19 pounds down since January

nowine4me wrote: »

Whoa. So all that amazing muscle was under there, or were you lifting at the same time?

I did fasted cardio in the mornings before work, and heavy lifting after work, with each day focusing on different body parts

HappyGirl2012 wrote: »

You look amazing! Do you mind sharing what type of program you did?

I did fasted cardio in the mornings (stairs, incline walk, spin bike) before work around 5am. After work, I would lift weights for about an hour, depending on how busy the gym was and what body part I was doing. I did legs twice a week, shoulders, back, chest, and arms, all on separate days. The MAIN FACTOR in all this = diet. I meal prepped twice a week and was very strict with my diet. No cheats until closer to May/June when my body started responding and actually needed a refeed meal.

kimkimcoleman wrote: »

Your before is like me now. Would love to know your height/weight before and after and how many calories you ate/burned each day on average. I don't know how you stuck with it in the beginning only losing a pound in a month, awesome job! I'm inspired!

I'm 5'4 and started at 128lbs. Which isn't an unhealthy weight by any means, but I felt uncomfortable. I am also a bikini competitor, so I'm used to doing strict diets for a period of time up to a show. However, this time I wanted to just lose weight and be comfortable. I had, and continue to have, 2 coaches that developed a simple meal plan and I would send them weekly updates. The months I wasn't dropping weight, I would be extremely discouraged, but they always would say "you've changed what you're eating and you're eating healthy food, so your body can't be gaining anymore weight." You basically have to trust the process. If you're eating healthy, then eventually your body will catch up. Finally, one week I dropped 3 pounds and from there, everything started flowing