Progress Photos
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JW - You look awesome!!! x0
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Wow, these are awesome! I can't wait to share my own pictures
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Thanks so much, daisybee! It's my first time posting photos on here so all a bit strange, haha.0
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Dec 2012 vs. July 2013
148lbs (post-bulk) vs. 140lbs (cut in progress).
My shoulders/arms have become more defined now that there's less fat covering them, and I lost a lot of fat on my lower back! My butt seems firmer too
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Jw - you are rocking! but I know what you mean :-) photos of me - freak me out!
iorahwano - looking awesome!0 -
Looks great -- I love it!0
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Wow! What a diff! Now I definitely want some before and after pics -- better call my good friend tonight for some photo pics!0
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Wow! Look at the difference -- Looks fantastic!0
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Look at all this beautiful strength! Way to rip it up, ladies!0
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I'd better chuck these in here for safe keeping too!
182.6lbs
got my 6 year old to take this!
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I'm fairly new here and just recently started heavy lifting. I do some isolated workouts on top of stronglifts as i work out with hubby.
For some reason I only measured myself after the first week and not at the whole start of the program.
I have no pictures yet but I am super excited!
After week 4 (and measuring after week one), I am already down 7 inches over all.
Im so thankful for being able to measure though because the scale has not moved one tiny bit and it is super frustrating. But seeing those numbers made me very very happy!!!
I just had to share. I am hooked on heavy lifting even more now... its super addictive.0 -
I've been doing SL5x5 for a few months. I had to take about a 5 week break because my job was temporarily moved, and I no longer had access to a bar. That did terrible things for my strength, and I had to do a major deload. I'm back up to my top squat weight of 130#, and I have exceeded my previous PR on bench at 90#.
I cannot speak enough to what heavy lifting has done for my body composition. People tell me all the time that I must be solid muscle and that I look so much smaller than I actually weigh. I weigh less than I ever can remember weighing once I stopped growing, but only by a few pounds, yet I'm wearing a very comfortable size 14 instead of the 16s and 18s I used to wear at the same weight. I actually LIKE my legs now and no longer hide them, and I occasionally catch myself grabbing my butt cheeks. :drinker:
What heavy lifting has done for my confidence and even my ego cannot be put into words. Feeling strong, BEING strong, knowing that I can physically do something - is the most empowering feeling I think I've ever had in my life. It's made such a positive impact that I even get emotional talking about it.
I think this is the first time I've actually seen such a visible difference in my body in my pictures. I've always been able to see the difference in my face, but not as much in my body. So here goes:
209 pounds
191.5 pounds - I don't know if you can tell much, but it appears to me that while my bicep isn't much bigger, it is way more defined, and my shoulders are much rounder. Also, those shelves on my hips in the previous picture are pretty much gone. :bigsmile:
Just for kicks because I'm loving my arms and shoulders and collar bones and neck and...ya know.
Looking forward to the day I can post my full success story in the main forums - about 22 pounds to go!
ETA: My starting weight was 253 pounds, so I'm down 61.5. I've pretty much done some form of strength training from the beginning (October 2011), thank goodness. My goal weight is about 170 pounds, at which point I SHOULD be about 25% body fat if my LBM remains about the same.
Thanks for reading!
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What a fabulous change Megan!0
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Here's my latest photo collage (if it works. I don't think it will, but I'm gunna try!)
[img]*http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/zanyzana66/MyPhotoWall_zps329c8e0a.jpg*[/img]
I can't do it! I've edited 6 million times but can't get it to work. Dammit. Maybe somebody clever can tell me what to do.
Here's the address, if you can tell me what to do, I'll do it!
http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/zanyzana66/MyPhotoWall_zps329c8e0a.jpg0 -
Meanwhile, I'm loving your arm definition, Megan. It's enviable! I've been chubbers for so long that my skin in the arms is unshrinkable. So my goal is to fill it with muscle. It's a long term plan as there is a LOT of excess skin there!0
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Here's my latest photo collage (if it works. I don't think it will, but I'm gunna try!)
[img]*http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/zanyzana66/MyPhotoWall_zps329c8e0a.jpg*[/img]
I can't do it! I've edited 6 million times but can't get it to work. Dammit. Maybe somebody clever can tell me what to do.
Here's the address, if you can tell me what to do, I'll do it!
http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a591/zanyzana66/MyPhotoWall_zps329c8e0a.jpg
I can't help with the picture posting, but i wanted to say you look fab!! You can really see how things are tightening up all around!!0 -
Nice work Megan - so excited for you and your transformation!!!
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You ladies ROCK. I can't wait to post some progress pics in here!!0
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This is a "before" pic and "during" pic, haha. The first pic was taken June 2013 and the during was taken a couple days ago. Ive been dieting (though it doesnt feel like it, I eat 2200-3000 calories a day... but Im also breastfeeding) and I do cardio 3x a week for fun. I do SL 2-3x a week right after. So Im only at the gym 2-3x a week, not too shabby!
I just cant believe how much my posture has improved and how much my stomach has been "pulled in." You cant tell with these pics but my arms also have a lot more definition. Ive had 3 babies in 4 yrs, just had my youngest in December so hes only 8 mos and I gained a lot of weight with him. My goal weight is 155 because that's what I was when I got married but I dunno, Ill just see how this weight lifting goes. I love it!
Cant wait to post an "after" picture. I hope to lose all my weight/fat by my baby's first birthday in December! I think I can do it. 2 -
Wow, Hilary, you look fantastic. Your tummy has disappeared! And you really do have such better posture. You're really doing well with this. Inspiring!0
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It's the 1st of September and the 1st day of spring. I've worn shorts to the beach when walking the dog today, waded calf-deep in the water, and it's been mighty fine. It's time to move the winter pudge, though, so here's a couple of snaps of what I look like in today's shorts. By summer (1st December), these shorts will have no muffin top spilling over the top of them, and plenty of room between the fabric and the thighs! It's going to happen...
Let's see if these pics work... I'm not good at this business!!0 -
Wow, that worked! They're huge, but that's better than not working at all. I wonder if I can make the other pic work, the one I tried to post last time?
Oh cool! It worked. I don't know what I did wrong last time! Anyways, this shows the difference between June and August (I think!). I'm being buff in these pics, but in the shorts ones, I'm letting it all hang out!1 -
Good job zz! You'll be posting svelte summer pics in no time!0
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This motivates me to take pictures! Been sick for a few weeks, so maybe at the end of this month, after I get back to lifting!0
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hey, you look great! muscles look good on you! :drinker:0
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Congrats Zanyzana!! I'm so proud of you. Great job!0
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Hi all ...
You've all done so well ... The pics are amazing ..!!
I'm suffering insomnia so I thought I'd post my pic ...
The picture on the left is before and the right is after ... It's taking me longer to recomp ... Been at weight lifting since January ... And my weights aren't huge and increasingly weights takes along time for some reason ... But I love it ..!!! And actually look forward to it :-)
I'm going to keep going and I will be ripped ..!!
Oh I can't post pic .. :-(
I don't know how .... Any clues anyone ..???? Pretty please .?
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Hi all ...
You've all done so well ... The pics are amazing ..!!
I'm suffering insomnia so I thought I'd post my pic ...
The picture on the left is before and the right is after ... It's taking me longer to recomp ... Been at weight lifting since January ... And my weights aren't huge and increasingly weights takes along time for some reason ... But I love it ..!!! And actually look forward to it :-)
I'm going to keep going and I will be ripped ..!!
Oh I can't post pic .. :-(
I don't know how .... Any clues anyone ..???? Pretty please .?
Xxxx
I followed the instructions on how to post pics from the stickie at the top of the "Success Stories" thread. It was well explained. I had to create a Photobucket account, but it's free and worked, so worth the effort!0 -
Just jumping to say - you all look amazing - I love how motivating these are!
Muscles jumping out ahoy xx
(zany - love your phone case!!)0
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