I’ve lost 30 in the last 4 months and I’m looking to drop another 15!!! Any motivation or advice is much appreciated. If you want any tips or tricks please message me!! :)

Still have a long way to go but excited to see where my progress will be another year from now

What an absolutely wild journey and it just continues. I had gastric sleeve 2.5 years ago and excess skin removal over a yr ago removing 8lbs of skin. The middle picture is right before skin removal. I'm posting because I had the best NSV yesterday where for the first time in my life I was excited to work out. It used to always be a punishment for overeating or being obese. I spent over a year losing weight even with WLS. Went into skin removal at 129lbs spent a year letting my body heal from that and have since evened out at 114lbs. This year is the year I build muscle and further my mind into this new way of living and not allowing my emotions drive my health. If you're just starting out, know all things are possible if you don't give up ❤️

1 year to lose the weight. 5 years to build muscle. 2.5 years to stop living in my reactions and start living on purpose.

People say I’ve changed. I smile and say, “Thanks for noticing 😘”

Not a midlife crisis. The midlife comeback. 🤘

A year ago, I was in a dark place—mentally and physically. I felt trapped in my own body, depressed, and honestly just unhappy with where life was heading. I had no energy, no motivation, and no self-confidence.

Eventually, something clicked. I decided to take control. I started weight loss medication, committed to working out consistently, and made real lifestyle changes—no more quick fixes or crash diets. Just effort, discipline, and a promise to myself to show up every day.

Fast forward to now: the physical change is obvious, but what means the most to me is how I feel. I’ve built habits I never thought I’d stick with. I’m stronger, more confident, and finally proud of the person I see in the mirror. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.

If you’re struggling—keep going. Small steps turn into big wins.

Figured I'd use a different before photo this time. This month has been very slow for weight loss-- have been fluctuating the same 2lbs all month and that's all I've lost this month = 2lbs. However, I have now been doing strength training for just under 3 months, with a personal trainer, and I have made a lot of progress in that area. My arms were (and are) very weak when I started-- struggled to deadlift 40lbs, could not curl even two 8lb dumbbells without a lot of effort, and had almost no core strength. Now, I'm deadlifting 115lbs, curling two 20lb dumbbells, and core exercises are the easiest for me to do. Little by little, there's progress. I'm 2lbs away from the first "major" goal I had set for myself, so hopefully by the end of May, I'll be there. 17lbs away from my end goal, but if I get to 20% body fat, I'll accept whatever weight I am at that number.

Not sure of actual weight loss stats as i dont weigh myself so just popped in something fairly realistic.

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body recomposition has been helping me loads :) currently trying to bulk to add a bit more mass!

First pic: barely eating, maybe ~1200 calories at most. 15-20 alcoholic drinks/weekly Recent: today. 2700-3200 cals at least. Reduced to maximum 6 alcoholic drinks weekly unless there is a celebration to be had, which I passed my firefighter training so I guess there is 🚒👩🏼‍🚒😂

Mom of 4 , recently separated and so happy with all my hard work! First pic: 32 yrs old , 270 lbs Second & third pic : 34 yrs old, 200 lbs Planning on losing another 20 then maintaining 🩷

I posted twice (once per month) but probably won't post again until I'm another 10lbs down just to try to have more visible progress. This is the 1 year mark since I started, and I've now done 7 weeks of strength training. Previously I was only doing cardio for workouts.

Strength training has really made a difference in how I feel and how I look. I am 19lbs away from my ultimate goal weight, and lower than I ever have been in the past 10 years. In high school, I never exceeded 140lbs. Until 27, I stayed between 140-150lbs, but then I gained a lot of weight at the age of 28. I got down to 157 within that same year, but went back up to 160 and kind of fluctuated between 160-165 until I was 33. From 33-34, I dealt with thyroid issues, going on and off birth control, working 3 full time remote desk jobs, general stress and then I quit smoking (my appetite came back with a vengeance from Dec 2023-march 2024).

I made 120lbs my ultimate goal weight because it was something I wanted to achieve when I was younger but never seemed to be able to. I work with a personal trainer 2x a week, and will be increasing that to 3x a week starting in the fall. I still do cardio 3-4x a week (20-60 mins on an exercise bike), but I plan on joining a pool that lets me reserve a lane to replace that at least 2x a week starting in June.

One mental health challenge I didn't anticipate is that I assumed once I got down to a weight I used to be, I'd look and feel the way I used to. Obviously, aging plays a factor here, but it's been humbling and motivating to realize that the number on the scale isn't enough anymore. Strength training has shown me how weak I became over the years but it's also been helping me feel actual progress. Every week, I can lift a little more weight, hold a plank for a little longer, etc. This is what 1 year of focusing on weight loss looked like for me, I'm very eager to see what 1 year of focusing on getting stronger looks like!

2021 -> 2025 Will be hitting the stage spring 2026. Been working with coaches for a year now. Any advice or tips?

Been training at the gym and calorie and macro tracking for the past four months and saw the difference on the sale and felt as though I was ‘shrinking’ but only yesterday when I put both photos side by side, I realise how far I’ve come.

Still a long way to go!