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My story of sweet revenge (pics)
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This is amazing, thank you for sharing!0
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Great motivation. Thank you for sharing.0
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I lied, my story really isn't about revenge. But, it started out that way.
In 2010 my life hit a very low point. I weighed 217 pounds and my husband wanted a divorce. The entire four year marriage had been rough, so divorce was a bit of a relief. The downside of that was having to move across the country and back into my parent's house with two children under the age of two. Being unemployed, a disabled vet, a newly single mom and being fat sucked.
I decided to get revenge on my ex by losing weight and looking super hot. I failed.
It wasn't until I just got tired of being fat that I started making the changes that made a difference. Eating well, working out and learning to just love myself. It was no longer about revenge, it was about taking care of me.
Tomorrow marks a significant point in my life. It marks three years of being single and my first bodybuilding competition. In total I've lost 70 pounds. As a single parent with a full time job and my own little house to take care of I have found a way to get a degree and get in shape all at the same time. I have tons of legitimate excuses to why I can't or don't have the time to eat right and workout. If you want it bad enough you WILL find a way!
**ETA: Workouts, I just lift heavy and do little cardio. Eating is TDEE-20% and IIFYM (with macros set correctly for my goals).
Update as of October 2014- Since my original story I have competed in two bodybuilding competitions, placing second and first respectively, as well as two powerlifting competitions, one of which set a world record for deadlift for my weight class. I continue to workout and balance the fun things in life with maintaining fat loss.
*For those of you who have been asking, I wrote a guide on how I lost the weight. You can find it here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
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Great job I hope to be able to take off just 25 to 30 bls. Just started 4/3/15. keep up the good work you are an inspiration.0
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Awesomeness!!! You girl are my hero0
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Absolutely inspiring!0
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Very cool! You look AWESOME! I'm looking into counting my macros myself, but I find it super confusing. I actually had my Resting Metabolic rate tested and mine is lower (about 200-300 calories) lower than the averages given, Thus it makes me confused about where my macros should be.0
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*kitten* yeah. Way to go. Keep on keepin on
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This is very inspiring for me, just getting started! Thank you for sharing! You look awesome:)0
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You just gave me hope! Way to go!!0
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Go girl! Fantastic loss and physique.0
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Amazing0
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Nice sleeve!0
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Well done you for turning your life around. Very inspiring and you look fabulous
Thank you for sharing.
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If thats you then how come the tattoos on the left dont match the right?:/ but othetiwse great story and be proud of yourself!0
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If thats you then how come the tattoos on the left dont match the right?:/ but othetiwse great story and be proud of yourself!
@petraburn One was taken straight on and one was taken in a mirror. I also had more added to the one on my arm. Check out the tattoo on my leg when I was fat and sitting on the sidewalk versus the tattoo on my leg when I was thin and wearing a black dress.0 -
Ah yeah can see it now
well I am trying to find the will power youve had to loose weight but its kind of hard if you dont actuarly SEE a difference:( 0 -
Ah yeah can see it now well I am trying to find the will power youve had to loose weight but its kind of hard if you dont actuarly SEE a difference:(
Take pictures and stick with it. It took me 3 years to lose the weight because I lost slowly and struggled with eating. It took me a long time to learn to up my calories and find an activity I enjoy, instead of starving myself and doing what I thought I had to do to lose weight.0 -
Fantastic work!!0
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You look Amazing and are Truly an Inspiration!!! Thank you for sharing your story.0
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Grear job! You look amazing.0
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Awesome work!!0
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Awesome work!!0
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Wow! You look amazing, way to go0
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Great job I have lost and kept off 80 pounds recently began running and am running my second half marathon in june0
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Inspirational... I can relate in someways to your story and I've just reached that tired of being fat and learning go to love myself more bit. I've recently got a new job which I absolutely love and Ive signed up for a weight loss programme at my local gym, I've also been running since February this year. Feeling better about myself this last month than I've done in yrs!0
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Inspired! Well done girl! 0
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deeeeem pullin world records?0
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How did you figure out your meals to fit your macros?
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You look amazing :-)0
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