10 months- 35 pounds gone

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missshyeviolett
missshyeviolett Posts: 310 Member
in Success Stories
While I'm not quite "done" yet, I hit my goal weight and I'm feeling good about myself, so I'm going to post my pics finally :)

Starting weight = 166
Current Weight = 131

I started all this back on 4/30/13 after noticing a whole new set of stretch marks. I couldn't handle it any more. I have a 3 year old daughter and I want her to see a healthy mother. My problem? I love food. Love it. And not good food, really. I grew up on your typical midwestern meat and potatoes diet. Looking back, I've realized that I was eating between 2300 and 3000 calories on a daily basis while working a mostly sedentary job. I'm shocked I didn't weigh more, honestly.

This is what I looked like on day 1:

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I signed up for Bar Method and did that 5 days per week for about 5 months. This is when I dropped the first 20 pounds. I transferred offices at work in September and that's when I joined Orange Theory (calisthenics/weights/cardio class) and dropped another 15 lbs between then and now. Not relapsing through the holidays was HUGE for me. In the past 2 months I've started lifting heavier weights and while the weight loss has mostly stopped, my figure has definitely improved!

This is my first progress pic (I had lost about 5 pounds by the time I thought to take a pic) and a pic I took last night after I tried on a 10 year old bikini!

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I'm about to start stronglifts and I just bought a new pair of rollerblades- I'd like to keep working on muscles and definition, but I am totally happy about what I've done in the last 10 months!!

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  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
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    Fantastic! 10 months of hard work and you have loads to show for it. Keep up the good work!
  • lvmamaduke
    lvmamaduke Posts: 24 Member
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    Congrats on the weight loss! I started at 167 and hope to get down to your current weight! Thanks for sharing!
  • missshyeviolett
    missshyeviolett Posts: 310 Member
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    I forgot to put the face comparison in- I think it's my fave part!

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  • LauraBalyk
    LauraBalyk Posts: 219 Member
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    Looking fantastic !!!! :) Congrats on all of your hard work and dedication !!
  • TheArmindiaBug
    TheArmindiaBug Posts: 1 Member
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    Great job! You talk about your fitness changes in your post. What about diet changes. What has been the hardest habit you have broken and how did you do it?
  • FraggleRockerFitnessLover
    FraggleRockerFitnessLover Posts: 307
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    proud of you!!! That's awesome progress~!!!
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,579 Member
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    Awesome accomplishment!
  • ChasingMyBliss
    ChasingMyBliss Posts: 803 Member
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    Nice work! It is so great to see that people are accomplishing their goals. And it doesn't happen quickly, but with dedication, you can get there. Thanks for sharing.
  • MzMiller1215
    MzMiller1215 Posts: 633 Member
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    You look amazing!!! Great job!!!
  • xMermaidx
    xMermaidx Posts: 142 Member
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    Wow amazing! Congratulations! That 10 year old bikini is looking good on you!
  • Tofteberg
    Tofteberg Posts: 61 Member
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    Love the face pics. I get so focused on my muffin top reduction that I forget to look at the rest of me. Your face pics inspired me to look up!

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