6 months....30 pounds lighter....wearing a SIZE 6!!!!

fitQueenbeast

Not gonna do a long, drawn-out sob story about my issues. Started out at 175 wearing size 13, large, and extra large. When we went on the cruise from Dec 13-17 to celebrate my accomplishment(s), I had to buy all new clothes. My shorts were a size 6 (haven't seen a size 6 since I was 13 and I'm 40 now), one dress was a size 6-8, the others were a small/medium, my tops were medium or small. Needless to say, my eating habits/nutrition (I don't diet and I eat whatever the heck i want, including sweet potato 5 days in a row AND I drink wine and mixed drinks on occasion) have improved 100% from the beginning and my training program is working wonders FOR ME! The mixture of cardio, calisthenics, and lifting weights/strength training is doing wonders for my body (and mind) and I am totally loving this journey because it's PERMANENT!!!!!

Here's a brief synopsis of what I have done over the last six months:

June 3: Took before pics
June 4: Started Insanity and wanted to quit the same day but I kept going
August 30: Finished Insanity after two knee setbacks from a pinched nerve
August 31: Received my state of the art elliptical trainer and started working out on that
September 10: Started P90x and was still using my elliptical
October 20: Stopped doing P90x (too slow, too corny, and some of the moves was seriously aggravating my knee issues, like the Legs & Back set)...kept working out on the elliptical and doing other stuff like squats, jumping jacks, speed walking (all of this while wearing a 10-20# vest)
Novemberish: Added running to the mix while wearing a full sauna suit and also started lifting using my free weights with a dedicated program (I have a 250# weight bench set with olympic bar at home but I'm not interested in using it at this time...not part of the game plan just yet)
November 23: Had to stop running for a few weeks due to right knee pain but kept up with the elliptical
December 5: Threw in a high intensity calisthenic program that incorporates heavy jump roping 5 days a week
January 2: Starting back running in full preparation for a half marathon (my first and the ultimate test of my abilities, strength, and endurance)

The result of all of the above, with a 30 pound weight loss and a total of 16 inches lost across the chest (not the bust), waist, hips, and thighs are below:












These are just a few pics that I wanted to show to highlight my progress because I worked my butt off to get to this point. I still have 10 pounds to go to be at my ultimate goal weight. Once there, I will work on another 10 for my ultimate racing weight of 125. When not training, I will maintain at 135.

:flowerforyou:
~Erica

Edited: So now I gotta re-edit the pics cuz the after shots are cut off....give me a few minutes....UGGGHHHH!!!!! Sooooo, I'm STILL working on the re-sizing and the pics are still coming up too large on here. Help??? I hate html and coding!!!!

Carolyn_79

Awesome progress! You look fantastic!

Chessie24

Oh yes resize them! I can't wait to see your after shots, great job girl

deltalbarbie

Bump for Thinspiration :-)

serasv

You look amazing!

hollyNhollywood

You look awesome (I copied the image paths into a browser so I could see the full pictures)
Congratulations on your loss so far. And very nice way to celebrate your loss!!

PS- Cute outfits!!

fitQueenbeast

Thank you Ladies. All of the after-pics were taken between December 12-19. :-)

Gwen_B

Congratulations on a job well done!!! You look amazing!!!!

angeliqueann

amazing!

mstissa02

Congratulations on your weight loss! Awesome pictures of before & after!

groomchick

Epic Journey sweetie & great chronicle !! You look Fabulous!

sunraew

Way to go!!! You look amazing!!!!

Evoken

You look amazing..

shrinkingislander

What a difference 30lbs makes, great job!

Kurls4Daze

YOU LOOK AMAZING !!! CONGRATS ON YOUR SUCCESS!!!!

Not gonna do a long, drawn-out sob story about my issues. Started out at 175 wearing size 13, large, and extra large. When we went on the cruise from Dec 13-17 to celebrate my accomplishment(s), I had to buy all new clothes. My shorts were a size 6 (haven't seen a size 6 since I was 13 and I'm 40 now), one dress was a size 6-8, the others were a small/medium, my tops were medium or small. Needless to say, my eating habits/nutrition (I don't diet and I eat whatever the heck i want, including sweet potato 5 days in a row AND I drink wine and mixed drinks on occasion) have improved 100% from the beginning and my training program is working wonders FOR ME! The mixture of cardio, calisthenics, and lifting weights/strength training is doing wonders for my body (and mind) and I am totally loving this journey because it's PERMANENT!!!!!

Here's a brief synopsis of what I have done over the last six months:

June 3: Took before pics
June 4: Started Insanity and wanted to quit the same day but I kept going
August 30: Finished Insanity after two knee setbacks from a pinched nerve
August 31: Received my state of the art elliptical trainer and started working out on that
September 10: Started P90x and was still using my elliptical
October 20: Stopped doing P90x (too slow, too corny, and some of the moves was seriously aggravating my knee issues, like the Legs & Back set)...kept working out on the elliptical and doing other stuff like squats, jumping jacks, speed walking (all of this while wearing a 10-20# vest)
Novemberish: Added running to the mix while wearing a full sauna suit and also started lifting using my free weights with a dedicated program (I have a 250# weight bench set with olympic bar at home but I'm not interested in using it at this time...not part of the game plan just yet)
November 23: Had to stop running for a few weeks due to right knee pain but kept up with the elliptical
December 5: Threw in a high intensity calisthenic program that incorporates heavy jump roping 5 days a week
January 2: Starting back running in full preparation for a half marathon (my first and the ultimate test of my abilities, strength, and endurance)

The result of all of the above, with a 30 pound weight loss and a total of 16 inches lost across the chest (not the bust), waist, hips, and thighs are below:












These are just a few pics that I wanted to show to highlight my progress because I worked my butt off to get to this point. I still have 10 pounds to go to be at my ultimate goal weight. Once there, I will work on another 10 for my ultimate racing weight of 125. When not training, I will maintain at 135.

:flowerforyou:
~Erica

Edited: So now I gotta re-edit the pics cuz the after shots are cut off....give me a few minutes....UGGGHHHH!!!!! Sooooo, I'm STILL working on the re-sizing and the pics are still coming up too large on here. Help??? I hate html and coding!!!!

dawnreid2012

First of all you are drop dead gorgeous no matter what size you are!! And second of all Congrats onthe weight loss! You look great!

Colbyandsage

Wow! You look amazing I started with insanity then stated running (did 2 half marathons) and am now doing p90x. Love your story!

Inkchick

Well done!! You should be EXTREMELY proud of your hard work, you look amazing!

mercymarque

U look amazing. I gonna wear my sauna suit tomorrow. I don't want to get out of hand for the holidays. Great job. U have inspired me. Thanks for sharing not only the pics but what u did.

slshaw23

you look GREAT! Great Job!

fitQueenbeast

Here's another before/after pic:


I went skydiving on my birthday (40). :-)

If you want to see the captions on the pics (they tell a story about the individual pics), you need to go to my profile on photobucket:

http://s1324.beta.photobucket.com/user/mzedavis/library/