10 lb loss with some recompositioning (pics)

sjbtiger

2014 is the year I regain control over my body and health. I have two young daughters and have spent most of the past six years either pregnant or breastfeeding. Between caring for them, working full-time, and life in general, my own health and fitness has taken a back seat. I want my girls to grow up with a strong mother that has a healthy body image.

My weight gain has stayed mostly in the tummy area (like many moms) and I'm so excited that a change in diet and a workout routine heavy on strength training has helped me lose 10 pounds and at least 4-5% body fat in the past 3 months! I am 5'7" and 32 years old.

chelstakencharge

great work!!!!

kelly_e_montana

Wow, love it! Great job. I love recomp stories with pics. Keep up the great work.

PhearlessPhreaks

Nice!!! :drinker:

KKishaA

Heck yeah! Good for you! Now that you know what works for you, you just keep chugging along. That is more then half the battle won :flowerforyou:

ashandstuff

Wow that's a dramatic difference! Great job, all that hard work is paying off for sure.

sjbtiger

Thanks! I am so grateful to the women here who initially pointed me toward weightlifting.

Suzd1976

Congrats...yr stomach looks great. It's a huge change.I have the same prob...so much belly fat. Can u pl share your routine and also were u eating at a deficit?

Edensienna

You look wonderful!

After two children my tummy held relentlessly to that fat too. It feels so good to lose it! Well done

sjbtiger

Thanks! I'm eating at about a 500 calorie deficit with the goal of getting in 100 g of protein a day. Otherwise I don't limit any particular foods. I almost always eat back my exercise calories. I workout 3-4 times per week with the emphasis on strength building. I do HIIT for my cardio with an occasional Zumba class for fun.

QueenE_

Great job!

sjbtiger

I think the profile picture captures it even better.



Anyone else working to lose the tummy?

amfusaro67

AWESOME! I know you said you are into strength training, but could you post a sample routine? I do 3 boot camp classes a week and 2-3 times in the gym doing cardio and weights. I am 10llbs down but my belly is giving me a tough time.

sjbtiger

I usually split mine into 2 upper body days and a leg day. I do not do any isolated abdominal exercises like crunches. My upper body days involve dumbbell presses, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns, and rows. My leg days include squats (regular and plie), step-ups, and side leg extensions. My warmup is 5 minutes on the elliptical and stretching and cooldown is 5 minutes on the recumbent bike.

petefromguelph

Holy crap what a difference in 10 lbs!!!! Way to go. Awesome job!

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love9705

Looking good and keep going that is great !!!!

mycupyourcake

Very nice. I love seeing the results from women lifting.

hoyalawya2003

I think the profile picture captures it even better.



Anyone else working to lose the tummy?

Wow, that's awesome! What type of strength training routine are you doing? I still have at least 25 lbs to lose, but I was just despairing that my mommy tummy doesn't seem to be budging. Right now I am doing body pump once a week and it is making a difference in my arms. Hopefully I will start seeing some changes in the middle, too!

hoyalawya2003

Ooops, just saw you already posted your routine! How often do you increase the weights? I figure I will hold steady until I make it all the way through a class without failures--currently I still can't get all my reps in with the tiny weights I'm using.

sjbtiger

I increase weekly. My routine is
Light weight -12 reps
Med weight -8 reps
Heaviest weight -6 reps
Light weight -12 reps