60 pounds progress so far!

autumnbottom8
autumnbottom8 Posts: 74 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Hello Everyone!
I'm 22 and 5'10" and have had a constant struggle with weight my entire life. I've always been heavy, and done constant diets, and in high school I developed an eating disorder. After I recovered, I would try and diet, but always be afraid of slipping back into my eating disorder and would stop, gain back what I lost and then another 5 pounds.

May of 2011, I got engaged and I started my wedding weight loss at 274 which was the heaviest I have ever been. I did great for a few weeks and lost 20pounds, then work got busy and I had to travel all summer, and most of what I lost came back. The end of November 2011 I had a reality check trying on a wedding dress and got back on the wagon, this time starting at 261. I'm now at 212 and still have another 35-40 pounds to go. I'm SO CLOSE to ONEDERLAND and no longer being obese (yay) and my ultimate goal of 174.

I've had a lot of trouble seeing the progress and can barely notice a difference, but I wanted to post my progress so far, I hope you can see a difference!
Feel free to add for mutual support and motivation!

Here are my pictures:
Before 274, at my college graduation party
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last summer, probably 260ish during the summer with my fiance in San Antonio
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February around 235ish
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this past weekend at an event for work at 214
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another from this weekend at my niece's birthday party again 214
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  • s1lence
    s1lence Posts: 493
    Congrats on your weight loss so far. 60 pounds is fantastic. I can't see the pictures in the thread though. Keep up all your hard work and dedication.
  • autumnbottom8
    autumnbottom8 Posts: 74 Member
    Pics are working now =D took me a minute!
  • Tkzk
    Tkzk Posts: 11 Member
    You look fantastic--and happy! Keep up the good work, it looks like you are taking good care of yourself.
  • ElaineP
    ElaineP Posts: 17 Member
    WOW! You look great!
  • lilorphann
    lilorphann Posts: 138 Member
    Awesome!
  • xsqueakme85
    xsqueakme85 Posts: 91 Member
    Were you able to lose weight by stricktly using this app? You look amazing!
  • hml86
    hml86 Posts: 215 Member
    You look so happy and smaller!! CONGRATS on your weight loss!!! You look FANTASTIC!!
  • Nurse_Jessica13
    Nurse_Jessica13 Posts: 81
    im 22 also and have lost 85lbs!
    way to go girl! keep it up!! you are looking fabulous!!
  • ninerschick
    ninerschick Posts: 97 Member
    :smile: wow congrats on ur weight loss so far u look great and u can see it keep up the good work ur doing great dont give up...:tongue:
  • africaa
    africaa Posts: 228
    You look great! You're really pretty :) Congrats hun
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    Nice work! YOu look wonderful!! and Onederland is right around the corner!
  • kmlt08
    kmlt08 Posts: 1,054 Member
    What a great transformation!! Keep up the excellent work!
  • autumnbottom8
    autumnbottom8 Posts: 74 Member
    Thank you everyone! I did proper diet and exercise, but also using MFP's recommendations for calories, intakes, etc.
  • LeanerBeef
    LeanerBeef Posts: 1,432 Member
    Congratulations - you look great!

    P.S. Nice hat.......:bigsmile:
  • southernsweetie1978
    southernsweetie1978 Posts: 107 Member
    You are looking good! keep up the good work!
  • scarlettd12
    scarlettd12 Posts: 111 Member
    Wow, you look great! You've made some awesome progress! Keep up the good work!
  • focus4fitness
    focus4fitness Posts: 551 Member
    awesome!
  • SwtMelissa86
    SwtMelissa86 Posts: 165
    Great Job!!! You look fantastic!
  • Hickyvikki69
    Hickyvikki69 Posts: 371 Member
    fan-****ing-tastic....keep going!
  • kimchi84
    kimchi84 Posts: 56
    congrats!!!!!!!!!! you look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Gr8ChangesAhead
    Gr8ChangesAhead Posts: 836 Member
    Onederland here you come...
  • liog
    liog Posts: 347 Member
    Wow! Looking great! Keep up the fantastic work!
  • greenhumanclay
    greenhumanclay Posts: 402 Member
    you look wonderful keep it going! :bigsmile:
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Certainly you have further to go... You are not satisfied with where you are at and this is a GOOD THING... That is what you are seeing when you look at the pictures and look in the mirror. However, without question, you have made a great deal of progress. You are definitely on the right track. You are doing great.
  • Cheval13
    Cheval13 Posts: 350 Member
    I see large differences and especially between the first and second to last. You are gorgeous... just blown away by how much more after the weight loss!
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    You loooooooooook so greattttttttttt! You are doing amazing :) Idk what your wearing on your head hahaha... but you look fantastic, and rock that hat! :o)
  • kmshred
    kmshred Posts: 393 Member
    a beaut in all the photos. well done.
  • Funsoaps
    Funsoaps Posts: 514 Member
    You are like me in that you really do carry your weight well. You do not look 214, you looke 165, no joke. Awesome job!!! I cannot wait to post progress pics. I am down 22 and gaining tons of muscle, so I'm going to post pics in maybe 20-25 more pounds.
  • ichorica
    ichorica Posts: 475 Member
    You look great and I can DEFINITELY tell a huge difference! Keep up the great work!! I agree that you don't look like you are 214.
  • marinemomx2
    marinemomx2 Posts: 143 Member
    You look fantastic!! Keep up the good work :smile:
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