Before/Progress/After Photos!
ANewLucia
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Hey Guys,
Many have mentioned the changes, but it is time we see them too:-) It is so encouraging to see where we all came from and where we are now, to compare to the future as well!
Please take a moment when you can to drop in some pics of when you started and where you are now! Thanks...I will get mine up here and I know Kiki, Trish, and Helen will too..;-) hint hint!!!
Many have mentioned the changes, but it is time we see them too:-) It is so encouraging to see where we all came from and where we are now, to compare to the future as well!
Please take a moment when you can to drop in some pics of when you started and where you are now! Thanks...I will get mine up here and I know Kiki, Trish, and Helen will too..;-) hint hint!!!
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Well, I do not have an "After" pic yet because I still have a LONG way to go but I have come a long way already! So here's my pic, The "Before" was at 226.8 pounds, I was actually probably more but that's the first time I got on the scale. The second pic is pretty close to where I am now, 184 ish.
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Well, I do not have an "After" pic yet because I still have a LONG way to go but I have come a long way already! So here's my pic, The "Before" was at 226.8 pounds, I was actually probably more but that's the first time I got on the scale. The second pic is pretty close to where I am now, 184 ish.
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Wow, you look amazing!!!!!!!!! Well done!!!0
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Hey Guys,
Many have mentioned the changes, but it is time we see them too:-) It is so encouraging to see where we all came from and where we are now, to compare to the future as well!
Please take a moment when you can to drop in some pics of when you started and where you are now! Thanks...I will get mine up here and I know Kiki, Trish, and Helen will too..;-) hint hint!!!
ROFL. I'm gonna try, girl...I was the MASTER of avoiding the camera during my highest times, lol. Plus there wasn't a lot of digital action then....I'm gonna have to get up in the attic or something!
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You look great!0
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wow, you look so much younger! Good for you!0
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Hello! This is my first post and I wanted to share my progress so far. I've started lifting heavy in early January and entered an 8-week transformation challenge at my crossfit gym around that time.
A little about me - I'm an ex-college athlete, 28 and 6'0" --
25-Jan-12/ 25-Feb-12 / 25-Mar-12 / 5-Apr-12
Weight 193 / 186.3/ 181.2/ 178.9
Natural Waist 30/ 29.5/ 29.125/ 28.675
Hip (not around bum) 36 / 35.75/ 35.25/ 35
Chest (over) 38 / 36 / 36 / 35.75
Chest (under) 33.25 / 33.125/ 32.5/ 32
Belly button 33.125/ 32.5/ 31.75/ 30.875
Thigh 25.5/ 25.125/ 24.75/ 24.5
The BIG ones --- 24-Jan-12 / 21-March-12
BMI: 26.1 /24.6
Body Fat %: 26.8 /22.3
I'm still a work in progress as I'm in the middle of a lifting program, but the results I've seen so far are very encouraging. I have to admit that when I first started in January that I was eating too little (1300-1450) and at my first 3-week weigh-in at our gym of the 6lbs I'd lost, 4.5 of it was muscle. Obviously that wasn't going to work, so I read some threads, read the NROWFW (as recommend by Lucia!) and started to slowly up my calories. I added about 100 calories a week, and though I've hit a few stalls/small gains for a week or two, I've been able to keep loosing throughout. I'm now eating about 2,000ish a day and am planning on bumping to 2,100 next week with the end goal of 2,300 as my daily goal for WEIGHT LOSS. Once I get to my goal weight of 175, I hope to be able to eat about 2,600 a day. Because I'm 6'0" and my BMR is 1895 (per dunk tank), with 6 intense workouts a week, this seems about right to me.
and now, photos!
January 24
March 21
Looking forward to more results and NSV's with weights - but most of all, I'm so relieved that I don't have to eat 1300 calories ever again to maintain my fitness! It's so nice going to bed satisfied and waking up feeling stronger, leaner and ready to work! This seems maintainable to me now, and I will never, ever, go back to starving my poor body. Pass the protein!!
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Hello! This is my first post and I wanted to share my progress so far. I've started lifting heavy in early January and entered an 8-week transformation challenge at my crossfit gym around that time.
A little about me - I'm an ex-college athlete, 28 and 6'0" --
25-Jan-12/ 25-Feb-12 / 25-Mar-12 / 5-Apr-12
Weight 193 / 186.3/ 181.2/ 178.9
Natural Waist 30/ 29.5/ 29.125/ 28.675
Hip (not around bum) 36 / 35.75/ 35.25/ 35
Chest (over) 38 / 36 / 36 / 35.75
Chest (under) 33.25 / 33.125/ 32.5/ 32
Belly button 33.125/ 32.5/ 31.75/ 30.875
Thigh 25.5/ 25.125/ 24.75/ 24.5
The BIG ones --- 24-Jan-12 / 21-March-12
BMI: 26.1 /24.6
Body Fat %: 26.8 /22.3
I'm still a work in progress as I'm in the middle of a lifting program, but the results I've seen so far are very encouraging. I have to admit that when I first started in January that I was eating too little (1300-1450) and at my first 3-week weigh-in at our gym of the 6lbs I'd lost, 4.5 of it was muscle. Obviously that wasn't going to work, so I read some threads, read the NROWFW (as recommend by Lucia!) and started to slowly up my calories. I added about 100 calories a week, and though I've hit a few stalls/small gains for a week or two, I've been able to keep loosing throughout. I'm now eating about 2,000ish a day and am planning on bumping to 2,100 next week with the end goal of 2,300 as my daily goal for WEIGHT LOSS. Once I get to my goal weight of 175, I hope to be able to eat about 2,600 a day. Because I'm 6'0" and my BMR is 1895 (per dunk tank), with 6 intense workouts a week, this seems about right to me.
and now, photos!
January 24
March 21
Looking forward to more results and NSV's with weights - but most of all, I'm so relieved that I don't have to eat 1300 calories ever again to maintain my fitness! It's so nice going to bed satisfied and waking up feeling stronger, leaner and ready to work! This seems maintainable to me now, and I will never, ever, go back to starving my poor body. Pass the protein!!
Wow...Wow...nuff said!0 -
Well, this progression is from after I had my last daughter and was at my highest weight ever back in May 2010. I got back in the gym and started the weight loss process. Picked up body pump around September 2011 and saw some toning (hovered around 161-164), but wanted to lose more fat and found the whole eat more concept back in January...so the middle pic was right as I started eating more and the last one is about 8wks after....
It has been about six weeks since that last picture and as I took that last pic I hit a plateau that I had to go up in cals to get another loss, but I haven't taken a pic since. I had a net loss of 1.2lbs by the end of the 4th week after upping 100 calories. I weighed a week after and was up 5lbs, but that was water weight from sodium and TOM. I haven't weighed again because I joined a challenge. So, here I am 2wks later, did I hold on to that 1.2lb loss, did I lose a little more, did I gain a little...probably not the latter...but either way I am fine because my clothes are getting loser. Weigh in day is next Thursday so we shall see:-)
I will wait another month or so to take another pic since I just started Cathe's STS program (for more info www.cathe.com), so I am an official Cathelte...:-)0 -
Hello! This is my first post and I wanted to share my progress so far. I've started lifting heavy in early January and entered an 8-week transformation challenge at my crossfit gym around that time.
A little about me - I'm an ex-college athlete, 28 and 6'0" --
25-Jan-12/ 25-Feb-12 / 25-Mar-12 / 5-Apr-12
Weight 193 / 186.3/ 181.2/ 178.9
Natural Waist 30/ 29.5/ 29.125/ 28.675
Hip (not around bum) 36 / 35.75/ 35.25/ 35
Chest (over) 38 / 36 / 36 / 35.75
Chest (under) 33.25 / 33.125/ 32.5/ 32
Belly button 33.125/ 32.5/ 31.75/ 30.875
Thigh 25.5/ 25.125/ 24.75/ 24.5
The BIG ones --- 24-Jan-12 / 21-March-12
BMI: 26.1 /24.6
Body Fat %: 26.8 /22.3
I'm still a work in progress as I'm in the middle of a lifting program, but the results I've seen so far are very encouraging. I have to admit that when I first started in January that I was eating too little (1300-1450) and at my first 3-week weigh-in at our gym of the 6lbs I'd lost, 4.5 of it was muscle. Obviously that wasn't going to work, so I read some threads, read the NROWFW (as recommend by Lucia!) and started to slowly up my calories. I added about 100 calories a week, and though I've hit a few stalls/small gains for a week or two, I've been able to keep loosing throughout. I'm now eating about 2,000ish a day and am planning on bumping to 2,100 next week with the end goal of 2,300 as my daily goal for WEIGHT LOSS. Once I get to my goal weight of 175, I hope to be able to eat about 2,600 a day. Because I'm 6'0" and my BMR is 1895 (per dunk tank), with 6 intense workouts a week, this seems about right to me.
and now, photos!
January 24
March 21
Looking forward to more results and NSV's with weights - but most of all, I'm so relieved that I don't have to eat 1300 calories ever again to maintain my fitness! It's so nice going to bed satisfied and waking up feeling stronger, leaner and ready to work! This seems maintainable to me now, and I will never, ever, go back to starving my poor body. Pass the protein!!
You look amazing! Great job!0 -
Well, this progression is from after I had my last daughter and was at my highest weight ever back in May 2010. I got back in the gym and started the weight loss process. Picked up body pump around September 2011 and saw some toning (hovered around 161-164), but wanted to lose more fat and found the whole eat more concept back in January...so the middle pic was right as I started eating more and the last one is about 8wks after....
It has been about six weeks since that last picture and as I took that last pic I hit a plateau that I had to go up in cals to get another loss, but I haven't taken a pic since. I had a net loss of 1.2lbs by the end of the 4th week after upping 100 calories. I weighed a week after and was up 5lbs, but that was water weight from sodium and TOM. I haven't weighed again because I joined a challenge. So, here I am 2wks later, did I hold on to that 1.2lb loss, did I lose a little more, did I gain a little...probably not the latter...but either way I am fine because my clothes are getting loser. Weigh in day is next Thursday so we shall see:-)
I will wait another month or so to take another pic since I just started Cathe's STS program (for more info www.cathe.com), so I am an official Cathelte...:-)
Wow! Look at how much more defined your arms are in pic 3! That's awesome!0 -
Well, I do not have an "After" pic yet because I still have a LONG way to go but I have come a long way already! So here's my pic, The "Before" was at 226.8 pounds, I was actually probably more but that's the first time I got on the scale. The second pic is pretty close to where I am now, 184 ish.
Great job on the loss so far! You look great!0 -
I don't know how to post pics....but SO glad you gals have shared!
If I get it figured out, I'll see if I'm brave enough to give it a go. I'm no where NEAR how buff you sweeties are!0 -
I just upped my calories but nowhere near 1700, so I guess I need to keep increasing0
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I upped to 1900 a week ago and am learning the ropes. Protein is the elusive macro and I'm finding ways to make it work. Will post results/pics in 5-6 weeks. Meanwhile, thanks for the inspiration. You all look fantastic!0
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Jacc- I want your stomach! Actually I'd take your stomach even in your before pic!!!! You look awesome! What an inspiration!!
Lucia- You're definitely a huge inspiration!! Your before pic is about where I am now!! I SOOOO hope I can get to where you are now!! Your arms and back are great!!!!!0 -
Great idea, Lucia! Pictures really do tell the story. Love seeing the progress you all have made so far; every inch counts!!! Here's mine
I've only been "eating more to weigh less" and lifting weights (consistently) for the past month, but prior to, I was on a modest calorie reduction (1/2 lb / week) and almost always ate back most of my exercise calories (rarely net below my BMR). I've seen a small weight increase, but have really noticed my muscle tone improve!! So excited to see how mucj better it can get 0 -
Great idea, Lucia! Pictures really do tell the story. Love seeing the progress you all have made so far; every inch counts!!! Here's mine
I've only been "eating more to weigh less" and lifting weights (consistently) for the past month, but prior to, I was on a modest calorie reduction (1/2 lb / week) and almost always ate back most of my exercise calories (rarely net below my BMR). I've seen a small weight increase, but have really noticed my muscle tone improve!! So excited to see how mucj better it can get
You can see a nice difference in your tone! Awesome lady, keep up the great work!0 -
Ok, KGordon7 had posted this a couple weeks ago and I thought it would be great to see the progression from low cals, to more cals with weight training added...*I must warn you first that this could be a long read, but a good read I must say* So today is finally here, my one year anniversary and boy the changes that have taken place are just so amazing. Every time I look back at my pictures from when I first started, I have to ask myself was that really me? Sometimes we don’t realize how we look until changes happen, and I’m so glad that I’m on this journey because I not only look better, but I feel better, my confidence is so much higher, I’m so energized, and overall just so much healthier. Exactly one year ago, I started watching youtube videos of others who have lost weight, and this one particular person mentioned Myfitnesspal, so I signed up and started tracking my calories. Shocker, Shocker, Shocker!!! When I tell you that I was so outdone when I seen how many calories, fat, carbs, and sodium was in the stuff that I use to eat, it was just ridiculous. Now don’t get me wrong, I didn’t actually stop eating what I eat, but I did cut back a lot on portion sizes and stayed away from too much fast food. I was 198 when I started and chose the 2 pounds per week option so of course MFP put me on the 1200 calories. I started searching for exercise videos and found a couple of ten minute videos and worked my way up to doing Billy Blanks Tae bo cardio. I lost weight at a great pace and was weighing myself everyday and the numbers continued to go down, down and down. Since I was heavy and very short, 5’2, this worked because I was considered obese for my height and age. Here is me at 198, and yep that is me and it’s kind of hard to believe.
Okay, so eating the 1200 calories lasted for a good bit and I never hit a plateau, but I was aware of plateaus and was looking forward to one after reading that others hit one. In about 3 months, I lost about 33 pounds, and here is another picture to show the difference.
So, I continued on with the 1200 calories and Billy Blanks, protein was very low around the 40s or sometimes even lower, fats were also low, and just like most people starting out, I was afraid of the fats because I thought that it would make me fat, and I didn’t know any better about the protein because I didn’t do enough research and just relied on MFP. Also I was netting very low calories because I was only eating 1200 calories and at the time I didn’t have a HRM, but I knew that I was burning lots of calories because I was heavy and was very unfit. So another 3 months later, I had lost another 23 pounds and was weighing 142 in this picture. Whoa, what a difference from the 198. Here, I just looked slim and no muscle definition, some flab, just skinny.
Around August, I started doing Chalean Johnsons’ Turbo Jam, and I loved it. I think it was around this time, I started doing some research about muscle definition and leaning out your body, though still on the 1200 calories. I also, started paying attention to the types of foods I was eating. My food choices have changed time and time again, so most of everything I started out eating, I don’t eat anymore because I really don’t want to. So around October, I started Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred. Just to throw this out here, I’m the type of person that loves a challenge and this was definitely a challenge, because I read others talking about how hard it was. Then, it was hard, but now it’s probably a piece of cake because I’m more fit now and have done more hardcore things. After I was done with her 30 Day Shred, I started Ripped in 30 and did 2 rounds of it. I started doing more research, and discovered Chalean Extreme because I wanted to start weight lifting to shape my body and lean out more and to also get more muscle definition. I also started eating more around November, but I was still not eating enough for the amount of calories I was burning, and although I upped my protein, it still wasn’t enough. So after more and more research and after staring Chalean Extreme on New Year’s Eve, I started netting 1200 instead of eating that amount. Here is a pic from December before I started that process.
Here, I was down about 70 pounds. So after more research, I learned that I really should be netting my BMR and starting eating around 1600-2000 calories depending on the workout and estimation of calories burned. We have to fuel our bodies, and I had to learn that food is not an enemy. Around February, I was weighing 126.4, with a better looking body than before I started lifting weights. Here is another picture.
My goal weight that I had in mind was 125, and since I’m very close to that goal, my weight has fluctuated from 126-128 range and it doesn’t bother me because I’m basically at goal anyway. I now wear a size 7/8 in jeans and probably a 6 and a size 4 in dress pants. I can wear small tops and all of this is just amazing to me because I feel so much better. When I first started this journey, I didn’t have a lot of support but all I needed was my very own support and continuous prayer to God each and every day and it has brought me this far. I don’t see not having support as an excuse because if you want it bad enough, then you will and can do it. I haven’t eaten at a restaurant since last summer, and it’s not because I’m scared of the food, I just don’t want it. Some people feel like you can’t enjoy life unless you’re eating junk food and restaurant food, and that is simply not the case. I enjoy my life just fine without it and I love preparing my food everywhere I go. I can still hang with my family and friends and enjoy them without eating what they’re eating. I’ve attended a birthday party and took my own cooked food, I’ve even gone to a restaurant with them, and guess what, I took my own cooked food and ate with them (by the way one of the workers thought that was so unique and cool, and he even added that he liked that). I said that to say that life is not about FOOD. Yes you need food to live, and like the saying goes you only get one life, so why not live it right, well you only get one body, so why not treat it right? I can look back at my pictures and laugh and smile because that’s not my body, my attitude, or my personality anymore. People will change once they get healthier and lose weight and you’re suppose to because you’re no longer that old you anymore. I’m not saying get all cocky, but you will have more confidence and your self esteem is greater and it should be. Some people get mad or jealous of others when they say that you feel and look so much better and boy you know everybody doesn’t root for you, I’d be willing to bet that some people are rooting for us to gain our weight back, but that sure won’t happen because I’ve learned how to eat right and eat foods that I can eat for the rest of my life. Had I starved myself throughout this entire process, I would probably gain it back, but that’s not the case. I enjoy what I eat and I love, love, love that I can eat all day and still not gain weight, but rather lose fat and have a lean body and a fast metabolism. Okay here my final pics before and after Chalean Extreme.
It doesn’t stop here. I’m doing the Lean for Life phase, and I’m going to start Turbo Fire soon. I hope you all enjoyed this story and I hope that it can inspire and motivate others as well. Oh, I almost forgot, I am now at a loss of 72 pounds and if I lose, I lose, if not that’s fine with me because the scale is no longer my worry, but the changes in the mirror are. I also find it amazing that I have the V-shape underneath the fat that I'm trying to diminish which is what most men and some girls have, and that wasn’t a goal, buy hey I’ll take it. There is still more work to be done to make it more defined and there is still more fat to be burned. I need to go get my body fat percentage calculated because I have no clue what it is.
The final pic is a one year difference
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Amazing work!!!!!!0
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Awesome story and results! Motivating indeed!0
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Okay guys, I just noticed that I was suppose to post my new comparison pic here, so along with the others already posted, here is another comparison photo.
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Simply amazing kgordon7!!!0
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I'm new to all this, my profile says I should be eating 1200 calories, but depending on my workouts, eat back what I exercised. How do I know if 1200 is right for me. That seems to be the number that MFP is using for everyone, can someone help me figure it out. I think I should be eating more too , just don't know how to figure out what those number s should be0
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I'm new to all this, my profile says I should be eating 1200 calories, but depending on my workouts, eat back what I exercised. How do I know if 1200 is right for me. That seems to be the number that MFP is using for everyone, can someone help me figure it out. I think I should be eating more too , just don't know how to figure out what those number s should be
Hi Tanya, please take a look a the TDEE topic and then what to expect when you up calories. Both are at the topic of the group topic list.0 -
wow u ladies look great- very inspiring0
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Great idea, Lucia! Pictures really do tell the story. Love seeing the progress you all have made so far; every inch counts!!! Here's mine
Awesome changes! You look fantastic!
I've only been "eating more to weigh less" and lifting weights (consistently) for the past month, but prior to, I was on a modest calorie reduction (1/2 lb / week) and almost always ate back most of my exercise calories (rarely net below my BMR). I've seen a small weight increase, but have really noticed my muscle tone improve!! So excited to see how mucj better it can get0
