Before and After pics NO STARVATION

mazza2marilyn

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christianadivine

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tabinmaine

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bethb4

BEFORE AT 190





2 WKS AGO AT 145

HOLY SHART! You look 10 years younger! Nice work!

apetranovich

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misstash123

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FitBunnyEm

BEFORE AT 190





2 WKS AGO AT 145

well done u look great, great tatts, fabwork, thats what i wanna look like!

TheFitHooker

I posted this last night in it's own thread. Figured this would give you good insight on how far I've come since September of 2011...

70.5 lbs gone since September (today I hit 135 on the nose) 115lbs gone since October of 2009

weaziemand

Bumpity bump.

tabinmaine

Lost 17lbs between Dec and Feb 15th, since then no weight loss, only inches.



APRIL 's pic below

DemiRaye

I'm 26, 5'1 and 2 kids
Fat my whole life.
Went from 200.5 to 185 and then got down to 146.
I was in a 17/18 and now I wear a 9/10
I carry my weight in my mid area - tummy, hips, and butt.
I currently weigh 149 lbs and trying to get to 132 lbs, which is considered healthy :-)
I run and eat clean.


200 lbs These pants were size 16


146 lbs

149 lbs March 2012

Holy MOLY!!!!!!!!!!!! You look like two TOTALLY different people!!!! wAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow! you look stunning! you are such an inspiration to me!

jennlowe66

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CrazyBullies

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chase7512

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Starsighter78

Refresh for the new thread:

@ ~ 395 (and yes, the dog is on my belly)




@ ~ 205




I eat about 2000 calories a day (2200 -2400 when I exercise) and have since the beginning.

THIS!! This is my dream visualized! I've always felt like there was another completely different person, inside me trying to get out. WTG! This is simply amazing. (Not to mention, you are complete HOTTIE! )

Cmonnowguys

These are all so great!

sunshine77081

Thank you dear!

lcstratt

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So inspiring! :happy:

jennylee133

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Thank you to everyone for sharing your pics and stories. It's so inspirational!

juicemoogan

I eat around 2000 cals a day. I've lost 18 lbs in 3 1/2 months, and have about 10-12 more to go, but I go by measurements more than the scale. :drinker:

Yowzahs,, You look amazing!! Fantastic definition...

I want a sexy back like that..

heidi5k

Can I ask a question? This is my 2nd week on MRP, and I'm just trying to eat well and use the calorie limit given. I am kind of confused about this thread. I get that eating too little can be counteractive to weight loss, but I don't understand some of the successful folks who are saying they "eat what they want". I feel like that's how I got overweight.

I'm sorry if I missed some information somewhere, but I'm just wondering how to proceed here. Should I use the calorie info given by MFP, or should I use something else? Also, I am currently not exercising regularly. I want to, but I first want to get new eating habits established. I guess I'm saying that to say that I don't have much "intentional" activity outside of just normal life. That would effect how much I eat, right?

Thanks for any thoughts... And by the way, i LOVe this thread! It's so sweet to see how many people have made big turnarounds.

Lattegurl

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Nteeter

Nice job

sorry Im a dope took a few tries to get the pics in but here I am.

started at 357 around halloween











and finally two days ago at 255

crisanderson27

Can I ask a question? This is my 2nd week on MRP, and I'm just trying to eat well and use the calorie limit given. I am kind of confused about this thread. I get that eating too little can be counteractive to weight loss, but I don't understand some of the successful folks who are saying they "eat what they want". I feel like that's how I got overweight.

I'm sorry if I missed some information somewhere, but I'm just wondering how to proceed here. Should I use the calorie info given by MFP, or should I use something else? Also, I am currently not exercising regularly. I want to, but I first want to get new eating habits established. I guess I'm saying that to say that I don't have much "intentional" activity outside of just normal life. That would effect how much I eat, right?

Thanks for any thoughts... And by the way, i LOVe this thread! It's so sweet to see how many people have made big turnarounds.

If you are VERY honest about your activity level, MFP's calorie numbers can be accurate. Usually they're conservative though. Some of us eat 'what we want' within a certain range because we're doing other things to help with our diet...heavy lifting for example helps direct your body to burn fat, even if your diet suffers some. It's STILL better to eat healthy and clean...the results basically triple...but either way, that's part of it. Additionally...while you are setting up and getting used to your diet (it shouldn't be a 'diet'...it needs to be something sustainable forever) is a great time to decide what kind of workout plan you're wanting to do. Many people find cardio easier to begin with...but if you're looking for fat loss, lifting weights is a more productive option (you can do bodyweight exercises as well...if you're on the right plan and don't want to go to the gym). Cardio is good for you in other way too though...so it won't hurt you to balance it out. I personally lift three days, and when I was doing any cardio, it was interval cardio 2 days. I don't do cardio anymore.

Anyhow, hope that helps some!

TheFitHooker

Can I ask a question? This is my 2nd week on MRP, and I'm just trying to eat well and use the calorie limit given. I am kind of confused about this thread. I get that eating too little can be counteractive to weight loss, but I don't understand some of the successful folks who are saying they "eat what they want". I feel like that's how I got overweight.

I'm sorry if I missed some information somewhere, but I'm just wondering how to proceed here. Should I use the calorie info given by MFP, or should I use something else? Also, I am currently not exercising regularly. I want to, but I first want to get new eating habits established. I guess I'm saying that to say that I don't have much "intentional" activity outside of just normal life. That would effect how much I eat, right?

Thanks for any thoughts... And by the way, i LOVe this thread! It's so sweet to see how many people have made big turnarounds.

I know for me that I started out eating what I wanted in moderation and it wasn't working cus I had a hard time with the whole moderation thing. So I quit doing that and started trying to eat just better. That worked for me. I've recently started letting myself have things I wanted again, as long as its within my calorie limit. I do not eat anything fried, and I hardly ever eat sweets. My body has been trained for long enough now, not to eat those things, so I hardly crave them. So therefore I eat whatever I want.

angbieb

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SJScobie

These success stories are truly amazing

Well done everyone, If I ever feel myslef slipping I'll just click on this thread, this will sure get my butt back in gear!

Bronx_Montgomery

NO STARVATION MODE HERE....JUST GOOD OL HARD WORK

hendongirl

loving it - very motivational!! bump for later

heidi5k

If you are VERY honest about your activity level, MFP's calorie numbers can be accurate. Usually they're conservative though. Some of us eat 'what we want' within a certain range because we're doing other things to help with our diet...heavy lifting for example helps direct your body to burn fat, even if your diet suffers some. It's STILL better to eat healthy and clean...the results basically triple...but either way, that's part of it. Additionally...while you are setting up and getting used to your diet (it shouldn't be a 'diet'...it needs to be something sustainable forever) is a great time to decide what kind of workout plan you're wanting to do. Many people find cardio easier to begin with...but if you're looking for fat loss, lifting weights is a more productive option (you can do bodyweight exercises as well...if you're on the right plan and don't want to go to the gym). Cardio is good for you in other way too though...so it won't hurt you to balance it out. I personally lift three days, and when I was doing any cardio, it was interval cardio 2 days. I don't do cardio anymore.

Anyhow, hope that helps some!

Yes, thanks. I'm eating really well, and not "dieting" like you said - I just try to incorporate lots of 'superfoods" into my meals and snacks. The only restricting I'm doing is w/ sweets b/c I LOVE sweets, and have a hard time keeping myself in check. When I feel really good about where I'm at, I'm sure they'll be part of my lifestyle too. In moderation.

I hear what you're saying about lifting. That seems to be the word on the street. I'm going to work that into my schedule too, and I guess I'll loosen up on the MFP calorie plan when I do. Thanks again for your info!

-Heidi