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

jfrankic · December 2012

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

HazelDiva1913 · December 2012

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

Yaya1976 · December 2012

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

fitQueenbeast · December 2012

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 · December 2012

You look fantastic! Congratulations!

nikki2001 · December 2012

You look GREAT! You go girl!

Bedazzled4u03 · December 2012

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 · December 2012

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

aleciaclark · December 2012

Awesome!!!!

dy617 · December 2012

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!!!!