172lbs to 123lbs after 4 children, Photos!

amywhiteley85

I am 27 years old, 5'3, and I've had 4 kids in 5 years. (3 natural births, 1 c-section, and birth weights ranging from 7lbs3oz to 9lbs 1oz)

I started using MFP in September 2012, I have so far lost 49lbs. I have only 4lbs left til my final goal of 119lbs (though I do wonder if I'll get there given how slow my weightloss is now)

Most of the weightloss has simply been through tracking calories, though I have gone through phases of experimenting with intermittent fasting, and now I try to stick to 16:8 (where I eat all my calories in an 8-hour window every day)

I exercise several times a week, mostly cardio, though I want to start increasing my weight and resistance workouts to gain more definition.

I wasn't huge before I lost weight, but at 5'3, 172lbs put me in the obese category. Now I am a healthy weight at 123lbs.

My biggest regret is not taking proper Before pics, so this is the best I have:


(I have lost another 10ish pounds since this was taken)

These are all recent:

(^^I am on the left in both photos)

Kalee34

Congrats!! You have done a fantastic job!! You look fabulous!

jen_zz

awesome job!!

HealthWoke0ish

I bow down to your awesomeness.

amywhiteley85

aww, thanks

Morgaine_on_the_move

I am the same height and currently 31 weeks pregnant with my first. You're an inspiration--I want to look as good as you postpartum!

Buddhasmiracle

You are an inspiration. I bet you have lots more energy to take care of your little ones too! Enjoy your good health.

LexiAtel

Pretty cool!!! Very well done!!! \o/

And congrats on the 4 lovely children

tresmommy86

Awesome. Losing weight the healthy way with 4 kids! You're my she-ro, lol.

NYCNika

Wonderful! You rock!

Here is a proof that having children does not make it impossible to have a rocking body.
Up until few months ago, I believed that it was only possible for celebrity women with home gyms, personal chefs, trainers and nannies.

kiykiy79

Incredible transformation!!! Congrats on your achievements!!

amandapanda007

Impressive work! Diligence and tenacity! You look great!

TeachTheGirl

Very inspiring! Congratulations on your successes!

zombie_meg

Great work! You look awesome.

tlvasa

Awesome!!

And agree - I didn't get good before pics either. So those of you out there just starting, TAKE THEM!

ash8184

You have the thigh gap - congrats!

WheyStrong

Great work! You look stunning!

Boogage

Fantastic! You give me hope as my story is similar to yours!

I'm 28, 5'4 and have had 6 pregnancies, 5 babies, all natural. My first was just 7lb 8 but the rest were between 8 1/2lb and 9lb 2oz (thankfully my youngest wasn't over 10lb as predicted but I was so enormous lol). I started my weight loss journey at 167lbs and now I'm down to 126lbs. I would like to try and get down to 117 and then focus more on the toning and firming as I still have the tummy overhang even though I've been working out.

Its great to see your success, you must be very proud of yourself. It really makes me feel like I can do this too.

Can I ask what workouts you were doing to get such great results?

Thanks for sharing!

tammys_changing

Great job! Looking Fabulous

anniegail1961

Hi There: Congratulations on all your success-now you have the energy to chase your kids!
Great Job!!

cmurphy252

You look AMAZING!! Great results :flowerforyou:

Amellej

Hot! great job

Four_Leaf_Clover

Dang girl - nice work. You give me hope! (I also have 4 kids) - though I am much bigger and older.

Thanks for the inspiration!

JenRun1

Great work, you look awesome!

fooninie

Awesome accomplishment!! Thanks for the inspiring story!

fitnfancy80

Great Job

jeanettemarie4

That is an amazing transformation...and really shows all the hard work and determination it took to get there...you look great!

ckone4me

You look terrific! All that hard work paid off! Have fun with those great kids, I know what it is like, I have 6 !

LaviMc

You look AMAZING! You're such an inspiration! Great job!

chanel1twenty

You look stunning!
I hope you don't mind a friend request, this story has inspired me since it's similar to mine.

I had my daughter Feb.2012 & my son Feb.2013. My son had complications so I was bed rested the last 13 weeks of my pregnancy with him. As you can imagine that helped me gain a LOT of weight.

I was 19 & about 127lbs when I got prego with my daughter. Got up to 180 at the time of birth, got down to 158 when surprise! Pregnant again.

At the time I had him I was 235! Got to 210 by the first of may, & now on July 3rd I'm 186, so losing this baby weight is happening at a decent pace.

Love your success story! You've inspired me & motivated me that much more due to seeing your fabulous loss of the difficult, depressing, dreaded baby weight


Chanel

itzehoe

AMAZING!