41 lbs lost so far with pictures

Thank you all!

That is awesome! So, how did you do it? How long did it take? Thanks for the motivation!

It's been 6 months roughly. I basically just started holding myself accountable for what I was eatting/doing. I started cutting calories. Started at around 2000 and made my way to 1550. Started with 3 days of 30 minutes of exercise, and made my way to 60 minutes 6 days a week ( combination of treadmill, weights, dancing, ect ). I do take a couple Herbalife supplements, and a protein shake a day, but those are just added helpful tools in conjunction with smarter dietary choices and hard work in exercise. I have 39 more lbs to meet my goal. I want to replace my flab with muscle.

Exactly where on your body were you planning on finding another 40 pounds to lose? :laugh: You probably don't have that much to lose! You look wonderful!

The op is probably like me, most people don't believe I weigh what I do at 5'4". I still have about 15 to 20 to lose and people say the same to me. :noway: It is there...

OP fabulous job! You look marvelous! great motivation for yourself.

Oh yes it's there. I just can conceal it very well. My inner thighs, my flabby arms, my lower belly. Giggle when I wiggle. Ewww.

Exactly where on your body were you planning on finding another 40 pounds to lose? :laugh: You probably don't have that much to lose! You look wonderful!

The op is probably like me, most people don't believe I weigh what I do at 5'4". I still have about 15 to 20 to lose and people say the same to me. :noway: It is there...

OP fabulous job! You look marvelous! great motivation for yourself.

Oh yes it's there. I just can conceal it very well. My inner thighs, my flabby arms, my lower belly. Giggle when I wiggle. Ewww.

I'm the same way...but my doctor actually told me that I shouldn't push for more than 15 more pounds (I'm 185 at 5'7")...so right now 170 is my goal. I'm finding that I'm putting muscle on even as I lose fat. And I'm totally ok with that. Had body fat tested, and my lean mass is 135ish...so if I'm looking for 20% body fat, my weight would be 160ish (for me this is a size 8). I'm good with these numbers. I like a healthy dose of reality. :bigsmile:

I never had mine tested, but using those calculators online mine is about 30% body fat. I want it to be more like 20%. I wear a 10 right now ( though it's kinda tight in some areas ). I'd love to be in an 8 comfortably.