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5 months & 47 lb - With pics (I hope)

ball858
ball858 Posts: 395 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Hi everyone, I'm Dawn and have struggled with my weight for some time now, but in January 2011 I was diagnosed with a back injury (grade 2 spondylolithesis if you want to google it) and was advised to stop exercising meaning that my weight balooned and it was rather depressing.

I joined a Bootcamp group in June 2011 and was attending 3 x a week but without the right diet I was going nowhere! The instructor at Bootcamp was also a personal trainer and so I asked if he would take on the challenge, and in November 2011 after my 32nd birthday the challenge started.

So my food diary was checked and massively adjusted and I was now exercising 6 x a week, 3 x Bootcamp and 3 x PT. Weight just started to drop off and my fitness increased tenfold and I have very little problems with my back anymore.

Ok so my results:

Start

Weight: 114.2 Kg
Waist: 115 cm
Hips: 144 cm
R Thigh: 85 cm
L Thigh: 81 cm
Chest: 96

Current:

Weight: 92.6 kg
Waist: 94 cm
Hips: 122 cm
R & L Thigh: 72 cm
Chest: 85 cm
I make that 76 cm lost all over - with a weight loss 21.6 kg

I still have a little way to go until i reach my ultimate goal (which I would like to reach by my next birthday) but have certainly made a good start!

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Before

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Today

Replies

  • Stac2004
    Stac2004 Posts: 88 Member
    You definitely have!! Great job! This is inspiring.
  • I can't see your pics yet, but that is a TRUE success story! Good for you taking your health serioulsy and making a change for the better!
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Congratulation on your loss Ball858. To make your pictures show, copy and paste your picture's into a reply and change IMG to img.
  • ball858
    ball858 Posts: 395 Member
    Deleted
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    [img]http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s481/Dawn_Ball/Facebook/partys and holidays/282_23175201521_639786521_1049459_5546_n.jpg[/img]
    Before




    I got your first pic to show as well. You have spaces in your file name. So, when that happens, you need to: Every place there is a "%20" Delete them and just add a space in the file name after you paste into post. The better fix is not to put spaces in your file names. :wink:
  • ball858
    ball858 Posts: 395 Member
    Congratulation on your loss Ball858. To make your pictures show, copy and paste your picture's into a reply and change IMG to img.

    Thanks
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    Congratulation on your loss Ball858. To make your pictures show, copy and paste your picture's into a reply and change IMG to img.

    Thanks

    Sorry, while someone was doing this, I was also fixing the pix.. I'll delete all but the first one.
  • thiscanbedone
    thiscanbedone Posts: 73 Member
    Nice work! :flowerforyou:
  • AthenaErr
    AthenaErr Posts: 278 Member
    very good going!!
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