My fitness journey

SeaStar
SeaStar Posts: 113
edited November 12 in Success Stories
Today is the first time that I have ever put a before and after photo of myself, and it really brightened my day! I began gradually adding exercise and focusing on my diet better about four years ago. I feel wonderful for what I have accomplished and so energized to keep progressing in my fitness lifestyle as I learn and grow every day. I am sure many people go through the same thing of gradually changing their body over years and not really FEELING the difference. This was the exact comparison I needed to FEEL the change! :)

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  • blessmy5
    blessmy5 Posts: 95
    Nice job - congrats on the healthy transformation!
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
    You look amazing! Great job!
  • MrsLehman24
    MrsLehman24 Posts: 204 Member
    That's hot!!!
  • Fat_2_Fit_Mommy
    Fat_2_Fit_Mommy Posts: 569 Member
    U look great!! This really gave me some motivation!!
  • mstawnya
    mstawnya Posts: 450 Member
    Great bod! Congrats!
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    You look amazing! What a great transformation!! Truly inspiring as your toned look is totally what I'm going for! :)
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Wow, amazing transformation! How do I get that body???
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    OMG F'N BADASS
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    Thanks so much everyone for your kind words, you're making me blush! The best advice I can give is to never beat yourself up over a bad day (I am too guilty of that and learning to be much more peaceful with myself) and take things a day at a time. A quote I always remind myself of is 'strive for progress, not perfection.' :D
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    Wow, amazing transformation! How do I get that body???

    You're already looking quite tone! Keep at it and lift as heavy as you can!
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    You look gorgeous!
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    You look gorgeous!

    :flowerforyou: thank you :heart:
  • heathermarie517
    heathermarie517 Posts: 105
    Incredible results!!
  • elledo
    elledo Posts: 80
    You look awesome and i love the shave back!
  • tabinmaine
    tabinmaine Posts: 965 Member
    amazing transformation ! You look awesome ! HOT !!
  • harleyj
    harleyj Posts: 28 Member
    You look bad *kitten*! Nice work!
  • TheDreadedJynx
    TheDreadedJynx Posts: 49
    You look amazing!!
  • jgsinfw
    jgsinfw Posts: 110 Member
    What a great inspirational pic - very nice change!
  • 2Grtkids
    2Grtkids Posts: 93
    I'd kill for those abs :blushing: . Amazing work!!
  • AviaBatyah
    AviaBatyah Posts: 161 Member
    Great job :) Your hair looks like the female version of Skrillex , love it !!!!!
  • goodfido
    goodfido Posts: 127 Member
    Good Job!!! Congrats
  • kmturtle3
    kmturtle3 Posts: 556
    I think I would literally KILL for your stomach. Seriously, you look amazing. Way to go! :drinker:
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    your ABS are absolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
  • Mikaylarae27
    Mikaylarae27 Posts: 175 Member
    Great job! You prove that perseverance is everything. I always think of the near future (this summer!) being fit and tones, but if I stick through with it, I'll look amazing next summer and won't have to go through the winter trying to "get my body back". Thanks for posting this! Amazing job!
  • akd001
    akd001 Posts: 18 Member
    Great Job. Congrats.
  • thunt1990
    thunt1990 Posts: 157 Member
    Dang girl!!!! Nice job! Awesome muscles :)
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    Great job! You prove that perseverance is everything. I always think of the near future (this summer!) being fit and tones, but if I stick through with it, I'll look amazing next summer and won't have to go through the winter trying to "get my body back". Thanks for posting this! Amazing job!

    Thank you! I definitely have had many bumps along the way, as it was also a slow learning process for me. I began just with running a lot, and lost a good amount of weight, but was still soft everywhere and plateau-ing. Then I got a gym membership and started using some machines and working on my abs for a year or so and leaned out a bit more. I have been on and off with MFP since I signed up 4 years ago, but not until just this past year have I really focused in on tracking my food daily and moved up to lifting heavy weights to be sure I lose body fat but not muscle. And I still have my days where I go crazy and eat 800 calories over, get grumpy but just pick it up in a day or two. I've learned a lot about having patience with yourself and to work on loving who you already are so that you don't get too caught up in wanting to be somewhere you're not right away. It's been a long road of really getting to know and love myself, and just be happy knowing I am taking care of my body for the future :flowerforyou:


    Thank you to everyone else for the wonderful comments, it melts my heart :heart:
  • grendel322
    grendel322 Posts: 105 Member
    Awesome job, and congrats on ... journey? Looks like an arrival! :) I've been running and lost some weight, but also feel like I've been plateauing. Care to share some of your regimen? Which machines, and what ab program? And your attitude is right on, we all have good days and bad days - that's called life! - it's staying true to lifestyle choices, but not captive to them! :)
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    Awesome job, and congrats on ... journey? Looks like an arrival! :) I've been running and lost some weight, but also feel like I've been plateauing. Care to share some of your regimen? Which machines, and what ab program? And your attitude is right on, we all have good days and bad days - that's called life! - it's staying true to lifestyle choices, but not captive to them! :)

    hehe, for me it will always be a journey because I would always like to push new limits and learn new exercises and gain new strengths. As of now I am working on getting my body fat % down, at the moment I have gotten it down to 25%, but would like to be around the 20-22% range.

    I rarely use machines any more... if I do it's for leg work occasionally. I mainly just do a lot of free weights with dumbbells and ab work on the floor, whatever comes to mind that day. I definitely try to switch it up or up my weights a little bit every week. For cardio I try to burn 2-300 calories each gym visit by either running, elliptical or rowing (sometimes combining them). I go to the gym 3-5 days a week and try to keep active at home on days I don't with workout dvds or yoga and such.

    I had built up some good muscle mass over the years but not until more recently when I really started focusing on lowering my body fat did they begin to show. Even in a few months there has been a significant difference. It's just important to really keep those muscles working and strength training while cutting some calories to be sure that when you lose weight it's going to be body fat and not muscles too. I'm sure I'm just repeating a lot of what is told all day on here, but I just have to say it myself, because it really does come down to just having a decent calorie deficit and keeping active with BOTH cardio and strength training. I don't deprive myself from sweets or certain meats or carbs, I just have a good balance of everything and watch how much I am putting into me.
  • fittiephd
    fittiephd Posts: 608 Member
    Ahhh perfect body! I love the tat and your hair style! Sometimes I wish I could pull off something that badass :) Congrats on your success!
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