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Mind Vs. Body = 85 lbs down (pics!)
Molly_Pitcher
Posts: 84 Member
Hi Folks, I just hit the 85 lbs lost mark and made this picture to show my progress and thought I would share.
I started last august at 262 lbs and as of this morning am 177. I've gone the all natural and FREE route :-) No fads, or pills, or fancy meal plans. Not even a gym membership or sexy trainer (though that would ahve been fun!) I just use MFP and count my calories every day, I started out dancing like a crazy woman every morning with my Wii games and then at about 45 lbs down I started running. Well I guess I did spend about $2 on a couch to 5K app, and now I get up and run 3 miles 3 times a week and am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon before the year is over. I just bought an $80 bike too and am looking forward to adding that to my regimen.
I've been overweight my whole life. The alst time I was under 200 I was in middle school. I've tried so many things and failed. Last summer my doctor told me I was prediabetic and it scared the crap out of me (happy to say I no longer am!) Something just clicked and I was done making excuses to myself. That I worked to much, that I couldn't afford gyms, or meal plans/supplements, that my metabolism sucked. I had talked myself out of doing this for years. And the excuses weren't fooling anyone anymore, least of all myself. But I knew the truth about a weight loss journey...
IT SUCKS! Sorry not going to lie. It has been long, and hard, and painful and tedious and worth every damn minute of it. I couldn't even walk a mile when I started and this morning I ran three. I was at a size 22 now I am sitting here in size 12 jeans. I am not too embarassed to go out dancing and when I do men actually try to pick me up! Most importantly I am happy. Happy with the way I look, the way I feel and happy that I am kicking *kitten*. That I get up everymnorning and DECIDE my will is stronger than my body. For me this was really a battle of my mind Vs. my weight. And I am winning!
My plan is to lose about another 15-25 lbs. I like being a woman and having curves, and honestly I will stop when I feel healthy and fit. Being in the 150's is plenty skinny for me :-)
Ok, that was long winded, thanks for reading!
SO here I am... Hopefully I can get this picture to post :-)
ACK! HELP! How do you do this picture thing :-(
haHA! Take that picture thingy! :-)
I started last august at 262 lbs and as of this morning am 177. I've gone the all natural and FREE route :-) No fads, or pills, or fancy meal plans. Not even a gym membership or sexy trainer (though that would ahve been fun!) I just use MFP and count my calories every day, I started out dancing like a crazy woman every morning with my Wii games and then at about 45 lbs down I started running. Well I guess I did spend about $2 on a couch to 5K app, and now I get up and run 3 miles 3 times a week and am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon before the year is over. I just bought an $80 bike too and am looking forward to adding that to my regimen.
I've been overweight my whole life. The alst time I was under 200 I was in middle school. I've tried so many things and failed. Last summer my doctor told me I was prediabetic and it scared the crap out of me (happy to say I no longer am!) Something just clicked and I was done making excuses to myself. That I worked to much, that I couldn't afford gyms, or meal plans/supplements, that my metabolism sucked. I had talked myself out of doing this for years. And the excuses weren't fooling anyone anymore, least of all myself. But I knew the truth about a weight loss journey...
IT SUCKS! Sorry not going to lie. It has been long, and hard, and painful and tedious and worth every damn minute of it. I couldn't even walk a mile when I started and this morning I ran three. I was at a size 22 now I am sitting here in size 12 jeans. I am not too embarassed to go out dancing and when I do men actually try to pick me up! Most importantly I am happy. Happy with the way I look, the way I feel and happy that I am kicking *kitten*. That I get up everymnorning and DECIDE my will is stronger than my body. For me this was really a battle of my mind Vs. my weight. And I am winning!
My plan is to lose about another 15-25 lbs. I like being a woman and having curves, and honestly I will stop when I feel healthy and fit. Being in the 150's is plenty skinny for me :-)
Ok, that was long winded, thanks for reading!
SO here I am... Hopefully I can get this picture to post :-)
ACK! HELP! How do you do this picture thing :-(
haHA! Take that picture thingy! :-)
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I can't see your pic (red x) but amazing job on the weight loss!! Congrats
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I tried to fix it...didn't work! You need to change the IMG to img.0
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AMAZING! Such and inspiration!0
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WOW! Amazingh transformation! Thank you for sharing!0
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Wow! You look great. I'm jealous... you get to be thin and keep your boobs. BONUS!0
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Awww! That is amazing! You look absolutely fabulous. :happy:0
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You look fantastic! Congrats!0
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you look great!! good job!0
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Amazing story!! Congrats on your loss!!0
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GREAT job! What an inspiration you are! Congratulations on your success and may it continue.0
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Godo for you! You look AMAZING and have the confidence to prove it!!!!!!!! :drinker:0
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that is awesome I hope to reah my Goal one day you are an inspiration! all natural that is the route I am going I try to take it one day at a time! I need to start excersicing ** that is my next step but I treat each day like an addict because I am addicted to food JFT just for today!0
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Congratulations on your achievement... You gave a lot of inspiration for me to battle against my own weight...0
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Wow! Congratulations! You can see it on your face - there is a joy there that wasn't there a year ago! You are a rockstar!0
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YOU ROCK0
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YOU GO GIRL! You look amazing! Congratulations on your hard work! 0
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Nicely done. You look great.0
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You are truly an inspiration for me. I've also been overweight my whole life (although, not this heavy) and was just diagnosed as pre-diabetic. It also scared the bejezus out of me so I'm finally ready to do something about it. Good job and I hope you achieve all your goals and have a happy, healthy life. 0
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You look great.congrates!0
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OMG that is fabulous...I hope someday I can post pics like this too...Its truly incredible..Honestly, you guys keep me ticking..without all of this, I would have folded in a long time ago..0
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WTG! You look great!0
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Great job! You look fantastic!0
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Wow, you look absolutely wonderful! I have about as much weight to lose to get to my goal weight and this is a huge inspiration!0
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You look awesome, lady...CONGRATULATIONS and continued success!0
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Great job! You look great, and I love the dress and boots outfit!0
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Wow, looking good.. Never too late to get the sexy trainer... ;-)0
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such an inspiration!0
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Looks like you got your "sexy" back !0
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love it! You look amazing!!0
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Amazing job! I can't wait until I can say I have lost that much!0
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