One Year of Barbells and Ice-Cream: My Story…So Far (pics)

empressichel

Fantastic story and just outstanding results!
Here's to doing it the right way, you inspire me to keep on keeping on.

jessicafunkyy

Wow, great job! This was really inspirational

Yeller_Sensation

This is probably the first ever MFP success story that made me weep with joy and horny with lust at almost the same time. Your story is effing powerful, Sara. Thank you so much for sharing it and yourself.

:flowerforyou:

vkw1

fantastic story to read, you certainly are an inspiration as others have said.I am pleased to read about your results after your traumatic health /medical scare. Like you,I have also suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm which was life threatening.I was operated on which was risky to start with, got through surgery very well only to be faced with numerous strokes which can be a 'side effect' of the surgery.I lost my ability to walk, talk etc ( pretty much everything) and spent 3 months in hospital rehab re-learning all those life skills.I had 3 babies- a 4 month old, 17 month old and a 2 and a half year old.Whilst in hospital I lost a lot of weight but it crept back over the years( easter marks 10 years from the aneurysm) but now I am on track with some fitness and dietary goals.I am not doing anything too 'strenous' but mostly calorie couning counting and healthy eating with some regular exercise

Sarauk2sf

fantastic story to read, you certainly are an inspiration as others have said.I am pleased to read about your results after your traumatic health /medical scare. Like you,I have also suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm which was life threatening.I was operated on which was risky to start with, got through surgery very well only to be faced with numerous strokes which can be a 'side effect' of the surgery.I lost my ability to walk, talk etc ( pretty much everything) and spent 3 months in hospital rehab re-learning all those life skills.I had 3 babies- a 4 month old, 17 month old and a 2 and a half year old.Whilst in hospital I lost a lot of weight but it crept back over the years( easter marks 10 years from the aneurysm) but now I am on track with some fitness and dietary goals.I am not doing anything too 'strenous' but mostly calorie couning counting and healthy eating with some regular exercise

Wow - scary stuff and really challenging, especially when you have small kids. Well done on your recovery. I had a bunch of vasospasms (not sure if that is what you had) which have stroke like symptoms. I was lucky in that they could coil the aneurysms and not have to clip them. I was also incredibly lucky not to have a long recovery from them - most of my issues came from the staph infection, not the aneurysm itself.

Good luck with your continued progress.

jimlambrt2

Very inspirational. Congrats on finding your own fire breathing beast mode!

twinmomtwice4

OMG, I want your abs!!!!!! You look fantastic!!! And it gives me so much hope to know you're 45 years old and you have a rockin' body! Shows me that with hard work, determination and eating well, I can do this too!! Thanks for sharing your story!!!

LesaDave

WOW! You look great.
I also wish I had real "before" pics instead of standing in the back of group pics.

Oh...and YOU LOOK GREAT!!

Healthy_4_Life2

Wow!!! You look amazing!

Cait_Sidhe

Sara, I consider you one of my very closest friends on here and I'm so glad I've gotten the chance to know you. Thank you for being you and you deserve every bit of success.

usmcmp

I adore you!!! You are amazing and such a supportive friend! Keep up the hard work and ice cream!

jperkins892

bump

Elleinnz

I love these success stories from people on MFP that not only talks the talk - but walks the walk.
You give so much to the people on the forums - most of them dont know how lucky they are to have you share your knowledge with them - great job lady!!

IronPlayground

Absolutely amazing, Sara! Thank you for sharing your story and thank you for being a voice of reason on here!

krazyforyou

Damn you inspire me to do better, go harder, eat healthier, and finally succeed.

Shen191

awesome story love it. Good on you Sara x

julielittlefish

*roundofapplause*

You look fantastic. Congratulations!

dinosnopro

You are a huge inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story, It proves what can be achieved.:drinker:

vkw1

thanks Sara ,I think I had a series of 'normal' l strokes, as I lost movement on the entire left side of my body and to this day still have some minor physical impediments ,I have a slight limp most noticeable when I am tired and my speech is not as 'smooth' as it used to be.But better than the alternative.My hubby was told that I was "lucky" as 1/3 of people in the same condition don't make it to hospital and another 1/3 dont make it out.I had mine clipped and you have reminded I must get another scan soon to check everything's still ok.My surgeon said to have a scan at 5 and then 10 years.The last one was good.Have a good day.It's mid afternoon here , not sure of the time difference

marnie1970

This is a very inspirational journey you have made, thank you so much for sharing. You look great, happy & confident! I love how you pointed out eating normal foods & ice cream!! Everything in reasonable quantities along with exercise, is so important:). Thanks again.

SexyLovinmeCook

WOW...you look Amazing...Lovely job and congrats on your 1yr..

Sarauk2sf

Thanks for sharing.

And now it's time for....

I iz sad...someone melted the ice-cream truck!

timeforsomethingsweet

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

LiftAllThePizzas

Your story is inspirational, and your posts on the forum are both entertaining and packed with useful information. Especially the "trolling" posts, you know, the ones where you post relevant science. Keep up the awesomeness.

coulibalymuso

Loved reading your story - thank you so much for posting!! And WOW - so truly motivating!! You look fabulous!

KarinFit4Life

:flowerforyou: When I grow up I wanna be like Sara...! :flowerforyou:

You are amazing, inspirational and HOT! Thank you for always giving kind and helpful advice, you are great.
Absolutely a success story! Whoohoo!

Ps. You totally rock a bikini!! :smokin:

candace177

You're absolutely gorgeous

_happycats_

Happy MFP-anniversary and congratulations on an incredible year. This is the first time I've heard any of your story and it's an amazing one - thank you for sharing!! Through my time on here, I had already come to recognize you as one of those people who post often and actually know what they're talking about

Edited because I totally forgot to mention the obvious: You look fantastic!! :drinker: If this is the example of what lifting does to a body then I need to stick with it!!!

Factory_Reset

You are amazing!! One of the best "trolls" on my FL. Happy MFP Anniversary!

jenmsu83

Absolutely amazing! You should be so proud...you have come so far. Congrats!! :happy: