Terrified, But Here Goes...

MelonJMusic

*Not an extreme weight loss, so please don't be disappointed. I only had 53 lbs total to lose.*

So, I never understood why people were so scared to post their progress pics up here...until this very second. My heart is pounding as I type this and I don't know why. I supposed because it's super personal to put your "unfit" self up for display (even if you don't look like that anymore).


Well, here are my pics. I'm exactly half-way there today and I made a commitment to post of Before and During photos up for your critique.

How I lost the weight so far: MFP calorie tracking, 30 Day Squat Challenge, continuing squats with small weights, abs and arms challenges, carrying around my fat baby (lol), and most importantly...DDR. Yes, that's right, my cardio is done with Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. LOL. Whatever keeps you motivated, right? LOL. Pics below:

SW: 178lbs (April 1, 2014)
CW: 151.6 (July 24, 2014)

*Edited to Resize Pic*

amandagorder

This is amazing you rock ! :flowerforyou:

seltzermint555

Yay! You look absolutely fantastic...and I think this is every bit as impressive and cool as someone who lost 246 lb or whatever...it's a huge accomplishment. Well done!

CassieR6

You look amazing!!! Keep up the great work! :flowerforyou: :happy:

BL_Coleman

Awesome! And that is pretty extreme since my goal was 20lbs and my wish was 30! You look great! Inspiration ( once I have this kid and get back to reality)

Escloflowne

Great work!

Cliffslosinit

Great job!! Congrats!

CarriesCalories

That is fantastic, you have motivated me with your pics

CallMeCupcakeDammit

You're doing great!!! Whatever works for you, and gets you where you want to be. Keep rockin' it!

CindyMarcuzAdams

Wow, you rock that body girl. You should be so proud of yourself.

Alanakrahenbil

Congrats, you look awesome!

AmyG1982

Great job! and I don't mean this in a creepy way but those squats did you good! Amazing!

Geloza

That's awesome progress in just 3 months! Very nice work.

Chezzie84

No achievement on here is too small. 10lb or 100lb, its still amazing.
Well done, you look great.

sarahsedai

Fantastic progress! I love 'durings' just as much as 'afters', cause it reminds me that even though you might not be at your goal yet, things are changing for the better and every single day... every single workout can be viewed as progress, and most importantly -VICTORY!

Keep up the hard work, and thank you for overcoming your fear of posting your pictures, they are a huge source of inspiration for me and countless others.

minimalistmom

You look fantastic!

melindabrock

You look awesome and you can really see a difference!! thanks for posting

MelonJMusic

I knew you would all be supportive and make me feel good, but I seriously did not expect to cry. Haha, thanks all!

TRose623

How could anyone be disappointed?!You look amazing! Keep going girl!

RedArizona5

Wow AWESOME transformations happenin . You know I would love to post them up but I just don't have any and wish I did. I could really use my old me to remind myself how far I had come. But since no photo I rely on my good old fashion memory . My jeans would be so tight BEFORE it was time to go out to eat. EEK thats when I knew a change was coming whether I wanted it or not. I am going off topic a bit but bare with me please..I can understand how there woman who have all these ranges of different sizes of clothes they hang on too-for what? I have several yes but they range from xs-m and only a few larges very few and they consist of a hoodie , yoga pants that I wish was Medium and 2 tops thats it. The rest are small. I think this would be a good forum topic. Good for getting those photos done.

goldfinger88

That's just incredible. You're doing a great job. You might try a little trick of fitness models. It will help your posture and make you look slimmer while you slim down more. Hold your stomach in and butt a bit forward. That will give you a slimming look. I did that for a magazine layout for a client. Also, holding your stomach in while you exercise will help you lose your stomach area fat and get definition when you are low enough in body fat.

You're doing just great. Keep up the good work!

zezelryck

Awesome loss :-)

MelonJMusic

That's just incredible. You're doing a great job. You might try a little trick of fitness models. It will help your posture and make you look slimmer while you slim down more. Hold your stomach in and butt a bit forward. That will give you a slimming look. I did that for a magazine layout for a client. Also, holding your stomach in while you exercise will help you lose your stomach area fat and get definition when you are low enough in body fat.

You're doing just great. Keep up the good work!

I know the trick well, LOL. I wanted to be completely honest in my progress for you all though. :laugh:

CagedBirdSings

You've done a lot of work! Congratulations!

denisegrinkevich

Wow you look amazing!! I started around April also and joined after my son and his girlfriend joined...I've lost almost 30...Sometimes it seems like a dream but then I remember the hard work which started for us in April...Keep up the good work...I KNOW your feeling lots of energy now! Your an inspiration to all of us out there in MyFitnessPal.com land.! Sincerely, Denise G.

Mariachicat

Fabulous! Nice work.

Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel

You look great, good on you! :drinker:

hias1101

Gold Star! You look amazing. Congratulations, you kicked Weights *kitten*!

oedipa_maas

You're a star. And there's nothing "only" about 53 pounds!!

perseverance14

Nice work, you look great!

mmm_drop

You look fantastic and I LOVE that you are fun with your workouts!