58 lbs down :) I owe most of it to Zumba!

spicypepper

I want to share this with you guys because my daughter says that I am awesome! To give you backstory...

In March 2011, I was photographed at a Realtor function in town. I thought I was SO amazing!!!! :drinker:

I saw the picture posted a few days later on a Facebook page and I cried for 3 days straight :sad:

I kicked it into gear and long story short, I lost 48 lbs between May and October 2011. :noway:

I immediately became pregnant :embarassed: I gained the 48 lbs plus an additional 8 while pregnant (hard pregnancy)

I delivered my caboose (kiddo #5) on May 25, 2012

I took my first instructor lead Zumba class two weeks later, and.fell.in.love!!!

Since delivery, I have lost 58 lbs AND became a licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor :bigsmile:

Here is my comparison shot... I will warn you, it is NOT pretty!



I still struggle with looking at myself now and seeing a thinner person, until I pull a side by side and then I'm all :noway:

The sites tell me that I should lose another 40 lbs, but I am not entirely too sure about that... I will probably just keep plugging along until my birthday in September and then re-evaluate then.

Anyway, I wanted to share my success because I know for me seeing others success stories on here has always brought me motivation and I needed to see this again

fitmommy2012

WOW!!!!! You look AMAZING!!!

Sunny____

Congrats and thanks for sharing.

DeMarraDontStop

Simply amazing! I absolutely love Zumba and my instructor!! Keep up the great work and get to where you want to be as long as you are healthy! Woohoo!

brilynn79

WTG!

Syderelli

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU !!!!! You look AMAZING!! I have been wanting to try zumba, but had not really seen anyone with solid results from it before, and I didn't realize you were doing it. This is definitely motivation to give it a shot!! (And we are twinners, I am 58 lbs gone forever too )

Retiredmom72

Congrats! Inspiring! You look great. I hope I can find a Zumba class near me. I really want to give it a try.

Hearts_2015

you look beautiful in both your photos! Great job with the Zumba and the weightloss!:drinker:

triciap7

you look great, spicy!

luckyjuls

you are so amazing. Way to go.

krisleut

First off CONGRATS!

I recently started Zumba 2 nights a week and also fell in love. I however have not lost any weight.
I am watching and changing what I eat keeping it at 1200 calories a day and do Jillian's 30 day shred on non zumba days.

Any tips or suggestions for us.

Misia2004

Congratulations! You look great! I just started zumba myself and ai love it!

mumofsix

You look fantastic! Congrats
I love Zumba as well. My instructor incorporates a lot of squats and lunges. Really makes you sweat!

workinprogress12_2

Yes, you are awesome! ( Don't get a big head!) I have loved being on this journey with you!

Julie_Donahue

That is awesome! I love Zumba.....Wish I could do it more.

cmccoy0901

Amazing job!!! I love zumba too! Congrats on becoming an instructor once I reach a weight that I feel good about myself I will become a zumba instructor. You definitely are inspiring!

spicypepper

Thanks guys :flowerforyou: !!!

I totally forgot to mention that I follow IPORM from Dan on here. He taught me about TDEE and losing weight. I started following his plan this past July through October where I lost the most of my weight. I kinda fell off the wagon from September through December and got back into the swing of things this January. Since then I've lost 13 lbs and I'm on track to hit my next goal soon. (In place of a road map 3/20013 is what you should search for).

you Sydney, Satellite, Tricia & workinprogress :flowerforyou: Thanks for being there through this journey ::smooched:

MissChyna

You look amazing!
Yay Zumba~~~~~~~

MaraDiaz

Zumba is fun, and you're getting amazing results from it. Congrats! :drinker:

Sparlingo

Love it! You look amazing and SO happy .

Can't wait until I see where Zumba gets me -- I go three times a week (plus some weight training).

Mads1997

You look great.... Congrats

hedgiie

congratulations

Strouzo

So great that you found exercise that you love and have stuck with it! Very inspiring! I hope I will have a success story like this in a few months!

jackieomara

amazing work i love zumba!

wllwsmmr

You look confident and amazing!!! Wished I could try Zumba some day haha

hhayes06

You look great and have done a fantastic job, keep up the great work!

I just got Zumba for my Wii since I can't fit classes into my schedule, seeing your results just makes me want to work harder. Thank you for being an inspiration!

ninerbuff

Thanks guys :flowerforyou: !!!

I totally forgot to mention that I follow IPORM from Dan on here. He taught me about TDEE and losing weight. I started following his plan this past July through October where I lost the most of my weight. I kinda fell off the wagon from September through December and got back into the swing of things this January. Since then I've lost 13 lbs and I'm on track to hit my next goal soon. (In place of a road map 3/20013 is what you should search for).

you Sydney, Satellite, Tricia & workinprogress :flowerforyou: Thanks for being there through this journey ::smooched:

Was gonna say that if you didn't have a calorie deficit, then all the Zumba in the world would have just made you a better dancer! But you did mention it.
Good job.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

kdeaux1959

Awesome transformation

squindles

WOW that's fantastic & insperational well done hun :flowerforyou:

squinz

You look amazing. I love Zumba. It completely changed my view of exercise and I think I owe an awful lot of my success to it too. Well done!! :drinker:

midnite81

Amazing - you look really good