KWR: Before/After Weightloss

I don't really have the best before and after pictures. The one on the left was in May, the right one was last month. I packed on the pounds this past winter but I've been busting my ass to get rid of them! There's about a 15 pound difference in these two pictures, I'm down a few more since then too. You ladies all look great!

@Kathryn M, I completely spaced on what WW meant in that context. I was like, Wedding Wire has a weight loss plan? *facepalm*

Daaaaaaaang, @VM FW! Go 'head, miss!

Wow. All of you look so great.

Bethie--you should be so proud of yourself. I think you look great as-is. I know for me in the past when I've plateaued, I tried switching up my workout routine. Nothing has worked for me as much as jogging/running has. However, I sprained my ankle in February and have barely been able to walk since. It sucks!

@VM I have been in recovery (and relapse) with binge eating disorder and its comforting to know I am not the only one. I went from 110 lbs in 10th grade to 185lbs not even a full year later. I eventually lost some weight throughout college, went back down to 115lbs after graduating and promised myself I would never get back to that. Welp, here I am, back at 185lbs again. Every day is a struggle and it sucks--especially since I can't run like I used to.

Has anyone ever had a bad ankle sprain before? It's been 6 months and I still can't walk without pain. My family says I will never run again. Advice for staying in shape under these circumstances?

VM i know.. i didnt do anything crazy. Just strictly followed weightwaters, couting points, exersizing, eating clean. lost about 1-2lbs consistantly a week. problem is now i dont have the time to excesize like i was. Whats crazy is how fast it comes back. I too said, oh i worked so hard im never going to be like that again. and before i know it here i am up 45 lbs.

I dont want to go dress shopping so i understand how you feel. it really sucks. and it feels crappy because i feel like i let myself down and failed.

You look amazing! I'll share mine too I started at 309 pounds and now I'm around 180-185. I did weight watchers and a lot of walking! I haven't been so good about counting my points lately and I feel so nasty and bloated right now. Here's my before and after!

VM - I had it x-rayed three times --once the same day it happened, another a week later once the swelling went down a bit and the last about 2 months after that when I told my doc I still couldn't even put pressure on it. I was wondering about ligament damage... he never mentioned anything about doing an MRI or anything.

I did do PT for about 8 sessions but it wasn't helping and it was really, really expensive. For your torn ligaments--was PT enough to heal it correctly? Is your ankle back to normal? I really feel like mine will never be the same. So frustrating.

Future mrs C you look awesome.

VM so does your FW.

MPH girl, it is really hard. everyday is a struggle for me. what kilss me is my sisters had weight loss surgery, so it sucks when they walk around bragging about it while i struggle.

@Bethie that is amazing, I'm so happy for you. Keep up the great work. All of you Ladies are doing great, everyone looks so good!

@Kathryn, I feel you. A lot of people around me have had it as well. I'm happy for them obviously because they're in better health, but it makes me feel wack that I can't drop this twenty faster. @FutureMrsC, you are fabulousness.

OP: you look GREAT! Congrats on the weight loss. It really is a hard thing to do.

I started P90X last July at 225. In January, when my health problems started, I was officially down to 212. (unofficially, I actually got down to 207 one day.)

After 8 months of inactivity, and eating like crap, I am ONLY up 2 pounds, and have not put all of the inches I lost back on. I'm still below where I was when I started a year ago.

Yesterday I started PiYo to try to tone up and shed some more weight before the wedding in November. If I can get under 200 pounds, I'll be thrilled.

I don't have any pictures here on my work computer, but I'll try to post some later in the day from my phone.

@VM thank you so much! I've struggled my whole life with my weight and binge eating and finally had it under control until about 5 months ago so I've put some weight back on but luckily it's not noticeable. I'm focusing on taking one meal at a time and really thinking about what I'm putting in my body.

I started weight watchers March 2014 when I was at my heaviest and by November 2014 I had lost 72lbs just by tracking what I ate and working out. Over the holidays I lost some motivation and had a hard time getting back into tracking and working out and gained 20 lbs. I started tracking and working out again in July and have lost 5lbs of the 20 I gained back, I want to lose another 20 to 25 by the wedding hopefully.

Thanks everyone! I just saw all of the nice comments

@Kathryn, I hear ya. Every Sunday ends with the same saying, "My diet starts tomorrow". And by diet, I mean just eating healthier and not binging. I went a few years maintaining a healthy weight and I don't know how to get back to that state of mind where I had so much will power. Not to mention my metabolism is definitely changing with each passing year!

I do the same thing sometimes when i screw up. i used to be so much better about it and get right back on track. oh well. im hoping going back to WW meetings mid Sept will help with accountability.

I agree MPHGirl, i am going through the same thing. i dont know what was differnt before, 5 years of age is all i can coem up with but that shouldnt affect my willpower to pass up a bag of chips or not order pizza and wings becaue i had a bad day. and sit on my ass all week long :o(

You guys are all so inspirational!!!! I'm getting pumped up again

I don't have any before and after picks, but I lost 35 pounds between Jan and May and that was huuuuge for me! I have a lot more to go but this is super motivating guys!

@FutureMrs.C: You look amazing!!! Great job!

You're amazing!!!!! Don't be embarrassed at all of that before pic!!! You're a babe!