Before & current pic ~ 100 pounds lost

100toloose

Can share what was your turning point and how you started and what kept you going?
Lots of questions

tamidtaylor

I've received quite a few questions etc so thought I'd try to answer them here. I rejoined the gym on my 40th birthday ready to get healthy and into better shape. Initially I started off with a goal of working out 3 times a week and cutting out all junk food. It worked, I started losing. Along the way I remembered how much I love working out and bumped up to 5 to 6 days a week and along with no junk food adopted clean eating. It propelled my progress and I also shifted to more weight lifting less cardio. It's a journey for sure and forever changing as you have to keep challenging yourself, but it's one of the best things I've ever done.

I'm open to questions etc

tamidtaylor

lauramdx4 wrote: »

What an inspiration! I would love to know what calorie goal you were at and your workout routine! You look amazing!!

I was at 1500 went down to 1400 and recently have gone up to 1600, but I do very intense workouts and lift heavy weights. I'm also careful about where those calories come from.

imjms737

holy macaroni!
I can only imagine how mucg work you must've put in to get where you are now.

Respect, and congrats!

tamidtaylor

imjms737 wrote: »

holy macaroni!
I can only imagine how mucg work you must've put in to get where you are now.

Respect, and congrats!

Thank you!!

lauramdx4

tamidtaylor wrote: »

lauramdx4 wrote: »

What an inspiration! I would love to know what calorie goal you were at and your workout routine! You look amazing!!

I was at 1500 went down to 1400 and recently have gone up to 1600, but I do very intense workouts and lift heavy weights. I'm also careful about where those calories come from.

What does your intense wworkout look like? I always hear ppl talking about intense but what is intense to me might not be as intense as I need to be doing!!

kshatriyo

you have an hourglass, I hope to have one of those:-)

dtmwed

How inspirational! I like how it looks like your choice in workout attire has changed as well!! Show it off girl! Lot of hard work got you there.

tamidtaylor

lauramdx4 wrote: »

tamidtaylor wrote: »

lauramdx4 wrote: »

What an inspiration! I would love to know what calorie goal you were at and your workout routine! You look amazing!!

I was at 1500 went down to 1400 and recently have gone up to 1600, but I do very intense workouts and lift heavy weights. I'm also careful about where those calories come from.

What does your intense wworkout look like? I always hear ppl talking about intense but what is intense to me might not be as intense as I need to be doing!!

I do a variety of different workouts
A couple days a week I will run HIIT intervals on the treadmill and then lift heavy weights. I take a couple classes at the gym that consist of for example, burpees, push-ups, squats, mountain climbers etc, we also use weights and do core work. It's an hour of full on intensity and you can push yourself to your limit and I do.

slcruz24

You look fantastic

crystalmorrison378

You look FANTASTIC! congrats!