Two month changes

snemberton

I've been on the journey for about 2 1/2 months now. I'm down 14lbs and apparently nearly all of that has been upper body. LOL. the pics on the left were at the beginning of May, a little over a week after I started. The right is from today. My best friend commented that I lost a whole back fat roll on one side and most on the other!
217-> 203 5'8"
Average deficit of 600 calories each day
Cardio 4-5 times a week for 40 minutes, strength training twice a week for an hour and 30 minutes of stretching most nights. (I'll throw in yoga sometimes, but I just can't get into it.)
Gotta keep pushing! I've got just over 40lbs to my first big goal where I determine how much farther I need to go.

J_NY_Z

Holy moly, what a change! Nice job.

mom23mangos

That's too funny about the lone back roll. I totally see it in your pics. Just goes to show we don't have a say where the fat comes off. Great job btw, you look amazing and I can tell you've been working hard.

snemberton

mom23mangos wrote: »

That's too funny about the lone back roll. I totally see it in your pics. Just goes to show we don't have a say where the fat comes off. Great job btw, you look amazing and I can tell you've been working hard.

Thanks.

Wouldn't it be nice to choose where the fat comes off? I'd love these hips to tone down quicker. I have lost a couple of inches, but that's mostly from the stomach flab, rather than the flab on my hips. I know genetically I likely won't have slim hips ever, but there's some layers of fat that are more than welcome to slide right off anytime now.

jesileighs

Holy WOW! That's insane! What a difference in two months!

desg1218

Great job!

pinuplove

Looking good! I was so *kitten* happy to see my back rolls go, lol

workinonit1956

You look great!!

1PoisonIvy

Great job

Jams29

Your waist is so tiny! Great work!!!

DomesticKat

You're doing so well! I lost from my upper body first, too, but it does eventually start coming off more uniformly!

snemberton

Thanks everyone. Sometimes that scale fluctuates too much (even though the overall trendline is down) to make me feel like I'm making significant progress. The photos help immensely to keep me motivated. That and being able to hold a plank longer than my 19-year-old daughter now.

imaproudmomma

snemberton wrote: »

I've been on the journey for about 2 1/2 months now. I'm down 14lbs and apparently nearly all of that has been upper body. LOL. the pics on the left were at the beginning of May, a little over a week after I started. The right is from today. My best friend commented that I lost a whole back fat roll on one side and most on the other!
217-> 203 5'8"
Average deficit of 600 calories each day
Cardio 4-5 times a week for 40 minutes, strength training twice a week for an hour and 30 minutes of stretching most nights. (I'll throw in yoga sometimes, but I just can't get into it.)
Gotta keep pushing! I've got just over 40lbs to my first big goal where I determine how much farther I need to go.

You look fantastic!!!

sexybug6

Great job

Candyspun

Well done!

h1udd

wow .... I didnt think that would be possible in only 2 months ... nice work, you have to be proud of that !!!

mojonah

snemberton wrote: »

Congrats on a job well done. Definitely visible changes.

snemberton

h1udd wrote: »

wow .... I didnt think that would be possible in only 2 months ... nice work, you have to be proud of that !!!

Thanks! And I'm still able to get some of my favorites, like pie and ice cream. I just had to stop snacking on too much and cut portions, plus add in the exercise. I didn't eat a crazy amount before, so it was a slow creep upward and I was kind of a slug before. And for the first time ever, I actually LIKE the exercise I'm doing. I tried running and biking before, but I've learned I just will not stick with exercise that I have to do outside in varying weather. Gym membership has allowed me to stick to the habit, no matter how rainy or hot and sticky it gets, and I bought some sessions with a trainer to get me started.

LuvUbutGoodbyeCarbs

Great work so far!

AmyC2288

Awesome work! Quick question- are you keeping an average deficit of 600 per day + not eating back any of the exercise calories? Thanks!

snemberton

amycollier88 wrote: »

Awesome work! Quick question- are you keeping an average deficit of 600 per day + not eating back any of the exercise calories? Thanks!

I have an Apple Watch and I actually track things a bit outside of MFP. The deficit is the difference between the total of my active and resting calories each day and the food I log on MFP. My active calories on the watch equal both intentional exercise and my daily activity. Current move goal on the watch is 680 and it is super rare I don't meet that. Usually 250-400 of my move goal is from exercise and the rest is just me running around the house (I work from home) or errands and stuff. My resting calories are around 2000 each day. My average total active and resting is running at 2782 as of today. I've had days where that was 3100 or more, but those were really busy and lots of walking, plus a big Saturday strength training workout. (One of those days, I only at like 1900 calories eaten because I was so busy, I didn't have enough time to eat much! Had a massive deficit, but I ate a bit more for brunch on Sunday. )

My MFP goal is 1800 calories to eat and then I eat back 200-300 of my exercise calories. So the deficit is after eating back most of my intentional exercise calories, unless I'm not that hungry.

Does that make sense?

Roosh513

snemberton wrote: »

mom23mangos wrote: »

That's too funny about the lone back roll. I totally see it in your pics. Just goes to show we don't have a say where the fat comes off. Great job btw, you look amazing and I can tell you've been working hard.

Thanks.

Wouldn't it be nice to choose where the fat comes off? I'd love these hips to tone down quicker. I have lost a couple of inches, but that's mostly from the stomach flab, rather than the flab on my hips. I know genetically I likely won't have slim hips ever, but there's some layers of fat that are more than welcome to slide right off anytime now.

You'd be surprised at what a consistent, healthy lifestyle can do to your form. Next year you will look back at this post and laugh that you thought your genetics would keep you from being slim around the waist

As long as you ensure that any change you make is a (mostly) comfortable change, you'll give yourself a chance to adjust to it, and that is the key to being consistent for years to come. Great work, and keep it up! You look great!