60 lbs gone in 6 months!!

Hello,
I'm Desiree.
I started my senior year weighing 230 lbs., pre diabetic, and size 17/18 in jeans. I felt really horrible about myself. I noticed people (specially boys) treat you like crap when you're fat. None of my clothes fit me so all I would wear was leggings and sweaters, which made me feel even more unattractive. I hated pictures, my face looked so swollen. January 5th I said you know what, you can do this. So I went on a "diet" I changed EVERYTHING I ate. I would eat so horrible, arizonas, chips, mc doubles, candy, soda, hot pockets. Like every other teen of course. I told my family how I changed my eating habits. I stuck to it. All I drink is water (it really works). I started p90x in February and I stuck to that. I remember I started getting disappointed because no one was noticing my weight loss, and then spring break came, a week without seeing any of my friends or anyone from school. When I got back everyone was noticing. It was weird! Just a week?? Two different girls asked if I was okay and if i was sick? I said I was getting *kitten* done! Haha. As I started losing more weight everyone from school, church, stores I usually go to, customers from my job, people that I don't talk to, started to notice. and it is the best feeling in the world. I felt like I made an impact at school. People are going to remember me now. People treat me different, its sad but its true. Boys want to talk to me now (I don't know if thats good or bad?) But life is better when you're healthy not just because how you are treated but because when you look in the mirror you can actually smile and say I'm beautiful. If I can do it, I'm sure anyone can. I'm not to my goal yet, I want to lose 20-30 more but my family tell me to stop already. My older sister has always been the skinny beautiful one, and I was the fat tom boy, but now I'm 7lbs away from her and I wear her clothes, and she hates it, but i love it :) now I am a 9 in jeans!!

At my peak 230:
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Now 170:

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Yesterday lol :
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  • paulwgun
    paulwgun Posts: 439 Member
    to post pics change (IMG) to lower case (img)
  • kellystocker
    kellystocker Posts: 2 Member
    Great work Desiree! As long as you're doing it in a healthy way, that's awesome. And find someone to talk to about the mental ramifications of how people treat you differently. It can be really confusing and annoying -- and that's coming from me at 32. I would imagine it will be more difficult as someone in their teens. Congrats my dear!

    Kelly S
  • Pamela259
    Pamela259 Posts: 74 Member
    c160fd91.jpg

    did that fix it?
  • okay i did :)
  • GemaG
    GemaG Posts: 142
    Congratulations! I need to loose 60 lbs to get to my goal you are a real insparation!:smile:
  • GemaG
    GemaG Posts: 142
    Can now see pics wow you look amazing!
  • paulwgun
    paulwgun Posts: 439 Member
    Well done Desiree, That's fantastic !!! a job well done :drinker: :bigsmile:

    You look amazing !! your family must be really proud of you
  • wow i love the black dress on you! Very awesome!
  • hanniejong
    hanniejong Posts: 556 Member
    Well done!!!! You look amazing and you are such a beautiful looking girl, You should be so proud of what you have a chieved.
  • iceqieen
    iceqieen Posts: 862 Member
    I love your legs :flowerforyou:

    well done and enjoy the new life
  • jess393
    jess393 Posts: 220 Member
    You're beautiful!! Congrats on the hard work! :)
  • Finally22
    Finally22 Posts: 305 Member
    Amazing. Good for you!
  • WaimanaloMan
    WaimanaloMan Posts: 160 Member
    Way to go, what a killer transformation!
  • candiliza
    candiliza Posts: 77
    You are gorgeous and I'm glad you finally feel it too :) congrats on your weight loss!
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
    Awesome! You look great! What dedication :) Keep up the good work!
  • BecomingElle
    BecomingElle Posts: 112 Member
    You were always gorgeous, but now you sparkle from the inside out! :flowerforyou: Congratulations you're such an inspiration.

    I have the stunning and skinny sister as well! Can't wait to catch up to her :bigsmile:
  • emmiee921
    emmiee921 Posts: 224
    I have wondered why guys treat you better when your thinner
    So I spoke to my male friend about it and he said guys notice thinner girls more as they look more confident and they
    Look as though they respect and love themself. This makes girls more approachable because it's hard for someone to love you if you can't love yourself!

    I think I agree with this, yes it can make them shallow but a guy just loves a confident girl.

    Thoughts anyone?
  • pyrowill
    pyrowill Posts: 1,163 Member
    Now THATS a woman!
  • mommyred35
    mommyred35 Posts: 275 Member
    You were gorgeous before you lost the weight but now you're gorgeous and healthy. You look amazing, congrats.
  • sazzyp1973
    sazzyp1973 Posts: 517 Member
    Great work, you look amazing! Well done! A great inspiration!
  • Poods71
    Poods71 Posts: 502 Member
    I have wondered why guys treat you better when your thinner
    So I spoke to my male friend about it and he said guys notice thinner girls more as they look more confident and they
    Look as though they respect and love themself. This makes girls more approachable because it's hard for someone to love you if you can't love yourself!

    I think I agree with this, yes it can make them shallow but a guy just loves a confident girl.

    Thoughts anyone?

    Agree 100%. It is definitely about confidence and not about your shape. My sister in law is a size 18 and gets loads of male attention because she is confident and doesnt let her weight define her. Even though I have only ever been 1-2 stone heavier than I wanted to be, even now at 5lbs away from my goal weight I still don't feel very confident and this shows.
  • Poods71
    Poods71 Posts: 502 Member
    Well done on all your hard work, you look fantastic :flowerforyou:
  • BeautyAndStrength50
    BeautyAndStrength50 Posts: 273 Member
    You look amazing. keep up the good work.. :)
  • weightloss12345678
    weightloss12345678 Posts: 377 Member
    congrats
  • big and slim you are a beautiful girl! Congratulations you look sooooooo amazing, definitely an inspiration!! and men were obviously blind to you. I hope you can get to the stage where you are just comfortable in your own skin cos you should be soo proud. Stunning - massive well done!!!
  • fit4lyfeLisa
    fit4lyfeLisa Posts: 529 Member
    Congratulations on your weight loss!! You look terrific!!
  • thecarbmonster
    thecarbmonster Posts: 411 Member
    You are bombshell status :) Keep it up!
  • carebear7951
    carebear7951 Posts: 404 Member
    Wow! Way to go!!!! And those boys?? They're jerks probably. If they didn't care about you at your "worst" they don't deserve you at your "best" (not that you looked bad or were bad but that's just the saying and I think it fits in many ways here) :)
  • meat03man
    meat03man Posts: 23 Member
    Seriously you were a gorgeous big girl but you look amazing now great job.
  • wantstolooseweight
    wantstolooseweight Posts: 166 Member
    Congrats! You look amazing!
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