Hi I'm Kristi! I've been on this site since the end of June. Nothing motivates me more than to get on the "before after and in-between" and look through the pictures! I don't think I will ever stop being amazed.

Since the beginning of June I have lost my first 15 pounds from my top weight. I have at least 75 to go. I started at 235 and today I am 220. Time to start my own picture journal! I will post more pictures periodically as I start to drop more. Here goes nothing..........

Before Pics:


Not sure of the date but I was my top weight at 235 lbs. in these 2 pictures:

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/health4life006.jpg


http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/health4life004.jpg



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These two pictures below were taken today on August 2nd at 220 pounds. In this first picture I am in the black shirt that I was in the first two pictures above.
http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/aug2002.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/001.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/002.jpg



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I can see a difference in my stomach,waist and legs. My clothes are fitting so much better and I dropped one size in jeans since I started. So ready to get out of the 220's.....and then sooo ready to get out of the 200s! This next week I'll be going to my Dad's on Mon, Wed, and Fri and I'm going to swim the heck out of his pool!!

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UPDATE SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2008 15 WEEKS IN







Here are some pictures from September 7th at 215 pounds. That top one is an after and before {in between} upper body shot.


http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/beforeafterbodyshot.jpg

Before and After face shot. 3.5 months in between. 20 pounds down. 70 to go!


The first one is Memorial day (end of May) at my dad's and the second one was taken on September 1st while we were out of town for the hurricane. Excuse my wild hair!!



http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/beforeandafter.jpg








http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/September237.jpg

Wow, that's such a great effort! It's such a good motivator when you start to see results...you realise what all the hard work is for!

Congratulations on your efforts so far, and good luck for the rest of your journey!

Keep up the good work, K! :hurray:

Keep it up! you'll get there! don't ever let distraction be a habit.

I can see a huge difference! You look great!!

I can notice a difference, good job. The only way that I have come this far is by the before and afters and still when I lose my motivation I search for new ones!!!

Doing great! Keep going!

KEEP up the GOOD WORK!!! YOu are built just like me, how tall are you?
I have the tiny ankles and legs, but thick in the middle and bust!! We can do it girl!!!

I can definitely see a difference! Awesome job!

Wow, that's such a great effort! It's such a good motivator when you start to see results...you realise what all the hard work is for!

Congratulations on your efforts so far, and good luck for the rest of your journey!

Keep up the good work, K! :hurray:

Keep it up! you'll get there! don't ever let distraction be a habit.

I can see a huge difference! You look great!!

I can notice a difference, good job. The only way that I have come this far is by the before and afters and still when I lose my motivation I search for new ones!!!

Doing great! Keep going!

KEEP up the GOOD WORK!!! YOu are built just like me, how tall are you?
I have the tiny ankles and legs, but thick in the middle and bust!! We can do it girl!!!

I can definitely see a difference! Awesome job!


I think I might print that out ^^^^ and post it on my refrigerator and read it on days I'm down. :) Thank you everybody for the support and for rooting for me!! It really helps me a lot!

Danilee: I am 5' 5.5''.....Don't you just "LLLOVE" this shape?!?haha!!! :biggrinjester:

Sometimes I feel like a tomato with toothpicks for arms and legs! My middle is sooo round! I'm working on deflating it though! ;) It CAN be done!

Off to the treadmill........

Our body types are so similar...but you have a better rack and no back fat :rotflmao:


;)


I think your thighs look smaller than mine. btw. Im planning on taking photos soon maybe even tonight. My last photo was 3 weeks ago.

Great Job on your loss so far!! My highest weight was 230 pounds also, so I know what it feels like to be there!! You are AWESOME!!! Have fun swimming!!

WOW! This is so exciting to see. Amazing what 15 pounds can do, cuz in the long run, it's not really that much. But it has definite results. Way to go! Can't wait till I am down 15 pounds! I have taken "before" pictures as well, but I think I'm gonna wait to post them until I reach my "after".

Our body types are so similar...but you have a better rack and no back fat :rotflmao:


;)


I think your thighs look smaller than mine. btw. Im planning on taking photos soon maybe even tonight. My last photo was 3 weeks ago.

Great Job on your loss so far!! My highest weight was 230 pounds also, so I know what it feels like to be there!! You are AWESOME!!! Have fun swimming!!

WOW! This is so exciting to see. Amazing what 15 pounds can do, cuz in the long run, it's not really that much. But it has definite results. Way to go! Can't wait till I am down 15 pounds! I have taken "before" pictures as well, but I think I'm gonna wait to post them until I reach my "after".

Thanks everybody!! I've lost 2 pounds since the last picture but will wait until I've lost at least 5-10 more until I post more pics. I did take my measurements yesterday and in the last two weeks I've lost 7 inches total from my body. This is from my journal:


Two weeks ago I bought a measuring tape (couldn't find my old one at the time) and I measured pretty much my whole body. Yesterday I measured again and here are my two week results: First row is from 7-19 and the second row is from yesterday.

I went crazy with the tape measure and even measured my wrists! haha! Here are they are:


Body Part ..................7-19-08 ..........................8-8-08

left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''

right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''

left bicep:............................13''...............................13''

right bicep............................14''................................14''

left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''

right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''

directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''

directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''

chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''

waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''

hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''

left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''

right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''

below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').............42''

around the butt:...................???..................................49''

...........................................Total lost: 7 inches!!! .............

Great Job!! I love watching those inches come off. It gets depressing when the scale stops moving. But if I had to chose, I would rather lose inches than pounds. I would be content to weigh 800 pounds if I looked good in a size 7 jeans.

I would be content to weigh 800 pounds if I looked good in a size 7 jeans.


Yea... uh huh... sure! LOL :rofl:

Wow great progress! I can really see where you have lost weight in your stomach! Keep up the good work.

Great Job!! I love watching those inches come off. It gets depressing when the scale stops moving. But if I had to chose, I would rather lose inches than pounds. I would be content to weigh 800 pounds if I looked good in a size 7 jeans.


Wow great progress! I can really see where you have lost weight in your stomach! Keep up the good work.

Thanks so much!!! It means a lot to me.




Well, 2 weeks later and I have lost even more inches than before....10.7 :) This brings me to a total of 17.5 inches since July 19th!! No new pictures yet....I'll post some when I get around to taking them.



From my journal:




Body Part ..................7-19-08 (222lbs.) ...................8-8-08 (219lbs)..................8-24-08(216lbs)

left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''.........(-.5'')...................15.5

right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''.........(-.5'')..................15.5

left bicep:............................13''...............................13''.................................13

right bicep............................14''................................14''.........(-.5'')..............13.5

left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''...........(-1'').....................23

right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''..............................23.5

directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''.......(-1'')..................48

directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''.........(-2'')...............50

chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''........(-1'').....................46

waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''........(-1'').....................40

hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''.........(-3)....................47

left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''

right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''

below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').............42''................................42

around the butt:...................???..................................49''................................49

Your doing great...keep up the great work!

Very nice, well done! Isn't tracking measurements the best!?

wellllllllll done!!!!!!

You should be really proud of yourself. You are doing an awesome job. It is amazing what a few pounds can do to you. You are looking great. Keep up the good work.

Keep it up lovely lady! woot woot. Just thought I'd drop in.

:waving:

Your doing great...keep up the great work!

Thank you!!

Very nice, well done! Isn't tracking measurements the best!?

Thanks! It is! I took more measurements today and will post them in a bit :D

wellllllllll done!!!!!!

Thanks!!

You should be really proud of yourself. You are doing an awesome job. It is amazing what a few pounds can do to you. You are looking great. Keep up the good work.

Thank you!!

Keep it up lovely lady! woot woot. Just thought I'd drop in.

:waving:


Thanks a bunch!

Before and After face shot. 3.5 months in between. 20 pounds down.
70 pounds to go!!!

The first one is Memorial day (end of May) at my dad's and the second one was taken on September 1st while we were out of town for the hurricane. Excuse my wild hair!!



http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/beforeandafter.jpg




Body Part ..................7-19-08 ..........................8-8-08 (219lbs)..................8-24-08(216lbs)................9-6-08(215 lbs)

left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''.........(-.5'')...................15.5............(-1).............14.5

right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''.........(-.5'')..................15.5..........(-1)...............14.5

left bicep:............................13''...............................13''.................................13...................................13

right bicep............................14''................................14''.........(-.5'')..............13.5...............(.5).............13

left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''...........(-1'').....................23.............(1)..............22

right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''..............................23.5............(-1.5)...............22

directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''.......(-1'')..................48.............(-3)..................45

directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''.........(-2'')...............50................(-2)...............48

chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''........(-1'').....................46..............(-1)................45

waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''........(-1'').....................40..............(1)..............39

hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''.........(-3)....................47.............(-1)...............46

left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''

right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''

below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').................42"................................42...............................42

around the butt:...................???..................................49''................................49....................................49

Neck....................................................................................................................................................15


Inches Lost in the last 2 weeks (13 days): 13 inches

Inches Lost Total(since July 19th): 30.5 inches

Total weight lost since May: 20 lbs

20 pounds down since May? Nice job! Keep it up! :-D

20 pounds down since May? Nice job! Keep it up! :-D

Thank you :)

Here are some pictures of today. That top one is an after and before {in between} upper body shot.

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/beforeafterbodyshot.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/beforeandafter.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/September237.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/September232.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/September004.jpg

Great Job!! Keep on going! :coolgleamA:

AWESOME JOB ON THE INCHES LOST!!! YOU ROCK!! :party:

Wow! Big difference on those pics. Great job. You are doing awesome!

Great Job!! Keep on going! :coolgleamA:

AWESOME JOB ON THE INCHES LOST!!! YOU ROCK!! :party:

Wow! Big difference on those pics. Great job. You are doing awesome!

Thanks!! :D


Edit:
I added two more recent face shots to my last post.

Well, this is probably the skinniest you will see me for a little while...because I'm 4-5 weeks pregnant! :D



Me at 210 lbs today (October 5th, 2008):

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/OctFifth018.jpg


http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/OctFifth008-Copy.jpg





Just so you don't have to go back to compare, this is me in May/June 2008:

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/health4life006.jpg

http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/kk454/health4life26/health4life004.jpg





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first of all, amazing job with the weight loss. you look great!
secondly.....CONGRATS!!!!

Wow, hun, what a difference!!!

Awesome, congratulations on the baby, how exciting! :hurray:

I'm cheering you from here!!!!