Mini-Goal Photo Album - 75 Pounds lost 34 To go~259.9 to 184.4 PICS INSIDE

:DI HAVE LOST 75 & 1/2 Pounds:D
I am sooooooooooooooooooo Happy.
I am 34 pounds away from my main goal weight.
I started November 11th. 2008( 9 months & 4 days ago)
I count calories & walk.I Usually walk indoors.
I started out wearing a Very tight 20 In jeans/pants(needed a 22)
& in tops 2X ,3X, & XXL

I Now wear a size 11 in Jeans And they are starting to get loose~I have to wear some of them with a belt~but 10's are still a bit to tight for my liking.
I wear a medium in womens in tops.

My before pic alot of people have seen....But I always post it so those who haven't can compare.

I hope My accomplishments helps to motivate someone today & Inspire those who need it.

I Remember when I saw some peoples tickers On here And before & after pics I would get so jealous and think I am never gonna lose any of this stupid weight~I will be A big Lady forever...But I am doing it...I am catching up to some of them I felt jealous of and even passing up some of them...SO NEVER GIVE UP~I Am just a normal everyday woman~A stay at home house wife & a mother of 3.
I Live out in the country in OHIO and I am Just your average Person.
IF I can do it anyone can~I PROMISE~Just try Everyday~Never give up~Start over daily if you need to until you get it right.START DETERMINED & STAY DETERMINED.
Wish me luck on my last 34 pounds ~I WILL DO THIS~& KEEP IT OFF.

IF anyone needs a weight loss buddy~Message me I am online most days~I will message you back as soon as possible~or If you wanna try calorie counting and have questions feel free to post them on this thread or message me...I will get back to you as soon as possible.

:hug:I AM SENDING HUGS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME & CONTINUE TO DO SO ON 3Fatchicks.

Such as ~ThighsBeGone, LoriBell,Jam,BarbPA,Losing4another,Lewisempire,
onederchic,Kelly315,DELPHI,Ms. Perception, & SOOOO VERY MANY MORE~I didn't leave anyone out on purpose.~I LOVE YA'LL!!! EVERYONE ON HERE HELPS ME SOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH!


1st Pic is before In brown top~(weighed 259.9)
2nd pic was took about a week ago (weighed about 188)
3rd pic in pink top & jeans was taken today~8-15-09(Weighed 184.4)


JUST ADDED LAST PICTURE:
4th pic took 8-17-09 Weighed 184.4 still ~just was a closer up pic and thought it was easier to compare to the before pic since it wasn't full body.

you look smashing!!! I love that top on you!

You look incredible! keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to see your post in the goal threads!

You are doing so great! I wish you continued success with your last 34 pounds.

Congratulations! You must feel amazing. Thanks for the inspiration!

Cheers,

J

Lori! Congratulations on 75 pounds gone forever! You look amazing and you should be very, very proud of yourself! You are such a bright spot of everyday for me. You are dedicated, consistent and an inspiration! Keep up the great work and those last 34 pounds will melt away! Let's head to our goal finish line together! ;)

:hug:Barb

Way to go GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking GOOD!

congrats keep up the good work

HUGS EVERYONE!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


AND BARB~We are so much gonna make it that finish line together girl!

Fantastic! You are such an inspiration!! Thanks for posting!

Wow, you look terrific!!

Lori, you look incredible :)

Wow! Your pictures are amazing. Congratulations and Good Luck on those last 34 lbs!

Lori,
You look AMAZING girl :hug: We are all so proud of you. Now send me a list of the foods you eat that keeps that weight falling off of you so I can catch up with you one day :lol: Love back at you hun :D

Stunning! Congratulations! The last 34 will be so easy because you feel good about yourself!

Best Wishes!

You look absolutely smashing! Congrats and thanks for sharing :hug::hug: :cheer::cheer2:

Thanks EVERYONE~Y'ALL ARE SUPER!

Losing4another girl~I eat A HUGE HOMEMADE pizza most days for breakfast LOL~(I PROMISE NO LIE)
Then I eat Yogurt & a banana for snacks.
(I ALWAYS EAT MY LARGEST MEAL IN THE MORNING...And Sometimes its breakfast food And sometimes It isn't ~sometimes I eat breakfast food miday Or in the evening)

Then miday I eat something like Maybe cereal OR oats And a sugar free jello maybe.

Then I eat a boca burger or a few LARGE chicken strips in a salad and some more Good for ya snacks.

More examples....

For one of my 3 meals....I
Somedays I eat soup & a grilled cheese....
Boca burger~peaches~& green beans......
Taco salad~With lots of tomatoe slices & green pepper.....
Chili & a peanut butter sandwich ~plus some crackers.
Chicken /Mashed potatoes/ & mac N Cheese......
Eggs/sausage & cheese biscuits.
And so on.

I basically eat what I wanna But in low calorie portions.

I eat at the same times everyday and Stop eating at 7 p.m. usually.

I have removed all COOKIES From my home~They are too high in calories.(I WILL NEVER EVER EVER BUY COOKIES AGAIN!)
I Only bring in snack cakes for my hubby...Since he is skinny and needs a few extra calories of A day.
My kids & my New snacks are ~Yogurt,Fruit (such as bananas & apples ECT.),
Sugar free gelatin Or pudding, Rice crispie treats, Ice cream in 100 calorie containers. ect.

I learned Early I had to totally change my whole way of shopping~I feel this is a very important Part of being sucessful....Because If you leave it in the store then theres no HIGH Calorie temptations In the home.
And if you feel hungry and have ate all your calories~Grab a low calorie snack~Because maintaining Calorie Amount is way higher than the amount we eat to lose...So at least if you have a bad day then you do not gain you just maintain....I am blabbing on & on & on.
SORRY~ LOL~I hope that all makes since...It's late & I am so tired so please ignore all typing errors.GOODNIGHT EVERYONE!!!

I try to do that but sometimes the bad foods still find thier way into the house. Can you send me that homemade pizza recipe please ? I love pizza but it's hard to stop at a slice or two from the pizza places.

Lori - You are so pretty! And so inspiring! Congrats for hanging in there and making it happen. Now you're one of those people you envied. Thanks for posting your pix.

Lori - You are gorgeous and such an inpiration for myself and others! Thank you so much for sharing your journey.

I just saw your post and am so impressed. Sometimes when starting out it is easy to think it is impossible to really change. You are living proof of what can be done!

Thanks soooooooooooooooo Much everyone!!!!

Y'all Are sooooooooooooooooooooooo SWEET!

losing4another~I will post my pizza recipe On here for ya by tommorrow.
~I promised it to thighsbegone months ago ~LOL~and kept forgetting it.
So Hopefully she browses by soon and sees it too once I get it posted for you.

Oh~For anyone interested...I did add a 4th pic to the post on front page...It was a closer up one and I felt like it was easier to compare to the before.

HUGS EVERYONE~AND THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Congratulations! You look great!!

Lori, You look absolutely wonderful and thank you so much for the incredibly sweet post. You truly are an inspiration to me and to others. Sticking with it is so hard for me and I get frustrated and undo my hard work over and over again. I haven't quit but I have to be more consistent and not lose faith so quickly. Thanks again for your words and congratulations to you!!! :hug:

You have done an awesome job and look great. GOGO on that last 34 pounds you can do it.

well done you!.. looking fab! xx

I love it everytime you post! You look so great and you've done so well! I especially love being able to look at someone about my same height/starting weight. You're awesome and a real inspiration. Thanks for posting!!! :)

Aweeee~Y'all made my day~

Beaka So glad to hear from ya girl!! Your looking cute as ever in your avatar pic as always! You have lost 37lbs ~YOU GO GIRL!

redballoon~HUGS BACK AT YA GIRL!!!!

THANKS SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE POSTING~Y'all are fabulous & everyones comments Are awesome~THANKS!!


MY PEPPERONI PIZZA RECIPE For losing4another & Thighsbegone & anyone else who would like to use it:
OK~I shop at my local Save*A*Lot Store And the brands may be different than what some of you in other states can find ~But I have looked at other brands and most of them are very similair in calories.

Ok First of all I always use No Stick Wescott Cooking spray ~0 Calories
And spray it on my pizza pan.....Which is an amazing 12X10 In size!
So this is to make a 12X 10 pizza for under 600 calories~& YES YOU GETTA EAT THE WHOLE THING BY YOURSELF!

ok crust I use is Del Pino's Pizza My way ~I use a 1/4 of a pack (it's 180 calories per 1/4 pack) Add the water needed and mix Then roll onto pan~The crust will be very thin~But hey its a 12X10 Pizza & you can eat all of it!!!

Sauce IS Del Pino's sauce I use a 1/2 cup Which equalls 80 calories total (it's 40 calories per 1/4 cup)
Just spread over your crust of course...

Pepperoni's~I use Sugardale brand
8 of them which is 70 calories ( they are 16 per serving that equalls 140 calories but I use 8 for 70 calories)

AND Last but not least the CHEESE
Country Crossing shredded pizza cheese ~I use 1/2 cup which equalls 180 calories.
( it is 90 calories Per 1/4 cup)

Then I bake it up ~YUM YUM~!!!!!

Ends up equalling~510 calories.

I have made it using less calories before....As low as 350 to 400 And I have made it more before. up to 780

You can some more toppings to it also....Just count your calories.
I like to make homemade pizza because you can make them your way and count the calories as you make them & you get alot more than if you eat out or bake a frozen pizza. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL!!!!

Wow, what an amazing difference!!!

OMG! OMG! OMG! LORI!!!!

You look smashing--stunning! You were pretty before but WOWZA what a complete transformation----and what a complete inspiration to our entire board! I still remember when you first came aboard here. You are a true testament to what is possible with hard work, dedication and believing in yourself.

You look just--well just beautiful. A well deserved congratulations and high five is coming your way!

I cannot wait to read about your continued success! This is SO exciting!!!!

YUMMMMY! I cannot wait to try that..I hope I have better luck with dough than I have had in the past. I am all about eating the whole thing though--so I am trying it! Thank you for posting that.

:hug:THIGHHHHHSSSSSSSS!!! Thanks so much girl!
You have made my day~As always.:D


OH ~ A trick I learned with the pizza dough since I had problems with the dough before also~I "do not" use a rolling pin.

I use a large plastic cup (just one of those cheap hard plastic ones you can get at walmart For 2 for 1.00 Or so ~not the throw away type~ But Like I call them the soda cups)) Then I run a little bit of warm or cold water over it and roll the dough out that way.....And sometimes there is tiny gaps in the dough LOL~Where it comes apart if its too wet~NO WORRIES THOUGH Because it Doesn't matter cause when it cooks it bakes right back together. I just cover the spaces with the sauce & toppings and It's super fine. Never comes apart. It taste great....My kids like it better than when we order out one....YEP THERE THAT GOOD!
So hopefully you can find the same brands I use~You will be hooked & your hubby & girls will proboly love it too.

I hope your doing well in your new home.....:hug:

Let me know once ya make one....TAKE CARE!


THANKS EVERYONE ELSE ALSO!!

Great Job!!! I've seen your postings a lot and you do inspire me!! You're looking great!

Thanks so much tammyjo!! ~you are doing great by the way!!! So close to onederland!

I've never actually used pizza dough, usually pitas. I'll have to try it one day. I would suggest turkey pepperoni. You get a LOT of it in a serving- like 16 pieces.

Cool beaka~ I have never tried Turkey peporoni's I Will check them out next trip to the grocery store.

You look fabulous, and your loss is very inspiring! Congratulations on your 75lbs lost!!

Great job! You look beautiful :)

Thanks newleaf~love your necklace in your avatar pic!

Tamil~Thanks so much!!! ~by the way your avatar pic puts a Big smile on my face ~my kids start back to school on Monday

LOL, mine start on Monday as well. I drive a school bus so I get to go back Monday too. I am so excited!

heheheh Tamil~School bus drivers have a very important job~So I am proud of you for being one....It's good to know that kids will be in safe hands on your route.

I love your top in the last picture. Are you really 184? At your height (my height) you look an awful lot lighter than that. Really great pics, well done on your fantastic loss.

I love your top in the last picture. Are you really 184? At your height (my height) you look an awful lot lighter than that. Really great pics, well done on your fantastic loss.

Thanks so much!!! I love that top also...I love dressy tops because I wear alot of jewelry.
Anyways~I have alot of people out here guess me at 130 to 160 all the time on weight But My scale & my doctors scale is just 1/2 lb apart.
So yep I am positive I am at 184...But it thrills me people think differently!!!:D
It makes me feel great.....My mom (who gives me a hard time and usually offers no type of compliments at all to me so I know she really means it) Says I look smaller than my sister in law who is about 5'3" And weighs 135 or so.
I think it's moslty in my upper body....I still have a tummy and large boobs.
But I also have a big ole butt~LOL~A ~JLO BUTT!


If you look in the last pic closely ~you can see that part of my boobs are being kinda smashed down by that shirt because even though the shirt fit me great ~The boob area was made for smaller sized boobs~Which is a real problem for me to find shirts that fit good....I can't believe I revealed that to ya. LOL!:o

Anyways~:hug:HUGS COMING YOUR WAY FOR MAKING MY DAY:hug:

You look great!!! Congratulations!!
Thanks for posting, I am just starting out & it's things like this that help keep me motivated!

Thank you for sharing your story and photos. You are an inspiration to me! We have about the same starting weight, so you give me so much hope!

Acmsas & scgirl1080~Just Hang in there & Never Give up~the first few weeks are the hardest and just remember we all make mistakes from time to time~Just never ever ever give up~You both will do great!!

Thanks again Lori for the pizza recipe. I'm going to finally get to try it once I go shopping next week. I actually have a save a lot store but since the city added two more lanes to the road it's off of I haven't braved going back. The traffic is worse than before they added the lanes instead of fighting two lanes I have to fight four :eek: Does the dough come in a little packet? Like the packets that the lipton rice and stuff comes in? I'm going to check out the calories on the brands at my favorite supermarket. If it's what I'm thinking of.....Oh and the turkey pepperoni is awesome. I like it better than the normal stuff and the family doesn't know the difference. So that leaves cheese and sauce I think I would be able to find pretty easily with the same calories as the brands you use. Adding green peppers , onions and mushrooms shouldn't add to many calories...Can't wait to try it!!!!

Fantastic job so far. I hadn't seen these for some reason. You are such a motivation.

Thanks
Cebsme !!


Losing4another I will take a pic of all the ingredients I use.
And place it on here for ya.
I will try to get them on here tonight.
The pizza dough is in a medium size packet.it's in the can food isle in my save alot store.
(If possible brave your way to the save alot store~those brands are delicous together if they carry them in that save alot!!!)

Thank you for your input about counting calories... You look awesome and are an inspiration to us all. Keep up the good work!~ yeah!

Way to go Mama! I look forward to one day being a stay at home housewife and mommy so thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks goldie!


Thanks also to you yesIamhappilymarried~
I hope you get to be a stay home housewife & mommy too someday!!! I think if possible~it's best to have at least one parent home with your children of a day....although I realize it's impossible for some out there.....So My prayers are with anyone who has those hopes and dreams that someday you can be a stay home mom & wife.

Losing4another as soon as I can my image to upload I will get it on here of the ingredients I use for that pizza...I can not get pics to upload for some reason this morning. I will try again later.

Thanks Lori...No rush whenever you can :hug:

Wow! It's so inspiring to see real people succeeding like this. You gave me hope today.

Thanks lillyw!!! I HOPE YOU DO WELL IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS!

Losing4another sorry not to get this on here quicker~I have been enjoying spending some time alone with my hubby since our kids started back school on Monday .....Heres a pic of the ingredients I use for my homemade pizza.:D

Thank you Lori! I've seen those brands before. They must be the normal save a lot brands. Enjoy your time with hubby. Mine works to much to spend alone time with. Sometimes we are just ships passing in the night :(

I hope you get to spend some good qaulity time with you hubby soon.

(but Lord Knows they gotta provide first.)

I hope you like the pizza~~~!!! I am hooked on them.

CONGRATULATIONS!! That's so amazing. You have given me inspiration! :-)

rainsweptviola ~I wish you much success on your weight loss!!!

You are right, it helps to inspire a whole heck of a lot to see the success that some have had. You look marvelous!!!! Thanks for sharing. :D

wow amazing, well done, I have the same build as your before pic and would love to lose as much as you, you look great!!

Thanks So Much Y'all!!!!!

Yowza!!! :cp::cp::cp:Thanks for sharing about your weight loss journey. I really like how you refer to yourself as just a normal everyday person...it is good for me to be reminded of that as I begin my journey. I am very inspired by your story and I am looking forward to my mini goal of reaching 25 pounds less in weight. Thanks so much for sharing your story, pics and thoughts as it really helps keep people focused and motivated!!!:hug:

Hydra~Another chic From ohio!!! How neat.Thanks so much!!! I wish you success on your mini goal of 25lbs ~YOU CAN DO IT!

I just wanted to say you look great! You are very inspirational!

Good luck on the rest of your journey!

I'm from OH too! (Now living down in GA for a few years now.)

~Suzie


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You look wonderful! All your hard work and dedication has paid off! :woohoo: :bravo:

You are an inspiration! Thank you!

Thanks suzie & diyana

Thanks for sharing Lori- you look Marvelous!!!!
What an inspiration- we can do this.

Your welcome canadamel~YES WE CAN DO THIS!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Lori - I was having a bad day .. until.. I read your post. Thank you so much, you're such an inspiration. You've skyrocketed my motivation.
I am in awe, you're a success already, the rest will come so easily to you now. Congrats.

You look fab and so much younger and happier ;)

Wow. You look incredible. Congrats! Great job!