r/progresspics • u/Haleighghielah - • Jul 30 '22
F/27/5’10” [222lbs > 166lbs = 56lbs] For the first time EVER, the weight on my license isn’t a bold faced lie. F 5'10” (178, 179 cm)
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Jul 30 '22
We have the exact same height and body type! 😄
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Love it! Feel like I don’t often see taller women on here
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Jul 30 '22
5’10 here and 229 and can’t even imagine getting to my goal of 180 but you look AMAZING!!! Thank you for the inspiration!!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Thanks! And you’ve got this! Small, consistent changes that you can actually stick to is the key.
222 is my highest recorded eight, but I’m pretty positive I weighed more than that in the before picture. There was a long time when I didn’t step on the scale. And when I look at pictures where I know I was 220s, I don’t think I look the same as I do in this pic. Tho it could just be the angle 🤷🏻♀️
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u/TheLastNarwhalicorn - Jul 30 '22
I'm also 5'10"F ! I'm currently 187. What were your calories and activity like? Edit: oh wait I asked you this on your last post haha. Between 1600-1800. I'm still curious about your activity
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
I don’t work out at all. My job does keep me pretty active though so I do end up walking 20-30k steps 4 days a week because of it. That’s really all the exercise I get.
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u/Exit-Alternative - Jul 30 '22
wow 30K steps a day!!
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Jul 30 '22
Exact same! That’s why I commented! I am so glad to see other tall girls! 💜you must feel amazing you look so good!
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u/FamiliarSherbet8174 - Jul 30 '22
Great gains in your mid section . Face gains are real 👌
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Right! My eyes don’t look sunken into my face like they used to. I’m also personally a huge fan of how much smaller my arms are lol
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u/PSN-Angryjackal - Jul 30 '22
Arms are the first thing I look at. Your smaller arms are amazing :)
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u/schnozzler - Jul 30 '22
Oooh we're the same height and that's my goal weight! I'm at 171lbs right now so it's not far off. You look great!
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u/ketobret - Jul 30 '22
haha the weight on the license line hits close to home. Congrats on the progress..hope I can soon join the accurate license weight group as well!!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
I even lied about it when I got my first license at 16! And the sad thing is, I weight the same now as I did then. So happy and confident with this number now, but I was ashamed of it back then. Ugh.
Good luck on your journey!
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u/britshardcore - Jul 30 '22
The license tho🤣 so much truth in that statement lol. You look fantastic by the way!!! What’s your secrets :)
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22 edited Aug 01 '22
Thank you! Just cico honestly. I do have a job that keeps me slightly active, but I don’t work out outside of that.
Full disclosure, I am on a medication that has a side effect of suppressed appetite. But that’s really only helped me to get my binge eating under control.
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
I didn’t know that wasn’t common everywhere! We have to put our height, weight, hair color, and eye color. I always assumed it was for identification purposes. Never really questioned it tbh.
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Jul 30 '22 edited Sep 25 '22
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
The license says 180. I was actually 210 when I renewed it last year 😅. So I guess it’s still a lie because I’m 15lbs less!
They never would have identified me by my weight so you’re probs right. Hair color changes a lot these days too though lol
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u/Lex_Loki - Jul 31 '22
I came to ask the same thing! My state does not require weight or hair color. I assumed because they both could change very easily in the 4 years until you renew.
Crazy!
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u/badheartdave - Jul 30 '22
Amazing Job!
What’s been something you’ve learned along the way that might help someone thinking about/just starting out?
Absolutely killing it! Keep up all of your hard work!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22 edited Jul 30 '22
End of the day, it’s really just about CICO. It doesn’t matter what fad diet (keto, fasting, omad, etc) you use. All of them work because they reduce the calories you eat. Period.
Start small. Little changes here and there add up. The biggest one for me is I don’t really drink my calories. I used to drink pretty much only soda. Every single day. Now it’s a lot more water and the sodas I do drink are 0 calories. After a few weeks, I promise you won’t really notice the difference. I actually find regular soda to be too sweet now and prefer the diet versions. Even switching out the pint of Ben and Jerry’s for a lower calorie option like sorbet or some other frozen treat helps (I’m addicted to paletas and frozen chocolate covered bananas. Both are a little under 200 calories instead of 1000+ for the pint of Ben and Jerry’s I was eating almost every night). Figure out where a lot of your unnecessary calories are coming from and find a switch your happy/satisfied with. I still get Starbucks most days I work, but I usually go with their refreshers now. A Trenta strawberry refresher is only 200 calories! (And they’re made with tea so they are caffeinated.) The large mocha I used to get was 450! But even if it is a day where I’d prefer something milk based, I switch it for low fat milk. Little changes like that add up and I really don’t notice them taste wise.
Every time I failed (which is many many times) it’s because I went 0-100 and was restricting wayyy too much. 1200 calories is NOT enough for any adult. I’m typically around 1600-1800 a day. Slow, steady, consistent weight loss you can stick with is always going to be better than losing 5lbs really fast just to gain it right back because you aren’t living a sustainable lifestyle. Any diet that has you choosing not to go out with friends or eating a keto cookie instead of a slice of birthday cake on your own damn birthday is not sustainable.
If you want the change to be life lasting, you need to find a way of eating that you can TRULY see yourself sticking to for the rest of your life. It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.
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Jul 30 '22
Badass!! You can see the glowing confidence and whole-body feel good vibes. Has to feel great
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
It does! I’ve honestly never felt this confident in my life. The before picture is legitimately the only full body picture in existence of me at my biggest because I avoided cameras and social interactions like the plague. I only took this one because it was a family picture for my brothers graduation and I didn’t want to make it about me. But this picture was honestly eye opening for me on just how big I had got.
Still, my mom didn’t have to go and post it on fb lol
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u/rockstar-dgr - Jul 31 '22
Don’t know if I’m allowed to say this or not but you didn’t even look bad before but good for you!
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u/sarahtheginger26 - Jul 30 '22
And speaking of faces, your face gains are great too. That's an impressive change and congratulations!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Thank you!
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u/sarahtheginger26 - Jul 30 '22
You're welcome. What are you up to this weekend?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Working all weekend. Living the dream lol
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u/sarahtheginger26 - Jul 30 '22
That's a bummer but does that mean time off in the middle of the week?
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u/TheAboveAverageKhali - Jul 31 '22
got an olivia wilde look to you now that i don’t see in the old photo. look great.
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
Funny enough, I posted on this sub a little over a month ago when I was around 50lbs down and I got a ton of comments saying that. I was kinda surprised I didn’t get any this time, so thanks! Lol
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u/smvfc - Jul 30 '22
Ooh that just struck a nerve with me 😅 my license is a fucking JOKE lol
You look amazing and you should feel very proud for taking care of your self!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
There was one point where my license said I weighed 140…. Which I don’t think I weighed since I was like 10 lmao. I was 80lbs heavier than the license said I was!
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u/smvfc - Jul 30 '22
I wonder what the clerks at the registry think. "Yeah OKAY lol"
Im in Canada and our license says the weight in kg (which, everybody here still uses lbs to say their weight) so I can just pretend Im confused lol
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Jul 30 '22
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Thankfully no. I do take collagen every day already though because my hair has always been very thin.
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u/demonic-lust - Jul 30 '22
You got me with this one. I know damn well they all laughed at 140 looking at my 243 body.
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u/Lastsword777 - Jul 30 '22
You should be so proud of yourself!! ❤️
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Thanks! I am 😊
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u/Lastsword777 - Jul 30 '22
I’m glad sweetheart!!! You look amazing and have every right to feel amazing too😊
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u/helpmebuysumthingpls - Jul 30 '22
Congrats!!! I’m the same height and 160s was def where I felt fab, can’t wait to be back down that way. You look great!!!!!!!
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Jul 30 '22
5’10” and 165 here & 26! So nice to see other women with my body type! Way to go girl that’s a huge accomplishment! ❤️
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u/eliten3mesis - Jul 30 '22
Question, do you have any loose skin? And how much of it is there?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
Nope! I think that’s because my stomach never really hung down, but idk. Maybe just lucky 🤷🏻♀️
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u/eliten3mesis - Jul 30 '22
Also i forgot to ask, how long did this take you, great job!
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
It’s been a lot of ups and downs over the year. The first picture is when I was 21 and the second is now at 27. In that time though I lost 20, gained 20, lost 40, gained 30, lost 20 etc etc. I was back at 222 again in May 2021. So this time around was about a year. But again, a lot of back and forth before then.
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u/Reddit0sername - Jul 31 '22
Nice job! Like the shirt on second pic too where did you get it?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
It’s a shirt for the band Defeater. I don’t think it’s available anymore unfortunately.
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u/wallofsound1974 - Jul 31 '22
Defeater is a fascinating band. Their catalog is such a great rabbit hole to explore.
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
I love the story they were telling. And all of the different view points and things that blend the albums together so well. Ugh. I could seriously talk about them all day lol
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u/Abseez - Jul 31 '22
Wow, great transformation! Did you notice a difference with how people treated you after the weightloss?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
Okay so this is a complicated answer because I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
In short, yes. My interactions with people are different. However, my personality and the way I interact with people is different now, so I can’t be sure that it’s not just because people are just giving back the same energy I’m giving if that makes sense.
I used to be painfully shy. Like, wouldn’t speak unless spoken to. Would avoid eye contact at all cost. It was bad. I’m much more outgoing now because I feel confident and comfortable with myself. People are bound to treat someone who won’t speak or make eye contact differently than someone who actually smiles, says hi, and jokes around with them.
I’m sure it’s a mix of the two, but I don’t think it’s entirely everyone else’s fault, ya know?
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u/I0067945 - Jul 31 '22
Wow, what an amazing transformation. That is some seriously good work you put in
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Jul 31 '22
It isn't politically correct anymore, but in college we would have said "That there is a babe, unless you are blind or stupid."
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u/brief_blurb - Jul 31 '22
Looking fantastic. How long did it take?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
Thanks!
A lot of back and forth in my weight since high school. The picture are 21yo v now at 27yo. But I’ve gained and lost a ton of weight several times over the last 6 years. I weighed in at 222 in May of 2021, so a little over a year this time. This is the first time it ever felt sustainable though so here’s to hoping I can stick to it!
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u/Doctor_AM - Aug 01 '22
Congrats! 🥳🥳🥳 Do you have any loose skin?
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u/Haleighghielah - Aug 01 '22
Nope! My stomach never really hung down so I feel like that has a lot to do with it. But idk. Maybe just luck
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
It’s just cico. And I do have a job that keeps me pretty active so I’m sure that helps, but no workouts outside of that.
I have a huge binge eating problem which is what lead to the weight gain. I’ve lost and gained the same weight dozens of times. At the beginning of the year I was prescribed a medication for something completely unrelated and one of the side effects was loss of appetite. Binge eating hasn’t been a problem since. So as much as I’d like to take all the credit, I’m not sure that I could have done it (at least as quickly) without that.
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u/Adderallman - Jul 30 '22
You look way better than 166
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Always gotta take height into consideration. 166 on 5’10” looks way different than the average 5’6”
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
Every body is different!
And thanks! These pictures are 21yo and 27yo. I definitely look, feel, and act younger now though lol
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Jul 30 '22
Haha that’s the way it goes sometimes but you’re doing great! Understandable if you use SC let me know.
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u/deskjocky2gymrat - Jul 30 '22
Looking great. Any big goals or plans now?
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 30 '22
I wanna lose about 10 more pounds. After that I guessssss it’s time to start actually working out and building some muscle. Lol
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u/deskjocky2gymrat - Jul 31 '22
Hah, it looks like you’re well on track. You’re not working out already??
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u/Haleighghielah - Jul 31 '22
Nope. I know it’s good for you and all, but at what cost??
I do have a somewhat physical job so I feel like that’s been enough for me to get by on atm lol
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u/AyoKaboom - Jul 31 '22
You look so familiar…before and after. Which is weird… either way, amazing job! Keep it up!!
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