115 lbs lost w/ pics
celinetmika
Posts: 70 Member
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 -
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 great 0
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That's a lot of exercises! Congrats!0
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wow well done !!!! Thanks for sharing 0
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Very pretty! congrats! wtg!
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Congrats! You look like a different person, and so much younger!0
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and do you still own that pair of jeans so you can get in them and giggle about how you can fit into one leg?!0
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Well done, you look amazing!0
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That's great, you look great, thank you for sharing:flowerforyou:0
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Very inspiring! You look great!0
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Thank you all for your comments, I hope it can help somebody. Exercise is really the key for me. And exercise can actually be fun, that's very important especially when you are just getting started. For me it was Zumba, but it can be anything you think could be fun. Swimming, Walking, classes.. Just go out there and find out what you might like. Worst case scenario you will spend an hour doing something you don;t enjoy.
And for the question about the jeans, I don't think I stil lown that pair but I have another pair of pants that I kept.. I will take a picture with those again, good idea! 0 -
Congrats to you! You look beautiful and so inspiring! Your fitness level must be outstanding, I can't imagine working out that much but I would love day be able to 0
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Congratulations! You look awesome! Thank you for sharing and inspiring.0
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Awesome job and you look great!!
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Thank you!
As far as my fitness level, it is better than it used to be, which is not hard since I had NEVER exercised before in my life, hahaha.. and I am improving every day but I still struggle, but it's OK. As long as I push myself and I challenge myself, I know I will get stronger and things will seem easier.
I do Zumba 3 to 4 times a week, Insanity 2 times a week, my trainer's workouts 3 times a week. That's the minimum, then sometimes I add a weight lifting or a treadmill workout once a week... I have made great friends at the gym too. ;-)0
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