PHOTO ONLY SUCCESS STORIES!

javacafe

Age: 57 yrs

HaibaneReki

Age: 57 yrs

:noway: in 4 months at 57?! I'm goint to kettle the hell out of myself now, thanks for that..

themaher

Great work - and great reminder too!

MrsKgettingfit

Love this thread, everyone looks fantastic, well done!! I will hopefully be able to post some before/during/after pics in a few months.

marian4marian

good job! you look fantastic!

jassyjan1

You look awesome!


08/2012


04/2014

dietstokes

Replying just so I can follow this amazing thread!

acaciamavro

2 months today since first picture, 62 days on MFP. So far, down 23lbs, 11 inches off hips, 8 inches off waist, 5 inches off chest, in 9 weeks! Total of 24 inches (2 feet!!!) gone!

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You look amazing in a short space of time. Have you achieved this by calorie deficit or any particular exercise?

All you guys rock. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much! :-)
Short answer: Calorie deficit and lots of exercise, including strength training, as well as honestly logging everything. Basically, I spent my first few weeks here on MFP lurking on every forum and reading everything, then actually following some of the advice that seemed sensible, and that I heard repeated by multiple people across multiple threads.
Long answer:
I've been eating at about 1000 calorie deficit, some days a little more than that, but always keeping my net above 1200. I eat as much protein as I can stand (starting to get sick of tuna and chicken, so just started adding protein shakes) and set my macros to 50/25/25 carb/fat/protein, and try to stay near there, at least for the weekly totals. I even got a food scale to see how far off I was on portion size estimates (not terrible in most cases, but way off in others). My diary is open if you want to take a look - I track absolutely everything, and am honest about it all, which has been a huge part of why I have been successful so far. I haven't cut out any foods or food groups, but I do make conscious choices on how I want to spend my calories, and keep surprising myself by choosing the more nutritious and filling ones over junk food, mostly because I know I get to have a much bigger helping of the "good" stuff than I would of the junk (giant bowl of homemade popcorn vs a single brownie, the popcorn usually wins).
I go to the gym 6 days a week, 3 days of just cardio - elliptical, treadmill, stationary bike and/or swimming, generally for about an hour. On the other 3 days, I do an hour of strength training, mostly with kettle-bells or just body weight. I do see a trainer once a week, just to learn more about what I should be doing, and to learn good form, since I've never really done any strength training before, and his answer is always more squats, lunges, rows, push-ups, and planks, and adding weight or difficulty to each as much as I can stand. When I started, I couldn't even do one "real" push-up, and now, 10 weeks in, I'm doing 2 or 3 sets of 10 on my strength days, along with everything else, and loving it!
Most of what I've been doing I have also found recently in the book New Rules of Lifting for Women, which has been a great guide in teaching me more about form, function, and other ways to do the same stuff I'm already doing. (Not really following the program exactly, but see it as a good guide and reference for now, with a lot of very useful info)
The other thing I invested in about a month ago is a heart monitor/activity tracker. I personally went with the Polar Loop with Polar HR7 monitor, because I like a lot of the features it offers. That made a huge difference in figuring out my actual activity level and calories spent on normal days vs calories burned at the gym, particularly with the strength training.
It's all working for me so far, and seems sustainable at this point. I can't wait to update again in a few more months once I get to my next big goal! I have a long way to go, and will never be "done", but I'm actually really enjoying the process so far, and with everything I've learned, I know I'm never going back!

DonPendergraft

funnybun1

Lots of inspiration in this thread I tell ya

TitanGM

MaryB73189

Before, 2/19/2012, 5 months post pregnancy, approx. 290lbs

Currently, 4/11/14, 235lbs


Goal at the moment: to get back into the 100's. Overall goal: 175lbs

chasingdreams18

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Only have about 9 pounds to go. :happy:

Such an amazing job!

To everyone :bigsmile:

chasingdreams18

Before, 2/19/2012, 5 months post pregnancy, approx. 290lbs

Currently, 4/11/14, 235lbs


Goal at the moment: to get back into the 100's. Overall goal: 175lbs

Awesome job!

dcandreani

These are just amazing!

atfirstblush

I am so impressed with all of you. You look fantastic.

Hiker_Rob

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Just plain awesome!!

Hiker_Rob

70lbs down, 25-35 to go.

getitamb

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freespirit420

How did you do it? How tall are you?

Before: 198 lbs.
After: 134.5 lbs.

amberrenee813

Lol

bmannen1

Before twin Pregnancy


During pregnancy


1 year after pregnancy


About 20 pounds difference in first and last picture. Still have LOTS to go. Just start C25K so hope this helps my progress.

epooler12

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Wow it took me forever to.figure this out! 174 on the left and 168 on the right. 5'7"

headofphat

During weight loss but before i hit the gym hard



Still during but recent and i won't have an "after" shot until my abs are showing.

emmawatts22

bumping for daily dose of inspiration.

Great job to everyone...wow.

claudineer

You look AWESOME! YOU INSPIRE me.

kikilareggae

You all are so inspiring! From the 3 lb losses to 100 lb losses! You all are awesome!

soldiergrl_101

Before and about 8 months in. Started at 303 - about 210 in the 8 month pic.


This was in December - about 190 here.


This was two weeks ago where I was directing my film. current weight of 183.

How you doin :P

hospitablegirl

I didn't take a before picture, but the first picture is at 30 days in, after about 10lbs lost, weighing 155. The second is yesterday at 60 days at 15lbs lost.


Edit: I can't figure this out. It's too big. I need an adultier adult.
Double Edit: Got it!

jardimgirl

I didn't take a before picture, but the first picture is at 30 days in, after about 10lbs lost, weighing 155. The second is yesterday at 60 days at 15lbs lost.


Edit: I can't figure this out. It's too big. I need an adultier adult.
Double Edit: Got it!

Great job! What have you been doing in terms of exercises?