Our bodies can be our best friends, or, well… sometimes it takes years of hard work and self-love to accept them for what they are. It’s no secret that sticking to your health and body goals can be nerve-wracking, and sometimes, one of the hardest things you go through in life.
So, this time, we’re looking at people who fought hard and harder, fell down and stood up, made it through tears and sweat, and the gloomy days where it all seemed impossible. Thanks to the subreddit Progress Pics where 1.5 million members have been sharing their incredible body transformations since 2011 when the group was created, we now know that every single thing is possible.
From losing an amount of weight equal to your second self, to beating an eating disorder and learning to have a healthy relationship with food, to… I am not crying, you are. Let’s just all give these unreal folks a great round of upvotes!
#1 Finally Under 300!
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#2 99lbs > 150lbs. Anorexia, My Recovery
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#3 150lbs Weight Loss Progress
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#4 159lbs Lost. Hey Look Ma, I Made It
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#5 245 > 160 Lbs. Still Have At Least 25 More To Go, But Life Is So Much Better Now
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#6 Same Chair. 3 Years Later. Focused On A High Protein/Low Carb Diet With A Foundation Of Calorie Deficiency. Hoping For Skin Surgery Soon. Currently 12.2% Body Fat
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#7 227 Lbs > 103 Lbs. I’m Back With More Progress
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#8 I Recovered From An 8 Year Battle With Anorexia And Am The Happiest And Healthiest I’ve Ever Been
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#9 605 Pounds > 375 Pounds. Still Considered Super Morbidly Obese But I've Made Some Good Progress
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#10 233lbs To 130lbs. Got Tired Of Being Obese And Took Control Of My Life!
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#11 Lost 110 Lbs. I Used To Get Called A Fat Fa**ot Which Forced Me To Hate Myself. This Week I Got Offered A Commercial Modeling Contract (Something I’ve Been Working Hard For). The Weight Loss Helped, But Loving Myself (Especially My Gayness) Helped The Most
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#12 May 19-Sep 20. I Used To Browse These Posts Anon For Years And Cry. Until I Decided I Was Going To Have My Own Picture Up Here. Shine Baby!
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#13 24 Months Of Diet, Moving More, But Most Of All A Mindset Overhaul. A Complete 360 Transformation Is Possible! You Can Literally Not Recognize Yourself From The Person That You Use To Be. All Things Are Possible And It Starts With The Mind
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#14 I [friggin] Did It!
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#15 Got My New Id Badge Today. When I Put It Next To The One I Got When I Started In November 2017 I Almost Cried
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#16 I Hit My Ultimate Weight Goal This Week. Doing A Size 2 Happy Dance!
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#17 Face Progress: I Ran Into An Old College Friend Today Who Literally Refused To Believe It Was Me Because I Am "Unrecognizable"
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#18 Junior To Senior Prom. Same Man, New Me
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#19 Just Over Three Years Ago I Decided To Take Control Of My Life And Make Some Drastic Changes. This Sunday I Ran My 5th Run Disney Half Marathon And Finally Got A Photo Where I Feel Like I Truly Look Like An Athlete!!!
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#20 Anorexia Recovery. Getting To Know Myself Again And Learning To Value Myself For Things Other Than My Weight
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#21 67lbs Lost In 1.5 Years. Same Patio, Much Happier Person Sitting There!
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#22 550 > 308 Lbs. Keto Since Jan 2017
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#23 My Uncle And I Have A Yearly Tradition Of Going Out To A Fancy Steak House. He Could Barely Get His Arm Around Me Two Years Ago!
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#24 Joined Slimming World UK In July 2017 - May 2020. 520.5lb - 380.5lb - 215lb
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#25 167 Pounds Lost, Plus 60 Pounds Of Pregnancy Weight I Re-Lost 227lbs Total! It Has Been A Journey But I Love The Person I’ve Become! Happier And Healthier Is The Best Way To Be! I Promise If I Did It, You Can Too!!
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#26 I Stopped Making Excuses And Started Making Gains. Found A Jaw Under All That Fluff
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#27 Last Year At This Time I Was The Heaviest And Most Unhealthy I’ve Ever Been. This Year I Walked In My City’s Fashion Week
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#28 20 Months And 50 Pounds Later...with More To Go
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#29 From Grandmas Table Cover To Much More Fashionable Choices
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#30 100lbs Down In 8 Months. Cico For The Last Few Months Watching Carbs And Hitting 10k Steps A Day. Can't Wait To See Where I Get At 1 Year.
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#31 280lbs > 182lbs. Salesman Grows Ginger Beard And Becomes Gq Model
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#32 60 Months. I Came Across This Old Video Of Me. I Never Realized I Was As Big As I Was
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#33 Running And Calorie Counting Was All It Took! You Can Do It!
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#34 11 Month Transformation. Face Gains! Recovering Alcoholic. Recently Achieved 11 Months Sober. I'm A New Man
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#35 270lbs > 160lb (2 Years) It Takes A While But I Am Proud That I Stayed On Track!
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#36 The Difference A Year Makes. 140 Pounds Down For Him, 100 For Me, Sleeved Together On 8/27/18.
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#37 04/17 To 12/18
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#38 159.5 Lbs Lost Over 9 Years. It’s My Golden Birthday In Just 10 Short Days And I’m Simply In Love With The Me I’ve Finally Become (Inside And Out) After Almost 50 Years! Y’all Come On And Help Me Celebrate Life!
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#39 444 > 190 Lbs. I Need To Get Serious About Losing The Rest
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#40 35 Lbs Lost. Dumped An Abusive Guy, Changed My Eating Habits And Bought My First Home! Life Is Finally Great Again
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#41 436lbs > 354lbs (7 Months Progress). I Used To Eat Takeout Everyday And Avoided Any Physical Activity, Now I Try To Only Satisfy My Cravings Once A Month And Started Doing Yoga! I Know I Still Have A Long Way To Go But I Just Wanted To Share How Far I’ve Come So Far
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#42 May Not Look Like Much Of A Change In 4months, But With A Decade Of Depression And Anxiety Behind Me. Im Learning To Love Myself Again
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#43 Feeling Strong Today
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#44 On This Wonderful Cake Day, I Have Officially, Finally, Lost 100 Pounds!!
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#45 Same Jacket After 20-40-60-80-100 Pounds Lost. Thanks Cico And Walking! Celebrating 100 By Joining Gym
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#46 Face Gains! I’ve Decided To Stop Actively Trying To Lose Weight Now And Focus On Maintaining After Being Told By The Doctor That I’m Healthy All Round! It’s So Nice To Have My Jawline Back Finally
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#47 I Did It Guys! I Finally Reached My Goal Weight After 3 Years. I'm So Excited. This Has Been A Life Long Goal And I Did It!!
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#48 74lbs Lost. Spent Most Of My Twenties Depressed & Drunk. Looking Forward To Spending My Thirties Happier & Healthier!
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#49 From Trying On Wedding Dresses 1 Year Ago To My Second Fitting!
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#50 Three Years In The Making But I’m So Glad I Didn’t Give Up!
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#51 125 Lbs Lost. Goal Weight Achieved!
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#52 2 Years. From Obesity To Bodybuilding
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#53 From Couch Potato To Fitness Junkie. I Love How Strong I Look And Feel!
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#54 Lost Weight, Grew A Beard And Started Doing Modeling In My 30s. Not Much Success But Is Nice To Be Skinny And Relatively Fit
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#55 140lbs Lost. 1 Year Of Discipline And Motivation
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#56 82lbs Lost. Perseverance Is Worth It
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#57 20lbs Left To Go, Keeping Myself Motivated By Focusing On How Far I Have Come
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#58 190lbs Lost. 2 Years Ago It Was Hard To Even Walk For Very Long. Now I Run 2 Miles A Day And Am Getting Really Close To My Goal Weight
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#59 I Finally Hit My 100 Pounds Down Milestone. Still A Bit To Go, But I’m So Excited!
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#60 130.5lbs Lost. Managed To Stay Within My Target Weight For The Entire Year. Best Thing I’ve Ever Done Is Losing The Weight, It's Been Life Changing In So Many Ways
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