What Weight Lifting Has Done For Me

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  • Belinda658
    Belinda658 Posts: 181 Member
    Well done! I'm kinda like you and still have weight to lose (25lb but my stomach is huge), but i've noticed differences from 2 months of weightlifting. People have noticed and are suprised i've only lost around 10lb.... Congrats, and keep going!
  • FaerieCae
    FaerieCae Posts: 437 Member
    Wow! You look fantastic, keep it up!
  • cjs3001
    cjs3001 Posts: 273 Member
    Thanks for sharing a great story and lovely pics. Keep up the great work :smile:
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    You and the fam look awesome...I love seeing posts about women who lift heavy *kitten*! One of my inspirations is a crossfit instructor who @ 5'1" totally smashes most men's (including my) olympic lifts...it rocks.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    I always find it amazing how slim a person can look compared to their weight when they weight train.

    Me too! I had lost about 20 pounds before I started lifting weights again. No one had noticed that I was losing weight. After a few weeks of lifting everyone was commenting on it.

    OP- you look wonderful! Great work!
  • _chiaroscuro
    _chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
    Followed my friends over to this awesomeness. You look beautiful! Lifting has definitely paid off and will continue to do so. Thank you for sharing your amazing progress, and I hope you'll post updates!
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    you look phenomenal, and you have a beautiful family - who I am sure is proud of you

    hell yeah heavy lifting for females!!
  • wswilliams67
    wswilliams67 Posts: 938 Member
    LIFT THAT *kitten* GIRL!

    Weights are THE best thing for any person (who of course is physically able).

    Keep going!
  • mumtoonegirl
    mumtoonegirl Posts: 586 Member
    you are absolutly beautiful! You are doing so amazing, you are doing this in such a healthy way! congrats!
  • erinprattavila
    erinprattavila Posts: 24 Member
    CONGRATS!! Keep up the great work!! :wink:
  • fullofquirks
    fullofquirks Posts: 182 Member
    Great work! Thank you for sharing, you are beautiful. Keep it up :flowerforyou:
  • jmzz1
    jmzz1 Posts: 670 Member
    Your story is really inspiring and you look awesome. Just one question - how many times do you do strength training and how many times cardio? Do you follow any specific program?
  • JulesAlloggio
    JulesAlloggio Posts: 480 Member
    This is so wonderful! Weight Lifting to me is the fountain of youth! Very glad that you have been successful. Keep up the great work and you have a beautiful family!!

    Congrats!!
  • KylieAmbler
    KylieAmbler Posts: 1
    You are melting away, keep up the good work, you look amazing.
  • AJinBirmingham
    AJinBirmingham Posts: 497
    You look fantastic and I love your story.

    Fitness isn't all about the scale or even appearance, but about FEELING GOOD. I still do cardio but I love my weight training too. Women finally seem to be getting the idea that weight training is not just an option for the boys, but for us too. You're an inspiration on both points.

    Thank you.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    You look amazing and you have a beautiful family.
  • buffty
    buffty Posts: 83
    You do not look any more than 150 pounds, throw those scales away, the weight lifting is WORKING!!
  • kharbaugh29
    kharbaugh29 Posts: 11 Member
    You look great! I have a similar relationship with my scale and lifting has been the difference for me as well. Good luck and keep up the great work!
  • becky6m
    becky6m Posts: 108 Member
    I totally agree with you! You look great! I found a total difference in the way my body looked before and after weights. Congrats!
  • beckieboomoo
    beckieboomoo Posts: 590 Member
    wow you look amazing! :)
  • 17forbes
    17forbes Posts: 33 Member
    Congratulations, you have a beautiful family i wish you the best for your ultimate goal. Keep up the work.
  • Mommylicous
    Mommylicous Posts: 121 Member
    First of all, seeing all these responses first thing this morning has made my day!

    Anyway, to answer your question
    Your story is really inspiring and you look awesome. Just one question - how many times do you do strength training and how many times cardio? Do you follow any specific program?

    For the first month, I did a standard 3 x a week Cycle of

    A: Squats, Bench press, Cable rows
    B: Deadlift, Military Press, Pull ups (Wide grip lat pull down for me, since I can't pull my own body weight yet)

    But after throwing a hissy fit at the squat rack, because I wasn't losing weight.. My husband decided to change it up

    Now we follow the Kris Gethin 12 week Transformation on Bodybuilding. com .. Just the weight training schedule, though. Not the cardio or eating program. I still eat whatever I want in moderation.. and I have seen CRAZY results in just the first 2 weeks of it. Some of the exercises are like "What the heck is he smokin?" but it's obvious it works. :) He does a 2 day on, 1 day off routine.

    For my cardio, I don't do hardly any.. Just about 10 minute warm up on weight training days, and maybe one or two 45 minute cardio sessions, depending on how my week looks.
  • lee112780
    lee112780 Posts: 419 Member
    wow! So inspirational, especially for me because I am constantly battling the idea of weights vs cardio and what works best. Cardio is not really working for me. I will step up my weight lifting this week! Thanks!
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    Yaay! You're doing so well. Congratulations! :flowerforyou:
  • SDehmer819
    SDehmer819 Posts: 441 Member
    Congrats!!! You definitely look smaller then 236!!!
  • Pamela_in_Progress
    Pamela_in_Progress Posts: 197 Member
    Thank you for your story, very encouraging! You look beautiful, before and after and such a lovely family! I just began my journey April 9, 2013 and have been considering weight training but cannot afford the gym membership... any tips?
  • Angiehankins77
    Angiehankins77 Posts: 84
    I am doing minimal cardio and free weights in my basements. My goal is to be strong and sexy! I'm gonna send you a friend request, I love seeing someone else into weights instead of cardio all the time
  • BlueEyedTXmom
    BlueEyedTXmom Posts: 179 Member
    Amazing! Those are the type of results I'm after. I like cardio but I'm just not seeing results. I plan on starting weight lifting after my diet bet ends next week!
  • Mrsmegans
    Mrsmegans Posts: 5 Member
    You look amazing! I love your pics.. its making me want to start weight training with my husband.
  • FitSuga
    FitSuga Posts: 259 Member
    So awesome and you were gorgeous before and now!

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