Women 5'4 - 5"5 with results + Pictures
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Maintenance since September has been pretty good! Not a lot of difference in pictures here but I've noticed less muffin top, less saddle bags, more defined back, abs area is a bit harder (but still fat over it) and butt is juicier - unghf!
If anyone's got tips / good information on body recomp, please message / add me, and let's talk more.
Omg? What did you do?
Hi there! I've mainly been doing weights 3 - 4 times a week. I try to sneak in a cardio session in there somewhere. I don't think I'm progressing fast enough, but at least there's progress I guess.
I'd love to get your progress! What kind of weights did you do? I just don't know where to start.
@itsmethao I do big compound movements: squats, deadlifts, flat bench presses, overhead presses and rows - followed by smaller, isolation work. My training days are a split of Upper Body A, Lower Body A, Upper Body B and Lower Body B. The barbell has essentially become my best friend.
I love that you are doing this with barbells, dumbbells ect.... it just shows me you do not need big fancy equipment to get the body you want. You just need determination. You are an inspiration!!
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I love this thread!!! You are all so amazing!!!! I can't wait to add my before & after pictures on here! I'm 22lbs down with at least the same again to go (maybe more, I'll see when I get there!).... I'm so glad I did 'before' photos at my highest weight (brutal underwear shots - front, side, back) so that I can see the difference when I get to goal. Keep it up everyone!!!!0
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Just at 50 pounds lost so far! I am 5'3 3/4"0 -
I'm 5'4 and started exercising from November 2014, went from 64 kg down to 56kg (current ). Not sure how to attach pics. ...0
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Maintenance since September has been pretty good! Not a lot of difference in pictures here but I've noticed less muffin top, less saddle bags, more defined back, abs area is a bit harder (but still fat over it) and butt is juicier - unghf!
If anyone's got tips / good information on body recomp, please message / add me, and let's talk more.
Omg? What did you do?
Hi there! I've mainly been doing weights 3 - 4 times a week. I try to sneak in a cardio session in there somewhere. I don't think I'm progressing fast enough, but at least there's progress I guess.
I'd love to get your progress! What kind of weights did you do? I just don't know where to start.
@itsmethao I do big compound movements: squats, deadlifts, flat bench presses, overhead presses and rows - followed by smaller, isolation work. My training days are a split of Upper Body A, Lower Body A, Upper Body B and Lower Body B. The barbell has essentially become my best friend.
I love that you are doing this with barbells, dumbbells ect.... it just shows me you do not need big fancy equipment to get the body you want. You just need determination. You are an inspiration!!
Aw, thank you! The area in my gym with big fancy equipment is packed with men and testosterone. So I just kind of shy away and stick to my own barbell / dumbbells corner.
But I still do wander into the machines area sometimes because of necessity. Lat pull-downs, cable rows, etc. - really depends on what muscle groups I want to target that day. 0 -
I'm just short of 5'4 a working mom of three. I think I'm ready to share, to say I'm in the success story range I am not sure I'm done, but I am happy and confident where I am now, anything else is just a little bonus of toning muscle as I maintain. I hope I post the photos right.
I wasn't great at before/after photos I never believed I'd get there so didn't start until halfway through. The first are from my family trip to Disney in August 2014. It was coming home and seeing these photos that left me feeling crappy...yet it wasn't until January of 2015 when my hubby and I booked a honeymoon to Mexico for July that I finally started working on it.
For food I just used My Fitness Pal and healthy choices, I discovered FitnessBlender in March and added exercise 5days/week to beat the plateau and start changing.
In all I lost 25lbs off the scale, went from a size 10 to a size 0 and gained the confidence to actually wear a bikini....out in public!
Sorry I can't get my official before/after pics to load without being massive.
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SharonCMach wrote: »I'm 5'5, joined MFP July 2013 after this first picture was taken during a family vacation to Jogi Bear State Park.
Before @ 178 (The picture that started it all)
After @ 105 (Taken on family vacation this past February)
**Sorry about pictures being so big.
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Some recent pics. I had a lower back injury about a year ago and couldn't exercise for a while, and that combined with a few rounds of steroids and a touch of depression/apathy did a number on me. I was given the OK to start running again in October when I took the first set of pics, but didn't really get serious until January.
Currently, I run 3x a week (training for a half marathon) and lift heavy 3x a week. I just upped my calories to 2100, since I was losing a little faster than I want at 2000. I'd still like to reduce my BF% a little more, but I'm perfectly fine with a slow recomp. I'm 43 years old and 5'5, around 135-ish.
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I've shared elsewhere and it's my profile pic but it's always fun to share again!
SW: 220+
CW: 197
GW: 160 (for starters)
I've done a round of Insanity and am currently doing T25, looking forward to adding some weights in! But mostly I enjoy bodyweight stuff hence doing Insanity. It's definitely making progress much more noticeable than eating at a deficit alone.
It's actually a week or so since the most recent pic, time for a new one again soon!
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Great job1
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I'm not there yet but here it is
SW-189 lbs
CW-163 lbs
GW-143 lbs
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You ladies rock!0
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Updated progress pictures:shadow2soul wrote: »
My heaviest (approx 260lbs):
My current (approx 149lbs) during:
There is a couple year difference between my heaviest picture and current. There have been up's and down's and even a second pregnancy between the pictures. However, nothing is going to stop me from getting to my goal and I don't care how long it takes.
July 11, 2015 approx 133 lbs
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Today is my 100th day logging into MFP.... Thanks for the inspiration ladies.....
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Maintenance since September has been pretty good! Not a lot of difference in pictures here but I've noticed less muffin top, less saddle bags, more defined back, abs area is a bit harder (but still fat over it) and butt is juicier - unghf!
If anyone's got tips / good information on body recomp, please message / add me, and let's talk more.
Omg? What did you do?
Hi there! I've mainly been doing weights 3 - 4 times a week. I try to sneak in a cardio session in there somewhere. I don't think I'm progressing fast enough, but at least there's progress I guess.
I'd love to get your progress! What kind of weights did you do? I just don't know where to start.
@itsmethao I do big compound movements: squats, deadlifts, flat bench presses, overhead presses and rows - followed by smaller, isolation work. My training days are a split of Upper Body A, Lower Body A, Upper Body B and Lower Body B. The barbell has essentially become my best friend.
For the record, your butt is amazing!! Very lifted and shapely. Are you maintaining or trying to get more muscle? You say you aren't progressing but my mind is like :O!! that you aren't at goal yet. You have done amazing work.0 -
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Brilliant results0
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A retrospective of the weight I lost last year, seeing as I've put it much of it back on since after going through some personal stuff - but it's going to come off again by October! So I'm using these as inspiration to do it again - I miss my flat stomach
153 to 125, I'm 5'4.5
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5'4"
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My profile pic shows my progress. I need to take s more current pic but I think you can get an idea of my progress. Started at 208 and size 16/18 now at 153 and size 6/80
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Good job!1
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wow all you guys look awesome!!!!!....HIGH FIVE....!!!
i am 5'4 SW was 231 CW 180
65.25 Total body inches lost...
I still have about 30 pounds to go.....
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jharris118 wrote: »
Photo on left 240's (not exactly sure)
Photo on right 156.
Time between photos about 10 months.
I'm 5'5"
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Great job ladies .0
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Great job everyone! I hope to be posting here soon0
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