Plateaus and Pictures o.O

msbanana

**I just posted this as my blog but the pics didn't show up I was at least partially curious if they'd show up here**

Until Saturday I had been stuck on this stooooopid plateau for, well since I posted progress pics. I didn't lose a single ounce not ONE in fact I went up 6 pounds of bloat for like a week. I was insanely frustrated. I realized I wasn't eating and was working out too hard. Started eating more again and *poof* broken plateau. (BTW thanks rayfromtx for the help identifying my idiocy and everyone for cheering me on. I love you guys!!) ANYHOO, I was getting ready to leave work yesterday and was feeling particularly skinny and decided to snap a couple pics in the bathroom mirror to bring myself back to reality. (Seems to keep me grounded I never look as thin as I feel) I compared them to the ones from a month ago and I'm starting to think that perhaps that plateau was totally worth the pause. I seem to see a huge difference. Here... Lemme share.

This was last month 194lbs





Yesterday 192lbs



 

And just for fun...

Thanksgiving 2009 265lbs

sexygenius

i can see a difference too!!! you look fantastic!!!!

laughingdani

you look SUPER skinny in your recent pics!

I also like to take measurements when I plateau...makes me feel like I am doing SOMETHING when the scale isn't moving.

Congrats :flowerforyou:

Dani

xxthursday09xx

You look SO amazing. Keep up the wonderful work!

ThaiKaren

Wow, you have done so well, what a lovely trim figure you have. Very well done on what you have acheived

AmberMcDowell

wow! You look great!!! Great job!!!

AdamATGATT

Looking great!!!

I'm on a plateau as well, and know how frustrating those can be. Congrats on breaking it.

Keep it up! You're doing awesome!

Losing2Live1989

You rock girl...you show us that it can be done!

kristinlough

You look magnificent!!

eillamarie

You look amazing!!!!!! You are my inspiration

poeticpurl

Way to go!

adunkin22

you look AWESOME!! i've been stuck for awhile myself. you are definitely an inspiration to me.

SparkleShine

You look amazing!!!! Great job hun!

ironmule2042

You look Great!!! Keep it up! :-)

Dencrossgirl

Wow, you look great, hard to believe you are 192 lbs, because you look much smaller than that, you look really great. Congrats.

aippolito1

You look great, baby!!!!

takethepieces

Wow, you look great, well done!

joan41

Great day! You look GREAT!

Kaye8395BTS

Awesome work and awesome pics!!! ) Cheers to 2011 and kicking more *kitten*!!!

NatalieWinning

Look at you! Even prettier! Stuff like that keeps me going. Thanks for the picts.

crystalroy

NICE JOB! CONGRATS!!!!

hellokatee

You look great! You are amazing!

PoshTaush

Seriously you look more like 150 in your recent pics! Wow! Great job girlie!

mrmarius

very nice! keep it up

princess4mimi

You look great!!! I can really see all the changes and they are spectacular. Do you mind me asking which workouts you prefer? I see you are at the gym in one of the pics. I've read a lot about people doing the P90x or ChaLEAN or Zumba...but it seems like perhaps like myself (so far) you are going to the good'ol fashion gym and if so, I'm curious to know which workouts you prefer? Any advice? I am a real newbie at this, and it's obvious from those pics that you are a PRO at this. Any words of wisdom, advice or encouragement?

msbanana

You look great!!! I can really see all the changes and they are spectacular. Do you mind me asking which workouts you prefer? I see you are at the gym in one of the pics. I've read a lot about people doing the P90x or ChaLEAN or Zumba...but it seems like perhaps like myself (so far) you are going to the good'ol fashion gym and if so, I'm curious to know which workouts you prefer? Any advice? I am a real newbie at this, and it's obvious from those pics that you are a PRO at this. Any words of wisdom, advice or encouragement?

I can't do the at home stuff. I don't have the motivation. I get home and don't wanna do it or put it off. I HAVE to go to the gym.
I go A LOT. 5-7 days a week now. I need it. I feel worthless if I don't go (I think I'm addicted to endorphins.) Any how depending on the day (and how I feel/what I'm in the mood for) I warm up with a mile or two on the tread or do intervals on the elliptical and then I hit the free weights. I do upper body 2 or 3 days a week and legs 2 or 3 days a week I increase my weights regularly and lift like a guy. (Unless you've got crazy genetics your'e not going to build big bulky man muscles if you lift heavy stuff) I always finish with a heavy cardio session (20 min on stairmill, 30 on the elliptcal or HIIT on the Tread) then it's core and the sauna. My work out is pretty intense but I've always been an athlete and all I know is full throttle.I usually have at least one day a week where I just do a straight hour of cardio (elliptical, tread, stairmill and or swimming.) My work out theory is push hard, move faster, lift heavy stuff and when you think you can't go anymore do one more rep or run one more quarter mile. :bigsmile:

chickadee2010

Awesome! Keep up the good work!