115 lbs lost w/ pics
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celinetmika
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Here's my own little success story. I'm not done yet but I have lost 115 lbs so far from my highest known weight.
I was always a little bit chubby and just really liked food and hated to exercise. Truth is, I was not very good at it either. During my teenage years I put on some weight, lost it through diets, only to gain more when I stopped dieting (ah the 90s!)
It's in my twenties that I really blew up. Met my husband, got married, settled down, had kids, and gained so much weight... It's not that I didn't try to lose, it's that I was easily discouraged and figured I would just be obese my whole life and that's what it was.
Tried several things, nothing worked. I lost a bit, a few pounds here and there, up and down always.
And then a bit over two years ago I tried a Zumba class. That was the first time in my LIFE that I worked out for an hour. It was a long long hour, but I moved and I had fun. And I came back. After a few months, I joined a gym and tried other classes, even started to exercise a bit by myself. Then I joined a team with a trainer, in a small group, and I started working out there three times a week in addition to the Zumba classes several times a week. And I kept going.
Today I workout 8-10 times a week, I still do Zumba for cardio and fun, but I also do my trainer's workouts which include weight lifting among other things, R.I.P.P.E.D and Insanity classes. I love it and I have made it my priority to get fit and healthy.
I was always a little bit chubby and just really liked food and hated to exercise. Truth is, I was not very good at it either. During my teenage years I put on some weight, lost it through diets, only to gain more when I stopped dieting (ah the 90s!)
It's in my twenties that I really blew up. Met my husband, got married, settled down, had kids, and gained so much weight... It's not that I didn't try to lose, it's that I was easily discouraged and figured I would just be obese my whole life and that's what it was.
Tried several things, nothing worked. I lost a bit, a few pounds here and there, up and down always.
And then a bit over two years ago I tried a Zumba class. That was the first time in my LIFE that I worked out for an hour. It was a long long hour, but I moved and I had fun. And I came back. After a few months, I joined a gym and tried other classes, even started to exercise a bit by myself. Then I joined a team with a trainer, in a small group, and I started working out there three times a week in addition to the Zumba classes several times a week. And I kept going.
Today I workout 8-10 times a week, I still do Zumba for cardio and fun, but I also do my trainer's workouts which include weight lifting among other things, R.I.P.P.E.D and Insanity classes. I love it and I have made it my priority to get fit and healthy.
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CONGRATS! You look amazing! :flowerforyou:0
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Wow wow wow!!!! Congrats!!!! :-)0
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Congratulations! Great inspiration to find what works!0
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That's amazing and inspiring. I'm glad you found a happy relationship with exercising. Great job and best of luck. How long did it take you to lose?0
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Wow, you're my hero! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing - it is encouraging for those of us who are just getting started.0
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Amazing you look great0
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Wow! Way to go, you look awesome!0
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Look at the HOT MAMA! Go girl! Amazing and fantastic job!
You should be so proud of yourself! :flowerforyou: :drinker:0 -
Wow! You look fantastic! So impressive!0
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You look amazing, Im sure you feel just brilliant. Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:0
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Amazing well done! You look incredible. Did you change your diet and how?0
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As far as the "diet" (which is really really really not a diet), I did count calories for a while with MFP, measuring and all that. It really helped. Now I have learned how to eat "clean" for the most part, I have reduced my carbs and increased my protein and veggies and it's working. I don't even think about it anymore. Although if I want, I will eat ice cream or pizza, just not every day. :-)0
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Thank you for sharing. Very motivating and inspiring. You look great and happy too.0
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You look AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!!0
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You've done a wonderful job!0
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wow you are beautiful0
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That's amazing and inspiring ! You look great0
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That's a lot of exercises! Congrats!0
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wow well done !!!! Thanks for sharing0
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Very pretty! congrats! wtg!0
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