Well i think i've been there for a few months but had to accept the loose, saggy skin as part of goal!

Lost roughly 100 lbs although did it without a scale until just recently, just basically went by clothing size.

I'm almost 51 and have CFS/Fibro so hopefully it's an encouragement to those in that age group and those with disabilities i started in June 2011 at probably around 260 and weighed in at 172 at a neighbors house around i guess August of 2012 and had been at that weight probably for a few months i'm guessing. Cleaned her house around November and weighed in around the same. She moved and i confiscated her scale about 3 weeks ago and was surprised that i weighed about 160 And of course i'm at the size i was when i was in my 20's (which is a small size 12 although my dimensions are sure different! Flatter butt and much bigger stomach!!).

I did it by basically finding out the calorie count of foods and trying in the beginning to keep everything around 1,300. i have since long stopped calorie counting but eat roughly the same things every day (healthy and low calorie and relatively lower carb) but Fridays is a free for all. For some reason i am able in maintenance to eat probably 4,000 calories and then i immediately reign it in for the rest of the week and i STILL lost those last 12 lbs that way. I try to exercise daily with cardio and also a bit of free weights but i'm not able to do lots of it because of my CFS but i certainly do what i can!

The most frustrating thing is the loose saggy abdomen and everywhere else is slim and also i'll post a face pic as i have lamented many times on the board how i am kind of shocked at how my face has changed and it's taking a LOT to get used to it, it's kind of scary to me how slim it is and how i'm grappling with it (and aging) but i'm keeping everything real here.

I started taking pics when i had already lost a size, sorry i don't have any good one's of me how i really looked at my heaviest.

(sorry for all the MASSIVE pics, ugh!! )






this was probably 15 or so lbs before goal of 160


Goal:





and here's what i mean about how lean my face has become, trying HARD to get used to it :\

Congratulations! You look amazing!!

Gorgeous!! Congrats!

You look fantastic! Congratulations!!! And that has to be a typo - no way you are 51.

wow, you look great! 51??? You seriously look like you're in your 20s!

there is no way you are 51! Congratulations on your weight loss, you look beautiful!

Way to go!!!! You look GREAT!!!!

You look absolutely incredible! Great job! I can't believe you did it without a scale!

You are beautiful in the both the before and after! You just look much healthier now. Thanks for being a role model for the 50+. I hope this is the best decade of your life.

You look Great congratulations on your success ,you deserve to be soo proud of yourself!

Great job,Roo2:carrot

there is no way you are 51!!!! You look like someone in their 20s
Congratulations on your weight loss!

Do you mean you are 5'1" because there is no way you are 51! You look amazing! I think your face is beautiful!

You are and always were GORGEOUS. I cannot believe your age. I refuse lol

You look super!

Way to go!!!