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My geeky #s NSV (w/ pics because people love those)

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  • Helenacabral1
    Helenacabral1 Posts: 89
    WOW is right!!!Thanks for that before and after!!Gives me hope!!:happy:
  • CarolinaGirlinVA
    CarolinaGirlinVA Posts: 1,508 Member
    I think you look a lot younger now too! Great job!!
  • BeetleChe13
    BeetleChe13 Posts: 498 Member
    Wow! You look fantastic, and those numbers are amazing. Congrats on being so healthy and fit. 22% body fat is a wonderful achievement.
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    I fully admit that I am a huge nerd, and I love numbers.

    I just happened to do the math today and, from the first time I took my measurements, I reached a pretty awesome milestone.

    Neck: -2.75"
    Upper arms: -10.0" total
    Forearms: -7.5" total
    Chest: -13.5"
    Waist: -19.25" (that one is my most exciting measurement!!!)
    Hips: -17.5"
    Thighs: -20.5" total
    Calves: -9.0" total

    TOTAL: -100.0 inches

    Holy crap that's a lot of inches!

    THEN (294 lbs, 56% body fat):
    003-4-1.jpg

    fatcollage.jpg


    NOW (161 lbs, 22% body fat):
    033-1.jpg
    106_0702.jpg

    Side-by-side comparison:
    newprogress.jpg

    My "secret" (since everyone always wants to know that)
    Eat nutritious meals and snacks in sensible portions, drink plenty of water, and move your body.

    ****As a side note, strength training rocks. I love having muscles.

    You look amazing!
  • elcar7
    elcar7 Posts: 124 Member
    Wow you're looking great!!! Inspiring!!
  • sandram82
    sandram82 Posts: 615 Member
    WOOHOO!!!! You look amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
  • Nikstergirl
    Nikstergirl Posts: 1,549 Member
    Holy SMOKES!!! You are one smokin' hot mama!!!! I love the side by side... you don't look like the same woman! Keep up the training, the muscles look awesome on you!!!!
  • Cpuff70
    Cpuff70 Posts: 153
    Wow! So awesome! Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!
  • Moonbeamlissie
    Moonbeamlissie Posts: 504 Member
    You just look AWESOME!!!
  • PhoenixBlaise
    PhoenixBlaise Posts: 63 Member
    Wow you look amazing!!! What a role model for us still working on it!
  • nikkisa10
    nikkisa10 Posts: 31 Member
    U look AWESOME!!!! Very inspiring!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    I think you look a lot younger now too! Great job!!
    I certainly FEEL a lot younger now (it's amazing how much more energy you have when you don't have to carry an entire extra person's worth of weight around with you all day)
  • vegasbride925
    vegasbride925 Posts: 1
    Wow!!!! That is AMAZING!!!! You look fantastic - very inspiring!!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    :heart: You're my hero, Cory! :heart:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    MFP superstar!
  • Ilisidi
    Ilisidi Posts: 43 Member
    Congratulations :-)
  • treatingmybodyright
    treatingmybodyright Posts: 184 Member
    You look amazing! What a stellar accomplishment and an inspiration to all!
  • lauehorn
    lauehorn Posts: 183
    Absolutely amazing! Well done and congratulations to you on such brilliant progress!! You look gorgeous!
  • sollyn
    sollyn Posts: 179
    You are amazing!
  • Tara4boys
    Tara4boys Posts: 515 Member
    Freakin' fantastic!!! Lovin' the muscles!!!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Holy cow. Thats frickin amazing transformation - perhaps one of the best i've ever seen!
    Thank you! Especially coming from someone really fit, that is an AWESOME compliment!
  • jelicaa
    jelicaa Posts: 83 Member
    awesome job!
  • wittlelacey
    wittlelacey Posts: 391 Member
    b e a u t i f u l transformation! :)
  • letsdothis2010
    letsdothis2010 Posts: 190 Member
    Those are some awesome numbers!!! You look wonderful, great job!
  • goingtobefit2015
    goingtobefit2015 Posts: 408 Member
    You are INCREDIBLE!!!
  • Pams_Shadow
    Pams_Shadow Posts: 233 Member
    Amazing!
  • csquaredsmom
    csquaredsmom Posts: 53
    what kind of strength training do you do? I HATE weightlifting but know how important it is. Did you follow a program?
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    what kind of strength training do you do? I HATE weightlifting but know how important it is. Did you follow a program?
    I thought I hated strength training... and then I had someone show me what I was doing and now I'm in love with it.

    I won a contest through my local news station and my prize was a month of 3x/week personal training. It was fabulous.
    I learned how to use all of the different machines and how to maintain proper form and how to know if I was using a weight that was too light.

    Now, on strength days (I probably do them 3-4 days a week), I go through the basic routine I learned from the trainer:

    10 minute warm-up (usually the treadmill or elliptical)
    Lower body (leg press, leg extension, leg curls, abductors, adductors, weighted wall squats)
    Upper body (bicep curls, chest press, cable flyes, lat pull-downs, assisted pull-ups, dips, push-ups)
    Core/Back: crunches (with a medicine ball, bicycle crunches, and with resistance bands), pelvic lifts (these are my favorite).
    And then the dreaded plank - I can do a 2 minute plank, but someday I want to be able to get up to 5 minutes.
    5-10 minute cool down.
    The whole thing takes around 45 minutes, maybe an hour tops.

    I do heavy weights, few reps, and go slowly - 4 seconds to initial extension/contraction and then 6 seconds on the negative.

    I really, really want to do free weights but I am afraid of not knowing what I'm doing so unless someone shows me or I can afford to hire a trainer, I will just stare longingly in that direction every time I go to the gym.


    ETA (just because): I love eating my exercise calories. :)
  • Sh0ewh0re7_BlingItOn
    Sh0ewh0re7_BlingItOn Posts: 501 Member
    You look Phenomenal! Great job!
  • Shannonnn92
    Shannonnn92 Posts: 86 Member
    You look incredible!!!!! :)
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