Low Carb Forum for Atkins Diet & South Beach Diet

Tril · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: Tril's story in pictures

Ok... here goes. I'll start with my earliest pictures (I need to scan some older ones some day) and work up to now.

1989, wt around 185-190 I'd guess.... I'd given up on the scale!

November of '01 with my first deer

... actually lost wt on Weight Watcher that time. Wt 120-something.

April of 2002... wt 150+.

July of 2004... on a cruise... wt 160+.

Started South Beach in Nov '04... here I am in July of '05. Wt unknown but coming down again.

Fast foward to goal weight... 118-120.
2006 with "Diesel".

I'm on the right in a blue t-shirt... this is in Cabo!

2006 on a cruise... this is me at 118#.

I'll post another "after/now" when I hit my goal again. One thing that really hits me when I put these pictures all together... I look much younger at goal, even though I'm much older. There's enough motivation in that to keep me on the straight and narrow for life!!! LOL

Tril

arsieiuni · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

Oh Tril you look so good at your goal weight! Smile

I wish I could know how I would look at my goal weight. If it was gonna be that good I'd be extra super motivated lol!!!

Good job!!!!

Shei

kdlizcole · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

WOW!!! Tril you look amazing n your goal weight picture! It's amazing what pictures can do to you!! Talk about motivation! Keep it up girl...you will get there!

Katie

Tril · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks, guys! It is motivating... besides, I want to wear that gown again in December!!! LOL

Tril

loser lady · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject:

You Rock!!! Trill, you do inspire me. Thanks for showing it can be done!

Tril · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:05 am Post subject:

LL...Thanks! I just hope that this is the LAST time I have to prove that I can do it. Sheesh!!! LOL Some life lessons just need to be learned over and over and over...

Tril

carolinei · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

Hi Tril,

You have a beautiful smile in your avator, but My God, you look absolutely stunning in that Gold dress.

I can see why you want to get back into it, with your motivation and determination I am sure you will succeed.

Rgds

Caroline

Tril · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

Thank you, Caroline! You made my day. LOL The dress is actually a gown... two pieces. The under one is a plain spaghetti strap slip dress, the top one is lacy with beading and ribboning. Can you believe I paid $7 for it?!? True, at a discount store. I want to wear it again on my cruise in December. I really have to be at 118 for it to look good... it shows EVERY little bulge. I feel super skinny in it, though. Smile

Tril

arsieiuni · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

OMG it's gorgeous on you though!

A discount store? Wonderiforous! I buy most of my best clothes at the Thrift Store! (okay I'm a poor college student, a wife and mother so who expects me to have lots of cash? lol So I buy from the Thrift Store a lot anyway but I can always find the NEATEST STYLES THERE! I couldn't go to local department stores and find the cooooool stuff I find at the Thrift Store!)

And I have a piece or two of goal clothing also. One is a pair of pants I used to LOVE to wear but I am too big for now. I bought me a brand new pair of the style right before they stopped making them and they've never been worn. I tried them on once and I popped the button off! *noo!* So I promised myself when I could pull them on and they fit comfortably, I'd sew the button back on and start wearing them Smile

. They are size 34 and I currently wear 40 comfortably so it's a long road lol. Around 200 I can wear them, so they are like a mini goal in and of themselves. Smile

I think having something you want to get to wear again makes for a great goal. My big goal clothing? Sharing clothing with my husband again like when we were dating! lol Smile

^=^

Hurray for Tril! Tril has been one of my big inspirations and weight loss heroes today! ^-^

OMG I just had the greatest thought.

Trill is a THINspiration! ^-^ ^______^ (* Don't mind me! I am a spaz today!*)

Shei ^-^

Tril · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

Hey... I like that term... THINspiration. Well done, Shei! Smile

I'll try to live up to it... LOL

Tril

tanjicak · Established Member Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 56

Tril

you havnt lost just your weight , but you have lost years. You look much younger , and you are inspiration to all of us. I hope I will be able to reach my goal in four months.

I am 29 and in my big clothes I look like I am 40. I hope I will be able to by clothes more suitable for me. When you are thin you can wear everything.

Good luck

Tril · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

tanji... I agree that I look younger when I'm thinner. I also FEEL younger!!! Smile

T

tanjicak · Established Member Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 56

that is great!!!!!!!

I am geliouse at you ( I hope I wrote this word correctly) . When you are owerweight , you don have willpower to do anything. Just to close inside yourself . As I am loosing my weight I feel more powerfull , full of strenght , and that feeling is giving you life energy. I

You look really amazing

thanks for support

wheresmycoat · Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 424

Tril, you look terrific.

I am curious, did you have any cosmetic surgery to look this hot? You look so completely different (and fantastic!) in the after picture that my eyes can't believe it was just diet and exercise! Shocked

Tril · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject:

LOL... no, no surgery! If I was going to do that (spend the $ and go under the knife) it wouldn't be my face I'd have work done on. IYKWIM. Wink

No... my face just looks better thinner. When I gain wt in my face it goes on my cheeks so when I smile, my eyes disappear... gives me that Santa Claus look. I hate it. And, I have bird bones... a very small bone structure. Excess wt just doesn't look good and I can't hide it well. I wear a size 4.75 ring and I can't wear bracelets unless they're those elastic kind because chain and bangle ones fall off. I wear chain bracelets as anklets. Rolling Eyes

This is all great when I weigh 118... not so great when I gain it.

I can't wait to get back down there... I mean, I can wait, but I'm so ready to do it. I'm NOT going to let it get away from me again. I'm NOT.

Tril

clutterbunny · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject:

You go girl!!

I was noticing the same thing...you look completely different.

You are a great support here and I really appreciate it! I'm so happy for you!

kdlizcole · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

Tril-

You and I have the same bone structure as well. I have ya beat on the ring part...my wedding ring is a 3.75!! And I too can not wear bracelets unless they are sized just for me.

Katie

melgirl1120 · New Member Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 16

Wow you look Beautiful!!! Wink

Congrats on your weightloss!!! Very Happy

Tril · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Mel!

twosisters · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

OMG!!!!! You look awesome!!!!!!!!

gorgehun80 · New Member Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 18

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You look absolutely terrific!!!What a transformation!! Well done!! I have been thinking of stuffin myself with chocolate all night but resisted and your photos have made me all the more determined !! Many Thanks xx

Tril · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:04 am Post subject:

Thank you... you guys make me glad I posted my pictures!! LOL Smile

Talk about a boost!!!

Gorge.... get your determination where ever you can find it! Hang in there. It is SO worth it. Remember that old saying, a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips?? That's chocolate. It isn't your friend!!!

Tril

Entwife · Senior Member Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 208

Dinkydoo · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

What an inspiration!!! You look amazing.

Ps.. Snap on the dog, it could have been our labrador.

Caoimhe · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

The pictures look fantastic, I'm loving your outdoorsy lifestyle too! Very Happy

Tril · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

Yeah... I'm not a city-girl! Wink

I just wish I could dress like one. My heels and slinky dresses don't work so well on a moose hunt. LOL

Tril

mmorlock · Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 304

You look absolutely incredible!

Congrats, Tril Very Happy

Lexi's Omi · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:

You look fabulous, Tril. I'm sure you'll reach goal in no time.

Another huntin' gal! Kewl! Very Happy

Thot I was alone here. Wink

firelady · Senior Member Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 1514

Wow! You look great! How tall are you?

maric · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:33 am Post subject:

Well done Tril! These photos clearly show the difference between what it feels (and looks) like to be overweight and how good and energetic you feel at your target weight! You are just beaming in that last photo! Rightly so....

Tril · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hi

MomtoCarli · New Member Joined: 05 Nov 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Florida

Very, very, inspirational! You look WONDERFUL!

momto2 · New Member Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 15

inspirational

PortoBella · Guest

Tril you look, and must feel like a whole new person!

pickle-berry-pop · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

you look fabulous. Im so happy for you xx

shai · New Member Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 4

Oh Wow...!!!

Is that possible??Thats a transformation alright!Amazing and v v v inspiring! Smile

Regards
Shai

ChargerDude · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject:

You look fabulously healthy... Smile

Congratulations... Smile

Tambo · Established Member Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 38

You look happy in all of your photos but you are simply glowing in your latest. Congratulations and thank you for being there for the rest of us.

Tril · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject:

Thanks all! Smile

T

ownityo · New Member Joined: 30 Jan 2009 Posts: 4

wow! another amazing success story!

ina · Established Member Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 30

Wow! You look realy amazing! Healthy, Happy and so much younger.
Well done.
x

taknbyd · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:20 am Post subject:

Tril simply amazing!! You look sooo classy!! Just lovely Smile

kellyjane · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:

Tril you look fantastic!

Liverpool Lad · New Member Joined: 20 Jun 2009 Posts: 15

Tril

Well done, you look a different person. Not keen on the picture were you have shot the deer

though.

Tril · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:13 am Post subject:

As a meat eater, LL, that kind of surprises me. Where do you think your beef, pork, lamb, fish, chicken, etc comes from?? My harvesting a wild animal for food makes for a healthier herd (less congestion means more food and less disease) and a healthier me. Not trying to convince you or change your mind re: hunting... just curious about your perspective as a person very dependent on meat for nurishment on this subject.

And thanks for the compliment... I FEEL like a different person. Smile

Tril

Bagadonitz · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject:

LOL.

As a person that worked in a beef processing facility where 8000 head of cattle a day were "knocked", at least the deer

had a chance and enjoyed a couple of years of freedom.

I'm a member of PETA. People for the Eating of Tasty Animals. If God didn't want us to eat animals he shouldn't have made them out of meat.

Tril · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

Or given me the right teeth to eat it... and intelligence to figure out how to kill it and cook it.

merlot · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

Tril ... I FINALLY got over here to the pictures section. I can't tell you how much the goal picture motivates me. (I can squeeze into some 8's right now, but I see there is a lot more to lose.) If I can look just a "little bit" like you at goal, I'll be very happy!!

And I agree totally on looking younger the thinner we get. You look TERRIFIC and you will be back there soon!

Toni

cibuckeye1 · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

truly amazing, so inspirational at a time when I need it! Thank you, and congratulations!

sammie12 · New Member Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Location: folsom

you have transformed drastically.One need dedication to have such a figure.I would like to know you daily routine.Please feel free to share it.