6 and a half stone down- comparison pics!

Well done! I can't imagine how much dedication this took I'm still in the beginning stages of weight loss and this has def inspired to hold out for the long run x

Fantastic, you look great, big well done :-)

Fantastic! You look great. Keep up the good work!

you look amazing. so glad you are my friend!!!!

Congratulations what an inspiration you look amazing!

Wow you look a-maz-ing!! Well done!

Super awesome great job! You look good!

you look great! well done

Well done you look fantastic :-)

Great example of what you can accomplish if you stick with it. Congrats! You look fab!!!

Well done!

What an inspiration - it's so good to see other people's success stories. I have just finished Phase One of my journey and reached my first goal of 4stone which I lost since Jan 3rd 2012. Phase Two is 4 more stone by my birthday on November 5th.

For our overseas friends: 1 stone = 14lb. Wish I knew why it was called a stone too - I think deep in my recessed memory it's something to do with grindstones or millstones in the old days.......

Congratulations!!! You look amazing! One day I hope to have the success you have had!

Found it:
History (United Kingdom)

The name "stone" derives from the use of stones for weights - a practice that dates back into antiquity. The ancient Hebrew Law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small"[2] is more literally translated as "you shall not carry a stone and a stone (אבן ואבן), a large and a small". There was no "standard" stone in the ancient Jewish world[3] but in Roman times weights that were crafted to an exact multiple of the Roman libra (pounds of 327.54 g)[4] used in commerce were often made of stone. During the Middle Ages, a good-sized rock was chosen as a local standard for weighing agricultural commodities, but its actual weight varied with the commodity and region. By the late Middle Ages, international trade such as England’s exportation of raw wool to Florence necessitated a fixed standard - in 1389 a royal statute by Edward III fixed the stone of wool at 14 lbs.[5]

In the United Kingdom potatoes were traditionally sold in stone and half-stone (14-pound and 7-pound, respectively) increments, but the Oxford English Dictionary contains examples including the following.[6]

Found it:
History (United Kingdom)

The name "stone" derives from the use of stones for weights - a practice that dates back into antiquity. The ancient Hebrew Law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small"[2] is more literally translated as "you shall not carry a stone and a stone (אבן ואבן), a large and a small". There was no "standard" stone in the ancient Jewish world[3] but in Roman times weights that were crafted to an exact multiple of the Roman libra (pounds of 327.54 g)[4] used in commerce were often made of stone. During the Middle Ages, a good-sized rock was chosen as a local standard for weighing agricultural commodities, but its actual weight varied with the commodity and region. By the late Middle Ages, international trade such as England’s exportation of raw wool to Florence necessitated a fixed standard - in 1389 a royal statute by Edward III fixed the stone of wool at 14 lbs.[5]

In the United Kingdom potatoes were traditionally sold in stone and half-stone (14-pound and 7-pound, respectively) increments, but the Oxford English Dictionary contains examples including the following.[6]

Haha thank you for this!:flowerforyou: