Take progress pics!
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LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »Ok guys. This the progress thread, progress meaning "the onward movement towards a destination." I'm still in prep. I realized I was starting to develop an unhealthy relationship with food so I took a break from cutting and ate at maintenance for a few weeks. The October show is out of the question. But I'm still lifting heavy, still eating whole, unprocessed foods. The reason I'm posting this is because progress is not linear. Trying to change your body composition is hard work. But I'm moving forward.
In my last post, I lost 5 pounds. Since then, I gained back 2 of those pounds and was feeling defeated...so I thought I would post my starting picture and my most recent. You can't really see a difference, but I thought I'd share. (Hint: the "after" picture is where my hair is longer) The main difference between the two is my mentality. If my body is not show ready by a particular date, no hard feelings. I am going to continue pushing and choose a show date when my body is ready. Not the other way around. Slow and consistent. Also, I can now squat 190lbs for 4 reps....The girl in the before picture couldn't do that.
@LolaDeeDaisy23 - I know this is going to sound strange, but I'm so damned proud of you. When we start tipping over into disordered eating, we have got to stop, take stock, and make changes. This had feel so negative to you to back track in order to continue with healthy progression!!! You look amazing and the muscle definition differences are absolutely incredible. Keep at this, strong woman! You're definitely an inspiration.4 -
Kudos to everyone. I'd gotten behind on this post - and just caught up since the beginning of February or March I think. Congrats to all on their progress, whether physical, mental, emotional, or any combination thereof... Y'all all inspire me every day.
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Wow you guys are doing great and motivating me to share. I haven't wanted anyone to see my before pics. I am 4'11" and was at 249 pounds. I am now at 193 but when the after pic was taken I was around 200.
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Wow, a big difference. I bet your horse is glad you are doing this for yourself. Keep it up, you are progressing well.2
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Yes my horse even looks happier in the after pic!3
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On the left, over 400 pounds. On the right, approx. 225 lbs, crossing the finish line after a 25km walk two weeks ago.
Not really a fair comparison, sitting vs standing, but I didn't do a lot of standing prior to 2016, and have very few photos of myself.
About 45 pounds to go, to hit my goal.40 -
Wow! Just wow @Steph_Maks1
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hmikkola92 wrote: »Not noticing much from my profile view, in fact I look wider somehow. But I'm looking much less lumpy from the front now
You look fantastic!1 -
Steph_Maks wrote: »On the left, over 400 pounds. On the right, approx. 225 lbs, crossing the finish line after a 25km walk two weeks ago.
Not really a fair comparison, sitting vs standing, but I didn't do a lot of standing prior to 2016, and have very few photos of myself.
About 45 pounds to go, to hit my goal.
OMG, people don't even recognize you know if they haven't seen you recently I bet. You look so very healthy and happy in the after picture.2 -
Steph_Maks wrote: »On the left, over 400 pounds. On the right, approx. 225 lbs, crossing the finish line after a 25km walk two weeks ago.
Not really a fair comparison, sitting vs standing, but I didn't do a lot of standing prior to 2016, and have very few photos of myself.
About 45 pounds to go, to hit my goal.
@Steph_Maks - That's awesome. You should be extremely proud!1 -
hmikkola92 wrote: »Not noticing much from my profile view, in fact I look wider somehow. But I'm looking much less lumpy from the front now
@hmikkola92 - The reason you think you look wider is that the original picture is slightly resized...by looking at the background, you can tell that they aren't quite in the same scale... Try putting them close enough together to match the sizes of your facial distance. The distance between eyes and the T that is made with the nose, that difference doesn't change with weight loss.
But know this - you're slimmer in your face, your arms, your chest, even your waist. The colors of clothing affect things too. The clarity in your skin difference there is amazing. Don't get up in the cycle of being super critical of yourself. You're doing wonderfully!!3 -
Hi everyone! I thought I'd check in. My last post was September 5th.. I cropped my most recent progress picture with the last progress picture I posted. Left is most recent. Middle is September and far right was the beginning of my competition prep. So what's different? My mentality. Since my last post, I haven't eaten off plan, I've tracked my sodium diligently, drank my gallon of water, and got my workouts in. I haven't missed a workout or gone off track. I'm putting in the work every. Damn. Day. You won't progress unless you push yourself.
Thank you @KnitOrMiss for being so supportive. You are an amazing spirit... thank you for always motivating everyone here and having the right words to say.
This last picture was last night. I had every reason in the book to not workout... BUT I DID IT. It was leg day and while resting I saw my arms. Progress when you least expect it.
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Steph_Maks wrote: »On the left, over 400 pounds. On the right, approx. 225 lbs, crossing the finish line after a 25km walk two weeks ago.
Not really a fair comparison, sitting vs standing, but I didn't do a lot of standing prior to 2016, and have very few photos of myself.
About 45 pounds to go, to hit my goal.
Absolutely awesome!! You don't even look like the same person. You look so much healthier now. Just wow!!!!3 -
LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »Hi everyone! I thought I'd check in. My last post was September 5th.. I cropped my most recent progress picture with the last progress picture I posted. Left is most recent. Middle is September and far right was the beginning of my competition prep. So what's different? My mentality. Since my last post, I haven't eaten off plan, I've tracked my sodium diligently, drank my gallon of water, and got my workouts in. I haven't missed a workout or gone off track. I'm putting in the work every. Damn. Day. You won't progress unless you push yourself.
Thank you @KnitOrMiss for being so supportive. You are an amazing spirit... thank you for always motivating everyone here and having the right words to say.
This last picture was last night. I had every reason in the book to not workout... BUT I DID IT. It was leg day and while resting I saw my arms. Progress when you least expect it.
Look how well-purportioned your body looks now, very fit and younger looking too. There are so many times we have every reason not to workout, but the perseverance pays off in the long run as we can all see in your last pic. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us. 3 -
@Steph_Maks You ARE amazing!! Great job sticking to it and getting this far!!!
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Down 47 lbs total....22 lbs of that is just in the last 5 months.
Heaviest: 190
Current: 143
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@jelizabeth713 you look fantastic! 1
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[*] Hi everyone. I don't have any after pic's yet, but I do have my before/now pick... These were taken 10/19/2017.
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@trish55011, we're looking forward to your in progress/after pictures! Good start!4
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Okay, here's some from my photo files: I am 53, 5'8" and fairly fine boned.
Chunky Zumba in Costume at my heaviest around 168 lb. I cropped out my pals as I did not get permission to share
80's Filmfest in Costume (and I still love shoulderpads, lol) 30 lbs down
History of Rock in Costume (hubby is obviously late 60's lol, I am punk 70's) 6 more pounds down - at goal 132 you can really see the difference in the upper thighs.
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