Progress pics.. size 16 to 10!

[hle82]

I bumped myself into the 150s at the last WI.. and for the past 2 months, I had been promising myself a shopping trip for whenever I broke into this decade. Well, yesterday and today... I've been a naughty girl with my bank card!!!!

I started WW wearing a VERYTIGHTBULGING 16... I'm sure some of you are familiar with this size haha!! I was probably an 18 or 20, but I had been wearing the 16s for so long that I stretched it to accomdate every growing bulge.

Almost 35lbs gone.. and I'm now a size 10!!!

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/ww-2.jpg
BEFORE (left).. sometime February 2005. Not sure what I weighed, but those are actually black tie-string leisure pants which were about the only type of pants I could fit in. I thought they were "flattering"... who was I kidding??? I still have the same pair of pants and they are SO baggy now.
(RIGHT).. I am wearing my new Ann Taylor size MEDIUM (!!!) sweater, size ten blouse, and size 10 old navy pants.

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/ww-1.jpg
BEFORE (left) ... April 19th, 2005. 3 weeks after starting WW. I was feeling pretty good about myself and thought I looked pretty good in this picture. How in denial I was!! Size 16 blouse from H&M, size 16 pants from H&M. Look at how bloated I look! And that extra-spare tire around my waist (wait, WHAT waist????)
(RIGHT).. Houston, we have a waist and boy is it curvey!!!!!

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/ww-3.jpg
BEFORE (left) Sometime before WW.. weight unknown. Size large sweater from Ann Taylor, same size large black tie-string pants. I'm not sure which is bigger, my stomach or my behind? Check out my double chin too! I'm not sure where my chin ended and my neck began!!!!!
(RIGHT) I have defined shoulders!!! Still a large (but it's rather loose) tank top, DKNY skirt (size 10!!!).

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/ww-4.jpg
BEFORE (left) January 2005.. hello oily, fat cheeked, double-chinned me!
(RIGHT) Taken last night after I got home from an asian cultural show at Columbia university. My makeup's rather smudged, but double chin & fat cheeks .. byebye!!! Wow, I hadn't realized how wide my eyes could get.. LOL before my cheeks would always scrunch up my face and make my eyes so small. I also have a new haircut & highlights.. the great thing that comes with weight loss is the realization that I did care about looks beyond just showering, & other basic hygenics. I guess, before, with all that weight.. I just didn't know what to do with myself... I didn't think I COULD. Finally, I feel as if the fashionable girly-girl inside of me is able to come out!!!

I still have 30-40 more lbs to go.. but I'm ON MY WAY! I didn't really believe that I was losing weight/inches.. the feeling is so surreal. This is the lowest weight I've been since high school but even then, I never felt "in control" of my eating habits despite being an okay weight (binge-eating was my life then). I do now.. and that is so empowering because I feel like I have a much better hold on life now. And it all started with controling my food intake.

It was SO NICE going clothes shopping without worrying that the largest size in the stores would fit or not... but rather focus on what looked the best and showed off figure best. Total NSV!

Hope y'all enjoy my pics and hopefully I will have inspired someone with these pics as so many have you guys&gals have inspired me!!!!

[Iris77]

YOU LOOK AWESOME!!!!!!! go link this in the T20s woman!!!! That is fantastic!!! congrats congrats congrats!!!!!!! :goal:

[KittyValentine]

Wow! You look FANTASTIC!

[LilyKay]

Two words to describe your transformation.... WOW and HOT!

Amazing job Lele. I really hope you can truly see the results and how wonderfully you are doing. Watch out EXES, you're gettin' none of it!!!! :D

[AWfoc4g]

Thanks for sharing!! Seeing pictures with a transformation like your own is SO motivating! It is obvious you have been working very hard :) Keep up the good work...it's working! :)

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[okiekristi79]

Lele! Beautiful pictures! You're such an inspirtation to me! I cannot wait to be where you are now. I love losing inches. I am so excited to measure at Curves each month and find out how many inches are dropping. It is awesome. My personal weight goal is to do exactly what you did, Lele.
It was SO NICE going clothes shopping without worrying that the largest size in the stores would fit or not... but rather focus on what looked the best and showed off figure best. Total NSV!
Congratulations on your success! You're awesome! :jump_jack

[OHStar]

Lele, wow! you look so incredibly super -- and so incredibly different now! Keep on keepin' on, girl!

[Prov31lady]

Congrats!!

You look so good! Enjoy those new clothes...you have worked hard to get to the point you could "shop til you drop"!

[Medb48]

Great job Lele, the rest will come off sooner than you think! :bcbsalute

[angel1]

Oh my gosh. You look wonderful. I read some of your journal too and you are an inspiration.

[hle82]

Thanks gals!! :buddysmoo It's so exciting to actually have the guts to show y'all these progress pictures and see for myself how much I HAVE changed. I was/am always my worst critic!

I'm only halfway there... phew.. who knew I'd ever even reach this point??? But I'm so determined to keep on going and someday show you my GOAL pics!!!

[dimpledn]

Congrats on those size 10's!!!!!!!!! You're looking great!

[shrinky]

Lele, You look amazing. Thank you for posting these photos, because it really shows how staying dedicated can make such dramatic changes in one's body. Your dedication & your progress are so inspiring!

- Gillian

[AMEZAMOM]

WOW, WOW, WOW. You look amazing. Younger too! Congrats:headover:

[YoYoNoMore]

Lele...you're awesome...you're such an inspiration for the rest of us!!!

CONGRATS! CONGRATS! CONGRATS!

[busymommy]

You look great...like a entirely different person. Keep up the good work!!

[youngfrankenstein]

Lele, you look beautiful in all of your pics but WOW what a great difference. You've done some hard, wonderful work! WTG! :bcbsalute

[Nakeisha]

You look great! Congrats on your new shopping spree!! WTG, :exercise:

[hle82]

Thank you everyone!!!

Here is another set of progress photos:

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/178-156.jpg
Left: 5/28/05... 178lbs...I had lost about 15lbs but ack I was still so bloated ...
Right: 10/21.. 156lbs... sorry it's blurry and dark, but the lighting is horrible at night in my room. I'm wearing jeans for the first time in 4 years!!!!!!!! (with a belt too!!!) .. hehe you can see the measuring tape next to my mirror. I'm starting to measure inches now too!! Oh and haha if I look "taller" in my 2nd picture.. well I'm wearing like 4" heels AND I'm not slouching so much anymore!! Teehee!


http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/face-bf.jpg
Most of my coworkers remark that the weight loss is most apparent in my face.. I think I'd have to agree! I look less.. uhh .. frumpy.. fat...old I guessed I was the stereotypical "fat chick" who looked like she didn't know how to take care of herself. Seriously, I am 23.. and in that 'before' pic, I looked probably a decade older.

And to think I have another 30lbs to go before I get to goal!! But I'm so happy that there is a noticeable transformation!

[nunezbabygirl]

Oh my god!!!!!! You did look a lot older before... Now you look your age... You look so good!!!! I am so proud of you... I'm also in my twenties, and people used to think I was a lot older until I started losing weight... Keep up the good work!!! You look awesome.

[linbein]

Lele- I love the new pics!!! Your face does look totally different!! You look fabulous!!!!

[mrss]

You look very pretty and confident. Congratulations! :bcbsalute

[~Brooke~]

You look soooo great! You should be so proud of yourself!!! Congrats!:D

[AngieCatLVR]

Seriously girl. You are looking so, so, so SO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are SUCH a babe and you are seriously lookin awesome!
And I LOVE youe new sense of style!! Very beautiful.

[carlyh69]

OMG you look totally great!! It just goes to show you can do it!

[googoo3]

You look amazing :bcbsalute

[Beckster]

You look absolutely wonderful! Your eyes are amazing!:bcbsalute

[hle82]

Whoaaaa my size 10 pants are getting loose on me!! With a little wiggling, I can slide them off without unbuttoning! And to think, when I started this thread... those size 10 pants were JUST right in snugness. Ahhh!!

Here's an updated picture from my recent trip to Paris:

http://www.gnouh.com/ww/wp-images/countryside.jpg

[thatgirl]

You loook great!!!!! I am soooo proud for you,

[angannabthin]

YOU LOOK SO GOOD!!! an inspiration, wow, you look soo much younger

[CPich67]

You go girl!! I thought you were pretty before losing weight, but wowza when you lost it. I wonder what my face looks like under all this fat?? Thanks for the inspiration.

[almondeyes]

u look great!!!! :bcb_bravo:bcb_bravo

[AreolaMay]

YOU STAR!
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Looking Good!
Well done you.

[Camie]

It was SO NICE going clothes shopping without worrying that the largest size in the stores would fit or not... but rather focus on what looked the best and showed off figure best. Total NSV!

I was going through the same thing today. I would always just head for what I thought I could fit and never really consider if it was what I actually wanted. I have to remind myself when I go shopping for clothes now that I do actually have choices and I can fit into cute clothes now. It's so awesome!
And yes, you do look AMAZING!! I don't even think you look like a size 10 now. I would have guessed 8 :bcb_bravo

[hle82]

Wow, this thread got majorly bumped :bcb_LOL:

I started this thread 2 years ago... I'm now a size 2 or 4. :salut

If you click on the link in my signature, I have recent progress photos. Thanks!

[JessieT]

I clicked on the link to your progress photos, and.......WOW!!! You look terrific!
Thanks for posting such honest photos of yourself. It really is encouraging to see photos like yours. You really CAN reshape your body!
I also found what you wrote encouraging- about how it wasn't easy, and you had many ups and downs, a few gains..........but kept plugging. I've been struggling a bit lately, and it's good to remember that others have struggled too, but get by it.
You have inspired me. :bcb_up

[johnson2693]

Lele, you are amazing! You are such an inspiration to all of us! :salut

[Jeroo]

You have such beautiful eyes! Congrats on the "transformation".....you should be soooo proud! Awesome job!

[Milessa]

wow, such an inspiration!! WTG!!! :bcb_bravo

also, gotta say I ADORE that coppery colored dress you're wearing in the last photo!

[New Song]

Go, YOU!!!

Wowie-Zowie! What an inpiration!

[blake711]

wow you look great as was said you can really see it in your face and it does make you look much younger.

Blake

[bleujean]

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You look absolutely amazing. Talk about a complete revamp! Not that you weren't pretty before, but it's definitely a different girl in the size 10 outfits.

Love the bangs and the highlights, too!

[Little Chubber]

Wow, you look fantastic! Your before and after photos are so inspiring!

[Moondarine]

Lele you look so good, what an inspiration you are to us all. Please keep the pictures coming! A voyage to paris? Wow, nice! as they would say in france... Bravo mademoiselle et bon courage! Vous êtes très belle!

(ok so I have no merit for the french... I live in france...)

Peace,
Moondarine