swimsuit competition...
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ahh.. it's the 19th and I never posted an august pic (husband was having surgery blah blah blah).. should I take one now so close to september? or just skip?0
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ahh.. it's the 19th and I never posted an august pic (husband was having surgery blah blah blah).. should I take one now so close to september? or just skip?
Do it whenever you want to I guess. I would have done it August 16-17 (my one month mark), but I want to lose 2 more pounds to show a difference.
I may take my pics in a few days! Cross your fingers for a 2 pound loss that I'm working on!!0 -
Okay, So I'm going to wait until Sept 1 to take more pics.
I did manage to lose a few more pounds, but since Sept 1 is a week away, I'll just restart my picture taking on the first of the month.
I will also be doing a colon cleanse next week so that should flatten my tummy more.
SO EXCITED TO SEE NEW PICS!!!!!0 -
I will update in September. I had an interesting July/August. My weight and motivation went UP DOWN UP DOWN (left right left right select start.... Gold star if you can name the reference)0
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June
July
August
So I'm a bit late with the August pics, I've been away for 5 weeks, havn't lost anything but not gained either and cant see much change except for colour. Hard work coming for Sept pics! Well done to the rest, looking good!0 -
I will update in September. I had an interesting July/August. My weight and motivation went UP DOWN UP DOWN (left right left right select start.... Gold star if you can name the reference)
You forgot "A , B" !!
Street Figher!!0 -
I totally forgot to post for August! Everyone who has posted looks fantastic!!! I think I looked better in mid- to late-July than I do now, but whatever. I'm sure there has to be some difference, bc I have lost since then. Will post soon.
I get what you mean, even though I think I was down 3lbs and a 1/2" of both waist and hips in August from the July pic, the July pic still looks a million times better for some reason and I'm still using it as my avatar. Maybe like Cornock said, it's that I had better coloring/tan plus perhaps lighting, IDK.
I'm just over 2wks post-op from "mommy makeover" surgery. I've actually already posted a bikini pic in another thread here at just 9 days post-op when the swelling was far worse (+3.8lbs & almost 3" between ribcage and waist, eek!), but as you can see in my siggie, I've kept track of my stats from that quite well and I'm down to almost NO swelling (+0.6lb & just +1/2" on waist, yay!) and was cleared to switch from Tylenol to Motrin yesterday so that should really help nix the last of it
so I'm pretty sure I'll participate on Sept. 1st. Fair warning though, I've probably lost a little bit of muscle tone especially where the tummy tuck swelling camouflages my (newly repaired) abs and because I went with dual-plane/partially under muscle implant placement, the girls will be riding a little high until those muscles relax and they drop to their more natural and permanent position.
Less than a week everyone!!!!
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I lost the weight I wanted to lose!! Now I just have to MAINTAIN it for Sept. 1.
WATCH OUT FOR IT!
I'm gonna post my pics for REAL this time!
No more excuses, no more skipping photo shoots for this competition.0 -
CORRECTION:
I meant to say " I lost the weight I wanted to lose FOR AUGUST "
I'm not nearly at goal yet!
But I made my August Mini goal (somewhat).0 -
Okay, forgive me for jumping the gun here, but I have WAY too much stuff I gotta get done tomorrow to be able to take the pics then and do all the editing so everyone can see them together. But I did literally just took these this a.m. and edited after I got back from the gym.
Uh, yeah... "Mommy Makeover" surgery 19 days ago; (1.) full abdominoplasty/"tummy tuck" with muscle repair, (2.) only about 20-30cc of lipo to the flanks/"back part of the 'muffin top' area" (otherwise my surgeon says it looks "odd" without it) that's all he could find at my 19% bodyfat, YAY! and (3.) Silicone implants to take me from a 34B to a 34D (I was naturally a perky 34B before kids, but each pregnancy and breastfeeding took me up to a natural D-cup, so I still had the *space* for them, just not the *filling* anymore, lol).
Between my August 1st pics and my surgery on the 12th, I went from 153.0lbs to 151.0lbs!! I of course gained quite a bit of water/swelling weight from the surgery but have fully recovered swelling-wise in both weight and inches since I'm currently weighing in at 153.6; 2.6lbs of that are my new silicone assets, so I'm technically back to my pre-op weight! Started easing back into my gym routine two days ago and simply maintained my pre-op net calorie setting while I was taking it easy.
Keep in mind my new assets have another month or two to "relax & drop" into a more natural position and once I'm cleared for ab/core work at the gym, I'll regain my ab-definition. I'm THRILLED with the results thus far, just impatient to see my final results which can take up to another 5 and a half months...
FRONT VIEW
SIDE VIEW
BACK VIEW
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You look awesome hun...WELL worth it =D!!!0
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In Agreeance with Cris, you look fantastic!0
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Looking Great!! I'll have to post mine tomorrow! I lost even more weight since I last posted a message here a few days ago!!0
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Here's my new picture!
After 1.5 months, I lost 6.5 pounds!
***********Comments are welcomed!!!*********You can also private message me too.*********
Thank you!!
JUNE 16, 2011: 155.5 lbs
JULY 17, 2011: 152.0 lbs
SEPT 1, 2011: 145.5 lbs
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Here's my new picture!
After 1.5 months, I lost 6.5 pounds!
***********Comments are welcomed!!!*********You can also private message me too.*********
Thank you!!
JUNE 16, 2011: 155.5 lbs
JULY 17, 2011: 152.0 lbs
SEPT 1, 2011: 145.5 lbs
you look great!0 -
wow!! I am so impressed with you guys!! amazing! it really shows what a lot of hard work can do!! I am not very proud to say that I have not worked very hard. Due to a stressful back surgery for my husband the end of July, I have fallen into bad habits, and fallen out of exercise. I do not want to post my pics AT ALL! Looking at my measurements since June I have lost 3 inches in my waist, gained a inch in my hips, but lost 5.6 pounds. So, I am not completely disgusted with myself because of these small victories. I see nothing in the pics, and I sort of expected that. I am posting my pics because I said in the beginning that I would. Looks like we've lost a ton of people, and I don't want to be one of those Reminder, I do not wear this suit in public! It's sort of my dream suit, and if I'm going to be completely honest with myself, I need to be able to really see my body.
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You guys are all looking great! I slacked off in August and didn't do anything therefore I am not going to the efforts of posting a pic because it wont look any different than it did last month. However, I am pretty positive that it will be much better for Oct 1st...are we still posting pics then?0
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Looking tighter jessdeweerdt !!! You do notice the difference! Arms and upper abs are slimmer.
Yes!! Let's keep this swimsuit competition going till WHENEVER!! We can all take a nice vacation in the winter to some tropical place!! Or at least plan it now, and decide it later!
Anyways, if you feel you don't notice a difference, try to take the picture anyways. The ACTION of doing something (taking the pictures) will get you THINKING about and therefore REACTING to what you need to do.
If I didn't take pictures in July (where I didn't see much difference), then you would not see much progression. A stall is okay, it helps you realize it when you take the pictures, and therefore PUSH yourself more and harder!
That's what happened to me. I stalled, and then pushed myself so that NEXT TIME I would see a difference!!0 -
YES!!! I can definitely see changes in everyone's pics!!! All the ladies are cutting in more at their waists for that sexy hourglass look, and bums are getting perkier in profile!
To whoever said it wasn't worth posting pictures because you're "plateaued", I say BULLSH!T!!! I plateaued for all of June and I didn't even come close to realizing my progress until I LITERALLY SAW IT IN MY JUNE TO JULY PICS. Seriously, I was SOOOOO close to throwing in the towel! Just forcing myself to do the picture for the thread's sake was my eye-opener and literally pulled me back from the brink. My scale said I lost 1lb all month, but come to find out, I dropped some serious % body-fat! I would have never even thought to have myself recalipered if it weren't for THAT picture. So even if you don't share because you don't think there's a difference take the darn photos anyway; I bet you'll feel like sharing when it's staring you in the face
I would definitely be interested in continuing the thread; especially since I feel like I'm starting from scratch... all my pics show really from August to September is what a lot of money, a genius of a plastic surgeon and some self-control & willpower during the recovery phase can buy, kwim? I'd like to recover that pride that goes along with seeing REAL changes come by the good old fashioned way again. Plus, it'll be kinda funny to see MellowGA still taking pics outside in winter if it even gets cold down there. This thread has done WONDERS for everyone's accountability =D0 -
YES! Please take the pictures regardless!
It doesn't take more than a few minutes to undress, throw on the bikini / board shorts, and take a picture with your phone. That's what I did. You can even save it for later to post if you don't feel confident right now.
The pictures will keep YOU accountable. That is what it's doing to me.
Geez, i can't wait for next month already! I really want to show another photo with a difference!0 -
Yes...I will take more pics. I missed July because I was basically gone for the whole month. I am going to give myself a few more days and then post new pics. Promise! And I would be down for continuing this group! We will all be so pale. Ha! I'll be back soon!0
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Yep all up for continuing this thread! Swimgodess and Beilalin are right this is a great way to be accountable. I love seeing the difference with everyone. Because I was so late with the August pics I wont post till mid-month by then i'll be bright white again..
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nice improvement ladies, good job!0
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Omg, Swimgoddess, Beila, and everyone else is looking fantastic!!! I see great differences here. Ok, so I'm going to post mine. Let me pre-empt it by saying I feel like I may have put a couple of lbs back from where I was at the beginning of August--wish I took the pictures then--but whatever. At least I've made a good deal of progress. Here I am:
JUNE:
JULY:
AUGUST:
I need to take more consistent pics, where I'm posing the same and wearing the same thing in the future.0 -
Lookin Good Ruby, keep up the good work!0
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Thanks! Let's all post again in October.0
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FLATTER STOMACH! Nice job rubyrenga!!!
You're looking GOOD!0 -
FLATTER STOMACH!
SMALLER THIGHS!
And your arms are much smaller compared to day 1!
Nice job rubyrenga!!!
You're looking GOOD!0 -
Thanks!!! : ) You are looking great, too! It's so exciting to see these results.0
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OK, so I'm game...
I've been holding off for a bit. so here goes...
I'll not put June/July up just the late Aug shot and today..
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