Plateaus and Pictures o.O

msbanana
msbanana Posts: 793 Member
edited September 22 in Motivation and Support
**I just posted this as my blog but the pics didn't show up I was at least partially curious if they'd show up here**

Until Saturday I had been stuck on this stooooopid plateau for, well since I posted progress pics. I didn't lose a single ounce not ONE in fact I went up 6 pounds of bloat for like a week. I was insanely frustrated. I realized I wasn't eating and was working out too hard. Started eating more again and *poof* broken plateau. (BTW thanks rayfromtx for the help identifying my idiocy and everyone for cheering me on. I love you guys!!) ANYHOO, I was getting ready to leave work yesterday and was feeling particularly skinny and decided to snap a couple pics in the bathroom mirror to bring myself back to reality. (Seems to keep me grounded I never look as thin as I feel) I compared them to the ones from a month ago and I'm starting to think that perhaps that plateau was totally worth the pause. I seem to see a huge difference. Here... Lemme share.

This was last month 194lbs

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Yesterday 192lbs

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And just for fun...

Thanksgiving 2009 265lbs

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  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    i can see a difference too!!! you look fantastic!!!!
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    you look SUPER skinny in your recent pics!

    I also like to take measurements when I plateau...makes me feel like I am doing SOMETHING when the scale isn't moving.

    Congrats :flowerforyou:

    Dani
  • xxthursday09xx
    xxthursday09xx Posts: 85 Member
    You look SO amazing. Keep up the wonderful work!
  • ThaiKaren
    ThaiKaren Posts: 341 Member
    Wow, you have done so well, what a lovely trim figure you have. Very well done on what you have acheived
  • AmberMcDowell
    AmberMcDowell Posts: 47
    wow! You look great!!! Great job!!!
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
    Looking great!!!

    I'm on a plateau as well, and know how frustrating those can be. Congrats on breaking it.

    Keep it up! You're doing awesome!
  • Losing2Live1989
    Losing2Live1989 Posts: 423 Member
    You rock girl...you show us that it can be done!
  • kristinlough
    kristinlough Posts: 828 Member
    You look magnificent!!
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
    You look amazing!!!!!! You are my inspiration :)
  • poeticpurl
    poeticpurl Posts: 126 Member
    Way to go!
  • adunkin22
    adunkin22 Posts: 47 Member
    you look AWESOME!! i've been stuck for awhile myself. you are definitely an inspiration to me.
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    You look amazing!!!! Great job hun!
  • ironmule2042
    ironmule2042 Posts: 103
    You look Great!!! Keep it up! :-)
  • Dencrossgirl
    Dencrossgirl Posts: 501 Member
    Wow, you look great, hard to believe you are 192 lbs, because you look much smaller than that, you look really great. Congrats.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    You look great, baby!!!!
  • takethepieces
    takethepieces Posts: 98
    Wow, you look great, well done!
  • joan41
    joan41 Posts: 170 Member
    Great day! You look GREAT!
  • Kaye8395BTS
    Kaye8395BTS Posts: 159 Member
    Awesome work and awesome pics!!! :o) Cheers to 2011 and kicking more *kitten*!!!
  • NatalieWinning
    NatalieWinning Posts: 999 Member
    Look at you! Even prettier! Stuff like that keeps me going. Thanks for the picts.
  • crystalroy
    crystalroy Posts: 84 Member
    NICE JOB! CONGRATS!!!!
  • hellokatee
    hellokatee Posts: 211 Member
    You look great! You are amazing!
  • PoshTaush
    PoshTaush Posts: 1,247
    Seriously you look more like 150 in your recent pics! Wow! Great job girlie!
  • mrmarius
    mrmarius Posts: 1,802 Member
    very nice! keep it up
  • princess4mimi
    princess4mimi Posts: 192
    You look great!!! I can really see all the changes and they are spectacular. Do you mind me asking which workouts you prefer? I see you are at the gym in one of the pics. I've read a lot about people doing the P90x or ChaLEAN or Zumba...but it seems like perhaps like myself (so far) you are going to the good'ol fashion gym and if so, I'm curious to know which workouts you prefer? Any advice? I am a real newbie at this, and it's obvious from those pics that you are a PRO at this. Any words of wisdom, advice or encouragement?
  • msbanana
    msbanana Posts: 793 Member
    You look great!!! I can really see all the changes and they are spectacular. Do you mind me asking which workouts you prefer? I see you are at the gym in one of the pics. I've read a lot about people doing the P90x or ChaLEAN or Zumba...but it seems like perhaps like myself (so far) you are going to the good'ol fashion gym and if so, I'm curious to know which workouts you prefer? Any advice? I am a real newbie at this, and it's obvious from those pics that you are a PRO at this. Any words of wisdom, advice or encouragement?

    I can't do the at home stuff. I don't have the motivation. I get home and don't wanna do it or put it off. I HAVE to go to the gym.
    I go A LOT. 5-7 days a week now. I need it. I feel worthless if I don't go (I think I'm addicted to endorphins.) Any how depending on the day (and how I feel/what I'm in the mood for) I warm up with a mile or two on the tread or do intervals on the elliptical and then I hit the free weights. I do upper body 2 or 3 days a week and legs 2 or 3 days a week I increase my weights regularly and lift like a guy. (Unless you've got crazy genetics your'e not going to build big bulky man muscles if you lift heavy stuff) I always finish with a heavy cardio session (20 min on stairmill, 30 on the elliptcal or HIIT on the Tread) then it's core and the sauna. My work out is pretty intense but I've always been an athlete and all I know is full throttle.I usually have at least one day a week where I just do a straight hour of cardio (elliptical, tread, stairmill and or swimming.) My work out theory is push hard, move faster, lift heavy stuff and when you think you can't go anymore do one more rep or run one more quarter mile. :bigsmile:
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    Awesome! Keep up the good work!
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