10 months- 35 pounds gone

While I'm not quite "done" yet, I hit my goal weight and I'm feeling good about myself, so I'm going to post my pics finally :)

Starting weight = 166
Current Weight = 131

I started all this back on 4/30/13 after noticing a whole new set of stretch marks. I couldn't handle it any more. I have a 3 year old daughter and I want her to see a healthy mother. My problem? I love food. Love it. And not good food, really. I grew up on your typical midwestern meat and potatoes diet. Looking back, I've realized that I was eating between 2300 and 3000 calories on a daily basis while working a mostly sedentary job. I'm shocked I didn't weigh more, honestly.

This is what I looked like on day 1:

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I signed up for Bar Method and did that 5 days per week for about 5 months. This is when I dropped the first 20 pounds. I transferred offices at work in September and that's when I joined Orange Theory (calisthenics/weights/cardio class) and dropped another 15 lbs between then and now. Not relapsing through the holidays was HUGE for me. In the past 2 months I've started lifting heavier weights and while the weight loss has mostly stopped, my figure has definitely improved!

This is my first progress pic (I had lost about 5 pounds by the time I thought to take a pic) and a pic I took last night after I tried on a 10 year old bikini!

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I'm about to start stronglifts and I just bought a new pair of rollerblades- I'd like to keep working on muscles and definition, but I am totally happy about what I've done in the last 10 months!!

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  • Posts: 522 Member
    Fantastic! 10 months of hard work and you have loads to show for it. Keep up the good work!
  • Posts: 24 Member
    Congrats on the weight loss! I started at 167 and hope to get down to your current weight! Thanks for sharing!
  • Posts: 310 Member
    I forgot to put the face comparison in- I think it's my fave part!

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  • Posts: 219 Member
    Looking fantastic !!!! :) Congrats on all of your hard work and dedication !!
  • Posts: 1 Member
    Great job! You talk about your fitness changes in your post. What about diet changes. What has been the hardest habit you have broken and how did you do it?
  • proud of you!!! That's awesome progress~!!!
  • Posts: 1,446 Member
    Awesome accomplishment!
  • Posts: 803 Member
    Nice work! It is so great to see that people are accomplishing their goals. And it doesn't happen quickly, but with dedication, you can get there. Thanks for sharing.
  • Posts: 633 Member
    You look amazing!!! Great job!!!
  • Posts: 142 Member
    Wow amazing! Congratulations! That 10 year old bikini is looking good on you!
  • Posts: 61 Member
    Love the face pics. I get so focused on my muffin top reduction that I forget to look at the rest of me. Your face pics inspired me to look up!

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