From Skinny Fat to Fit!

SHHitsKaty

I started this journey about 9-10 months ago. Bit the bullet, paid for a personal trainer, got serious about my diet, decided I didn't like how I looked and now here I am! I started out with my trainer at 138 with little to no strength, whatsoever. This is me (I'm in the middle) shortly before I started working out with him (you never know how much you weight you hold in your face till it's gone!):



I was the heaviest I've ever been, I was unhappy, I was drinking a lot, I was eating like crap.

Fast forward to now, I'm running 5k's in the fastest time I've ever ran, sometimes 3-4 5k's a month. I'm trying new things on a weekly basis (spinning, yoga, hot yoga, pilates). Let me just tell you, hot yoga is the bees knees!

I count my calories and try to eat fairly well, I allow myself cheats here and there but I am fairly strict through the week on how much I am eating and what I'm eating.

I work out 5-6 days a week for at least 45 minutes at a time and I've started heavy lifting which is GREATLY improved how my body looks physically, not just feels, but looks.

I'm down to 123, I got down to 120, but quickly started gaining muscle.






I HIGHLY encourage women and men, to start lifting weights. Not only does it help tone you up and get rid of any of those last little lbs you are looking to lose, it makes you feel AMAZING. Lifting is all I look forward to anymore, after a hard day at work all I want to do is go in the gym and lift some weights, it relaxes me, it makes me look good and it makes me feel wonderful!

And I did and continue to do all of this while working 40 hours a week and attending college full time at NKU! If you say you don't have time, make some!

SHHitsKaty

I don't know why there is only 3/4 of a picture, BUT you get my point!

micheleb15

You look great! Amazing work has paid off!

xMillyLouisex

you look amazing! x

SHHitsKaty

Thanks girls!!

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

love it! I came from the same place. Great job, gorgeous!!

Southern_Belle_LA

You look fabulous!! I just started lifting about 3 weeks ago and am excited to see the proof!! I'm waiting on the physical results but in the meantime I am loving how I FEEL!!!!

Chief_Rocka

Fantastic

ks4e

Very inspirational! You look awesome!

reach4thestar

You look great. ...good job

tequila09

You look absolutely fabulous!!!!

WannabeStressFree

wow!!! awesome!!

MercenaryNoetic26

Excellent job! Gotta weight training.

SHHitsKaty

Thanks again everyone!!

funforsports

Amazing job, you look fantastic.

Kalee34

Congrats on your new body! Great job!!

SHHitsKaty

Thanks!!

AmericanExpat

Great job! I went to NKU for my Masters and I love the Bengals!

SHHitsKaty

Ha! What a small world!!! Thanks!!

adamalle

Wow! You look incredible! Well done, what a transformation :flowerforyou:

SarahIluvatariel

Awesome.

(If you resize the pictures so that they are no more than around 500 pixels wide, then the whole picture should show.)

mud7urtle

Boom

SHHitsKaty

Awesome.

(If you resize the pictures so that they are no more than around 500 pixels wide, then the whole picture should show.)

Thank you! Lets try this:

SHHitsKaty

That worked! Apparently you can only edit your post once though, but as I said, you get the idea!

Thanks everyone!! If anyone, especially you ladies, wants to add me/wants advice! I'm always free to offer it up! I love PMA havers!

likehemingway

Look great! How tall are you?

SHHitsKaty

5'4"

likehemingway

5'4"

Well you look awesome! I am about the same starting weight as you, I'm about to hit 140 down from 150 and hope to get back down to 125.

michelle0114

You look awsome!!

autopilot_on

Gotta love heavy lifting! Congratulations!!

SHHitsKaty

Thanks!! Heavy lifting > .

NataBost

You look great! Thank you for sharing. Just proves what picking heavy things up and putting them down will do. Do it to it!