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Thanks to MFP and heavy lifting (pic - 33 lbs lost)

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  • Cindy_Fit4Life
    Cindy_Fit4Life Posts: 147 Member
    Great job, you look phenomenal:flowerforyou: !
  • DterMined2012
    DterMined2012 Posts: 540 Member
    Congrats on your accomplishment!!!! You look amazing!! Question, on your wt lifiting days did you lift for 35 to 45 minutes? I need to add strength trainging into my routine and need some guidance. Would definitely appreciate your input.
  • christinehetz80
    christinehetz80 Posts: 490 Member
    LOVE this and I wanted to ask while on maintenance calories did you see a small gain again? I'm at a plateau and now doing the same thing to see if I can get a loss going. Congratulations and you are AWESOME!
  • mwc42
    mwc42 Posts: 2
    I love to see pictures . They speak the truth. This is a amazing story. Im just inspired! Thanks for sharing and keep up with the good work!
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    WOW.. you look great.... Keep up the GREAT work
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Wow Great job!!! Goes to show that Weight lifting for woman is key!!
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    Wow what a difference the lifting makes! You look like you lost a lot more than 33 pounds!
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 735 Member
    You look great and will definitely be my motiviation. Im also 5'7 and a mom to 3 under 10. My starting weight was higher but Im currently in the 170's and seem to be stuck there! I started lifting recently and really love it. I hope it gives me the extra push I need. Thanks for the pic's!
  • 57scoutmaster
    57scoutmaster Posts: 62
    great job
  • MinnesotaManimal
    MinnesotaManimal Posts: 642 Member
    Thank you. I lift in a gym. With Stronglifts, I'm doing 5 basic lifts - squat, bench, overhead press, deadlift, barbell row. Right now I'm at 115 squat, 130 deadlift.

    Those are some solid numbers! great work.
  • jayne2177
    jayne2177 Posts: 6 Member
    great work
  • cmDaffy
    cmDaffy Posts: 6,991 Member
    Nice job!
  • CyanideCyster
    CyanideCyster Posts: 119
    Wow your arms look amazing! I want arms like that! 4 weeks into lifting myself so fingers crossed.

    Great transformation!
  • deekaydee
    deekaydee Posts: 158 Member
    Congrats on your accomplishment!!!! You look amazing!! Question, on your wt lifiting days did you lift for 35 to 45 minutes? I need to add strength trainging into my routine and need some guidance. Would definitely appreciate your input.

    It has varied depending on what I'm doing. I had a few sessions with a trainer that were 45 min long. That got me used to the free weight section of the gym, and helped me with some form. I then started New Rules of Lifting for Women -- that workout started at about 25 minutes, but quickly progressed to taking 45 or longer. That's when I switched to Stronglifts, which takes me between 35-45 min a session depending on how much break I need between sets. (That program is always 3 lifts, 5 sets of 5 reps for each.)
  • deekaydee
    deekaydee Posts: 158 Member
    LOVE this and I wanted to ask while on maintenance calories did you see a small gain again? I'm at a plateau and now doing the same thing to see if I can get a loss going. Congratulations and you are AWESOME!

    Yes I did! I saw a couple lb increase in the beginning, but that quickly came off. I actually lost a couple pounds while in maintenance mode, and then afterwards went back to a small deficit (250-300 cal per day) and kept losing.
  • tarak83
    tarak83 Posts: 40
    This is exactly what I needed to see today.
    You look absolutely gorgeous. Check out those legs! :-D
    I weigh the same as you, but my body looks completely different. My dumbbells just arrived this morning... I'm so ready to get started tomorrow. I can't wait to see similar results!

    Did you have much in the way of loose skin/cellulite in the tummy area before lifting (from having kids)? If so, has lifting improved the appearance of it?
  • deekaydee
    deekaydee Posts: 158 Member
    Did you have much in the way of loose skin/cellulite in the tummy area before lifting (from having kids)? If so, has lifting improved the appearance of it?

    Yes, some loose skin, and yes, appearance has improved but I do still have some. This is my main problem area and I think it's just gonna take a little more time (I hope!!). I don't know that I credit the lifting for that as much as the calorie deficit and overall bodyfat reduction -- and loose skin is kind of a different story so it may never go away completely.

    I saw the most results in my arms / shoulders -- I've never been proud of them before (even when I used to be skinny!) but now I actually kinda like to show them off!
  • jnativ
    jnativ Posts: 27 Member
    amazing transformation :)
  • daytolive
    daytolive Posts: 106 Member
    Gorgeous!!! look at those legs!! woot whoo!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!
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