You just lost 80 pounds! What are you Going to do next? Ending TR

[catherines_mama]

Millie. I am sitting at Cat's swim team practice kist in tears. Beautiful update! And you are amazing in so many ways and look at you!!! Wow! So many reasons to be proud of yourself but that alone is amazing. Thank you again for sharing your journey with us, and now your reveal!

 

[kaoden39]

Camille, you inspire me. I haven't been eating as well as I could since the fire but I still have managed to lose 20 lbs in the last two months. I am constantly on the run. That's a good thing I guess.


There is progress on our house, they are doing the demolition now and they are expected to finish our rebuild around October 21st. We can hardly wait! But now I have all these decisions to make about flooring, paint, cabinets, appliances, you name it. I am feeling overwhelmed and excited at the same time.

 

[Poolrat]

I have been known to tear up a bit in the ME line.

The whole finally being there and finding most of the stress leaving my body as I take that long walk , wait sometimes skip, and sometimes trot to ME.

I love being able to just keep walking, ME packet out get scanned and then keep walking into line to usually wait a short time and park it on a bus to go to the happy place.


Great picture!!!! You wear your new body well and keep it up!!!

 

[chattadisser]

I've just joined in your TR and all I can say is CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! You have rocked those 80 pounds. You look awesome. My DH and I are also beginning to eat cleaner to loose weight and just for better overall health. Of course, he's lost weight without even really trying but I am moving ahead anyway. I can only get to the gym at 4AM and while getting out of bed is the hardest part, after my workout I feel so much better and my day is so much better. I love your inspiration board but YOU are an inspiration!!

Christine

 

[jecskc]

You look amazing !!! Congrats !!

Susan

 

[Fratthouse]

Joining in on your TR! Congrats on the weight loss - you look fantastic!! You should be so proud Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

 

[IheartDDuck]

You look so incredible, that's just awesome!!!!

 

[Millie12591]

Millie. I am sitting at Cat's swim team practice kist in tears. Beautiful update! And you are amazing in so many ways and look at you!!! Wow! So many reasons to be proud of yourself but that alone is amazing. Thank you again for sharing your journey with us, and now your reveal!

Awww, Dee-Dee thank you!! I didn't know your girlie swims, my girlie swims too!

Camille, you inspire me. I haven't been eating as well as I could since the fire but I still have managed to lose 20 lbs in the last two months. I am constantly on the run. That's a good thing I guess.

Awww, bless your heart, Michele. I can't imagine how tough these last few months have been, I'm so glad you stopped in and incase I didn't say this already....

Welcome!! I'm so glad you are able to be here!!

One of my closest gal pals went through what you are going through, just take it one step at a time and ask the contractor to give you a time line of when you need to have the stuff picked out by and then take your time to go and pick things out. It's always helpful to have someone at Home Depot or Lowe's to help you coordinate and put it all together too (even if that's not where you end up buying it). They have people on staff who can help you do that.


There is progress on our house, they are doing the demolition now and they are expected to finish our rebuild around October 21st. We can hardly wait! But now I have all these decisions to make about flooring, paint, cabinets, appliances, you name it. I am feeling overwhelmed and excited at the same time.

I forget, is it your whole house? Or just parts of it? Be sure to get the things you've always wanted, rounded corners for interior walls, base trim on the walls that you really want, counter tops that you like and may even have to invest a bit more in (beyond what insurance will pay), all of these things will bring you a lot of joy in your home for many years to come and you wont' have to change anything out for at least 20 years or better. Not to mention you'll get a better price for your home with it more modern, incase you end up having to sell at some point. Don't forget to read reviews on appliances you think you want and the kitchen cabinets as well, you want those suckers to last for a gooood long time.

I have been known to tear up a bit in the ME line.

The whole finally being there and finding most of the stress leaving my body as I take that long walk , wait sometimes skip, and sometimes trot to ME.

I love it!!

I love being able to just keep walking, ME packet out get scanned and then keep walking into line to usually wait a short time and park it on a bus to go to the happy place.


Great picture!!!! You wear your new body well and keep it up!!!

Thank you my friend, I still have a ways to go but I'll get there.

 

[Millie12591]

I've just joined in your TR and all I can say is CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! You have rocked those 80 pounds. You look awesome. My DH and I are also beginning to eat cleaner to loose weight and just for better overall health. Of course, he's lost weight without even really trying but I am moving ahead anyway. I can only get to the gym at 4AM and while getting out of bed is the hardest part, after my workout I feel so much better and my day is so much better. I love your inspiration board but YOU are an inspiration!!

Christine

Christine, thank you so much!! Power to you, girl!!! 4 a.m. is dedication!! I know it's hard to watch your hubby lose it faster than you are, but just remember you can do this and know that your weight coming off nice and slow will mean it will stay off longer. Men take it off pretty fast because they have different metabolisms than we do, they have more muscle-to-fat ratio than we do. But I'll share a trick with you....
As a woman, you can increase the size of your muscles (this does NOT mean you'll be a big muscular gal-I promise) and change the fat-to-muscle ratio of your body through diet, exercise and strength training for a slimmer you, much faster than with diet and cardio alone. A loooot faster, girl!!
I don't know if you've seen me say this in my TR or PTR, but I was able to get into clothes I saved back, 30 lbs. lighter than when I originally wore them, that's how huge the difference was for me. Of course that may not be the exact thing you experience since we may be different height, and proportions body size wise, but I guarantee you will look very different if you start weight lifting as a part of your over all body workout. And you don't have to belong to a gym or have big machines to do it, I workout from home and only use the weight of my body for legs, 3's, 5's, 8's, 12's, 15's and a 20 lb. dumb bells, a couple of weight bars 10 and 20 lb. an exercise ball, and a couple of resistance bands and that's it for my all over body, weight, workout. I did however work with a certified trainer in her home for about two months, just to be sure I was doing everything correctly. Trust me, it can be done.
The more muscle you have on the more calories you'll burn without even moving, it's just how the body works with more muscle on it.

Of course you have to do what is going to work best for you and your body, if a gym is what you need, than go for it!!

You look amazing !!! Congrats !!

Susan

Thank you, Susan!! I have worked my behind off, literally!!

Joining in on your TR! Congrats on the weight loss - you look fantastic!! You should be so proud Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

Thank you, Hannah!! So glad to have you here!!

Welcome!!

You look so incredible, that's just awesome!!!!

Thank you too, Danielle!! It's so nice to have someone along who knows the in's and out's of this journey. How is your journey coming along?

 

[IheartDDuck]

It does make a difference when someone identifies with the journey!

I'm at the halfway point. I'm down 40 and want to lose 40 more. My doctor says 50 more, but with my height, I feel it's too much. But I've hit a major plateau, so I've kicked up my workouts and made some adjustments to my diet. It's all a waiting game for the plateau to end, and I'm patient. It took me this long to gain the weight, it's not going to come off overnight.

I have been running a 5k regularly though as my nightly jog three times a week. I can jog the whole three miles now, which is huge for me! I even have a 10k on Saturday.

I'm giving myself a year to reach my final goal. I want to do it healthy and right.

You do look amazing! ;-)

 

[burly]

YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!
WOW!!
CONGRATS ON THE RESULT OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
WOW!!!

Kim

 

[Caseheidi]

Yeah, the big reveal. And wow, you are looking great. And so young. Hard to believe you have kids as old as you do. Good job, and good luck with the rest of your journey.
I am in happy time right now and I reached my first goal last night at my weigh in ( I am doing Weight Watchers to help me, and you are so right about getting the support group!) and have now lost 5% of my starting body weight. And I pulled out some clothes that were too tight to discover they now fit! Feels so good when we hit our mile stones!

 

[TarzansKat]

My dear friend. I'm SO proud of you. I almost can't put it all into words!

You make a commitment, every day, to see yourself at your greatest potential, and look at all the incredible health you've achieved because of it! You continue to inspire me on this journey, and I'm so glad I "met" you through the DIS.

 

[abbybeth]

you look amazing and you can just FEEL the joy radiating out of you in that picture!!! So happy for you!

 

[Bayoumama]

I couldn't wait to see your before and after pictures and OMG I couldn't believe it !!!!! AWESOME !!!!!! My jaw dropped !!!
Look at how many people you've inspired here. You rock !!!!

 

[glennbo123]

Wow Camille! It's a whole new you! Congratulations!

 

[wiigirl]

Congrats!

 

[aggielawyer]

I've wasted too much of my day reading your Pre-TR and now your TR. Congrats on your success...I'm inspired.

And Gig 'Em!

 

[Millie12591]

It does make a difference when someone identifies with the journey!



I'm at the halfway point. I'm down 40 and want to lose 40 more. My doctor says 50 more, but with my height, I feel it's too much. But I've hit a major plateau, so I've kicked up my workouts and made some adjustments to my diet. It's all a waiting game for the plateau to end, and I'm patient. It took me this long to gain the weight, it's not going to come off overnight.

That is so amazing Danielle, keep at it!!
The plateau's are a pain, but can be easily gotten around by changing up the routine of what you are doing.
When I first started out and I would hit one I'd change up the routine of my workouts and then have a cheat meal that I'd normally wouldn't have, this last one would usually tip the scales for me and in a downward motion no less! If you are eating the same over and over the body get's use to it, same with the exercise, the body likes consistency to maintain the weight it's already at. Alcohol was also something I had to avoid in order to not hit plateau's, even the occasional drink (not wine) would throw me off for a couple of weeks from being able to lose. It wasn't something I had often, and I do love my occasional glass of wine, I just realized I had to save the wine for my plateau breaker meals.

Most of the time it was that plateau breaker meal that would do it for me, but only if I was eating really clean for a long stretch of time, the exercise I kept consistently different (once I hit a few plateau's in the first year) so the body would never become use to what I was doing, it really helped a lot. I noticed my body went on a big rebellion after my trip, it's not use to eating all that food that isn't good for me, and I can honestly say I tried to eat fairly healthy, but again I was pretty strict with it before the trip so anything not on the same lines of what it's use to, the body is going to do a double take and say (in the words of Si, from Duck Dynasty......"SAY WHAT!! JACK!!"

I have been running a 5k regularly though as my nightly jog three times a week. I can jog the whole three miles now, which is huge for me! I even have a 10k on Saturday.



I'm giving myself a year to reach my final goal. I want to do it healthy and right.

You do look amazing! ;-)

Thank you, sweetie. I so appreciate your support. Keep up the great work, and if you didn't already know my tricks, maybe some of mine will help you. Every body is different, like I've said before....It's like one big science experiment when you lose weight, you have to figure out what works best for your body to release the weight in a healthy way.

YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!
WOW!!
CONGRATS ON THE RESULT OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
WOW!!!

Kim

Awww, thank you so much, Kim!!

Yeah, the big reveal. And wow, you are looking great. And so young. Hard to believe you have kids as old as you do. Good job, and good luck with the rest of your journey.
I am in happy time right now and I reached my first goal last night at my weigh in ( I am doing Weight Watchers to help me, and you are so right about getting the support group!) and have now lost 5% of my starting body weight. And I pulled out some clothes that were too tight to discover they now fit! Feels so good when we hit our mile stones!

Thank you Heidi! The looking younger was added bonus surprise to me too! I didn't realize I looked younger until someone else mentioned it. Who knew?!?
And way to go to you too, girl!! You are doing such a great job!! Keep up your hard work, consistency of eating healthy and working out pays off in the long run, big time!!

My dear friend. I'm SO proud of you. I almost can't put it all into words!

You make a commitment, every day, to see yourself at your greatest potential, and look at all the incredible health you've achieved because of it! You continue to inspire me on this journey, and I'm so glad I "met" you through the DIS.

Kat, your words mean so much, I thank you my dear, sweet, friend and I too am so glad we met here on the Dis. I don't know if you know this yet, but you are such an inspiration to me. I so appreciate the hard work you are doing, inside and out, it's such a brave journey, but a journey that will benefit you and your family for generations to come. You have such an amazing sweet spirit and such a good heart, I can't wait to get to know you more and more over the years to come.

 

[Millie12591]

you look amazing and you can just FEEL the joy radiating out of you in that picture!!! So happy for you!

Thank you so much, Abby. It's hard to tell with my glasses on, but I was still happy crying at that moment. I was beyond happy and still couldn't believe I was there, I had finally made it there with my biggest goal met!!

I couldn't wait to see your before and after pictures and OMG I couldn't believe it !!!!! AWESOME !!!!!! My jaw dropped !!!
Look at how many people you've inspired here. You rock !!!!

Awww, thank you B-Mama, I'm glad I didn't disappoint!! I still have a little ways to go, but at least I'm well over the hump.

Wow Camille! It's a whole new you! Congratulations!

Thank you, Glennbo. It really is a whole new me!!

Congrats!

Thank you, wiigirl.

I've wasted too much of my day reading your Pre-TR and now your TR. Congrats on your success...I'm inspired.

And Gig 'Em!

I hope it was worth it! And thank you!! I have to say it's pretty great I have a lawyer here reading, but even better that I have an Aggie Lawyer here!! Wrong color smilie, but you get the point.

Welcome!!