Lifting VS Love Handles.... Guess who won!!

FitandFab33

So, I'm only a few months into this.. but I'm a huge supporter of strength training.. and I'd like to show you why.

But first, a little about me: I am 25, 5'10.5" tall, and less than 6 months post partum with my sweet munchkin. In september I woke up, realized the weight (60 lbs!) I gained while pregnant wasn't just going to go away. I was 238 the day I gave birth, and 212 when I started actively trying to lose weight and get back in shape. Yikes.

Here's the gut-wrenching picture (I literally cringe when I see this but it needs to be seen) I took on September 13th, just 2 1/2 months ago:



And this one:



And now:



And:



I can't wait to see what it looks like in another 2 months... :-)

Pick up those weights.. HEAVY ones.. then put them down.. then pick them up again. Rinse. Repeat.

jennaworksout

you look awesome!!!! great work!!!!

nz_deevaa

You look amazing.

mareeee1234

INCREDIBLE! and in no time at all!!!

What is your strength training routine! ..Care to share?

Do you do cardio in addition to strength training as well?

cocolo89

you look great!!! congrats!!! I can't wait to get back into the game. 7.5 month pregnant now!! You make me see it is possible to get there again

LishieFruit89

You look great and I know your post was about your disappearing love handles (which are gone, yay!) but I'm staring at how slender your legs are lol

Mac_X

Simply stunning! Keep up the good work!

fleur_de_lis19

INCREDIBLE! and in no time at all!!!

What is your strength training routine! ..Care to share?

Do you do cardio in addition to strength training as well?

This.. please do!

move257

HOT!!! WOWSA!! You look absolutely incredible!! You beat the shi* out of those love handles!!! I'm am just blown away!! So proud of you!

jmc0806

You look incredible. Great job!

NightWindEclipse

Wooowww that is AMAZING! I'd love to know what your routine is

BeyondTrouble

INCREDIBLE! and in no time at all!!!

What is your strength training routine! ..Care to share?

Do you do cardio in addition to strength training as well?

^
This!!

Alissat

WOW!!! I'd love to know your routine too! You definitely look amazing!!!

RockyDon

Great job keep it up

FitandFab33

I work out 5 days per week:

M: Chest and Calves
T: Legs (Quad focus) and Shoulders
W: Glutes and Cardio
Th: Arms and Core
F: Legs (Ham focus) and Back

I can send you the details if you like (though there is some variety week to week): I change up the set styles (sometimes pyramid, sometimes reverse pyramid, super sets, giant sets, straight sets etc) and reps week to week.

In the beginning I did steady state cardio (ran on a treadmill with the baby hanging out) but then stopped cardio and focused on lifting. Now I do HIIT style cardio 2-3 times per week (15-25 mins) (sometimes on the treadmill and sometimes plyo circuits)

I would be more than happy to share details on any and all of the above with anyone interested.

Mummyadams

Fabulous - sharing your routine?? Oops - just saw you did

ndj1979

Looking great girl..you freaking rock!

Mummyadams

Can you go into more detail on your HIIT routine?

FitandFab33

I have a little way to go to get those dang hips and thighs in check- but my butt is VISIBLY lifted... I cannot praise squats, deadlifts, and stiff-leg deadlifts enough. Seriously. Do them.. hah

Cranktastic

I wish i could curse in here.

BEEP YEAH!

ClassicPearl

You look hot!

I've been doing lifting a lot too. I LOVE it!

ebonieiscool

YOU LOOK AMAZING! I'm a big fan of lifting as well.

How's your meal plan? How many calories are you taking in?

Cait_Sidhe

This is awesome, and gives me hope for some changes.

FitandFab33

I recommend looking into the simplyshredded.com women's lifting plan.. or Jaime Eason's Livefit trainer.. one of the basic programs- at least to start. Like I said, I will gladly post a week of my specific workouts (I often post them in my status') but I pretty muhc tailored my workouts to my specific body and goals.

As far as HIIT: sometimes I'll do sprints/jogs 45 seconds sprint, 60 seconds jog, 10 rounds.. sometimes I'll do a workout from the fitchicks blog (tummy tuck which is circuit style planking/plank variations mixed with other core exercises or booty builder which is a lot of plyo stuff like squat jumps, also in a circuit style). I found an article that I love for a longer cardio workout to maximize burn from HIIT: http://www.trimmedandtoned.com/a-hiit-workout-routine-to-burn-belly-fat-fast

I have somewhere between 20 and 30 lbs and 10% BF left to lose to get to a competition level (I would like to compete next Fall). I plan on being down to the weight by the time my babe is a year old... that's 12 months from Birth--> Bikini :-)

SARgirl

Love it!

Klem4

WOW!! You look fantastic!! Awesome job.

AyaKara

What was your caloric intake & macros like? I think that I should focus on strength training more than cardio!

FitandFab33

YOU LOOK AMAZING! I'm a big fan of lifting as well.

How's your meal plan? How many calories are you taking in?

I eat somewhere around 1800 calories/day: (though if you look today I'm experimenting with eatstopeat so disregard that). I only eat back exercise calories if I have a particularly high burn (> 600 calories).

I eat a minimum of 180-200 g protein per day, I keep carbs below 100g most days, and I eat a moderate amound of fat (~60g) which are centered on "good" fats (MUFAs and PUFAs). I drink between 14-16 cups of water most days. I begain IF (leangains style) doing 14-10 or 16-8 days... it works for me so I stuck with it.

FitandFab33

What was your caloric intake & macros like? I think that I should focus on strength training more than cardio!

1800 calories and 45-30-25, protein-fat-carbs.. though I often go over protein and fats and stay under carbs..

trchristy

I work out 5 days per week:

M: Chest and Calves
T: Legs (Quad focus) and Shoulders
W: Glutes and Cardio
Th: Arms and Core
F: Legs (Ham focus) and Back

I can send you the details if you like (though there is some variety week to week): I change up the set styles (sometimes pyramid, sometimes reverse pyramid, super sets, giant sets, straight sets etc) and reps week to week.

In the beginning I did steady state cardio (ran on a treadmill with the baby hanging out) but then stopped cardio and focused on lifting. Now I do HIIT style cardio 2-3 times per week (15-25 mins) (sometimes on the treadmill and sometimes plyo circuits)

I would be more than happy to share details on any and all of the above with anyone interested.

very interested... you look awesome.

AyaKara

How do you manage to keep carbs so low? Do you eat very little fruit? I eat a lot of fruit; it's the only reason that I go over my carbs daily.