lost 34.4 pounds (underwear pics, sorry!) 165.5 to 131.2

Wow, amazing job. You are my new inspiration as I am at 161 and want to get to 125 and I am 5'6. Btw how long did it take you to get to your goal?

At first I thought the picture on top was your success picture but then I scrolled down and was really impressed. Great work.

Normally, posting pictures in your underwear is not appropriate but here in MFP showing your progress is what it is all about. I also feel shy about posting shirtless pictures but I can't talk about losing fat without showing what I'm dealing with.

As for maintaining you can try setting new goals. Now that your body fat is relatively low you could maybe focus on weight training. You are about as close to perfect as a person can expect to get but you could develop some more muscle without compromising your feminine figure. I'm not saying you need to, but having additional goals can keep you from gaining back fat.

yeah i definitely think i could work on gaining some muscle, as i'm not sure losing fat is a feasable goal anymore since i may start to look like a scary person. to gain muscle should i decrease my cardio workouts? (i have been doing 30-45 minutes 4x weekly) and just focus on spending time doing weights? i'm not really sure how to even lift weights, how much i should do, how many reps. i've been doing 2 reps of 12 at a weight that hurts by the time i'm done and i def don't feel like i could do another but is that enough? should i get p90x? take strength classes at the gym?

You look so amazing, Ive lost over 80lbs and your stomach looks so great wished id never gotten stretch marks but I can atleast be happy that ive lost the weight! Your such an inspiration!:flowerforyou:

Hey Hottie McSMokin! I'm in your boat, soon to be in your league! just started my weightloss journey 167 wanna be 125-120 (5'6") married 1 year to a friggin rockstar look alike and ready to beat every girl who vies for his attention (he is loyal no end but a girl can't help but be jealous when she has a few pounds to lose). anyway, what's your maintenance plan? I'm doing weight watchers lost 18 so far (started in nov) need to lose about the same to get where I wanna be and then doing the increase daily calories by 100-200 to maintain. Anyway, thanks for posting you have totally renewed my spirit! I was like in a slump thinking about having to lose the rest but now having seen your results and that you did it in just 4-5 months makes me totally realize it's doable and I'm on my way! Thanks for posting and you are welcome to friend!

Hey Hottie McSMokin! I'm in your boat, soon to be in your league! just started my weightloss journey 167 wanna be 125-120 (5'6") married 1 year to a friggin rockstar look alike and ready to beat every girl who vies for his attention (he is loyal no end but a girl can't help but be jealous when she has a few pounds to lose). anyway, what's your maintenance plan? I'm doing weight watchers lost 18 so far (started in nov) need to lose about the same to get where I wanna be and then doing the increase daily calories by 100-200 to maintain. Anyway, thanks for posting you have totally renewed my spirit! I was like in a slump thinking about having to lose the rest but now having seen your results and that you did it in just 4-5 months makes me totally realize it's doable and I'm on my way! Thanks for posting and you are welcome to friend!

Hey, sent you a fr! My plan to maintain is to continue to workout 3-4x weekly (30mins to an hour of cardio and intermittent use of the weight machines... Depends on my mood!) and to log everyday into MFP as I know I'll fall back into the same chubby boat if I don't. It's amazing how many calories are in food! I also plan to continue to eat fruits and veggies, and to not freak out if I screw up every now and again. Hopefully I continue to look slim and only get more toned!

I wish my friends were as encouraging as you guys are. People were telling me to stop 15 pounds ago when I knew I could do it