Never, in the history of Shelley, have I lost weight and kept it off. This is a first for me. It finally clicked - you know, the whole "change the way you eat" thing - I can't remember the last time I went to a fast food restaurant...and that used to be a staple of my daily diet. If you know of any Taco Bell stockholders, please give them my apologies. ;)
And exercise? Me? Weirdly, yes, not only do I exercise, but I actually like it! In a few days I will run 13.1 miles. It blows my mind that I have trained for a half marathon. Talk about a lifestyle change!
Two and a half years ago I started a diet, hoping to lose weight, but not really believing that I could do it. Luckily for me, I discovered the blogging community of people who were losing weight, as well as people who had lost weight and were working on maintaining that loss, and I think that put it in my head early on that I was going to have to change things permanently in order to keep the weight off. And while I do indulge myself on occasion (see yesterday's Maui post for proof, lol), I've been pretty good about eating healthy, and my reward is still fitting into my smaller-sized clothes! Go me!
To those of you who are in the process of losing weight, I just want to say don't give up. I am living proof that anybody can lose a large amount of weight just by changing the way you eat, and getting up off the couch and moving your body.
November 16, 2010 - 150 pounds!
November 16, 2009 - 156 pounds!
Shelley, you are one of the reasons why I don't give up. So glad I got to know you and can call you my friend.
ReplyDeleteROCK ON MY FRIEND!!
Congratulations on your anniversary! You inspire so many people daily...who read your blog. I believe with your new found good habits you will keep the weight off for a lifetime one day at a time:)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your accomplishment it's such a wonderful goal to reach!
ReplyDeleteYEAH SHELLEY!!!!!!! Congratulations, my friend; that is a well-earned, hard-fought achievement.
ReplyDeleteI think you should consider hiring skywriters to celebrate it. It is THAT rare, and that awesome. You give me hope I will get there too!
That is so great!! Congrats!!! You definitely give me hope
ReplyDeleteHow inspirational! What an awesome story. :)
ReplyDeleteYou should be on the cover of a magazine. You would give so many people hope. Congratulations! All of the blood, sweat, and tears paid off.
ReplyDeleteAND THAT....Is why I keep coming back! I don't comment much but I am quietly inspired ALL THE TIME
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! It's like being a new and improved you, this healthy lifestyle. Oh and you're definitely not missing anything at Taco Bell. we recently ate there. Bleh.
ReplyDeleteFabulous milestone - well done! I enjoy reading your posts, as well as being fun and interesting, they do give me hope that perhaps I can do this too. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt has been an honor to watch you change. Thanks for sharing your life with me.
ReplyDelete"in the history of Shelley" so funny.
ReplyDeletethis post makes me want to cry....so so glad I have found you.
I'm so close to my 100-pounds-lost that I can smell it! Then I'll start my clock for keeping it off, and still losing more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being inspiring.
Vee at http://veegettinghealthy.blogspot.com
Happy anniversary... you look GREAT!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary Shelley! May it be the first of forevers to come :D
ReplyDeleteYou are quite the inspiration to me - you keep me moving on the weights and got me thinking I might actually be able to do a half marathon!
Very proud of you and proud to have you as a compatriot in the maintainers club!
Woohoo Shelley!!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing job. AMAZING!
You deserve every shred of pride you feel, and then some more!
Those 100 pounds are gone forever!!!!
Pretty awesome accomplishment and good luck for your half!!
ReplyDeleteGood job rockstar!!!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Your dates under your pics are thoroughly confusing me, lol. :)
I am so happy and proud of you! I am like Kelly too. I don't give up because of you! You are my hero!
ReplyDelete** I meant Helen not Kelly ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou keep looking younger and younger, too! Congratulations, Shelley - an awesome achievement to lose it. An epic one to keep it off! You are indeed on my list of heros.
ReplyDeletesimply amazing! you look beautiful =)
ReplyDeleteI am so honored to have been following you on your journey. Your first comment to me?
ReplyDelete2009/01/02 at 5:26 pm
My goal for January is to have a roasted vegetable meal once each week – I keep reading about roasting cauliflower, brussels sprouts, etc – now to try!
And please, add me to your blog roll – I’ll add you to mine!
And we've never looked back. You remind me that there are going to be plateaus, but you can overcome them and still succeed.
I am happy to call you not only my blogging buddy but my friend!
CONGRATS!!!!!!
As Helen says: you are my reason never to give up!
ReplyDeleteCongrats my dear friend! There are many, many people who can lose weight but there are only a few who keep it off. You have every right to be proud of yourself. Hell you even deserve a present, I suggest you buy something nice at that store you're working at.
You should be proud, way to go! You are such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! This is such a wonderful milestone.
ReplyDeleteKick that half marathon's butt!
I found you through Helen's blog and I just want to say congratulations! You look amazing! What an inspiration you are to keep on keeping on!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment. You ARE inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWinks & Smiles,
Wifey
I am so, so, so proud of you Shelley!! I wish I could be at the 1/2 marathon finish line to watch you achieve your goal --- at least I'll see you for the Austin 1/2 (unless of course you come in before me, LOL! Which is VERY lkely!) Definitely looking forward to pics & details from this weekend's race ...
ReplyDeleteYou have done so super de duper. Keeping the weight off is a big deal, banana peel.
ReplyDeleteKeeping weight off is something I struggled with in the (not so distant) past so now, post -surgery, since I can only eat a tablespoon of food for a mean, and then I burn it off with gas pains, I can keep my weight down easily.
Why do I always make comments about myself when I need to be congratulating you?
It's always me, me, me.
Congratulations on your year anniversary. I had no idea. I thought you'd kept if off longer than a year. What is the big deal?
(just kidding)
I mean to write 'for a meal.'
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. It's an amazing accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteThankyou for blogging your journey - it's been so helfpul and inspiring.
I'd love it if you would post your top 10 tips - nothing speaks like experience
Congrats! You are my hero! I'm so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an anniversary to be proud of! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found your blog, and that you're on my google reader now.
You are a complete and utter star! I'm so glad I found time to read today because I wouldn't want to have missed this. Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteShelley that is fantastic! Congratulations, you are very deserving of the pride you feel in yourself. You are a great positive example to us all and to me personally a source of great inspiration. Good luck in the half marathon.
ReplyDeleteYou posted on a Tuesday??? For once I didn't 'check in' and I missed it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, my friend. So glad I got to meet that 'tiny person' last spring!
You are an inspiration to me when I walk, and also an inspiration to me the way you just keep eeking down the pounds little by little.
Have a happy anniversary, and have some froyo to celebrate!
Your blog is so inspirational to me. I am so happy for you and proud too! You are awesome. Period.
ReplyDeleteJennifer
I am so happy for you!! You deserve every pound you have lost. Congratulations on your success. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Shelley! You were always beautiful! Isn't it amazing the strength you didn't know you had?
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Shelley! You were always beautiful! Isn't it amazing the strength you didn't know you had?
ReplyDeleteThat is just wonderful. I'm so proud of you. Did that maintaining year just fly by?
ReplyDeleteI know it will seem like we are reading about the 2 year anniv so soon! I suspect the year will read like this one, race, run, race, maintain, lose, etc. (maybe not Maui, but here's hopin'!) SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
Love, Chrissy