what 55 lbs looks like

[sachet]

Originally Posted by momonmission99*

i found these old "before" pictures. I cropped out most of my face because i looked horrible. Losing this weight has taken a good 10 years off me.
I didn't think i had before pics but i found them backing up files.

I'm 5'8 and currently at 170. I want to lose 20-30 more pounds

those brown pants were an xl and now they fall off. I currently wear a medium in pants like that!




pictures from today

you look amazing girl! Keep up the good work!

[sallyseachange]

Great job! You look really terrific!

[perpetuallyengaged]

you are beautiful! (I wish my hair like yours...) congratulations!

[ptina]

you are gorgeous you look great at 170! u dont need much maybe 10lbs but not 30lbs!more 160 is perfect for 5 '8

[sheddingflab]

your pictures inspire me to keep going! you look amazing! are those your children in the backround? you look more like their big sister or babysitter! amazing how when you lose weight you lose years as well!

[momonmission99*]

Thank You so much!

Sachet, you are beautiful!!!

And yes, Annie, those are 2 of my 3 children in the background. To be fair, I am young! Still in my 20s. I married and had children very young.

[Mommy2Mia]

Did you do induction for only 2 weeks or longer?

fellow mommy,

tiffany

[momonmission99*]

Tiffany, I did induction for 2 weeks and then started adding 5 more grams of carbs with veggies instead of starting the rungs. I had no interest for dairy, the only good thing on that list for me was yogurt and I will only eat that with berries. Every week for about 3 weeks after induction I raised my carb count by 5 with more and more vegetables. Then I went straight to the nuts, then berries and then dairy after berries as I had no interest in wine and so on. I've gone slow on my rungs, but always made sure I was upping my carbs.

I'm glad I did because I now know that if I keep my carbs at 100 or lower I can still lose. Anything higher and I slow things way down.
Move up the rungs and find your carb levels!

[Sarina D]

You look absolutely beautiful!

Nicely done, keep it up and thanks for sharing your pictures with us.

I look forward to hearing your updates!

Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 184 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160