Before and After Pics...Beware: Work in Progress

_Bob_

amazing work! you have a lot to be proud of

litax

I am doing Zumba at the local YMCA 3-4x a week for cardio.
For weight training, I have been doing the Chalean Extreme videos, so lifting 3x a week...and I lift heavy (or at least heavy for me...lifting to failure).
I finish the Chalean schedule this week, and I am thinking about P90X!?!


As far as calories...(my food diary is open) I've been following the Olivia method, which means that I actually set my calories to maintenance, then only eat right around my BMR everyday (for me is about 1420). This makes the deficit shown at the end of the day the actual # of calories you shorted yourself...at the end of the week 3500cal should equal a pound. I try to keep my deficit between 500-1000 a day--some days it is less, but It should never be more than 1000.
So I guess I usually eat back some of the exercise calories, but not all of them. But I ALWAYS eat more than the recommended 1200 cals.
Also, I am breastfeeding, so I get to add 300calories a day just for that!! I actually eat between 1700-1900 calories on most days (regardless of exercise)

Would you recommend the Chalean extreme for a beginner that has never lifted?

Your progress is amazing.

SexyCook

That's good stuff there! CONGRATS

Determined24

You look amazing..... Congratulations on your results.. keep it up!!!

chukwuwally

Wow! You look amazing. Congrats

RedBone03

Awesome job!! Hun.. You look amazing...

Jade17694

You look great

AlliGM

All that AND breastfeeding... you are Super Woman/Mom!!!! Thanks for posting and the inspiration today.

treromano

What a great job

lizblizz28

Amazing!!! I'd of guess you had lost more then 20. WTG!!!!

^^this!

You look amazing!
ABSOULUTELY HUGE difference in the arms and waist.
Keep it up!

Prettylittlelotus

Wow you look amazing! Way to go!

ssdivot

Holy Crap! What an amazing difference...since January? Great work and I'm jealous of the pushups!

bex_86_

awesome

elianexox

AMAZING job, I'm really impressed! :drinker:

tracee10147

this is amazing! thumbs up

SIimMama

Would you recommend the Chalean extreme for a beginner that has never lifted?

Your progress is amazing.

I think you can do Chalean even if you've never lifted---you use lower weights, don't go as deep, etc..., but there are other programs that would be good too. On bodybuilding.com there are some free ones, that way you wouldn't have to invest until you knew you were going to like it or stick with it.

bridgette863

Great Job! Good luck on the rest of your journey and your healthier lifestyle !

austindog2

You look amazing! Any secret exercises for the obliques? You completely obliterated your love handles!!

natashadarville

You look awesome congrats!

AsaraFuriosa

DANG! You seriously rocked it!!! Awesome job!!

christina_theresa

Amazing!!!! :flowerforyou:

des24rob

Awesome job!!!

tinydreams

AMAZING!

shorty35565

U do CLX?! Great! I LOVE Chalene! She's like my hero. I've did Turbo Jam and Fat Burning Elite. I'm on my second week of TurboFire. I highly recommend it! Best cardio program out there! After I finish the 90 days, I'm going to get Chalean Xtreme and do a CLX/TF Hybrid.

prettytothinkso

Holy *kitten*. That's amazing!! Wonderful job.

What he said. Crazy awesome results!

Suegeee

that's just 20???? Are you 4'1 or something? Looks like you lost a lot more than that. Good job!!!

MarthaZam2012

Nice. I pray I look like that again You look great!

mbenny2002

I started January 2, and have logged my food daily since then...never missing a day. I have lost 20lbs, while gaining a lot of muscle and strength. I can now do 15 pushups (on my toes!)--none of those girly ones on my knees!

mbenny2002

awesome job, keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MissArielLauren

VERY INSPIRING, thank you for posting [=