1 year ago to today - Bikini body - with pic

sophia_uk
sophia_uk Posts: 152 Member
in Success Stories
Hi all,

This is my first success post, so I hope it works. The picture on the right was taken in April 2012 in Vietnam and I weighed 162lb. What a difference a year makes! The photo on the left was taken last week (April 2013) in the Philippines, and my current weight is 126lb (a loss of 36lb).

I am not completely happy with my bikini body yet, I need to lose a few more pounds (more than I originally thought), and also TONE UP! But I thought I would compare last year's picture to this years to see if I could actually see a difference and to keep myself motivated. It has helped me feel better about being 1lb away from what I thought was my goal weight (which I now realise isn't).

Thanks for taking the time to read, and keep motivated everyone. :)

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  • hiddenaudacity
    hiddenaudacity Posts: 122 Member
    Oh wow you look incredible! You should be VERY happy with yourself and how far you've come in just a year :D
  • katemateg
    katemateg Posts: 334 Member
    Wahoo Sophia, you have done great :drinker:
  • leanneakaliz
    leanneakaliz Posts: 229 Member
    That's amazing well done ! Thank you for the inspiration I could really use it im struggling at the moment been at the same weight for so long and cant get past the -20lbs :/
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Great success story, you've done really well! :)
  • joybedford
    joybedford Posts: 1,680 Member
    Great progress in a year well done.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Looking a lot better. Keep up the great work!
  • oneilltara60
    oneilltara60 Posts: 9 Member
    Wow, amazing well done! Was your loss just down to calorie counting on here or did you follow a specific diet!?
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Looking great!
    You look like your well within the healthy weight range. Rather than loose more weight I would suggest a heavy weights programme to build muscle (not bulk,) and reduce bodyfat. Your weight would essentially stay the same but with more muscle definition. I can recommend a book called 'The New rules of Weight Lifting for Women.' Sounds hard core, but it's not :-)
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Way to go! Your body looks great now, I'd suggest you work on toning/small muscle definition instead of losing anymore as your general frame looks perfect for your height :)
  • Sobeeit
    Sobeeit Posts: 42 Member
    Great work :smile:
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
    Hi all,

    This is my first success post, so I hope it works. The picture on the right was taken in April 2012 in Vietnam and I weighed 162lb. What a difference a year makes! The photo on the left was taken last week (April 2013) in the Philippines, and my current weight is 126lb (a loss of 36lb).

    I am not completely happy with my bikini body yet, I need to lose a few more pounds (more than I originally thought), and also TONE UP! But I thought I would compare last year's picture to this years to see if I could actually see a difference and to keep myself motivated. It has helped me feel better about being 1lb away from what I thought was my goal weight (which I now realise isn't).

    Thanks for taking the time to read, and keep motivated everyone. :)

    05d57ed6-ff32-4d4c-a946-0e96f3468dcf_zpsc0214a6a.jpg

    You look amazing well done! X
  • NHoughton13
    NHoughton13 Posts: 303
    You look awesome, congrats!! Quite the world traveler, congrats on seeing the world :tongue:
  • mrsknotts
    mrsknotts Posts: 115
    Bravo :)
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    You look great!!
  • binglebandit
    binglebandit Posts: 531 Member
    You look wonderful! :D I think you look great how you are now without losing more or toning up. Best of luck with whatever goals you have in the future!
  • kshaw5501
    kshaw5501 Posts: 390 Member
    Be proud of your hard work. You look amazing! Thanks for sharing your story and pics.
  • staceypunk
    staceypunk Posts: 924 Member
    Nice work! You look great!
  • larryc0923
    larryc0923 Posts: 557 Member
    You look beautiful and made remarkable progress in a year. I agree with the other posts that at this point you probably need to primarily focus on muscle tone. Congratulations!!
  • iecreamheadaches
    iecreamheadaches Posts: 441 Member
    great progess. Think you look fabulous!
  • sarahi2009
    sarahi2009 Posts: 285 Member
    Great job! How tall are you?
  • Cacoates90
    Cacoates90 Posts: 62
    That's so great!!! You look incredible!!! I'm jealous you get to travel so much.
  • faster_than_flash
    faster_than_flash Posts: 114 Member
    That's an awesome job. It really is. I'm impressed.
  • JewelSmith
    JewelSmith Posts: 155 Member
    You look fantastic! Enjoy that Bikini! :-)
  • cjustine1
    cjustine1 Posts: 15
    you look amazing, great job!!
  • teamstanish
    teamstanish Posts: 274 Member
    You look great! Rockin' that bikini!
  • sophia_uk
    sophia_uk Posts: 152 Member
    I am 5 ft 3.5 :)
  • scruffymongrel
    scruffymongrel Posts: 3 Member
    Well done! Great progress you look so happy. This has really motivated me, we've got very similar body shapes. My starting weight was 161 and 126 is my goal!
  • sozisraw
    sozisraw Posts: 418 Member
    Brilliant. Im 1/2 inch shorter than you and aiming same goal weight as you after my latest one is achieved lol , looks like a good idea now. Well done on
    looking great!:flowerforyou:
  • RAVEOFLIGHT
    RAVEOFLIGHT Posts: 11
    Thank you so much for posting this and giving us all inspiration.

    You look amazing! Right now I'd be happy with your before picture!!!

    Congratulate yourself on how far you've come! I agree with all the other posters that you don't seem to need to lose more weight and would definitely benefit from weightlifting to get to your goal of perfection.

    If you've never tried Callanetics, you should give it a go. You see a change within 10 hours : it completely lifts and transforms your shape. It's great for people who are very close to their goal weight because you can see the muscle definition quickly since there is not much fat to hide your muscles.

    Happy travels!
  • KAbena
    KAbena Posts: 50 Member
    Amazing! Well done.

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