3 months MFP, +20 lbs down (PICS!)

PhoenixEve
PhoenixEve Posts: 131 Member
in Success Stories
Okay, i said i would post pics of my progress, so here they are. Really happy with how far i've come in the past 3 months. These pics are 154 lbs and 133 lbs. (5'8" small frame). Still aiming to lose a bit more bodyfat and gain some more muscle.

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  • Imcharmed
    Imcharmed Posts: 346 Member
    You look fab, well done. Have you done this with just counting calories, or doing exercise as well?
  • PhoenixEve
    PhoenixEve Posts: 131 Member
    You look fab, well done. Have you done this with just counting calories, or doing exercise as well?

    Thanks :)

    What i've done:
    1. Track calories in and calories out (MFP and Fitbit). I have a food scale and i use it.
    2. Hydraulic resistance training 3 times a week (Curves) usually for about 30 min.
    3. Intermittent fasting (8 hr feeding window) and also make sure i get a solid 8 hrs of sleep every night in a fasted state.
    4. Gluten-free because of my hypothyroidism and to improve iron absorption (chronic anemia from blood loss).
  • AnitraSoto
    AnitraSoto Posts: 725 Member
    Wow! You look great! Congrats on a job well done!
  • Fitfully_me
    Fitfully_me Posts: 647 Member
    You look great!
  • Scubanana7
    Scubanana7 Posts: 361 Member
    wow. you look GREAT
  • kaycee135
    kaycee135 Posts: 12 Member
    Way to go! You look great!
  • trrich1974
    trrich1974 Posts: 12
    Wow you look fantastic I would be happy getting down to your starting weight x
  • SexyLovinmeCook
    SexyLovinmeCook Posts: 1,393 Member
    Love your results...Keep up the good work!! Very INspiring
  • JennC831
    JennC831 Posts: 628 Member
    Awesome work!!! You look AMAZING!!!
  • PhoenixEve
    PhoenixEve Posts: 131 Member
    Thanks everyone. I'm still amazed at how far i've come in the past few months, and even more so, that past few years... even with all the health challenges i've faced. The big turning point was realizing that my health issues were not excuses, but challenges, and that improving my health would not be easy, but it's also not impossible. One day at a time. Enjoying the journey. :)

    168 lbs Summer 2011, and 133 lbs Summer 2013 :)

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  • raquelfisher7
    raquelfisher7 Posts: 21 Member
    You look amazing! Great job : )
  • lorenzovonmatterhorn7549
    lorenzovonmatterhorn7549 Posts: 495 Member
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  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    Wow!! You look Great!!
  • melham
    melham Posts: 233 Member
    Okay, sorry...

    I mean, really sorry here... but.......

    How did you keep the "girls"?????

    Those were the first to go on me, and didn't have much to begin with. You're a lucky lady indeed!

    ETA: You look amazing, BTW. Not trying to take away from that. Yeah, a little jealous.
  • PhoenixEve
    PhoenixEve Posts: 131 Member
    Okay, sorry...

    I mean, really sorry here... but.......

    How did you keep the "girls"?????

    Those were the first to go on me, and didn't have much to begin with. You're a lucky lady indeed!

    ETA: You look amazing, BTW. Not trying to take away from that. Yeah, a little jealous.

    Haha, no worries. They definitely shrunk. I was a 34F at my heaviest, and i'm a 34 D now. They were just realllly big to start with so I don't think they will ever be small. Please don't be jealous... i'd love to be perkier and not be covered in stretch marks and not have lose skin... but everyone has something to be grateful for if you look at yourself through a more forgiving lens. :) I also have a family history of breast cancer, so I may lose them entirely someday, and i'm okay with that too... so please don't be jealous. Appreciate the good you have, while you have it. Life is to short to feel any other way.

    I'd say soy might help with growth in that area because it's estrogenic, but I don't really recommend that because I have uterine fibroids and those are worsened by having too much estrogen. :/

    Anyway, thanks everyone. :)
  • jupdyke
    jupdyke Posts: 325 Member
    Amazing job! You are a true inspiration to me as our starting weight is about the same as is our goal! You should be very proud of yourself. :) WELL DONE!

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