I just don't care anymore.

kmozymoz

Your butt looks awesome. In a totally hetero way. :laugh:

ElectricMayhem

Thanks for posting this!! My fiancee has been trying to encourage me (i've been whining about not losing weight for almost 4 weeks!) by telling me he could SEE a difference and not to pay attention to the scale, how do my clothes fit, how do i feel? I've heard it from others too that i look like i'm losing and not to obsess about the numbers! I'm eating right (with a few little oopsies here and there) and drinking loads of water as well as getting lots of cardio in. You have reminded me that health is my goal, not just thinner! Good job.. btw i think you look healthier and younger now!! Brava

LivvyLinde

wow, that's really cool to see... You look great!

LorinaLynn

Thanks, everybody!

jenniebean1680... I'm so sorry about your Mom. I lost mine 3 years ago, and my dad 2 years ago, and it's hard. Congrats on your wedding... you're going to rock that gown! *HUG!*

Good job! When you increased your calories, were you also doing low carb? I find that's the trick for me.

I carbs entirely too much for low carb. I just aim to get at least 100g of protein, and let the carbs and fat fall where they may. I typically have a bagel for breakfast, and have pizza and pasta regularly. My sister does great with low carb, though. I'd be homicidal. :laugh: Whatever works for each individual is the right approach.

cbl40

Awesome job! Thanks for posting!

cbl40

And....I just turned 40!! Lots of us the same age....best time in life!!!

bushidowoman

I'm of the same midset! I'm much more interested in nutrition and building muscle than I am in counting calories and pounds on the scale.
You look great!!!

jennafluff

Great inspriation - and what a great outlook:-)
Just a question - when you started 'eating more' did your weight loss stall for awhile? I've struggled with weight for the last 10 years and always thought eat very little to lose weight - often burning a days worth of calories at one time. Worked well during the week but on weekends or social occasions I would completely fall off the wagon and basically throw a weeks work out the window. I have only just discovered MFP and so love the whole approach. Only thing is, I have stuck to my calorie goal all week and eaten most of my exercise calories but get on the scale this morning and it hasn't budged. Is it possible that it may take a week for my body to 'catch up'?? Can anyone help me?

DaniellePF

You are awesome and inspiring! :flowerforyou:

LorinaLynn

I never really plateaued, but there were some weeks I lost and some weeks I didn't. Some weeks when the scale might have gone up a pound or two. And depending on what I ate - like the salty feeding frenzy that was my brother's pig roast! - I could "gain" 8 pounds in one weekend.

I usually (until I broke my digital scale - didn't know you're not supposed to use harsh chemical cleaners on them!) weighed myself every day, but didn't get emotionally involved. I got a sense of what normal fluctuations looked like. The day after pizza? Up a pound. Aunt Flo in town? Two or three pounds. Sometimes I'd weigh myself a couple times a day, and realized that I typically weigh 3# more at bedtime than I do the next morning, and could drop as much as 2# from sweating profusely when running five miles. (I get DRENCHED!)

Beatrix0810

I am SO glad you posted this. I have been SO frustrated! I work out 6 days/week, 3 days weight/circuit training and 3 days running. I eat 1400 cals.day minimum, and as many excercise cals back as I can. I FEEL good and my body FEELS tighter, but the scale is STUCK at 132 and I STILL have a muffin top. I am now in the process of cutting carbs, hoping that will do something (anything) to my waistline. Any further hints or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just can't seem to find a difference in my body anywhere and I'm at a loss as to what further to do at this point.

Thanks so much (again) for posting this!

-B

cherigurl

You look awesome, thank you for posting!!!

gemmaldavies

u ave a fabulous *kitten* hunny

this proves we can throw the damn scales away. lol

sheri02r

Awesome! I love, LOVE your success story!

dictations

OMG, I want your body. you're so cute.

SexyCook

Great Success story!!

70davis

BUMP

ganesha303

You rock!

LorinaLynn

Thanks, everybody! I'm so glad I discovered how motivational photos can be for this. I can be more objective with photos, as if I'm looking at someone else.

The scale sucks. Plain and simple.

The mirror isn't much better. I still look in the mirror and zero in on the worst possible things, like how the overhead lighting in the bathroom accentuates every dimple on my thighs and *kitten*.

Clothes can shrink in the wash and stretch as you wear them. And clothing sizes are so screwy. Overall, I'm a 2 or 4 in most stores I shop, but (especially if I shop in the Juniors department) sometimes I'm a 3, sometimes a 5, sometimes a 7 and sometimes a 9. And sometimes none of them fit right at all.

And the measuring tape isn't very precise. I find myself wondering, "Am I measuring in the same place? Did I pull the tape tighter this time? Did I pull it tighter last time?" And it's hard to get excited over a 1/16th of an inch change. Plus, my waist and hips measurements haven't shrunk much since June, but the space between the two has gotten flatter.

Smuterella

Lorina, you really are my main inspiration on this site, Thank you, once again, for sharing. x

jenniebean1680

jenniebean1680... I'm so sorry about your Mom. I lost mine 3 years ago, and my dad 2 years ago, and it's hard. Congrats on your wedding... you're going to rock that gown! *HUG!*

Thanks Lorina. It means a lot to hear back from you, and OMG I am so sorry for your losses. I can't imagine both in the span of a year... I send hugs right back. And I hope to have LOTS of good pics of me in my gown to share come August! xoxo

rubygarcia86

great booty! lol this really brings awareness to the number on the scale is just that. a number. but pics like this are RESULTS of what taking care of your body can do! totally inspiring!

karenmiller81

I was just talking about this with a friend the other day: how the exact same weight and height can look soooooo different on people (or the same person at different stages in your instance). I'm one of those people who technically by BMI standards am very slightly overweight, yet I'm very fit and even my doctor at my last physical said something to the effect of me "not looking like I weigh as much as I do." Always a good life lesson to not get hung up on the number on the scale, but rather to go by inches, how you feel, muscle tone vs. fat, etc. Hard for me to remember sometimes.

kammy92

You look amazing!!!! Great job girl!!!:drinker:

MaddoxsMommy

You look amazing!! Thank you so much for the motivation. Can I add you?

KJLIII

Awesome post ! ! The pictures really DO help, and I just want to thank you for posting - such an encouragement ! !

Well done ! !

janf15

You may be better off measuring body fat percentage than weight at this point, and look at that as your metrics.

maleva720

great post! :drinker:

nicehormones

You have done terrific!!

ashleynicol3

You look great! That last picture is amazing - your butt looks way better than when you were younger! :P Keep it up & I think you have a great attitude about staying fit & not worrying so much about the scale. I know I focus on the scale too much & sometimes get discouraged, but then when I look at pictures I took when I first started vs. how my body looks now, I can see a big difference even if the scale doesn't always show it. Very motivational! Thanks for sharing.