Thanks to MFP and heavy lifting (pic - 33 lbs lost)

Cindy_Fit4Life

Great job, you look phenomenal:flowerforyou: !

DterMined2012

Congrats on your accomplishment!!!! You look amazing!! Question, on your wt lifiting days did you lift for 35 to 45 minutes? I need to add strength trainging into my routine and need some guidance. Would definitely appreciate your input.

christinehetz80

LOVE this and I wanted to ask while on maintenance calories did you see a small gain again? I'm at a plateau and now doing the same thing to see if I can get a loss going. Congratulations and you are AWESOME!

mwc42

I love to see pictures . They speak the truth. This is a amazing story. Im just inspired! Thanks for sharing and keep up with the good work!

johnlatv

WOW.. you look great.... Keep up the GREAT work

Bronx_Montgomery

Wow Great job!!! Goes to show that Weight lifting for woman is key!!

spngebobmyhero

Wow what a difference the lifting makes! You look like you lost a lot more than 33 pounds!

MelissR75

You look great and will definitely be my motiviation. Im also 5'7 and a mom to 3 under 10. My starting weight was higher but Im currently in the 170's and seem to be stuck there! I started lifting recently and really love it. I hope it gives me the extra push I need. Thanks for the pic's!

57scoutmaster

great job

MinnesotaManimal

Thank you. I lift in a gym. With Stronglifts, I'm doing 5 basic lifts - squat, bench, overhead press, deadlift, barbell row. Right now I'm at 115 squat, 130 deadlift.

Those are some solid numbers! great work.

jayne2177

great work

cmDaffy

Nice job!

CyanideCyster

Wow your arms look amazing! I want arms like that! 4 weeks into lifting myself so fingers crossed.

Great transformation!

deekaydee

Congrats on your accomplishment!!!! You look amazing!! Question, on your wt lifiting days did you lift for 35 to 45 minutes? I need to add strength trainging into my routine and need some guidance. Would definitely appreciate your input.

It has varied depending on what I'm doing. I had a few sessions with a trainer that were 45 min long. That got me used to the free weight section of the gym, and helped me with some form. I then started New Rules of Lifting for Women -- that workout started at about 25 minutes, but quickly progressed to taking 45 or longer. That's when I switched to Stronglifts, which takes me between 35-45 min a session depending on how much break I need between sets. (That program is always 3 lifts, 5 sets of 5 reps for each.)

deekaydee

LOVE this and I wanted to ask while on maintenance calories did you see a small gain again? I'm at a plateau and now doing the same thing to see if I can get a loss going. Congratulations and you are AWESOME!

Yes I did! I saw a couple lb increase in the beginning, but that quickly came off. I actually lost a couple pounds while in maintenance mode, and then afterwards went back to a small deficit (250-300 cal per day) and kept losing.

tarak83

This is exactly what I needed to see today.
You look absolutely gorgeous. Check out those legs! :-D
I weigh the same as you, but my body looks completely different. My dumbbells just arrived this morning... I'm so ready to get started tomorrow. I can't wait to see similar results!

Did you have much in the way of loose skin/cellulite in the tummy area before lifting (from having kids)? If so, has lifting improved the appearance of it?

deekaydee

Did you have much in the way of loose skin/cellulite in the tummy area before lifting (from having kids)? If so, has lifting improved the appearance of it?

Yes, some loose skin, and yes, appearance has improved but I do still have some. This is my main problem area and I think it's just gonna take a little more time (I hope!!). I don't know that I credit the lifting for that as much as the calorie deficit and overall bodyfat reduction -- and loose skin is kind of a different story so it may never go away completely.

I saw the most results in my arms / shoulders -- I've never been proud of them before (even when I used to be skinny!) but now I actually kinda like to show them off!

jnativ

amazing transformation

daytolive

Gorgeous!!! look at those legs!! woot whoo!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!