Progress pics added!

I love this site and all of the weight loss support given and received by all of the members. I enjoy visiting with the CCers, the support groups, the Challenges and especially Sarge's (crazy) Boot Camp.

Thanks to 3fc I learned about and decided to attempt C25K. I jogged my first 5k in Oct of last year. Now I am training for a 1/2 marathon in Sept. I have my first 7 mile jog scheduled tomorow! I have learned not to be to hard on myself if I let life get in the way sometimes. If I go Off Plan for a day, a week, whatever, I need to get over it, let go of the guilt and get back to doing what I need to do to be healthy. I also learned that I love the way I feel when I am active and eating healthy.

Background:
My low weight I can remember is 137.8
I got married in 1997 and weighed about 157 or 158
After my son was born in 1999 I ended up being around 180 - 185
After my twins were born in 2005 I was severly sleep deprived and ate and ate.
In mid July 2009 and I weighed 237.8 and I knew I needed a change so I started CCing.
July 11, 2010 I was 206 but wanted to keep going so I refocused on ccing again.
July 16, 2010 I knew I needed something to help keep me motivated so I joined 3fc.
There have been a few different times when life got too busy and I stopped coming to check in...guess what? I gained weight each time! I now know that I need to make time to come in and visit with others who have gone through or are going through a similar life change, it is part of taking care of myself and is important to me.
July 16, 2011 ~ 178.8 and still going!




The following pic was taken this afternoon, August 26 ~ 164 lb. and no longer over weight according to BMI

Congrats and happy anniversary! I love your philosophy, keep it up!

The first pic is from July 2009, the second July 2010, and the third July 16, 2011.

The last pic is from Aug 26, 2011.

You look great! Congrats! Keep going

whoo hoo congrats u look fantastic!!

Congratulations, you look great!!!

Thanks ladies! I am loving the difference and can not wait to see how different I will look at goal.

I can not really see a difference in the last pic, but I am so much more confident. I can not remember the last time I wore a sleeve less dress. I am down a pant size since July.

As I said that is truly amazing! Congratulations.
Thanks for sharing!

Congrats! Good job!

THANK YOU! I was just sitting here thinking how much I want something fattening from drive-thru and would just work out harder at the gym tomorrow. Then I stumbled on your post and saw your pictures and now I am headed to the gym like I was supposed to and then gonna cook salmon when I get back. You are a hmm was gonna say huge in capital letters but you are not huge at all You are an inspiration! Off to the gym!

you look great - and HAPPY!! Congrats!!!

after seeing these great pics I think I am going to join the CCers!! Congratulations on your hard work, it has paid off!

Well your inspiration paid off. I went to the gym as I said above and I did 5 miles on the treadmill and 10 miles on the bike and then worked my arms. I came home, had an egg white omelet with Ezekiel toast for dinner and was so tired I went to bed. I have not felt this inspired in so long and all it took was seeing your pictures and progress to empower me to say no to myself. Thank you again!