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

AmandaMaitland

You have done such an amazing job! Crazy what thirty pounds can do So happy for you !! Keep up the great work!!

AGirlandHerFrenchie

Wow!! Congratulations! You must feel just amazing! Thank you for sharing your inspirational story.

marx4

You are beautiful and look fantastic!!! What a way to start the new year :flowerforyou:

newmooon56

You foxy Moma!!!! WOW! Congrats on finding your way and making it a forever change. I am 40 also and I appreciate your set backs and successes for what they are. You are a true inspiration to women of all ages. I really could relate to a lot of what you said. Knee problems, changing what you were doing, eating whatever the heck you want LOL- ME TOO!

40 is the new 29- obviously- you dont look a day over

Very impressed- congrats to you!

PS- you and hubby make a very handsome couple- I bet hes trilled too!

athenaheim

Great work you look amazing.

jfrankic

Wow! Woman, you look great!!!! I think my favorite might be back comparisons. No, all of them are! You were gorgeous before, but you are breathtaking now. You look healthy and fit! Your body is smooth. No lumps and rolls! You've done an amazing job and are inspiring. I'm so happy for and proud of you. You are the picture of hard work, determination and health. No way do you look 40 and like you've had kids! HOT!

sherisse69

WOW! Is all I can say! Oh, and, just an FYI - you were gorgeous before too - but talk about hard work, and it shows!

Tsmartin07

OMG! All I can say is you look amazing Thanks for sharing your struggles as well...especially the knee part.

TheManda27

Congrats you look amazing!! I must say though, I think you looked great in all the before pictures as well!!!!

caseythirteen

You look fantastic!

McAlyna

Awesome progress! You look great!

brandipoo

You look wonderful!

CINNAMON77_00

you look fantastic!! I wanna go on a celebration cruise also....

jawolfe

Wow you look fantastic...congratulations, great job!

55AngelH55

Girl, this is JUST what I needed to see! Thank you!

SexyLovinmeCook

Girl you look amazing...Hard work pays off...

sblake204

Great job girl, you look fantastic. Keep up the great work!!!

Dahlon

Great job keep it up!!!!!!!

fitQueenbeast

Wow.....I am very humbled by all the kind words. I really appreciate every single one of you. It's a long hard road with a lot of detours along the way but well-worth every second of the trip!

fitQueenbeast

Wow...you look great!
And 30 pounds in 3 months is amazing dedication.
Congrats!

Ummm, 30 pounds in SIX months, not three. lol I wish!!!!! But thanks!

jfrankic

WHOA!!!! I finally got to a computer and WOW my phone did NOT do you justice. AMAZING! Just had to add that.

HazelDiva1913

U did that girl! You look phenomenal. What a great story. Great job and good luck in the future.

Yaya1976

You look fantastic. Great, great job. Congrats on all your hard work

fitQueenbeast

WHOA!!!! I finally got to a computer and WOW my phone did NOT do you justice. AMAZING! Just had to add that.

LOL!!!!! J u are sooooooooo retarded and soooooooo special!!! Thank you my beautiful and gorgeous friend!!!!! xoxo

bubbleskiwi

You look fantastic! Congratulations!

nikki2001

You look GREAT! You go girl!

Bedazzled4u03

You look great. I am 171 now and trying to get to 135ish.... I starting working out last week and I'm trying to lose the baby weight. You look fantastic though and you look like a brand new person!

preshusgem

Wow! You are an inspiration! I'm so glad I saw this!

aleciaclark

Awesome!!!!

dy617

You look fantastic! I love your honest account of all the ups and downs that come with working out! Just shows it can be done even with pinched nerves and semi-jacked knees! Best wishes to you as you continue your journey!

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!!!!