Tankini to Bikini Before and After (65 lbs later!)

CraftyGirl4

Looking good!

allibawtez

You look amazing!!! great job

hgellings

WTG! LOVE the new bikini and you look awesome in it!

laceylovespink

you look fantastic, it's easy to see that you've worked VERY HARD!! Good job and that is a super cute suit!

AnnaPixie

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan TAS tic!! wooo hooooo!! Love it when shorties look great in bikini's! Being a shorty myself............. :bigsmile:

Great job sista! :flowerforyou:

stinabear13

great job!! you look amazing!!!

hungrymarathongirl

FANTASTIC!!!!! What a difference!

lizalmp1234

You look awesome!!!!

00trayn

Just got my strength training in for today! Time to switch my focus a bit to more strength and less cardio. Got to get rid of the remaining "tummyness" as my sister calls it... hahahaha!

LikeNoOneElse84

You look amazing! I'm hoping I can one day get into a bikini and look great as well. Keep up the good work!

MoLivesLuvsLifts

Looking good! Keep it up!

Brandy3827

Wow! You're such an inspiration! We're similar sizes (my pic is an old one- to remind me of what I once was and can be again). I'm 5'5 and around 198 now... in that picture I was around 145 and I was afraid my tummy and arms would never be the same again. But after seeing your pics I know it's possible! If you don't mind my asking, is your skin recovering from the weight loss well? You look amazing

dawnw30

You look great! Good job!!

Mastray

Amazingly awesome job!! You're definitely an inspiration to soooo many ppl!

Ms_Natalie

You look absolutely amazing and have always been my inspiration! We started this journey nearly at the same time and you've done incredibly well...so determined!

Feel proud of your achievement!!! xxx

IESHA12

GOOD JOB U LOOKN GOOD...CAN U GIVE ME SUM POINTERS ON KEEPN FOCUSED AND WHAT SHOULD I EAT AND SHOULDNT EAT...HELP...

Gidget1969

Great job! Congratulations. It's great to hear that all hard work pays off.

00trayn

Wow! You're such an inspiration! We're similar sizes (my pic is an old one- to remind me of what I once was and can be again). I'm 5'5 and around 198 now... in that picture I was around 145 and I was afraid my tummy and arms would never be the same again. But after seeing your pics I know it's possible! If you don't mind my asking, is your skin recovering from the weight loss well? You look amazing

For the most part, my skin has been recovering. It doesn't look as if I've never lost weight, but its not hanging off me. I have some very faint stretch marks on my arms, inner thighs, and midsection but you can't really see them. And in those areas, the skin hasn't 100% gone back into place but it just looks a little squishy instead of gross. And I have been holding around the same weight in the last 6 months and it has gotten better over time. I've heard it could take a year or two for the skin to fully recover, so I'm happy with the progress so far. And I'm not gonna let a little loose skin stop me from wearing a swimsuit or tank tops or anything. I haven't done anything special to get it to this point besides using BioOil on occasion and drinking lots of water, and losing weight at a slow pace (1-2 lbs a week max).

EDIT: Also, strength training is important as well. If you build up the muscle underneath the skin, it fills it out somewhat where there used to be fat. So you'll look more toned and the skin won't be as bad.

00trayn

GOOD JOB U LOOKN GOOD...CAN U GIVE ME SUM POINTERS ON KEEPN FOCUSED AND WHAT SHOULD I EAT AND SHOULDNT EAT...HELP...

Try reading through my blog posts, linked below. Just set small, achievable goals to keep you moving forward, let yourself live a little (no diet is gonna stick forever if you can't handle it for even 2 weeks), and keep logging everything. That's what i've done, nothing magic, just some good old fashioned dedication and effort.

lizzie2190

great work! welldonex

00trayn

My mom just told me that she's planning to take me and my sister to the beach this weekend when I'm home in Jersey! I get to try out my new bikini in public