thinlybare:

This picture was not easy to make… only because the sight of myself from over a year ago is frightening to me. No, I do not mean frightening as in, “Oh my God, look how fat I was!” I mean frightening as in, “Oh my God, look how unhealthy I was!” Looking back at myself, the unhealthy lifestyle I lived becomes extremely vivid and nearly brings me to tears as it reminds me of how far I’ve come, how terrifying the thought of returning to a life of unhappiness is. Committed to clean eating and exercise, I’ve lost more than 100 lbs over the course of a year. At 260 lbs, I would have never thought I would be where I am right now and I can honestly say that I couldn’t be happier nor more proud of myself than I am today. It’s still a work in progress but just the feeling of inspiring someone to make a change in their lifestyle or the look of pure shock as it comes across the face of an old friend or the reminder of where I once was and where I am now is greater than I could have ever imagined.