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Who cares what the scale says? LOOK at this.
Mistymath
Posts: 146 Member
I've lost 19.5 pounds.
I look at those photos and am absolutely amazed with how far I've come. Those photos don't say 19.5 pounds; they say hours of hard work and eating right. They say ABSOLUTE progress. They say a heck of a lot more than the scale could possibly say. And I haven't starved myself (very rarely net below BMR, just on the occasional "off" day). I don't do crazy amounts of cardio (I have been lifting 3x/week and doing about 45 minutes of cardio 2x/week).
I've had my doubts and concerns, but I can't deny that I am making progress and that I am much healthier than I was five months ago.
ETA: Larger images and more details at http://thefamilymath.com.
I look at those photos and am absolutely amazed with how far I've come. Those photos don't say 19.5 pounds; they say hours of hard work and eating right. They say ABSOLUTE progress. They say a heck of a lot more than the scale could possibly say. And I haven't starved myself (very rarely net below BMR, just on the occasional "off" day). I don't do crazy amounts of cardio (I have been lifting 3x/week and doing about 45 minutes of cardio 2x/week).
I've had my doubts and concerns, but I can't deny that I am making progress and that I am much healthier than I was five months ago.
ETA: Larger images and more details at http://thefamilymath.com.
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Pure awesomeness!0
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Great progress!0
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Wow!! you look great! Thanks for the motivation.....I really need it right now. Keep up the awesome work. You are proof this does work, hope I can have that faith in the process soon and join all the wonderful people on here that have made awesome results for themselves!!0
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That is just awesome!!!0
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Fantastic! You are right-who cares what the scale says
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Awesome job! Keep up the hard work and you'll be at goal in no time;)0
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Wonderful job!!! you are looking fabulous!0
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Well done, you look amazing!!!!!!0
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WOW ! I just took a look at your progress pics! Amazing 0
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Awesome, awesome progress! you go girl!0
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Congrats on great progress.
Great job getting past mental hurdles that many find on the non-extreme route.
Arm-wrestled anyone yet?!0 -
The Scale is the Devil to me...I truly believe that we should all go off pictures and measurements rather than the scale. It shows us the true progress
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That is amazing! You look great!
Your belly went down! I'm hoping mine will too....you give me hope! Thanks!0 -
Great job!!0
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Awesome!!!!
In fact, pretty darn BAMtastic!!0 -
Thanks for posting this, the scale sometimes gets me down. I should not let it!0
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That is amazing! You look great!
Your belly went down! I'm hoping mine will too....you give me hope! Thanks!
Honestly, I was shocked when I saw how big a difference it was. If you aren't taking pictures of yourself periodically, start doing it. It helps so much when the scale doesn't seem to be moving the way I want it to.0 -
You look great. The pictures also say "confident." Keep it up.0
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Fantastic progress! Thank you for the reminder about the scale, and keep up the hard work!0
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nice work!0
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YES Excellent progress!0
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Fantastic results!0
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You look great and you are doing it right! Thank you for the reminder, the scale is just a number not a reflection.0
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Super job!!0
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Looks like much more than 20!0
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