This is why I lift! (pic heavy)

No squats (from the skinny-fat days)




5 1/2 months of lifting, with 3 of those last months focusing on *kitten*-to-the-floor heavy squats






No upper body training (thought it would make me "bulky")




5 1/2 months of heavy power lifting and "upper body" lifting days





Three months of "Eating" to lose general weight
125 lbs, eating about 800 calories per day (body fat percentage was quite high because of this) of mostly carbs




...Which eventually caused binging, and this was me January of this year




3 months of eating to fuel myself and achieve lifting and performance goals
135lbs




And now. Feeling like a power house. I love my biceps, butt, legs, shoulders, and back.




Yay for bathroom selfies!

Stomach fat is still my weakest area. Since I have been working on gaining muscle and endurance for the past 6 months and eating a lot to sustain that, I haven't lost much more than what you see at the 3 month mark. So now begins the journey of manipulating carbs and fats so that I can lose fat and keep as much muscle as possible.

Lifting weights has given me results in (literally) a couple of weeks. I really encourage you to try it.

Edit: Since I usually get asked this, I thought I would include it: I work out 6 days a week (4-5 of those days include short 20-30 minute cardio sessions that are usually high intensity intervals (AKA sprints)). I have started breaking cardio and lifting up so that I do cardio first thing in the morning and lifting in the evenings. I have a cheat meal once per week (and yes I usually do stuff my face full of Mexican food), eat around 1500-1800 calories per day (I am 5' 3" and 24 years old). I eat about 40/40/20 in terms of protein/carbs/fats. I do meal preps every couple of days and yes, I eat plain, cold chicken breast for a snack in the middle of the afternoon lol.

Feel free to follow my fitness crap on Instagram: @tode909. I post all kinds of meals, recipes, exercises, and updates!