Baby to Bikini... Tears and All

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  • marinatan1982
    marinatan1982 Posts: 19 Member
    Oh. My. God.
    You are such an inspiration, thank you!
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Holy sheeeeeeeet! You look fantastic! Ow Ow!
  • lisamarie1780
    lisamarie1780 Posts: 432 Member
    Today was a major milestone for me.

    I haven't been to a pool (or beach/etc) in a few years. I have NEVER been comfortable in a bikini- regardless of how I looked. I have always had the feeling that I must sit this way or sit that way, stand that way or face that direction because there was something to hide.

    And then I got pregnant. And then I got FAT. I ate indiscriminately, I did not exercise.. and by the time I gave birth I had gained something like 80 lbs and delivered at 238 lbs. The baby was 7 of those pounds. I knew I had screwed up. That was the end of May 2012.

    I split with my fiancé (my child's father) and life was... well.. bad. I was a single mom, with little support and no family nearby. I had been in a bad relationship for the last 4 years, was fat, and had zero confidence. I was lonely, scared, insecure, and I ate my feelings. In September of 2012, I was still 212 lbs. Breastfeeding hadn't exactly "melted off all the weight" like I expected. I began watching my intake and dropped a few lbs. I started logging on September 15th and I started lifting weights on September 30th, 2012. That was when it started.

    I felt powerful. I felt good in my skin, even if my skin didn't look so good. And my body changed. I wanted it to continue- so I made myself a deal: I would go from baby to bikini in a year.

    Since then, my body has done things that I never knew was possible. Sometimes I ate really well, sometimes I didn't. For the most part I ate at a deficit, but I took several month long breaks and a few weeks here and there.

    Today, I am 11 1/2 months post-baby. Today, I put on a bikini... I walked across my apartment complex, and I went to the pool. I had tears welling up in my eyes on that long walk- from nerves and fear. But I walked in and for the first time in my life, I felt good in that bikini. With my stretch marks, with my bits of flub and extra skin- I was confident and proud of my marred body. That's what this has done for me- it's not the weight, or the fat, or even the bikini.... it's the FEELING.

    Now for all the pictures....

    Where I was when I started lifting weights:

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    And today, in a bikini. :-)

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    beautiful. Inspiring story
  • pspetralia
    pspetralia Posts: 963 Member
    You look great! Enjoy the feeling!!!!
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    D@mn, great story!
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
    You look awesome...can I ask how old you are? I am 32 and my baby will be three this year. I'm stuck around 140, and I feel like part of the problem is my metabolism and skin are not nearly as resilient as they would have been had I had my baby at 20 instead of twenty-nine! I don't know if I'll ever see abs like that again without surgery. :(
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Holy hell.
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member
    Holy ****! Can I be your new man.
  • Predsfan2013
    Predsfan2013 Posts: 64 Member
    Amazing. Congrats. Cute bikini
  • GFielding_56
    GFielding_56 Posts: 76 Member
    Excellent results well done. You are an inspiration to everyone
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    What a great success story! What lifting program did you use?
  • fruitninja93
    fruitninja93 Posts: 17
    what do you mean: 'With my stretch marks, with my bits of flub and extra skin- I was confident and proud of my marred body' - I can't see any of that?! You look amazing! Not just look-at-that-progress amazing but amazing and HOT! If I looked like that in a bikini I don't think I'd ever wear anything else!
  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    You look absolutely amazing. I can sense in your words that you have transformed your life.

    You are an excellent role model to your child.

    Girl, I would be literally strutting to the pool if I looked like you!

    I'm getting so motivated to start lifting. I love the physical and mental transformation I see in the heavy lifting ladies posts.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    Wow, you look fantastic!!! Great job!

    Congratulations on getting through such a difficult time on your life, and making your own path. You truly have something to be proud of.
  • ErinG6191
    ErinG6191 Posts: 33 Member
    You look amazing! I am 6 1/2 months post baby and would kill for your figure!
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
    what do you mean: 'With my stretch marks, with my bits of flub and extra skin- I was confident and proud of my marred body' - I can't see any of that?!
    That's what I was thinking. LOL
  • FitandFab33
    FitandFab33 Posts: 718 Member
    what do you mean: 'With my stretch marks, with my bits of flub and extra skin- I was confident and proud of my marred body' - I can't see any of that?!
    That's what I was thinking. LOL

    I can take some close-ups to show you- my hips look like they got into a serious altercation with a large clawed mammal- and they lost! haha :-)
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Glad you got your soul feeling right again, we both know that is what matters...and you look very gorgeous on the outside.

    Congrats on your well deserved walk :).
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    Speechless. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! :wink:
  • HealthIsMyHobby
    HealthIsMyHobby Posts: 85 Member
    Congratulations well done. Your weight tracker indicates 18 lbs to go. I'd suggest calculating your %bf. Loosing another 18 lbs. might not be healthy. Best of luck.
  • HRLaurie614
    HRLaurie614 Posts: 260 Member
    OMG....you look AMAZING. Congratulations. And, kudos for making through a tough year!!!!!
  • FitandFab33
    FitandFab33 Posts: 718 Member
    Congratulations well done. Your weight tracker indicates 18 lbs to go. I'd suggest calculating your %bf. Loosing another 18 lbs. might not be healthy. Best of luck.

    I recently reset my tracker- and I've lost a few lbs since I've recorded (I only record twice monthly to avoid scale worry). My "goal" is based on goal body fat :-)- I'm not worried about the weight in the least, but there's not a tracker for body fat :tongue:
  • BevBasil
    BevBasil Posts: 37 Member
    Woman......you look great!!!!
  • NumbrsNerd
    NumbrsNerd Posts: 202 Member
    You look fabulous - simply fabulous! Awesome work!!!
  • HealthIsMyHobby
    HealthIsMyHobby Posts: 85 Member
    Way to go. Healthy is the new skinny!!!
  • demonlullaby
    demonlullaby Posts: 499 Member
    you go girl!!!!! you look awesome!!!!!!!
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Your before looks a lot like me now I want to have your after :D
  • maryannelk
    maryannelk Posts: 707 Member
    Amazing story! Lifting is so empowering! You look amazing and hope that feeling stays with you!
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    Awesome!!! You look like a different person! Wow..
  • SinomenJen
    SinomenJen Posts: 262 Member
    beautiful story, beautiful girl, beautiful inspiration!

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