Before and after pics

I had gone clothes shopping today and just for the heck of it decided to pick up a pair of 34 jeans. Hoping to fit in them in a month i come home and low and behold they fit. In ten weeks i am down from a 44 waist to a 34. XXL tshirt to Size medium and lost 50 pounds in the process. I also uploaded my pics finally. Just wanted to shout it out. Its all been thanks to this great website and the people on it and my friends out here. Still have 45 more to go but its nice to stop and take stock of where i was and where i am. 

Well done! (Wish you could hear me cheering!)

thanks timesisnow. I just send the pics to mom too and she was over the top looking at them. 

OMG THATS AMAZING!  WAY TO GOOO! 

seriously, i think we all know how hard this can be, but this is total inspiration!  i mean...WOW! 

well done. 

the trick is taking it a week a time. My goal initially was to quit smoking which i did on the 14 th of jan. Then i figured might as well lose some weight which i started on the 17th of jan. Since then i just take it a week a time. Dont look at the future. Plan for the week workout everyday and then we will see what happens next week. But if i could do it anyone can. Just stick with it.

BRAVO

OMG thank you so much for sharing your pics.

You look amazing :D

thanks tamji. Like your motto one day at a time. 

it pretty much says it all, don't it? :D

Inspiring photos! and you quit smoking too.  Wow.

excellent job and quitting smoking at the same time :) wow! you look great and you are going to feel so much better even more as time goes on.  Keep up the good work :)

thanks kelly and christins. 

I posted my before and after pics on my cubicle and love the comments i am getting. Even getting calls from friends congratulating me on my success. Feels nice especially a bit under the weather today. It definately lifts the spirits up.

Your before and after pictures are AMAZING!  Congratulations

Great Job!! Those photos,... wow!! You rock!!

All I can say is WTG you are looking awesome!!! You ROCK!!  Keep up the good work!!  :-)

Yay! You look fabulous, all you hard work has really paid off. You really look like a whole new person!

I don't see how you have 45 more pounds to lose though...? You look really fit and a size 34 pants seems average for a male. What would your ideal size be?

Wow! You are looking great! Congratulations on losing the weight and quitting smoking.  What an inspiration...that is amazing! Good luck with the rest!

Thanks shayna and carrihound. Comments like this make me forget i have a bad case of headcold.

Thanks for the comments folks. My ideal weight should be around 140-160. I am aiming for 155. I still have a hard time visualizing myself thin, so have adopted a wait and see approach. If i feel 155 is too low when i get there will have to readjust.

CONGRATS!!! i would love to see myself reach my goal but i'm stuck for now

i see rdjustice is in the same boat as me. Quit smoking and started losing weight. I still cannot decide which was tougher. xprettyoux got to keep the faith. I got stuck for one week where i actually gained weight. I just plugged on. I am sure i will be hitting more plateaus as time goes on. But i have made a deal to stick with the plan for one year. No matter what one year i will eat healthy and work out everyday.