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The MAINTENANCE PHOTO Thread!
RunsWithBees
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I love looking at the before & after photos but find photos of people showing off their hard-earned maintenance bodies equally inspiring! So please share your pics with us and congratulations on keeping your maintenance bod in shape, I know firsthand that it’s not easy and is a constant battle, but definitely one worth fighting! Feel free to share stats and length of time maintaining to inspire others even more 
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Height 5’11”
Beginning weight 209 lbs
Currently maintaining at 167 lbs (within an allowable 3 lb range)
5 years maintaining!
Favorite exercise: Trail Running
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monkeefan1974 wrote: »Height 5’11”
Beginning weight 209 lbs
Currently maintaining at 167 lbs (within an allowable 3 lb range)
5 years maintaining!
Favorite exercise: Trail Running
Great job6 -
Height: 5’2"
Beginning weight: 165lbs
Currently maintaining at: 124-127lbs
Just starting this whole maintenance thing, trying to figure it all out
Favorite exercise: walking - treadmill is ok, but I prefer evening walking with my daughter
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Height: 5’2"
Beginning weight: 165lbs
Currently maintaining at: 124-127lbs
Just starting this whole maintenance thing, trying to figure it all out
Favorite exercise: walking - treadmill is ok, but I prefer evening walking with my daughter
You look fantastic! Excellent job! We both lost a similar amount of weight 5 -
I don't have many photos of myself, especially not full length/workout wear. The recent I have at all are last Summer/Fall in street clothes, but I'm still sitting about the same weight, mid-130s (136.2 this AM, at 5'5"), after almost 3 years of maintenance, 1 year of loss before that. Starting weight April 2015 at age 59 was 183. Photos are age 62, currently 63.
Not sure how to explain this one, but I was obviously goofing:
I've been rowing since 2002, and spinning for around 10 years, among other things (yup, started being active while obese, and stayed obese).66 -
I don't have many photos of myself, especially not full length/workout wear. The recent I have at all are last Summer/Fall in street clothes, but I'm still sitting about the same weight, mid-130s (136.2 this AM, at 5'5"), after almost 3 years of maintenance, 1 year of loss before that. Starting weight April 2015 at age 59 was 183. Photos are age 62, currently 63.
Not sure how to explain this one, but I was obviously goofing:
I've been rowing since 2002, and spinning for around 10 years, among other things (yup, started being active while obese, and stayed obese).
Too late. Now we will always picture you this way while reading your posts.29 -
I don't have many photos of myself, especially not full length/workout wear. The recent I have at all are last Summer/Fall in street clothes, but I'm still sitting about the same weight, mid-130s (136.2 this AM, at 5'5"), after almost 3 years of maintenance, 1 year of loss before that. Starting weight April 2015 at age 59 was 183. Photos are age 62, currently 63.
Not sure how to explain this one, but I was obviously goofing:
I've been rowing since 2002, and spinning for around 10 years, among other things (yup, started being active while obese, and stayed obese).
Too late. Now we will always picture you this way while reading your posts.
That's not wrong.
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I don't have many photos of myself, especially not full length/workout wear. The recent I have at all are last Summer/Fall in street clothes, but I'm still sitting about the same weight, mid-130s (136.2 this AM, at 5'5"), after almost 3 years of maintenance, 1 year of loss before that. Starting weight April 2015 at age 59 was 183. Photos are age 62, currently 63.
Not sure how to explain this one, but I was obviously goofing:
I've been rowing since 2002, and spinning for around 10 years, among other things (yup, started being active while obese, and stayed obese).
A perfect blend of beautiful and goofy you look great! 15 -
monkeefan1974 wrote: »Height 5’11”
Beginning weight 209 lbs
Currently maintaining at 167 lbs (within an allowable 3 lb range)
5 years maintaining!
Favorite exercise: Trail Running
That's wonderful! The 5 years of maintenance is the most impressive!9 -
monkeefan1974 wrote: »I love looking at the before & after photos but find photos of people showing off their hard-earned maintenance bodies equally inspiring! So please share your pics with us and congratulations on keeping your maintenance bod in shape, I know firsthand that it’s not easy and is a constant battle, but definitely one worth fighting! Feel free to share stats and length of time maintaining to inspire others even more
It's YOU!! I love trail running, but it's forest running, so bare feet is out. But I love your pics of your trails (and feet, lol). Are you someplace warm? I HATE cold feet... 4 -
girlwithcurls2 wrote: »monkeefan1974 wrote: »I love looking at the before & after photos but find photos of people showing off their hard-earned maintenance bodies equally inspiring! So please share your pics with us and congratulations on keeping your maintenance bod in shape, I know firsthand that it’s not easy and is a constant battle, but definitely one worth fighting! Feel free to share stats and length of time maintaining to inspire others even more
It's YOU!! I love trail running, but it's forest running, so bare feet is out. But I love your pics of your trails (and feet, lol). Are you someplace warm? I HATE cold feet...
We have the best weather in Northern California it’s warm but not too hot
There’s a few forested areas I’ve been through and the difficult part of running there is the random tree roots that are so easy to trip over 
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I'm sort of cheating with a before and after, but it's not a huge weight difference, more a change in outlook.
I just made these. There's maybe a 10-14 pound difference between them (165 to 152 at 5'11"), but before I did very little weight lifting (but was training for a half marathon), and now I do weights + yoga (don't tend to run much any more but I walk everywhere and have an exercise bike desk).
I've been between 152-155 since early October. Was 165 last June/July, though those photos are from 2017. I kept gaining and losing 5-7 pounds a few times a year, probably losing a bit more muscle each time and inching my set weight range higher each time. Caught in a restrict-binge cycle.
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staticsplit wrote: »I'm sort of cheating with a before and after, but it's not a huge weight difference, more a change in outlook.
I just made these. There's maybe a 10-14 pound difference between them (165 to 152 at 5'11"), but before I did very little weight lifting (but was training for a half marathon), and now I do weights + yoga (don't tend to run much any more but I walk everywhere and have an exercise bike desk).
I've been between 152-155 since early October. Was 165 last June/July, though those photos are from 2017. I kept gaining and losing 5-7 pounds a few times a year, probably losing a bit more muscle each time and inching my set weight range higher each time. Caught in a restrict-binge cycle.
You look great! We are the same height 😀3 -
About a year and 92 pounds apart!64 -
gallicinvasion wrote: »
About a year and 92 pounds apart!
Congrats! Fantastic transformation! 👍👍👍8 -
Height: 5’2"
Beginning weight: 165lbs
Currently maintaining at: 124-127lbs
Just starting this whole maintenance thing, trying to figure it all out
Favorite exercise: walking - treadmill is ok, but I prefer evening walking with my daughter
Same starting weight, Height and maintaining the same range as you. You look awesome!4 -
Height...5’1”
Beginning weight...194 lbs
Maintenance Weight Range...125-135
Today's Weight...134
2 years maintaining
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The first pic is the only one I have of me at my heaviest. I was probably around 215 and 19 years old. The second one is from last summer at about 145. I'm a little over 150 now and trying to lose the winter weight. I'm training for a half marathon this summer so hopefully the weight comes off soon. I've been maintaining for a year and a half on this most recent attempt at weight loss. (I have a three year old and I'm 31 years old.)
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The first pic is the only one I have of me at my heaviest. I was probably around 215 and 19 years old. The second one is from last summer at about 145. I'm a little over 150 now and trying to lose the winter weight. I'm training for a half marathon this summer so hopefully the weight comes off soon. I've been maintaining for a year and a half on this most recent attempt at weight loss. (I have a three year old and I'm 31 years old.)
Loooove the bikini pic, you look so fit! Congrats!!! 💪💪💪7 -
Brendalea69 wrote: »Height...5’1”
Beginning weight...194 lbs
Maintenance Weight Range...125-135
Today's Weight...134
2 years maintaining
Congrats on 2 years maintaining, you look great!!! 🙂4 -
So inspiring!2
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Bumping with a pic from Monday’s trail run
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Height: 5’4”
Starting weight: 285
Maintenance weight: 135
Body fat % per Dexascan: 22.8%47 -
Forgot to say: 6 months maintaining.17
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Height: 5’2"
Beginning weight: 165lbs
Currently maintaining at: 124-127lbs
Just starting this whole maintenance thing, trying to figure it all out
Favorite exercise: walking - treadmill is ok, but I prefer evening walking with my daughter
124-127 at your height is my exact goal and you are the cutest! Thank you for the inspiration!9 -
Me! 154 at just under 6 ft tall.
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Loving this thread & everyone’s photos are very inspiring!
Here’s my photo before and after with work still in progress.
Height 5’2
Maintaining at 1,50029 -
5’4”, in maintenance for 3.5 years, range:128-133. Main activity—lifting, rock climbing.
These are over the last 2 years, both at lower and upper end of range. I’m a wee bit over my range now (133.54), so this elk through photos is a good reminder of why it’s worth it to tighten things up for a few weeks! I haven’t been climbing as much lately, so that usually translates into eating more and lifting more and gaining a bit. When I regularly have to haul myself up the wall or launch my short self up a reachy route I tend to keep a better handle on things!15 -
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