March 2008 @ 123 pounds – Size 2
December 2007 @ 130 pounds – Size 4
March 2006 (294lbs) – and – August 2007 (159lbs)
July 2006 – 300lbs
Current weight: 123lbs
Total Loss: 171 pounds
March 2008 @ 123 pounds – Size 2
December 2007 @ 130 pounds – Size 4
March 2006 (294lbs) – and – August 2007 (159lbs)
July 2006 – 300lbs
Current weight: 123lbs
Total Loss: 171 pounds
Congrats! You are truly an inspiration and lovely
I love this weight loss story!!!!!!
This is amazing, you are such an inspiration to me!
Thanks for your comments! It feels great to get my story out there and to share it with the rest of the world.
You look absolutely amazing!!! You’re truly inspirational!
I am so thankful for finding your website when I was browsing tonight. I have started my weight loss journey TODAY and you have really inspired me. I am 5’9 and a big heavier than your starting weigt but same pant size that you were. I am amazed at how gorgeous you look post weight loss! CONGRATS!!! You deserve the surgery you want after this long journey.
My goal is to just get used to no soda, more water and exercise this week. I will weigh myself in two weeks
Thanks so much for posting your personal story
Christine
I just posted my latest picture. My body continued to lose a few more pounds. I have been shifting around to find what weight I am the most comfortable at. I believe I’ve found it!
Hang in there, and if you need a reach out for support, I’m always here.
Email me. I have similar experiences and some advice.
And, maybe just to establish that I’ve been there:
Starting wt: 315, size 22-24 (I’m 5’7″ish)
Current wt: 160 and holding, size 8-10
Congratulations. You are an amazing success story and success stories bring encouragement to all.
Wow! Well done. Congratulations on your loss, and best wishes for the future.
You’re an inspiration.
Those pictures are wonderful, it’s amazing to see just how far you’ve come.
Alas, I have an excessive amount to lose also. I’m currently at 17st 4lb (Sorry, I’m unsure of how to convert it) and god knows what my measurements are, I’ve been wearing sizes 20-22 (UK) ‘slobby’ clothes for far too long.
I also have smoking to work on. I actually quit for two months… and put on about 9lb. I’ve discovered I can’t work on my body AND quit smoking at the same time, so for now I’m going to work with my body as much as I can.
Not that I realise just how damaging both vices are.
Someday I’ll get there…
oh mah gawd, I cannot believe you are real. I always find these relevant stories in magazines to be … not ‘not-true’ just … I can’t really relate to it.
and in under two years … that’s phenomenally awesome, such determination! Almost makes me want to stop telling myself I could never be 120 because I was that when I was like 12 and then never ever got back to it. Makes me feel worse because my starting weight was 190, down to 166 after a couple/few months, my goal is 160 and then 140 after that, if I managed to get to 140 maybe I’d try for 120 after, who knows!
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I am SOOOO HAPPY FOR and PROUD of you!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE GREAT!!!!!!!!
…i am speechless. and amazed, and impressed, and inspired, and awe-struck, and thankful, and….(apparently not speechless after all…)
I am going to follow your footstep!
I weighed 267lbs and i ain to lose at least 140lbs for a start
I would love to maintain within the healthy BMI , and i thought that i might be living in a DREAM but when i saw your profile on CalorieCount website, i was WOW-ed by your progress
So , it means, i could go down till size 2 like you too!
Now i am on size 18/20……
I have added you as my buddy and hope to keep each other up on my mission
Hey, I just wanted to thank you. I’m currently on the journey to find myself. Although I don’t have as much to lose (lost 29 of 61) its still a large chunk. Anytime I feel downhearted or not satisfied with my accomplishments, all I have to do is look at your story, and it reminds me why I should keep going.
I’ve been maintaining this weight loss for 16 months now. This is life, and it’s something everyone can do. It just takes knowing the nutritional value of food you eat, and knowing how valuable your health is, and it makes it all worth while.
Hang in there Lauren. No matter whether you have 10 or 100 to lose, it takes the same steps. The more you have just takes a little longer, that’s all. But with maintaining being the goal in mind in the end, it’s all the same journey.
Congratulations for all the wonderful weight loss! You look stunning!
You are truly an inspiration. I am losing weight, but still rather large.
I would love to be a healthy weight for my height. I am 5’6″ and I would like to be somewhere in the range of 130-140. It’s going to take a very long time, I know, but it’ll be worth it in the long run.
Even though I know it’ll all be worth it in the end, and I’ll feel much better about myself, it’s so hard to not just give up some days.
I was wondering what you used as your motivation…? What was it that kept you going when you really wanted to quit? Or, how did you GET the motivation? I have it, but not quite enough.
Soooo enjoyed reading your blog today. Although you don’t know it, we have had similar experiences and thoughts.
I love keeping up with what’s going on in your life and I hope I can get to my goal someday. :/
Take care!
WOW!
YOU ARE A REAL LOSER,
I MEAN IT AS A REAL PERSON WHO REALLY LOST WEIGHT!
YOU LOOK GEORGEOUS!
CONGRATS! =)
Your hard work and discipline are an inspiration to EVERYONE. Thank you for sharing your journey with us in photographs and numbers, and for showing us how real the results can be when we really start valuing our health and caring about our longevity. I have neglected, ignored, and abused my body for most of the time that I’ve had it, and your story gives me hope that some of the damage I’ve inflicted on myself is reversible. Whether or not it really is, it’s nice to have renewed optimism on the journey. My goal is to whittle myself down from 160 pounds to a more comfortable-for-my-body-type 130 pounds by April; knowing that someone else out there accomplished it in just four months means a lot.
Wishing you a healthy, happy life lived to its fullest!
Thanks
If you ever need someone to talk to or reach out to, I’m here. Email me any time. There’s not many of us that have made it to our goals, and the more people we surround us with, the better 
I stumbled across your blog today. Wish I had found it when you started.
It is truly inspirational.
I bought a scale this evening after reading it.
Thank you.