So, my intent with this thread is to update it periodically when I hit my mini-goals. At first I wasn't going to post pictures for progress as I hate how I looked before, and didn't really take pictures of my own. I tend to shy away from the camera completely. However, after looking through a lot of the photos (which are really inspiring!) I decided to make my own thread where I can kinda keep all my own pictures, and my story collected.

The first photo is from around Christmas 2013 when I weighed around 260lbs. We took my son to an amusement park and I was highly embarrassed about barely being able to get the lap bar down on the roller-coasters.

The next picture is at my sister's wedding (I'm wearing heavy shape wear) which is the closest picture I have currently for my weight when I started 3FC/Weight Watchers (244lbs). I will be posting another photo when I get down to 229lbs that's more along the lines of standard front/side shot. Plan is more photos every 15lbs. Once I get closer to goal I may switch it up to every 10lbs.

Updated pictures from later in the thread, next update will be at 214lbs:

Good Luck!!!!

I swore I posted, but apparently I didn't. My bad. You're moving along great! I have to say I absolutely love your dress! Can't wait to see your next update!

Thank you I know it's not a ton but I'm still proud of the progress from 260 to 244, when I joined. I just don't have a lot of evidence of it. I stalled at 244, probably because I was still eating crap (we ordered out daily, literally), just smaller portions of crap, and wasn't exercising regularly.

Progress has been slow going since joining 3FC, about 1lbs a week, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, but I'm okay with it. Hopefully I'll have new pictures to post in a few weeks. I'm afraid they'll look bigger than the wedding pictures because I won't be wearing restricting shape wear.. but oh well!

That *IS* a lot. Especially when we struggle to lose each pound. Sometimes it comes quick other times not so much. (I hate those times. LOL) Ugh I remember that tiiiiiiight bra/tummy tucker I had to wear on my wedding day. I could barely breath. LOL

You can do it. You are well on your way!!

Reached my first mini-goal, so here are some pictures. Took them in the bridesmaids dress from my sister's wedding. Tried to put them side by side with the ones I already posted. Not a huge difference, but I'm not muffin topping the dress anymore!

Wow! What a difference! You're looking great!! Congrats.

Thanks Jesslan. I know I mentioned it before, but I was also wearing heavy shapewear for my sister's wedding. When I tried on the dress last night I wasn't wearing any. Gonna go back and re-edit the original post so that maybe it's not so picture heavy, or at least shrink the photos.. and add the most recent ones.

You didn't even need it this time! Yippy! (Still loving that dress. Hehe)

I love the dress too! It's a bit fancy and I don't own much in the way of fancy stuff.. but I also don't really go places where fancy attire would be required. I am very excited about how it fit now compared to in September though! It's nice to have something tangible when I don't see a difference in the mirror. Even looking at the photos I don't see a big difference, but I felt a big difference when I put the dress on.

You look fabulous, I do love that dress!

Thank you!

Your doing good