My journey to a healthy life. This is my progress:

TinaZ2018

I don't think I've ever showed you how I want to look, what I'm working towards. My perfect body image.
I think it's achievable in 4-5 years of hard work. But in 1 year at most, I think I'll have to do at least my strength training workouts at the gym. I need more weight and that special equipment. If I want that bubble butt, I have to lift. :-) Meanwhile, I try to stay sane, healthy, do my workouts and be patient for this period of pandemic to pass. Hopefully, in autumn we'll get back to normal.

Stay safe and healthy, everyone!

This is my dream body (Krissy Cela):


This is me now:

JTtex

She may want to look like you!

dawnwog3078

Impressive 💪🏼

come_on_abs

Awesome progress!

Faygetshealthy_2018

You look amazing! I am working back to get into shape and losing the five kilos I gained in the last few months and I blame most of it on the depo. Your posts are so detailed. I've been excersing almost everyday and lifting at least 3 days a week. Hoping to see some changes soon. My weigh in is in the morning and I am hoping I've lost some weight this week as I have been really strict with my food and excerise.

TinaZ2018

come_on_abs wrote: »

Awesome progress!

Thank you!

TinaZ2018

Faygetshealthy_2018 wrote: »

You look amazing! I am working back to get into shape and losing the five kilos I gained in the last few months and I blame most of it on the depo. Your posts are so detailed. I've been excersing almost everyday and lifting at least 3 days a week. Hoping to see some changes soon. My weigh in is in the morning and I am hoping I've lost some weight this week as I have been really strict with my food and excerise.

Thank you so much!
I weight myself on Monday morning, after using the facilities, in my panties, without having anything to eat or drink and most importantly, after 2 days of rest. If you weight yourself in the days you are working out, your muscles are swollen.
It's very important not only to workout much but what you eat and how much you eat. I introduce all my meals and snacks few days in advance, taking care to touch my calorie goal, my macros goal and my 25-30% deficit goal. I have to admit that MFP is a fantastic app and very usefulif you use it to its true value.
Don't ever get discuraged. Be consistent, disciplined and perseverant. You'll get there. 🤗

thkdiffgirl

You look fantastic! During your two day rest day , do you excercise at all and what are your calories for the off days. Thanks and great job!

TinaZ2018

thkdiffgirl wrote: »

You look fantastic! During your two day rest day , do you exercise at all and what are your calories for the off days. Thanks and great job!

Thank you! My two days off are Saturday (when I usually do Yoga or some kind of stretching for the second time in that week) and Sunday when I don't do anything. My calories are the same no matter the day. Currently 1250-1300 kcal. Rarely, if I burn too much and I consider that I have too much of a deficit I eat a bit more to compensate.

thkdiffgirl

Thank you so much for sharing and being an inspiration 👍😃

TinaZ2018

Getting closer to my goal weight!

JTtex

TinaZ2018 wrote: »

Getting closer to my goal weight!

Gorgeous absolutely beautiful.

TinaZ2018

Thank you!

TinaZ2018

I though I should post an update. I have one more month left to achieve my weight goal.
Many things happened since the last time:
01-May-20 -10% body fat
12-May-20 Personal best: 30 knee push-ups in one set (started from zero)
18-May-20 Started to use 5kg/11 lbs dumb bells (started with 1kg/2.2 lbs in January)
18-May-20 Personal best: 20 normal push-ups in one set
18-May-20 Biggest weight loss in 1 week: 1 kg/2.2 lbs
18-May-20 Got down to 58.6 kg/129 lbs: the last time I had this weight in Oct 2011
19-May-20 Personal best rowing: 63 min active time, intervals 7x7'+3R cu 31 s/m and the longest distance: 11022m
19-May-20 The longest workout: 2h5'

I've been at plateau for about a month starting April. I was eating 1350 kcal at the time. The scale only started to move after I increased it to 1400 kcal. Then I gradually increased to 1500 kcal and started to do calorie cycling since May. It's going well and I don't feel hungry anymore. Clearly the body fat/muscle mass ratio ahs changed and what I was eating was not enough anymore. That's why it's good to listen to your body and find solutions instead of giving up. :-)
I am currently eating 40% carbs, 30% proteins and 30% fats.

Hopefully, by the end of June I will reach my goal of 57 kg and then I'll try to maintain and do body re-composition. Meanwhile I'm reading, researching, learning, testing. The increase of proteins clearly helped a lot (it's double since January) and in May I've been focusing more on strength/resistance training. I will continue to do so and I also plan to add some goals regarding flexibility, running and rope jumping endurance, pull-ups, yoga stability and calisthenics.
I've been doing this for a little over 4 months and I can say that it's extremely important to be disciplined, to plan and prepare, to set goals for short term and long term and to note your progress. It helped me a lot.

I know that for many 20 push-ups in one set is laughable but for me it's really a milestone. Not only that in January I could do none (laying on my belly and pushing in my arms with wrong form) but now, for the first time in my life, I do 20 with great form.
Also, in January after 10 minutes of rowing I felt like dyeing and that was usually the entire 'rowing' workout. Now I've rowed for 60 minutes. That's amazing for someone who did zero sports in her life and the daily activity meant 2000 unhealthy steps a day. I have the drive and discipline to push further and I plan to do so. I'm 34 and for my 40 years anniversary I'll look much better than at my 25th. It's a great feeling. :-)
[I'll follow-up with some photos].

TinaZ2018

25 years vs 34 years old (and less weight when I was younger)


16 years vs 34 years old (and less weight when I was younger)


Photos from two days ago.

Queen_of_Lean

Very inspiring - you look fabulous! Thanks a lot for sharing! 🌼

TinaZ2018

iyanchovska wrote: »

Very inspiring - you look fabulous! Thanks a lot for sharing! 🌼

Thank you!

TinaZ2018

tams_89 wrote: »

You inspire me daily 😊

You are very kind. Thank you! I'm glad I do.

thkdiffgirl

You kook fantastic! You must be sooo proud, good for you on those push ups keep inspiring me, you do. My scale won’t budge...but workout quite a bit...so such is my journey

Calorie_Counting_K

Wow amazing! I am just starting out do u have any tips pls or are u on instagram pls? X

TinaZ2018

Calorie_Counting_K wrote: »

Wow amazing! I am just starting out do u have any tips pls or are u on instagram pls? X

Hi! Thank you! I don't have Instagram.
- clean eating
- weight and introduce everything in MFP
- 25% calorie deficit (this applies to your TDEE)
- workout 4-5 times a week, 75% strength/resistance and 25% cardio. In the rest days do yoga/stretching, preferably for flexibility
- eat you daily calorie goal
- hit your macros goals too (I advise 40% carbs, 30% proteins and fats)... after I increased my protein intake in March I saw big changes
- take monthly photos for progress comparison
- plan and prepare your workouts, your meals, everything (I plan and register my meals 4-5 days in advance and I prepare the workout schedule for the entire month
- be organized and don't compromise
- don't let your body go into routine... change the type of workouts and/or intensity monthly
- allow yourself an indulging day per month
- don't impose to yourself absurd restrictions.. eat just about anything but the healthy version and in small portions (I eat daily something sweet but it's usually protein pancake, protein bar, protein shake, fruits)
- learn to be disciplines because you won't feel like working out every time
- cook delicious and diverse meals, this way you won't crave for what others are eating
- drink plenty of water (2-3 liters)
- try to stay in contact with people that have the same fitness goals (the support and motivation matter a lot)
- read and learn about everything (I've learned so much about sport and nutrition in this journey... people are simply to lazy to search, learn and apply)
- set a few major long-time goals and many little ones (they will give you a confidence and motivation boos when you'll achieve them)

This is it for the start. :-) Good luck!

TinaZ2018

Progress update:

thkdiffgirl wrote: »

You kook fantastic! You must be sooo proud, good for you on those push ups keep inspiring me, you do. My scale won’t budge...but workout quite a bit...so such is my journey

Thank you! I really do feel really proud. My mom is shocked because I had no interest at all in any sports (not even walk in the park) all my life and now I workout 5-6 days a week and look like this. What I see in the mirror motivates me to do even more.

TinaZ2018

@miss_zita_2020 thank you so much!

TinaZ2018

I am so happy with my progress! The photos from this weekend are gorgeous but as I'm in a thong, I can't risk being warned again about Community's guidelines, so that's why I've censored them a bit.
I'm also very stressed and nervous for the last 1.3 kg that I have to lose until the end of June. This last bit is the harderest. I really want to fit in the deadline and be 57 kg (the last time I had this weight was in 2010).
Meanwhile I started a chin-ups challenge. I can only hang now but hopefully I will gain strength, like it happened with the push-ups. :-)
I also started rope jumping.

As a follow-up on a discussion from Facebook, I started trying some yoga poses. It seems that the little stretching I've done twice a week worked wonders, so I've made a 6 months flexibility challenge. Join me! :-)
Maybe for once in my life I'll be able to do the splits. :-)

Forum thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10798516/tinas-6-months-yoga-flexibility-challenge/p1?new=1

thkdiffgirl

Thanks for sharing the yoga poses! Stretchimg is key!

mynameisnobody1990

Such a transformation! you look incredible

TinaZ2018

mynameisnobody1990 wrote: »

Such a transformation! you look incredible

Thank you!

TinaZ2018

Hmmm... I just noticed that instead of the progress for 4.5 months I wrote 5.5. Ooops. :-)
Meanwhile.... I've conquered my first yoga pose from the challenge. The Deaf man's pose:

TravisJHunt

Wow is all I can say. Amazing!

MidlifeCrisisFitness

Superstar