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162 to 115! Goal Reached! Lots of Pics!

noelslp
noelslp Posts: 52 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
I was in denial about how much weight I had gained until I saw pictures from my brother-in-law's wedding in St. Thomas November 2011 (Blue dress):

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Shortly after this, I went to the doctor for a check-up and the reality set in: 162 lbs. At 5'4, I was overweight and unhappy. I had joined MFP back in October before the wedding, but did not keep up with it. This time, I decided to stick with it.

Here are more "Before" pictures not too long after I started MFP (I'm about 160 here):

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And calorie counting really worked for me! I did not deem any food "off-limits" as this is what has always derailed me other times. I ate pizza, ice cream, french fries, cheeseburgers...just as long as they fit into my weekly calorie goal.

Here I am at 148:

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Here at 128:

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And here is me today, at my goal of 115:

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I am now starting to weight train, as I want to tone up and maybe add a few pounds of muscle :)

I lost 47 lbs with MFP! You can too!
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  • waleedajmal
    waleedajmal Posts: 1
    Good progress, you look like a completely different person!
  • kamanda85
    kamanda85 Posts: 113 Member
    Great job! You look great! I am the same height as you and I am starting out a bit heavier.. but I have almost the same goal. This is so inspiring to me. Did you work out any or just cut calories?
  • LHudson53
    LHudson53 Posts: 126
    You have done fantastic and look wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!
  • rogers8702
    rogers8702 Posts: 533 Member
    GREAT JOB! you look amazing.
  • Poorgirls_Diet
    Poorgirls_Diet Posts: 528 Member
    Wow fabulous inspiration hunny well done
  • Redheadllena
    Redheadllena Posts: 353 Member
    You look so fab!! I would kill for my stomach to look flat like that. Congrats!
  • brentdaniels
    brentdaniels Posts: 127
    You look fantastic!
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Well done! You look great!
  • missfelicia6
    missfelicia6 Posts: 174 Member
    How long did it take you?? It looks great! I am working on the same goal!
  • mesee619
    mesee619 Posts: 84 Member
    Great Job!
  • jbwilliams888
    jbwilliams888 Posts: 96
    Awesome! Great Job!
  • hazelovesfood
    hazelovesfood Posts: 454 Member
    wow your teeny tiny now, well done.
  • lausa22
    lausa22 Posts: 467 Member
    Wow you look great! Congrats!
  • donald149
    donald149 Posts: 211 Member
    Ah yes... Those dreaded camera shots. The ' is that really me ' moments. Great job by the way!!
  • sweetpotatofry
    sweetpotatofry Posts: 209 Member
    You look so good!! congrats!
  • DataBased
    DataBased Posts: 513 Member
    Marvelous achievement and so inspirational! Thanks for sharing and I hope you feel a great sense of accomplishment. I also love that you've developed new fitness goals that will help you maintain your hard-won goal. Great job!
  • marnet12
    marnet12 Posts: 73 Member
    Great inspiration! You look fab :-)
  • MzBritt327
    MzBritt327 Posts: 17 Member
    Amazing transformation, thanks for the motivation!!!
  • kympow
    kympow Posts: 145 Member
    You look amazing!!!! You should be very proud of yourself!!
  • debussyschild
    debussyschild Posts: 804 Member
    Great work! Glad to see you're going to start weight training. Enjoy your time in the gym :) Weight training is by far the greatest thing to take you from looking slim to looking HOT. Post pics and congratulations!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    There's nothing left of you!! ;) Congrats on a job well done!
  • MLB1969
    MLB1969 Posts: 4 Member
    Congrats! You look amazing! Thanks for posting and inspiring me. Well done!
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Congrats! You look amazing, and it's great that you have a new goal with weight training to keep you on track and getting even healthier! Plus, you have beautiful hair.
  • jsapninz
    jsapninz Posts: 909 Member
    Brava!! :drinker:

    You are a gorgeous girl especially now that you don't have all those extra lbs covering you up! :love:

    Congratulations on your success!
    Thank you for sharing and being an inspiration to all of us, and keep up the fantastic work! :drinker: :drinker:
  • polarlove
    polarlove Posts: 72 Member
    well done, you look fantastic! I'm doing the same as you - not changing the types of food I eat, just the quantities - so it's great to see you having success with that! :)
  • cindyhoney2
    cindyhoney2 Posts: 603 Member
    Awesome results! You look amazing! You should be sooo proud! Cute bikini btw :)
  • Janrr
    Janrr Posts: 12
    You have accomplished what I thought was inpossible - befoe I found MFP, You were either brave or determined with your pictures at 162. I called you brave, because I don't want a record of what I looked like at my heaviest (208) And the term determined was because it is obvious you wanted a record of what you looked like, so you would not go into self-denial again.
    I lost eight pounds with a dietician, then she told me about MFP. I'm with you, nI list what I have eaten, and stick to my daily calories 1200, I can;t lost unless I exercise daily. A couple of days ago, I fractured my arm & the doc said no exercise. I am going to follow you lead, and stick to the calories until I can exercise.
    Your pictures at 115, are fantastic. Congrats.
  • KStambulic
    KStambulic Posts: 131
    You look amazing! Great job! :)
  • dreamingchild
    dreamingchild Posts: 208 Member
    You look great!
  • scorpio61
    scorpio61 Posts: 46 Member
    Fabulous is all I can say I see you have a tattoo I have one as well Only you couldn't see mine because of my weight After I had Iost 45 lbs. One day my G-daughter who is 5 say's to me grama you have a tattoo When did you get that? I was like Livvie I had that I couldn't even see it It dawned on me how much weight I had put on over the years
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