95 days of mfp. Pics

zavakim · June 2014

I think I see some change especially in back fat:( unfortunately I've hit a plateau. For two weeks no loss. I lost 30 lbs with my fitness pal and the gym an hour a day. I'm breastfeeding a one year old so it's hard because I'm hungry. Lol. I also have hashimotos/ hypothyroidism. 4 kids and a full time job. Busy but I love mfp! No excuses. I'm definitely not finished but could use some motivation or tips to get through this plateau. Starting weight 204. Now 174. 5'7

Hopefully this works:)

Feel free to add me too. I can always use friends that stick around :-)

MrsATrotta · June 2014

Your doing a great job just be patient and keep up the great work:)

zavakim · June 2014

Well I can't figure out how to put the pics on:(

SarahAnna87 · June 2014

I can't help with the pics, but I copy and pasted the link. You look fantastic! Congrats!

miss_phat_booty · June 2014

Wow, you can definitely see a big difference (and love the haircut! :flowerforyou: )

I didn't see if you are logging (and logging correctly) or if you're weighing what you eat. You should start there first. Also I don't think 2 weeks is a real plateau, with weight loss I think the main thing is you have to have a lot of patience. Especially after the first few weeks/month. Early on it seems as if the weight just flies off your body and when it does "slow" down people think they've hit a plateau...

zavakim · June 2014

Thanks. I do log. And measure. And weigh. Lol. I also try to eat clean most of the time and cut out all refined sugar. I still can't resize my picture. But thanks everyone.

samanthannepstein · June 2014

Way to go! I want to try and make it on a long streak. I have hit 6 days! LOL! You look awesome!

Anthonybc78 · June 2014

Your doing a great job. You can definitely see it in your face and side pics. Just keep in mind how long it took to put that weight on, losing it isn't as easy unfortunately. But imagine how you'll feel after another 10 or 20lbs! Don't lose track, as long as your burning more calories than your consuming, you HAVE to lose weight. Its inevitable.

SexyLovinmeCook · June 2014

You look terrific hunn! Nice work

TRIX5884 · June 2014

Great job! Love the hairstyle change too! Keep up the awesome work!

rachface1234 · June 2014

Fantastic progress!!!

Lsargent63 · June 2014

:flowerforyou:
Congratulations!! You look great, keep up the good work. I admire working mothers, it is such a hard, yet so rewarding job. I too was a working mother and did well. You are a motivation to others.

melaniedsm · June 2014

You look awesome! Best thing to over-come the platau is change. One way to do it is eat very low calorie, but I think this is unhealthy and will defiantly effect your milk supply. I prefer the opposite. Eat all your calories you burn for a week and then get back on it. Let your body have a week to heal/reset. I am not saying go have cake, I am saying eat a bigger portion of the healthy foods you are eating. Eat an extra serving of whole grains. Seems like a week reset gets the weight moving downward again.

Also try the tea for milk production. For some reason that helped to curve my hunger when I was breastfeeding. Might just be mental, but it did seem to help. I swear breastfeeding cravings are 10x worse than pregnancy cravings.

zavakim · June 2014

Thanks everyone this is definitely the motivation I need right now. I have done the mother's milk tea.I just don't like it very much.

ChristinaOrtiz23 · June 2014

MAJOR difference!! Keep up the awesome work!!

ChristiSykes · June 2014

Wooohooo! WTG!!! You look great!

mimismommy11 · June 2014

You are doing a great job, and I love your new hair!!

itodd4019 · June 2014

awesomeness is you

teresamwhite · June 2014

WTG! You look great!

terrimaricle · June 2014

Great job! I love reading the success stories - after not being here for a long time, I find it very motivating to "stalk" the success stories of others. :-)

chriscrosse · June 2014

I see a big difference, you do look more smoothed, toned and smaller. Keep at it!

Kiss_The_Stars · June 2014

In my experience, even if the scale doesn't say so, you are still improving your body. Sometimes its all differences you can see and feel, not necessarily weigh. But you might consider shaking up your workout routine, its easy for your body to get too used to the same activities.

christybushellwain · June 2014

I can definitely see a change! I agree with someone else who wrote that a change is a good way to get over a plateau. Also, did you do any other measurements like waist, hips, bust. Even arms, thighs, etc. I bet that even if you hit a weight plateau you'll keep seeing changes in other measurements that might not be as easy to see in the pictures. It's not too late to do it. I just started 19 days ago and haven't taken any photos yet. I should really do that too!

Scott_2025 · June 2014

Excellent progress.. Just be patient. Plateaus happen and they go away...

silverstarrlyte · June 2014

applause girl! You look great! keep it up, it will happen!

nataliespiczka · June 2014

Great job so far!! I know what it is like to hit a plateau though. I would say to change things up a little bit. Your body has gotten used to your normal routine so it is just jiving with you now. You're not confusing it anymore and it is getting comfortable. Time to challenge it again and make it think.

Maybe switch up your work out to work the same areas of your body but differently. I would also look at your calorie intake versus your weight. In order to maintain our current weight, most of us (even with Hypothyroidism) maintain at about 10 calories per pound. So say I weigh 150 pounds... in order to maintain I would need to consume around 1500 calories a day if I wasn't working out. If I am working out, but making up those calories with extra food, I will still maintain. If I wanted to lose, I would need to bring my calorie level down to around 1200 calories a day. I hope this makes sense? Also, make sure you are drinking your fluids. These are things I have learned in the past throughout my own journey. Dealing with some changes in my thyroid too right now. No fun.

Keep up the awesome work! You are doing amazing!