For me, *this* is why WEIGHTS over CARDIO is KEY!
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Your legs look amazing! What a transformation!0
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You look fantastic. you should be really proud of your achievement. I love it how weights can change your body shape, it happened to me too. I lost most of my weight without doing any cardio. I only started it when I hit a plateau, and it did help.
I am thinking of the Venus Index, would you recommend it?
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Awesome job! I just started weight training with my trainer, I can hardly wait to post my before and afters!0
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Excellent results from your dedication.
Well done.
Remember folks, lose weight in the kitchen, get fit in the gym. Lift heavy and live well.0 -
You are awesome - love the pictures :drinker:0
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BAM.0
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This is awesome and inspirational especially for those of us who are trying to realise that the scale is not the best measure of success. You look great and yes you lost 15lbs, but I bet people would have guessed it was much more than that. Thanks for posting this0
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Awesome job Beeps!!! You've done such a great job and it shows!!! Beautiful transformation!!0
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Amazing!0
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The results speaks Volumes...nice0
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You are amazing! I was stuck in the plateaued land of cardio for quite a while before I discovered heavy lifting, I have seen so many wonderful changes just since Feb., but I hope to one day have amazing before and after pictures, like you do!0
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Particularly "shout outs" to my mfp friends - who have shown up to this thread to provide me some support! Awesome!
Yes, my "saddle-bag area" is my MOST unfavourite body-part(s) and, while still a work-in-progress, I do believe I am headed in the right direction!0 -
amazing and inspiring :flowerforyou:
my thighs are the worst part of my body and i fear they will never go but seeing this......they WILL go!!0 -
you look amazing!!0
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Fabulous!0
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Congrats on the results, you look fab. But, I don't think it needs to be weights over cardio, it can be both.0
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WTG! Hard work has paid off!
I'm with you.. weights all the way! Keep going, it only gets better!0 -
Amazing transformation! Thanks for the photos, they're very inspirational for a newbie like me. :-)0
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For me, the difference really was taking the time I chose to spend in the gym, and spending it on weight-training. (I admit that I am time-crunched and have chosen to spend 5-hours per week in the gym.)
25 years of cardio got me a very healthy heart - and was very good for my asthma, but my body was fluffy.
2 years of weight-training has still been very good for my asthma, and my body is much more the shape that I want it to be.0 -
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Great Job! look amazing!0
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weights are awesome - no back issues though? I had some back issues creep up on me about 15 months into lifting...0
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You look fantastic, healthy and fit! Well done!0
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jewelsinbig - I *used* to have lower-back/hip issues. About 8 years ago I injured myself (not through any exercise endeavour). However, strength-training has eliminated these problems, completely! (Even 2.5 years of bikram hot yoga didn't "eliminate" the back/hip problem areas, although it did alleviate most of the pain.)0
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jewelsinbig - I *used* to have lower-back/hip issues. About 8 years ago I injured myself (not through any exercise endeavour). However, strength-training has eliminated these problems, completely! (Even 2.5 years of bikram hot yoga didn't "eliminate" the back/hip problem areas, although it did alleviate most of the pain.)
Same here. I didn't have any official diagnosed back problems, but I used to wrench my back a couple times a year. I was re-reading an old journal from about 5-6 years ago, and I'm amazed at how many times I was writing, "Hurt my back today." "Must've slept funny last night, because I can't stand up straight today." "Threw my back out at work." "On the couch, taking muscle relaxants." "Called off work today."
None since I've been lifting.0 -
Once I get into that 130 or 120 range then I will start using weights but for now its just going to be cardio for me. From my understand, cardio slims and tightens you up while lifting weights builds muscle and hides those carbs you eat easily.
No. Start now. Lifting will maintain the muscle you already have, while you lose the fat above. If you are eating at a deficit you will not build muscle. Without resistance training, you will lose both muscle and fat, and it is a whole lot harder and not nearly efficient to build back the muscle you never should have lost in the first place.0 -
Great job OP!0
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Wowza!
Looking good.
I just ordered a kettlebell and some free weights.
No idea where to start but I have the weights, and a DVD and I am ready to go!0 -
You look great. Thanks for posting that, and for posting your weight training info. I love weight lifting . What did/do you do for cardio when you did it?0
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