40 pounds down- inspiration with lots of pics
momwantsbodyback
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Hey everybody,
I know it can be so hard to stick to clean eating and exercising so I hope my story can give you some strength to push through. In the end, it is so worth it!
Three and a half years ago I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. She was a huge baby and after my pregnancy my body looked like a battle field, stretch marks and flabby fat all over. I had gained over 35 pounds. After ignoring the mirror for a couple of months and taking the time to rest and get to know my child, I started walking a lot and joining a pilates class for moms. Myfitnesspal helped me restict my calorie intake and eventually change my diet. Breastfeeding made it managable to lose the first 15 pounds in a pretty short amount of time.
After about a year I started doing the free workout videos on fitnessblender.com, starting with a level 2 working my way all the way up to a level 4/5. Now I also run with runtastic and runzombie, do some inlineskating, cross training, HIIT, yoga... you name it! I love to keep my body guessing and my mind interested.
Here is my secret:
Take it a day at a time. Every day, try to do your best and if you fall off the horse because of birthday cake, caramel crunch ice cream or because you also have a life besides working out and eating right, don't give up. One day or one week or even a month of not doing the right thing does not mean that you've failed or that you can't do it. Every day marks a new chance to change your life. For me, change was a very slow, gradual thing but it is important to realize that it does not move in a straight line, but in waves. I had weeks during which I was sick or had to work a lot and ate crappy foods again. I gained weight again during those times. That is normal. Just get back on track as soon as you can. For me the periods of falling back into old habits got smaller and smaller and now I eat healthy and exercise on a super regular basis and if I don't, my body tells me I should. Usually, I feel bad mentally and physically if I go back to crappy foods even if it's just for a day. After three years (!!) it is a part of me now. I did it. Slow. Steady. But with chocolate in between
And so can you!!!
Here the facts:
Height: 5'7
Starting weight: 190 pounds
Goal and current weight
: 150 pounds
Food: Vegetarian diet. Vegetables, fruits, eggs, nuts, grains, milk products, tofu etc. Cutting out most prcessed foods, eating as natural as possible on a daily basis. Carbs are not my enemy. In the beginning: calorie deficit of 500 calories/day, mostly due to working out. Now I eat about 2500 calories a day with an active life style.
Exercise: Walking and pilates/yoga, then running/HIIT/strength training/active life style (walking, going by bike, playing on the playground, swimming in the lake etc.)
Time: about 3 years
Me now:
I know it can be so hard to stick to clean eating and exercising so I hope my story can give you some strength to push through. In the end, it is so worth it!
Three and a half years ago I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. She was a huge baby and after my pregnancy my body looked like a battle field, stretch marks and flabby fat all over. I had gained over 35 pounds. After ignoring the mirror for a couple of months and taking the time to rest and get to know my child, I started walking a lot and joining a pilates class for moms. Myfitnesspal helped me restict my calorie intake and eventually change my diet. Breastfeeding made it managable to lose the first 15 pounds in a pretty short amount of time.
After about a year I started doing the free workout videos on fitnessblender.com, starting with a level 2 working my way all the way up to a level 4/5. Now I also run with runtastic and runzombie, do some inlineskating, cross training, HIIT, yoga... you name it! I love to keep my body guessing and my mind interested.
Here is my secret:
Take it a day at a time. Every day, try to do your best and if you fall off the horse because of birthday cake, caramel crunch ice cream or because you also have a life besides working out and eating right, don't give up. One day or one week or even a month of not doing the right thing does not mean that you've failed or that you can't do it. Every day marks a new chance to change your life. For me, change was a very slow, gradual thing but it is important to realize that it does not move in a straight line, but in waves. I had weeks during which I was sick or had to work a lot and ate crappy foods again. I gained weight again during those times. That is normal. Just get back on track as soon as you can. For me the periods of falling back into old habits got smaller and smaller and now I eat healthy and exercise on a super regular basis and if I don't, my body tells me I should. Usually, I feel bad mentally and physically if I go back to crappy foods even if it's just for a day. After three years (!!) it is a part of me now. I did it. Slow. Steady. But with chocolate in between
And so can you!!!Here the facts:
Height: 5'7
Starting weight: 190 pounds
Goal and current weight
: 150 poundsFood: Vegetarian diet. Vegetables, fruits, eggs, nuts, grains, milk products, tofu etc. Cutting out most prcessed foods, eating as natural as possible on a daily basis. Carbs are not my enemy. In the beginning: calorie deficit of 500 calories/day, mostly due to working out. Now I eat about 2500 calories a day with an active life style.
Exercise: Walking and pilates/yoga, then running/HIIT/strength training/active life style (walking, going by bike, playing on the playground, swimming in the lake etc.)
Time: about 3 years
Me now:
145
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Wow, great job! I've had four babies and getting that baby weight off is tough!1
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Amazing progress! You've done so well.3
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Great job and great story. Thanks for posting and keeping the rest of us going!1
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You look amazing!! Cheers!2
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Incredible!1
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Great Job. lookin hot. you have to feel great!1
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This is just about the most perfect success story post I've ever read -at least for me
Thanks for sharing and the advice - and you look freaking fantabulous! 4 -
Love this story! You look wonderful and so happy!2
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You have collar bones now! That's my goal....awesome job...and great job capturing your success....1
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Awesome job!1
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You look great! Thank you for sharing your story, very inspiring.1
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Wonderful! Amazing! So inspirational!
Thank You!0 -
Great job! You look amazing0
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Well done!0
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Thank you for posting! Very inspiring and you look amazing.0
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Fantastic job, you look amazing! Has anyone ever told you that you look like Claire Danes? Maybe I'm nuts, but I totally see it.1
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Those are amazing progress pics! Congrats!0
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You look amazing but I have to take the focus off of the weight loss for a bit. How the heck did you lose the stretch marks and get such gorgeous skin!!!!!????? you look fabulous from head to toe. 0
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Congratulations You look stunning. What a great loss. 1
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You look fantastic!!! Great job.1
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Very inspirational thankyou1
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You look great!
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Wow! Congratulations you look fantastic1
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You look amazing but I have to take the focus off of the weight loss for a bit. How the heck did you lose the stretch marks and get such gorgeous skin!!!!!????? you look fabulous from head to toe.
Thank you so much!
The stretch marks are still there, you cannot really see them in the pictures. However, they faded quite a bit. It's still weird showing my belly in public sometimes. It looks fit and everything, but a little scarred like I've been in a terrible knife fight or something 2 -
Amazing transformation! A lot of women have stretch marks and instead of shaming them people should accept and embrace it!5 -
Wow you look fantastic !! Just the motivation I need at 5 month post partum! This baby weight Is tough to shake !1
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That is wonderful! You should be so proud of all of your hard work!!!!! You are definitely an inspiration to me!1
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Congrats!1
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Your starting weight is right about where mine was and your goal weight is what mine is! Same height too! Your story is just what I needed for motivation as I have been lacking some lately (I'm down in the 160s now!)!!!
Great job - you look awesome!3
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