carashirley Member

Thank you all!! A year used to seem like an unfathomable length of time to actually stick with this lifestyle... But I just had to change my way of thinking! Afterall, what's a year compared to a lifetime!

I lost by diet & exercise. I started out watching calories, then did atkins,, then did paleo, then back to calories & now am back on atkins. As far as exercise goes I do crossfit

Sure!

Now skinny is a word I've never heard used to describe me! Lol!!

This is the best pic with a "bodyshot" I could come up with

The sagging skin & stretchmarks on my upper thighs keep me in the skirts. I feel more confident in them.

Haha! I'm not sure the hubby, kids or all of humanity would appreciate me being in that suit on the beach!!

I use it & love it!!! I've made over $60 on it since Aug & am currently earning about $5 per week between my gym, food & veg pact! Now I'm saving up for the cruise my husband & I are going on in Dec!!

Exactly one year apart. Top pic at 290lbs Bottom pic at 194lbs Still have some more to lose, but am so happy with how far I've come! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beauty-For-Ashes-Learning-to-be-filled-with-God-not-food/549032291789186

I could never have come this far without my God!!

Thanks guys!!!

:blushing: awe shucks! Thanks you guys!

I would love a friends request from anyone who wants to send one!!

I'm 5'6. I do a cardio bootcamp 3 days a week & have since August. I also do Crossfit or other cardio 2 days a week!

This book changed my life! It is one of the reason I have been successful on this journey! I am actually starting the bible study at my church next week!!

Awesome job! It's so funny how different our bodies are! I too have lost 86lbs & started at a size 24. But I am now in a 16 pant! How tall are you?

Thanks, but I can't take the credit! I tried it by myself 2 dozen times and failed. Only when I gave it to God & let Him have control did I find success! I have to give credit where credit is due!

Thanks everyone!! You can keep up with me better at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beauty-For-Ashes-Learning-to-be-filled-with-God-not-food/549032291789186

Thanks everyone!! You can continue to follow my journey here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beauty-For-Ashes-Learning-to-be-filled-with-God-not-food/549032291789186

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Wanna invite you guys to like my FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beauty-For-Ashes-Learning-to-be-filled-with-God-not-food/549032291789186 Please consider sharing!!

Lol! TY but greater is He that is in me!!! All glory goes to my God!

Thanks!! I FEEL so much younger!!

I think I gave them away with all my other fat clothes!! I'll have to look and see!

TY!

Don't mind at all!! :wink:

For me, Christ is the only thing worth living for!

I use the BodyMedia Core, like they do on The Biggest Loser

I exercise 4-6 times a week for at least 30 min a day. And I am constantly changing up my diet so I keep my body guessing. I may try just watching my calories for a while, then switch to watching my carbs, then do a variation of Paleo, then maybe go back to just watching calories. Just remember you will hit plateaus & as…

“I was made for more than being stuck in a vicious cycle of defeat. I am not made to be a victim of my poor choices. I was made to be a victorious child of God.” ― Lysa TerKeurst, Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food