Before & After -- 6 Week Challenge

whittrusty · August 2010

I bought a dress 6 weeks ago that I could zip up, but it didn't look good enough to wear in my best friend's wedding...so I challenged myself to make it look awesome by her wedding.

Well the wedding was last night and here are the final 6 week challenge results!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

My goal was to lose 25 lbs total before her wedding and I got to 21 lbs. Not too shabby!

Skagirl · August 2010

Awesome! Congratulations. The dress looks great.

tbrewer29 · August 2010

Great job! You look great! Losing 21# in 6 weeks is no small feat! Congrats!

Well done.

judyth · August 2010

YOU LOOK AMAZING:drinker:

TeamLeela · August 2010

Wow! You look great. How'd you do it?!

glspenc · August 2010

Now that is motivation!!!! Awesome job!!!! You look amazing!!!!! Please give us a few tips that kept you on track!!!!

bitterbuffalo · August 2010

I love your dress! My motivation is to fit back into some of my jeans.

whittrusty · August 2010

I didn't lose 21 lbs in just 6 weeks. When I bought the dress, I had already lost 12.5 lbs.

The most effective thing that I have found is to record EVERYTHING that I eat and work out most days of the week. I use a HRM that accurately estimates how many calories I burn in each work out and I shoot to burn at least 600 calories/workout, 5-6 days/week.

Allow yourself to eat things that you "shouldn't have", but remember that you don't WANT to eat those every day because getting healthier, thinner, stronger, etc. will NOT be accomplished by eating crap food.

Just do the best you can. If you only lose 0.5 lbs a week, that'll add up to 26 lbs over a year! That's a lot.

One day at a time. Set small goals. All of a sudden, your big goals will be met too.