"Apple" Shaped Women - Before & Afters?

Madmoo70

Wow - this is inspirational! x:happy:

kmartinixx

Apple here!
top photos are from 2008-ish bottom photos are 2011- pre-weight lifting so i am lacking in the muscle area. Now that i lift, i am only 5 lbs lighter than i was in the top photos.

Wow! You look amazing! So inspirational!

carolyn0613

Love these stories. I am an apple shape too so seeing you all is very inspiring

MelsAuntie

I don't have any pictures, but I was an hourglass figure turning into an oversized apple at my heaviest, and now I'm definitely an hourglass again, belly shrinking, 20 lbs. down and about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way to goal ( determined by looks, not the scale).

laurenz2501

This morning I didn't feel like going to my Total Body class at the gym after work. I told myself "I'll do 30 Day Shred at home and if it's not raining I'll go for a jog" (lies). NOW I WANT to go to the gym! :flowerforyou: AMAZING results everyone! Very inspiring.

alisam567

This was Jan 2012 & Dec 2012. Only a 6lbs difference but that's because I traded in fat for muscle!

This has been my most inspirational post to date! Having been on 'diets' for my whole adult life I gave up some 6 months ago and decided being healthy was more important. Out went the scales (metaphorically speaking - I am a woman - I always have a sneaky look) and in came the exercise! I have never been more mentally healthy and I am seeing a big difference in my body shape! It never ceases to amaze me how much people notice and I actually get a huge kick out of telling people I have only lost 4lb when my appearance makes it look like over a stone! its great to see your pictures to remind me that my new approach of eating healthy but not so that my eating habits are oppressed, earning my food by enjoying my exercise and seeing actually very fast results in terms of change to shape and size is spoy on! Thats all I wanted; so lack of 'weight loss' hasnt bothered me in the slightest and my main causes of concern nowadays is after a rest day when I notice my calf and hamstring muscles are less defined!

DivaSlimsDown

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brit__2006

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wow great job

lstarrb

Work in progress.

The 1st pic is me at 199 and the 2nd is at 165.

Goal is 150!

JewelSmith

Everyone looks fantastic!

mrlang

We sound a lot alike. I am definitely not a 'red delicious" apple! I only like my legs, everything else holds weight. My baby is 3 so no more excuses about 'baby weight"

Dunkirk

Bump! This post is a 'keeper'.

freshbaklava

My previous post with my pictures was way too big and unorganized so i put it together in one so it doesn't take up half the screen! lol

KeishaJo

Bumping to keep reading after I go and work out!

aimeemanninghunter

I think its maybe weird because after people lose weight they don't look like an apple? I'm all belly....like ALL belly. My legs are like 2-3 pants sizes smaller than my "waist" aka pudge. I'm broad chested and hold weight in my arms too. GRRRR.

That is TOTALLY me....I hate it. Occasionally I will find pants that fit right but it is rare.

I appreciate all the pics to this!! Gives me hope my belly will go down!

bookworm221

DivaSlimsDown - Wow that's awesome! How inspirational, well done!

themommie

Congrats u all look amazing

LeandaLudick

You look fantastic! I hope you are keeping the weight off!

BeautifullyB

Good job!

KristaWeiss

that is amazing with what 30 lbs looks like on your frame! You look great!

RockClimber69

Bump! You all look amazing!

Klw43

Bump

Bambalina_1

BUMP - Apple ladies I am one too!! Thank you so much for sharing and for the inspiration!!!

Pipparuns

Wow! Awesome!

PhoenixEve

Hypothyroidism made me very 'apple' shaped. (pics in profile)

PatsyFitzpatrick

Yes bump <> need this too.

mystiedragonfly

<--- This is my before and after. Started in 2008. The after is this year. As you see, I still have a long long journey to go. I would lose a lot faster if I would stop lifting weights (like that will ever happen). Anyway, I jokingly say I am an apple on a stick since my legs look so good.

Only issue I keep having is that plus sized jeans are made for the typical big girl with full hips, thighs, etc. So jeans/pants balloon on me. Oh well, that will change soon... I hope.

VeggieKidMandy

Everyone Looks great! I am also an apple belly with PCOS, Ive lost about 5lbs and my body is now somewhat cut in the waist with bigger hips. I have also thinned out in my face while losing some of those annoying PCOS symptoms

t_welch11

Im apple shaped too and even more so after giving birth. No before or afters yet as I as I am still in the before stage at 246lbs (5'8") but I have lost 16lbs so far. My heaviest was 2 days before having my son at 296. 2 weeks after delivery I went down to 262lbs (I had a lot of water retention and swelling) and now 6 weeks post partum Im at 246lbs.

gemster91

I gain all in the stomach/boobs/upper arms too. I called it my "Koolaid man" look. LOL

5'7 (before picture weight was 159...size 10 pant size large shirt..... and after pic was 133 (size 6 pant and size small shirt) currently 130 now. Excuse my dirty mirror, haha!

wow! you look fab! look at ur tiny waist how did you do this? My weight is also around those areas...well done!x