How do you measure a year? (with pics!)

okeedokee5 · February 2013

It's been just about a year since I started working with my personal trainer. I'm down 85 pounds, with a little under 20 more to go. I'm frustrated at a stalled scale, but looking back on old pictures helps me put all things into perspective. I'm healthier, stronger, faster, happier, and more confident. 2012 was all about focusing on numbers... I'm hoping to make 2013 more about fitness achievements as a whole.

Before: This picture was taken in November 2010 on my honeymoon. Probably around 210-215 here... not even my heaviest (which was 227)

Current taken yesterday. 143 pounds. Showing off my awesome nautical iphone case!

Keep Pushing Forward.

Hkauf12208 · February 2013

You look amazing!!

ssotogarcia · February 2013

Great job! You look very happy and fit! Thats last 20 will come in time! Keep pushing!!

Circa1964 · February 2013

WOW! You look great and in record time. Inspiring!

calliebeth · February 2013

Great job, you look awesome, and I KNOW you feel great!

dkmsindependent · February 2013

I see the muscle in your arms now.... looks great

ashdawg8790 · February 2013

Wow you look great!! Awesome job!

Mustang_Susie · February 2013

Very nice! Kudos:happy:

Sparlingo · February 2013

You have sexy arms

MereMe · February 2013

Great work! What worked best for you?

barbiek999 · February 2013

You look fantastic!!! Congrats on your terrific accomplishment!! As others have said, you have beautiful shapely arms, love that look!!! Thank you for posting and sharing your pics.

Zandia_1 · February 2013

I HATE that you got that Rent song in my head now, but congrats on the great progress!

Guamybear · February 2013

You look great.. such a good job!

estrobabe · February 2013

You look great!! Congrats!

denisplpro · February 2013

Fantastic, good luck!!

Lonasue32 · February 2013

You should be very proud I only hope to be able to look back at the end of this year and have some great pics to show the fruit of my labors. Wait let me rephrase that I can't wait to show off my before and after pics this December

Keep up the good work and try not to get hung up on the scale you look amazing.

Maustullio · February 2013

Well done !

chooriyah · February 2013

You look fantastic! Well done. Such an achievement.

okeedokee5 · February 2013

Great work! What worked best for you?

Thanks! I hired a personal trainer to help out with the strength training because I was a lost soul regarding anything to do with lifting heavy things up and putting them back down. I'm at the gym 5-6 days a week... two of those days being mainly strength training (which is why my arms look pretty toned). The other days I'll do some type of cardio... either running (which I used to DESPISE but now love) or spin class or the plain ol' elliptical machine.

I'm still figuring out the eating thing. Like every other new person on this site, I started with the 1200 calories and ate back most of my exercise calories. That's how I lost the bulk of my weight. Since I've stalled, I'm going in a new direction and using the "In Place of a Road Map" method that's talked about all over the forums here. I'm hoping the increase in calories will bust me through this 3 month plateau of hell I'm in.

Big advice is to stick with it and don't let discouragement throw you off track. I went from losing anywhere from 2-4 pounds a week during the summer to hovering around the same 2 pounds on the scale most of fall/all of winter. It's frustrating... but I know I can't give up and I'll figure it out and get there eventually. My motto is to keep moving forward... but even standing still is better than going backwards!

Good luck on your journey, and thanks for the add.