Just finishing stage 1 - with pics!

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teddiebare
teddiebare Posts: 46 Member
I am going on vacation for memorial day weekend, and wanted to complete Stage 1 before I left. I'm getting ready to head out and do my last workout now! I might try to squeeze in a bonus set before I leave, but if I don't, I'll do it when I get back before I start Stage 2.

I feel SO much stronger! I still have a lot of fat to lose, and the scale/tape measure hasn't budged, but look at my waist and booty! I'm also quite pleased with how my shoulders are coming along. I just wanted to remind everyone to TAKE PICTURES! If I didn't have this visual to go by, I would be seriously questioning my progress right now. I took these yesterday because I knew I wouldn't have time before I left (gray is before, blue is after, if it isn't obvious).

I can't wait to see what my before/after is gonna look like after Stage 6! I only lift 2x a week due to time constraints, and I'm slowly upping my daily calories after years of wrecking my metabolism. I'm up to 1800 cal/day with a 40/30/30 macro spread (carb/protein/fat). I am a pescatarian (vegetarian who eats fish/egg/dairy), so it's HARD for me to get my protein in. I am taking a month off of the scale and we'll see where I am at after that. It's messing with my head and I need to just focus on eating right and lifting heavy things :)

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  • kmd613
    kmd613 Posts: 42
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    Awesome!! You are clearly several inches smaller around your waist and your hips. And those arms are looking good too! Keep us posted on future progress! I'm halfway through Stage 1 and although I'm sore ALL THE TIME, I am absolutely loving it!

    And have a great vacation! :-)
  • phizzylizzy
    phizzylizzy Posts: 94 Member
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    You are making great progress and looking good! Everything is smoother!
  • teddiebare
    teddiebare Posts: 46 Member
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    Thanks guys! I'm REALLY enjoying this program. I'm looking forward to the new exercises in Stage 2!
  • bdetty
    bdetty Posts: 13 Member
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    your waist looks WAY smaller! congrats on the hard work!
  • laurie41565
    laurie41565 Posts: 64 Member
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    Nice work!! I just started yesterday and am hoping for some great results. Oh and I made sure to take pics and measured also!! Have a great weekend!
  • eatrunstretch
    eatrunstretch Posts: 233 Member
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    Wow, amazing progress pics! I can see a huge difference! Thanks for sharing, its really motivating.

    Happy holidaying :)
  • JackieA47
    JackieA47 Posts: 52 Member
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    You can really notice such a difference already! Well done, it's great to know as I'm halfway through stage 1 and enjoying it but like you say, unless you take pictures it's not always obvious what the difference is. Great work! Enjoy your hols :)
  • BarbellCowgirl
    BarbellCowgirl Posts: 1,271 Member
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    Nice work! You're definitely MUCH leaner!