Almost there - Before / 10-to-go pics...

katapple

Dang!! You look awesome! What have you been doing?

Thanks...my workout consists of a 3 day lifting split (Push, Pull, Legs), with reps of 6-10 x 3 sets of 3 exercises per body part. Blend of compound movements and focused movements. Added in 15 minutes of HIIT cardio before and after my strength workouts. On my 3 off days, I did 45-90 minutes of cardio at a lower intensity. Took one day a week off, or if I felt I was overtraining two days off.

Work on eating very "clean" (lots of brown rice, chicken breasts, egg beaters) during the week, and giving myself a 'free day' from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning...eating whatever I want. (Similar to the old Body for Life concept.) One other thing that helped me immensely was eating the same thing for breakfast every day without fail. (Worked out a 400 cal breakfast with a great blend of carbs and protein that I really enjoyed eating.) Lunches became "fuel breaks" not meals - ate very clean foods - turkey breast, kidney beans, egg whites, brown rice, etc. with an occasional Subway sandwich mixed in. Then my dinners were much more creative and more flexible, but smart.

That's about it...just took a mind change. If I can help ANYBODY out there, please add me and message me, I want to make sure I can help out anybody who wants it.

I did Body for Life before kids and had great results. After kids, it is much harder to follow! LOL What was your breakfast? I'm always looking for a good carb/protein mix in the morning. I'm a big fan of HIIT workouts, congrats again on being so close to your goal!

ericac

Wow.....Whatever your doing....stick with it my friend...abs look amazing!...very impressive!

Love the attitude too and that's really where it all starts...looking in the mirror one day and deciding...no more! I remember that day long ago and I refuse to ever go back!

aabelein

wow!!!! you look FANTASTIC!! :blushing: Way to go! I'm gonna have my boyfriend do what you did! hehehe :laugh:

oregonlady

you look great!
i must admit, i'd stare at you if u walked by me w/out a shirt on!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Alita2011

You look great! Congrats!

1Sweets

You look amazing! It's just something about a Man's Toned Body that makes us girls wanna Stop & Stare :blushing: :laugh: You've worked hard for this & it's obviously paying off! I could look at you all day long. hehehehhe.

We don't see guys pics of before & after as much as Ladies here on MFP but I gotta say it's the toned bod that speaks volume over actually weight loss (don't you think ladies?) remember Boss's posts?

Your on it:drinker: Good Job!

mamaturner

Very nice, such a difference. I bet you feel amazing!!

leeslim4life

WOW!!! What an AMAZING job you've done!!! Thank you for the extra motivation!!!!

lisa811

Congratulations on your hard work, it has paid off!!! I'm going to show this to my husband. He looks similar to your "before" picture and wants to look like your current one. Thank you for being an inspiration!

kandyjo

Amazing!!! Great job! I know you are proud!!! :drinker:

nolachick

oh lord! I won't even lie, you look hawt!

you lost me at "3 day lifting split (Push, Pull, Legs), with reps of 6-10 x 3 sets of 3 exercises per body part. Blend of compound movements and focused movements."

can u elaborate on this part ?

dmags

Great Abs!! Gives me hope! I have to admit, I am on MFP at work and I started blushing a little!

Lisa0711

Ya look great! Congrats!

ericac

You look amazing! It's just something about a Man's Toned Body that makes us girls wanna Stop & Stare :blushing: :laugh: You've worked hard for this & it's obviously paying off! I could look at you all day long. hehehehhe.

We don't see guys pics of before & after as much as Ladies here on MFP but I gotta say it's the toned bod that speaks volume over actually weight loss (don't you think ladies?) remember Boss's posts?

Your on it:drinker: Good Job!

Agreed!......

savvystephy

You look fantastic!

SaraWo24

Wow....

Haha, sorry!

I know you've heard it before, but you are such an inspiration to all of us! As someone who is just beginning on this journey, it's nice to see how much the hard work really DOES pay off! Thank you!

HawkeyeGuy

Overwhelmed by all the comments...they are much appreciated! In fact, they got me to the gym and ended up having a great 90+ minutes of working out... I've got quite a few messages to respond to regarding my eating / workout program, I'll get to them - promise!!!

SmileyJ23

I'm getting to where I want to be, and wouldn't have been able to pull it off without the ability to track my food / exercise on here! Not to mention all the great pointers and motivation I've received from all of you directly and indirectly from the boards. Hopefully, these pics will get one person one step closer to their goals! I've got another 6 weeks or so until I get to my goal and go into maintenance (i.e. 400 more cals a day!) mode. Thanks again for all the help!

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WOW. Very Nice! Great Progress

imagymrat

Damn you's a sexy man!! great job..must be turning heads like mad at the gym! and hiit training so works, it's what kicked my a** into shape as well!

Sarah219

Wow , well done you look amazing !!! really inspiring !!! :happy: :flowerforyou:

BrendaLee

Dang! You're looking good.