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Before and After Bikini Shot!

Posts: 575 Member
edited October 2024 in Success Stories
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So the first picture is me at about 180-185 lbs, right about when I looked in the mirror and thought, how the heck did I let myself get here?! That was around August 2011! I lost about 25-30 lbs by Christmas time and was feeling so good to go home to my friends and family looking healthier and feeling great.

Since then, I've been hovering around 150-155 lbs and haven't really been able to lose much. However, over the last year working hard and eating well and staying at the same weight, I realized that the scale doesn't matter so much anymore. I continue to grow stronger and I'm surely slimming down. The second picture is me last weekend at 154 lbs. I don't think I've ever looked this good in my life, even when I weighed less. I love looking at my strong arm muscle and my big, defined thighs that I've squatted and lunged so hard for! I love feeling fit and I love fueling my body with healthy & tasty food! I also indulge from time to time and I still drink 2-3 times a week. You don't have to starve yourself to be successful and girls should never be afraid of lifting weights and working their muscles!

Good luck to everyone on their journey to success! :)

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  • Posts: 10 Member
    You look awesome! Good job x
  • Posts: 8 Member
    You look amazing! Great job!
  • Posts: 27 Member
    You look Great! Out of curiosity, how tall are you?
  • Posts: 170 Member
    wow awesome job, really inspiring! i want my body to look like that! how many calories do you eat and what sorts of things do you eat?
  • Posts: 849 Member
    I like!
  • Posts: 1,392 Member
    girl, you look fabulous! :D keep up the great work, you got this!
  • Posts: 575 Member
    I'm 5'5!

    I have my net set to about 1350 calories and I eat my exercise calories back! Most days I'm eating about 1800 calories.

    I try to get at least 30% protein and limit my carbs to 40% and most days I meet that goal. :)
  • Posts: 422 Member
    nice gap
  • Posts: 49 Member
    nice progress.. inspired
  • Posts: 120
    Well done... Great results :)
  • Posts: 324 Member
    Congrats you look great!!
  • Posts: 339 Member
    freakin fantastic!!!! You look bloody amazing!!!!
  • Posts: 43
    Wow, you look wonderful. And that is a cute bikini (yellow one)!
  • Posts: 1,816 Member
    nice gap

    creepster.

    good job, girl. you look fantastic. :flowerforyou:
  • Posts: 456 Member
    Great job!!
  • Posts: 575 Member
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    creepster.

    good job, girl. you look fantastic. :flowerforyou:

    Haha! Agreed! Ugh...

    Thank you! :)
  • Posts: 575 Member
    Wow, you look wonderful. And that is a cute bikini (yellow one)!

    Thanks! Hehe... it's actually polka dot so I finally get to rock the itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini! :laugh:
  • Posts: 301 Member
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    Thanks! Hehe... it's actually polka dot so I finally get to rock the itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini! :laugh:

    You look great but really?? you had to say the teensy weeny yellow polka dot bikini??? I have that song in my head now. I already have enough in there with all the voices. LOL seriously you look great!!! You should be proud of those muscles. You worked hard for them. Keep up the good work....
  • Posts: 350 Member
    You look awesome in your itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini! :happy:
  • Posts: 9 Member
    You look great! Congrats!
  • Posts: 3
    WOW! You look great. Congratulations!
  • Posts: 520 Member
    i look like your before! this is so inspiring to me! you look super amazing!
  • Posts: 20 Member
    You look beautiful! Congratulations, and keep up the good work!
  • Posts: 418 Member
    You look awesome!! ^_^ My weight loss has slowed down as I'm about halfway to my "goal" right now, so it gets me down sometimes. Reading what you wrote about just keeping it up and not worrying so much about the scale is just what I needed. Thanks :D
  • Posts: 575 Member
    You look awesome!! ^_^ My weight loss has slowed down as I'm about halfway to my "goal" right now, so it gets me down sometimes. Reading what you wrote about just keeping it up and not worrying so much about the scale is just what I needed. Thanks :D

    Glad to help! I've been through the disappointment too many times to count! And believe me, I still do! It's very frustrating, especially when you've set yourself a goal weight that seems like it should be achievable and you just can't get there... it's like swimming laps and constantly chasing that never ending black line at the bottom of the pool! You can never catch it, but you're getting faster and faster as you try, so don't give up!
  • Posts: 1,087 Member
    You look great!!
  • Posts: 74
    wow! You look so great!
  • Posts: 179
    Too cute!! Good job!!
  • Posts: 220 Member
    Besides the obvious (your tummy), your legs also look AMAZING and so toned. You did a fantastic job. You're going to have a great summer showing that gorgeous body off. Have fun and congrats.
  • Posts: 220 Member
    Are you lifting? It looks like you are. Again, you look great.
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