depending on the time of day and month.
And knowing what I do about the human body, when I've hit longer plateaus, I combat them by increasing calories/dietary fat for a while to jump-start my metabolism.
The main things I focus on:
1. Never skip meals!
2. Get enough sleep!
3. Exercise, especially strength straining!
4. Try to eat food our cave-dwelling ancestors would recognize by sight.0 -
Great work0
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Wow, you are truly an inspiration! Really, congratulations! How long have you been dieting?
Also, I LOVE Wicked! I've seen it twice, once on tour and once with the original Broadway cast! it's amazing. I saw the Lion King and We Will Rock You in London. Seriously awesome shows.0 -
WONDERFUL job! Congrats!0
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114lbs is amazing you look completely different!0
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Thank you all again!Wow, you are truly an inspiration! Really, congratulations! How long have you been dieting?
Also, I LOVE Wicked! I've seen it twice, once on tour and once with the original Broadway cast! it's amazing. I saw the Lion King and We Will Rock You in London. Seriously awesome shows.
It'll be a year on March 1st.
Wicked and Equus are the only ones I saw in London. Here in the states I've seen Rent and Chicago (if you're talking porfessional touring shows). Plus I've been in a lot of plays on the community theatre level. Most recently Cabaret.0 -
Hmmm I am so guilty of numbers 1 and 2 and you always get on me for both! I am incredibly lucky to have you as support and by my side!!!0
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Wow, excellent!
You definitely look great!
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Congratulations you look fabulous, and healthy too your skin just glows!!!!! Please share your strategies when things got tough!
Most importantly, I tell myself that nobody is perfect. When we start expecting perfection from ourselves, we only set ourselves up for failure. Therefore, when I'm naughty once in a while (either eating too much, or not working out when I should) I forgive myself and move on. In fact, I expect to be naughty every once in a while. Whether gorging on Thanksgiving dinner, or my most recent forray into the wonderful world of Girl Scout Cookies, I forgive myself and move on.
In fact, I don't even think of it as forgiving myself. It's good to be bad sometimes.
When I step on the scale, and see an increase, I don't freak out. I know people, especially women, fluctuate depending on the time of day and month.
And knowing what I do about the human body, when I've hit longer plateaus, I combat them by increasing calories/dietary fat for a while to jump-start my metabolism.
The main things I focus on:
1. Never skip meals!
2. Get enough sleep!
3. Exercise, especially strength straining!
4. Try to eat food our cave-dwelling ancestors would recognize by sight.
I think this is really perfect advice and I wish everyone would have this kind of healthy perspective on their weight loss. Really great job, keep up the amazing work!0 -
I think this is really perfect advice and I wish everyone would have this kind of healthy perspective on their weight loss. Really great job, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you!0 -
We have almost exact body types, mine now...yours before. How long did it take before you started to notice changes? I'm only on day two and it is super difficult at times as this is probably my tenth attempt at losing weight which I always have gained back in addition to another15-20 lbs.! You are truly inspirational! I started creeping on the success stories when I caught my boyfriend eating pizza and snacking on cookies. I actually just locked myself in the bedroom. Did some weights and calisthenics and now I'm checking out the success stories. Did you eat much in terms of whole grain? I'm trying to do some heart healthy stuff as we have heart disease in my family and the plan I've decided to do has quite a bit of whole grains but I saw you had laid off on the carbs.0
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you look amazing!!!
fyi - you in your before shots are gorgeous - seriously. In your after shots HOT!!
i love the NSV re the wicked hoodie - my favorite show..only i didn't have the nerve to buy the hoodie
Can't wait to see what else you do good for you!
thanks for sharing:)
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@lisasdoinit: *blushes* Thank you.We have almost exact body types, mine now...yours before. How long did it take before you started to notice changes? I'm only on day two and it is super difficult at times as this is probably my tenth attempt at losing weight which I always have gained back in addition to another15-20 lbs.! You are truly inspirational! I started creeping on the success stories when I caught my boyfriend eating pizza and snacking on cookies. I actually just locked myself in the bedroom. Did some weights and calisthenics and now I'm checking out the success stories. Did you eat much in terms of whole grain? I'm trying to do some heart healthy stuff as we have heart disease in my family and the plan I've decided to do has quite a bit of whole grains but I saw you had laid off on the carbs.
The only changes I noticed at first were that my clothes weren't fitting properly; they were getting baggy and billowy on me. I didn't really feel different. I noticed I looked a bit smaller in the face, I guess, around 15 lbs. Other people started saying something at around 20-30 lbs, even those who didn't know I had been dieting started commenting. I saw family members who hadn't seen me for a year at 50-60 lbs lost, and they all said the difference was HUGE.
I've always eaten whole grain breads, so the only difference there was that I limit the amount of bread I eat in a day now. I usually only allow myself whole grain bread in one meal a day, usually either a bagel or toast for breakfast, or a sandwich for lunch. I get most of my carbs now from veggies and fruit, which I do not limit at all. Even starchy ones like corn, peas, and especially sweet potatoes. Yum!
My biggest problem before was that I was a BIG pasta eater. I've made whole grain pastas a few times in the past year, but have mostly eliminated pasta, because I'm not a big fan of the (healthier) tomato-based sauces. I was always a fatty alfredo and cream-based sauce lover. That's why I'm not big into pasta any more. If I liked tomato-based sauces better, I'd probably have pasta more often, and then I would definitely choose whole grain pastas.0
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