This time last year I was wearing a size 22/24 and eating a family sized bag of cheetos or plain potato chips with ice cream. I would eat until I got tired. I was looking forward to going to visit family but now looking forward to seeing anyone because of all the weight I had gained. I wasn't thinking about working out and made all kinds of excuses as to why I couldn't go to the free gym where I work.

This time this year...I've been counting calories since Jan 3, 2010 and now I'm down to a size 14 working hard to get to a size 12. I workout at the Free Gym almost everyday. I have a treadmill at home that I get on almost everyday. I do ab workouts and workout videos. I know more about what my body likes and dislikes for health. I realized the 44 C bra I was wearing last year is too big. I have an entire new wardrobe of clothes. I have a different way of looking at life. I'm waiting to see my results from my physical that I had back on October 29. I'm looking forward to a GREAT 2011 for my physical, spiritual and emotional self, my family and career.

What about you? Where were you this time last year and where are you now?

What a great post!! Congrats to you on your new lifestyle and improved health!!

I'll make mine short and sweet...

This is me last year:


This is me this year:


I have 10 more pounds till goal, but I feel the best I've felt in years. I started my journey in January and that first pic is one of the main things that finally got me started. I won't go back to that.

This time last year, I was 244 pounds and a size 20. Now I'm 158.5 and a size 10. Almost half of what I was. It's nice.

Jiggle ~SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU! U Know I think you one hot momma! U have done excellent. Plus u have fabulous style & great hair ~(HAD TO ADD THAT ONE Cause I love how u dress & your hair do!) Anyways.....
I know u have proboly seen these pics a zillion times before... But here is my before pic~ took fall of 2008 At 259.9 then 1 year later pic of counting calories November 11th 2009 (after losing 89 pounds~ignore my wrinkled pants) Then last pic took today november 17th 2010 ~ 2 years & 6 days later another 32 more pounds lost. Grand total of 121.1 pounds lost to date (In 2 years ) 259.9 to 138.8 & a new short hair do ~LOL & still toning ~belly/thighs & upper arms ~NEARLY DONE~But Yet never done~It's a forever change ~I Am determined to stick with~~AGAIN SO PROUD OF YOU DAPHINE! YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION!

NEVER EVER EVER GIVE UP~ WE ALL CAN/ARE/ & WILL DO THIS! WE MUST STAY DETREMINED!

Love the pics Anniedrews SO AWESOME!
WAY TO GO RACHEL!

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Last year at this time I weighed 270 pounds & was a size 22W/24W in pants and a 2X in tops.

Now, I weigh 217 and am wearing a 16W pants (sometimes a reg 16!) and can wear most XL tops!

Last year, I was feeding my body a ton of GARBAGE and not exercising. This year, I am feeding my body much healthier food and exercising 4-5 days a week at a minimum!

My weight loss my not be the quickest---I was hoping to lose 71 pounds this year, but it's been consistent. I also have a plan I can live with for the rest of my life.

wow..Thanksgiving of last year. I was right at 200 pounds. Perhaps a bit more, I honestly did not have the guts to step onto the scale until I was 3 weeks into my changes, and the scale at that point showed 197. In November of last year I had not made my changes yet, but it was fast approaching that critical moment. I know I was in pain when I got out of bed. Just stepping onto the floor first thing in the morning made my feet ache. My hips were constantly causing me pain and I did not have a single pair of pants that did not have an elastic band, and about 80% of the time I just wore sweat pants. I did not care about my appearance, and spent most of my time just sitting on my ....

I cant even list all the changes. There are too many. But..well, GO ME! And GO ALL OF YOU!! I had not actually thought of it in terms of where I was a year ago, but now that I have..Its liberating.

This time last year I was only 18lbs heavier than I am now - but I was eating myself up to the 44lbs heavier that I became by May '10.

Aiming to post this time Next year that I'm another 44lbs lighter!

My loss hasn't been as fast as some of yours. I took a three-month maintenance break (really a gain-five-pounds break, oops) earlier this year. And, my plan is a little more forgiving than some - it turns out (so far) that sustainability for me includes not having to adhere perfectly to a strict plan all the time, as long as I can live with the loss being a little slower.

So, exactly year ago I was already a couple months into my plan. And since then, I've lost about 40 pounds. Again, not the dramatic totals some of you show, but I have no complaints. It actually adds up to just about 5 pounds loss per month, when I am on plan, and I'm pretty happy with that. I still have a ways to go, but I'm fully okay with it taking me another year or year and a half to get to goal - whatever that may be!

Last year I was fluctuating between 285 and 295 and worried about knees, blood pressure and diabetes but ignoring any thought of doing anyting about them.

I was pretty much ignoring my life. Now I have at least opened my eyes, am down to about 260-265 and I am taking steps to be really healthy.

Hopefully, I will have some cool pics in a couple of months to share!

This time last year, I was pigging out on pizza and restaurant food BUT I was 9 weeks pregnant and at the height of morning sickness ^_^ I had been maintaining for 6 years at 123lbs and was gaining on purpose... So I don't count.... but congrats to those who have come a long way

You are amazing

You look wonderful, Annie

This time last year I was a UK size 18, working on a MA dissertation, and eating myself into a whole at 214lbs. Today, I'm a UK size 12/14, an increasingly more comfortable weight of 178lbs and moving to NZ in 1 month. What a year!

I basically took all of the summer off as a maintenance break, but now am back into things again, and feeling great. What a year!

It was last November that I noticed I was constantly thirsty and needing to pee all the time. Testing revealed that yes, I was pre-diabetic. I struggled to get onto the right plan, and have lost slowly, but in a way I can sustain. My blood sugars are stable, I have lost 18 pounds and gone from a tight size 14 to a looser size 12. In some ways I haven't achieved all that I wanted, but the achievements are there. If I hadn't got started, I would be heavier than ever and likely needing insulin. This year's goals will include more exercise and to continue the diet and meditation plans I have been working on, and working music back into my life. This is "my" new years, and it was a great time to make resolutions too.
Great thread, and congrats to everyone for their great achievements.

This time last year I was so lonely, and felt so horrible about myself. I was 250lbs. In December I started counting calories and exercising. The weight started flying off at first. I lost 55lbs by June. However, I then started to get off plan. At first, it was just one cheat day a week. Then I was totally off plan until October 24th. Now, I have been back on plan, and I am at 204. I am glad I did not get back to 250, and I am almost back in onederland. I never want to be that big again. It has been a good year for me! I am definitely learning to be healthier and to keep trying.