Forgive me but I want to share the value of weight loss. Now down 75 lb (34 kg), my before and after photos are below.
I wasn't game to wear the mini out to celebrate so went more conservatively to an event yesterday to celebrate our city's centenary. Tens of thousands of people and absolutely NO negative comment or look.
Michelle (in celebratory mood)
Last edited by Michelle (Oz); 04-06-2013 at 09:31 PM.
What were your clothes sizes before and after?
When I went from 205 lbs to 140 lbs I went from size 16 to 4. Now I'm 159 lbs slightly overweight but I can fit into my size 6's. I have to be 152 lbs to get back into size 4's.
And when I was 163.6 lbs I could fit into a certain size 9 shoe, but at 154 I fit in it!
Wow Kate you have done terrific.
My before was size 24. Now some clothes can be size 18 but mostly 1X. Skirts are XL with a good deal of 'enhancement'.
I'm still over 210 lb (97 kg) and played far too much sport to ever be small. My ultimate goal is another 25lb (12 kg).
Good for you Michelle!
The new looks incredible! I still have a lot to go myself.
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Michelle, you look wonderful.
Explain to me why I can't live in both worlds? ....... Well your rules are stupid!
Congrats - you look great! Enjoying an 80-pound loss myself
i envy you.
a year back my Dr said i need to lose 40 pounds.
i gained 20.
i did lose some but put it right back on and then some.
work is a problem so many hrs i get home sometime i get dinner and then sleep luck to have 10-12 hrs between shifts. i get three days for a weekend "*" but get to sleep two of them away due to start and stop times. and only one to get all the house chores done. the yard is in desperate need of proper care.
company says they want to "maximize" our hrs. i call it burning us out.
my job is a mix of sitting down and lifting/moving (up to 50 pounds ea), total of 30-40 K pounds a day. mostly on carts.
what is a girl to do.
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Thanks for sharing and the comments.
Absence of work life balance is certainly a key factor in weight change. I do have some added time on my hands (age discimination is sure a reality in the Australian work place) but still find that weight loss requires substantial will (or is it won't) power. Anything is possible if you want it bad enough.Originally Posted by Loni
Well done Michelle,
I went from 97KG to 75Kg in 3 months.
That was 7 years ago, gave me some great abs and I lost the back pain.
Every morning for the last 7 years, I stand on the scales.
The abs have gone now, but the weight is still below 74.
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Well done - you look great
Superb, Michelle! I'. still working on my weight, but I suffer from an over-active fork.
If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got!
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congrats to you, you look wonderful!!
paula
Congratulations Michelle. Must be a great feeling. You look very happy..
WOW, Congratulations Michelle, Loosing weight is so hard to do. And 75 lbs must have been a huge change for you.
You look fantastic and I will bet you feel better as well.
my sister's reply when I told her how I prefer to dress
"Everyone has there thing, all that matters is that you are happy, love what you do and who you do it with"
I deserve to wear the short skirt. You look truly amazing. Congrats on your weight loss. Remeber its not just looking good but feeling good and staying healthy.
Erica
You look great. Keep it up!
Wow, that's quite a weight transition. Good for you!
Congratulations. I have just started with a personal trainer with a goal of losing 15 kg (33 lb). It will be a struggle to get all the way down there but I have to go for it.
The funny thing is that when my trainer worked out my total lean body mass (64.4 kg, 142 lb), it was more now than my total body weight (62.1, 137 lb) when I left the U.K. 27 years ago!
well done sis. i weigh about the same, give or take a k or two. my prob is not that im overweight as much, just that im fat.
i will have to do something soon
shup, sit down and fish!
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Really well done, Michelle.
Lookin' good Michelle!
Hugs and kisses,
Debbee!
Excellent you look great, my weight loss was the beginning of the genie being let out of the bottle, causing the girl side to come into her own.
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Michelle,, that is awesome! you are an inspiration. now I need to get on that scale and loose 20.....
enjoy your girley time.
hugs
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