The Tummy "Overhang" ...Give me inspiration!

jasperdog52554 wrote: »

Adventuretown wrote: »

234lbs to 186.5lbs (and counting) from February 2016 to now. I'm 5' 4".
I went from a very tight size 18 jeans to a comfortable size 12.



It seems to have just gone down over time? Although my stomach is loose, it doesn't hang as much as I expected it would. The body is a strange thing!

Just lose the weight slowly and steadily. Not rapidly!

HOLY BUCKETS!! You look awesome. I'm guessing you're much taller than my 5'3"?

Fantastic, especially for 6 months. Your after is my goal. You look curvy and toned.

Awwww
Thank you so much. I truly had to change my mind/mindset before I could tackle my body. And now that I have, there's just no stopping.

I'm actually 5' 4" And weigh 186.5 lbs as of this am.

I had an InBody body composition analysis done and I have an extremely high skeletal muscle mass of 36%, so whenever I "compare" myself to other girls the same clothing size as me, I'm always 20lbs heavier than them.

It was super discouraging without realizing why I was always so much heavier than "expected", however with the hard numbers in front of me, this journey has become less about a specific number on the scale and more about being happy with what I look like and when I decide to stop losing and start maintaining.

jasperdog52554 wrote: »

Oh my. I didn't even see that you put your height in the original! I'm within 5 lbs of your start weight, maybe there's hope for me yet!

are you doing any specific workout? I assume you're probably lifting given your muscle mass.

My muscle mass was surprisingly still pretty high even before I started this journey in February. (29%).. As the scale has gone down (and my body fat % has gone from 46% to 36%), the actual number of pounds of muscle I have has stayed mostly consistent (plus or minus a pound or two), which has made it a greater proportion of my overall composition.

I'm going to Orangetheory FItness 2-3 times a week, and then going to the regular gym on the days in between. I do a split of 30 min cardio and 30-45 min of weights. I don't have a set program for those "in between" days other than working the muscle groups that aren't sore from previous day. hahaha.

scibba wrote: »

Two c-sections and I had my second child 4 years ago at 40 years old. Just find an exercise program that you enjoy doing! I did Jillian michael's extreme shred and shed, 30 day shred, Insanity and soon to finish T25. A healthy diet and exercise will tighten it up! You can do it

Awesome job!!!!!!