shrinkingislander Member

From 280lbs to 150lbs and only 20lbs left to go to reach my goal :) Picture one the left 250ish pounds and picture on the right 147lbs. I am 5'5" and 36 years old.

I like to tell people that I am 5'5" first thing in the morning if I stand really tall (haha), but I probably am 5'4" but don't tell. I actually started out at 280lbs and currently weight 149lbs (loss of 131lbs). I have gone from morbidly obese to a healthy bmi in about 15 months. I did have a 3ish month slide very…

I loved reading this, you are so inspiring and I am so glad to have you as a friend (even if you never mail me skinny cow ice cream). I especially love the fire truck one, I mean looking hot at the fire station is AWESOME, especially if firemen were milling around :)

My double chin still rears its ugly head from time to time depending on the angle but it is slowly disappearing. I cannot wait to see it gone completely.

It has been a tough month and I have been struggling to stay motivated, but when I look back at how far I have come I know I cannot quit. Hence, I am dusting myself off and getting back up on that horse, lol (and hey at least now the horse won't buckle under my weight, haha). I am 35 years old, 5'5" and my starting weight…

You look absolutely amazing and seeing all that you have accomplished inspires me more than you can know, that and you have great taste in dresses ;) What I think I like the most though, is how your smile raidiates from the screen and I cannot help but smile when I see it, smiles are contagious. Keep it up and if you don't…

Picture on left (280lbs, 28 years old), Picture on right (160lbs, 35 years old)

I started last March and have lost 125ish pounds to date. My highest weight was 280lbs and my ultimate goal weight is 130lbs and I am 5'5" for reference and 35 years old. Here is my Pretty in Pink collage... First Picture (270lbs, 28 years old), Second picture (220lbs), Third Picture - present day (155lbs, 35 years old,…

Well, I consider myself 5'5" but depending on what time of day I measure myself I may be a smidge shorter, haha? I started out at 280lbs and currently weight 155lbs. Here is a picture of my progression, and the final picture I am about 25lbs away from my goal but it is coming off slower now, but I will make it. This is my…

I used to have a skinny clothes stash but as of last month, I officially donated them all because they were way toooooo big. Happy but sad because I have been having to buy all new clothes, luckily I can smell a good sale.

You look fabulous, keep up the great work! What an inspiration!

You look fabulous, keep up the great work! A true inspiration!

You look fabulous, keep up the great work!

You look fantastic, keep up the great work!

You look fabulous, keep up the great work!

Amazing work, you look fabulous, keep it up!

Hope you are having an amazing birthday and you look marvelous!

Thank you to everyone for the kind words and compliments. What is funny is the before picture is from 7-8 years ago and I guess being obese really does age oneself. But the good thing is now that I am older is seems to have prevented those pesky face wrinkles. As for fitting into a size 8, I am lucky like I said that I…

I am totally with you on this and when I look in the mirror, I see some small changes but not the ones that everyone else sees. Or if I do see the changes in the mirror, I find myself saying things like, well the mirror is on a angle or it is one of those skinny mirrors. I have lost over 125lbs, so intellectually I know…

As you can see by my ticker I have lost 125lbs fo far and am hoping to lose another 25lbs to make goal. I am 5'5" and started at 280lbs and my goal is 130lbs. I started the life change in March of last year. So, yes it can be done like all the previous posters have also shown. Was it hard, not as hard as you would think…

Well here goes, I have lost and average sized fashion model and a human head, lol!

Thanks again everyone, and I updated my ticker this morning. I have lost 125lbs since March 2012, and my highest weight was 280lbs (morbidly obese, stage 3). Lots of people have been emailing me, asking me about my diet/foot and exercise, so I thought I would just paste a little blurb from my profile since it is marked…

No problem, an NSV means non-scale victory.

I would just like to thank everyone for the very kind words. I think that is the great thing about MFP, we get to share our successes with others; in some small way each one of has the opportunity to inspire others that are on a similar journey. I know how difficult it can be when you have a lot to lose, and in my case…

This thread made me chuckle...the weight on my drivers says 200lbs but when I got it I actually weighed about 275lbs but hey they just ask you how much you weigh, no scale or anything, haha. But now I actually weigh 156, so I am 44lbs lighter then the weight shown and in the picture I weigh about 270lbs. No wonder when I…

Left side 280ish pounds (28 years old), Right side 165ish (35 years old) pounds. Can't wait to see when I reach goal, only 30ish more pounds to go.

I have been inspired so many times by looking through everyone's pictures, especially on those days when I look in the mirror and still see "old" me and want to say screw the run and eat a tub full of ice cream. Then I come to the boards and get some perspective and thank you to everyone who posts their pictures, they…

Sorry MFPers, I got a few emails and apparently my pictures are not showing up anymore. Admittedly, I was cleaning up my photobucket account and must have deleted some pictures. Here is an updated photo progression of my loss. I am 5'5" (35 years old) and started out at 280lbs and currently weigh 158lbs. My goal weight is…

I over heard a person who shall remain nameless, telling someone that I hadn't really lost tat much wait you just notice it more because I am short. This unnamed person is 5'0" and I am 5'5" and at the time I had already lost 115lbs, so yeah, she was totally right the only reason anyone would notice is because I am soooo…

I started at 280lbs last March 2012 and have lost 122lbs to date, but am still a work in progress, as I still have 30ish pounds left to lose. Picture on the left 280ish pounds and picture on the right 160ish pounds.