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April 18, 2012 1:28 am
So... this is my second shot at writing this one year post!
I just passed one year on MFP and figured, although I am nowhere near my goal weight I should still make a post because I've come a long way. I really don't have a "goal weight" specifically and understand that I'll never be "done" because I like muscles and am aspire to be an awesome, pretty muscular and strong woman. :D
Here's the deal. I used to dance in high school... I looked pretty good and was 150lbs. Still bigger than most would say is ideal, but I was muscular and really only had some lovehandles :D
2008 - Pre-Heavy Weight
I graduated high school, gained the freshmen 15 (and more) and learned to lift weights. I loved lifting weights! My favorite lift is the bench press:
Between 2009/2011
This is where I explain my problem. I lifted heavy... I trained 3-4 days a week consistently. Heavy bench, heavy squats and deads, I would sometimes use a prowler... and it was fun! After a heavy day of lifting, I'd go to McDonalds and toss down a burger and a milkshake! Hey, but in my world it was fine because those both contained good amounts of protein. Nothing else mattered, not fat, not carbs.. just lots of protein. I topped that off with marathon gaming sessions in my free time. Outside of homework, work and gym... I'd spend days on Battlefield 2... man I love that game :D I didn't see myself becoming fat.
Back in the day, I had 16 inch biceps! Man, I was proud of those biceps. They were as big as my boyfriends and in my unexperienced chubby self I felt muscle so thought they were toned. This is where people often make the mistake of thinking they have HUGE muscles... nah... its the fat on top of them. I didn't see how wide I was... I didn't realize this.
I got stronger... fatter, but stronger still. I made a World Record eventually, 225.7lbs in the bench press. WABDL federation for those who are interested. Problem was, I eventually hit super heavyweight to make that record... 199+lbs. This started to bother me... I also gained a double chin. I would do what people normally do. Cut out sweets for a day, no sugar, no doughnuts... nothing at all that I really wanted. I'd then cheat and because I cheated it didn't matter anymore so I'd give up. I know this part we can all understand. :(
200LBS
I then discovered I'd ended up pregnant.... later, lost the baby and found out all my weight was really just FAT. My doctor even told me as she was feeling around my huge barrel belly that there were 2-3 solid inches of fat on my belly. Not cool. She tested me for thyroid problems, diabetes. I didn't have anything wrong with me. I didn't have anything to blame but myself for my body.
I found MFP and since then things changed. Calorie counting clicked, myfitnesspal made things simple. It was all math and I'd always been strong there :)
I lost ten pounds in a few weeks...
190LBS
I took the summer off, then started back up after gaining three pounds back and joined a gym again! YAY!
First day back in the gym...
Then I lost more...
This year, I joined bodybuilding.com's transformation contest because I know training for a REAL goal makes a difference. My friends on myfitnesspal gave me advice, I was given some terrific Macros and now follow a IIFYM lifestyle.
January @ 180LBS
Since then... these are from the beginning of this month! XD
As you can see, I'm NOWHERE NEAR DONE...
44 inch waist down to a 31.5 inch :D
Size 14 Jeans... down to 8's ALREADY!
16.5 inch biceps to 12.9's,
46 inch lovehandles... only down to 39 but shrinking :)
Double chin and saggy belly? Gone :D
Some of these are still embarrasing, but its my story and I'm sticking to it!
Edited by snookumss On April 18, 2012 2:15 am
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April 18, 2012 1:31 am
GRRRRRRRRRR
I'm working on it!
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April 18, 2012 1:32 am
Lower case IMG maybe?
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snookumss
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April 18, 2012 1:34 am
Those are the ones that say they've been moved/deleted :(
I took the password off and made it open... now I can't figure it out!
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BeautyFromPai
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April 18, 2012 1:34 am
QUOTE:
So... this is my second shot at writing this one year post!
I just passed one year on MFP and figured, although I am nowhere near my goal weight I should still make a post because I've come a long way. I really don't have a "goal weight" specifically and understand that I'll never be "done" because I like muscles and am aspire to be an awesome, pretty muscular and strong woman. :D
Here's the deal. I used to dance in high school... I looked pretty good and was 150lbs. Still bigger than most would say is ideal, but I was muscular and really only had some lovehandles :D
2008 - Pre-Heavy Weight
I graduated high school, gained the freshmen 15 (and more) and learned to lift weights. I loved lifting weights! My favorite lift is the bench press:
Between 2009/2011
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/36120_116645581715008_100001087007609_96457_763643_n.jpg[/img
This is where I explain my problem. I lifted heavy... I trained 3-4 days a week consistently. Heavy bench, heavy squats and deads, I would sometimes use a prowler... and it was fun! After a heavy day of lifting, I'd go to McDonalds and toss down a burger and a milkshake! Hey, but in my world it was fine because those both contained good amounts of protein. Nothing else mattered, not fat, not carbs.. just lots of protein. I topped that off with marathon gaming sessions in my free time. Outside of homework, work and gym... I'd spend days on Battlefield 2... man I love that game :D I didn't see myself becoming fat.
Back in the day, I had 16 inch biceps! Man, I was proud of those biceps. They were as big as my boyfriends and in my unexperienced chubby self I felt muscle so thought they were toned. This is where people often make the mistake of thinking they have HUGE muscles... nah... its the fat on top of them. I didn't see how wide I was... I didn't realize this.
[imghttp://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/34622_121165637929669_100001087007609_114796_6186861_n.jpg
I got stronger... fatter, but stronger still. I made a World Record eventually, 225.7lbs in the bench press. WABDL federation for those who are interested. Problem was, I eventually hit super heavyweight to make that record... 199+lbs. This started to bother me... I also gained a double chin. I would do what people normally do. Cut out sweets for a day, no sugar, no doughnuts... nothing at all that I really wanted. I'd then cheat and because I cheated it didn't matter anymore so I'd give up. I know this part we can all understand. :(
200LBS
[IMG]http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/60233_133454916700741_100001087007609_165367_7235956_n.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/59093_133451870034379_100001087007609_165307_4609348_n.jpg[/IMG]
I then discovered I'd ended up pregnant.... later, lost the baby and found out all my weight was really just FAT. My doctor even told me as she was feeling around my huge barrel belly that there were 2-3 solid inches of fat on my belly. Not cool. She tested me for thyroid problems, diabetes. I didn't have anything wrong with me. I didn't have anything to blame but myself for my body.
I found MFP and since then things changed. Calorie counting clicked, myfitnesspal made things simple. It was all math and I'd always been strong there :)
I lost ten pounds in a few weeks...
190LBS
I took the summer off, then started back up after gaining three pounds back and joined a gym again! YAY!
First day back in the gym...
Then I lost more...
This year, I joined bodybuilding.com's transformation contest because I know training for a REAL goal makes a difference. My friends on myfitnesspal gave me advice, I was given some terrific Macros and now follow a IIFYM lifestyle.
January @ 180LBS
Since then... these are from the beginning of this month! XD
As you can see, I'm NOWHERE NEAR DONE...
44 inch waist down to a 31.5 inch :D
Size 14 Jeans... down to 8's ALREADY!
16.5 inch biceps to 12.9's,
46 inch lovehandles... only down to 39 but shrinking :)
Double chin and saggy belly? Gone :D
Some of these are still embarrasing, but its my story and I'm sticking to it!
Edited by BeautyFromPain On April 18, 2012 1:36 am
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hailzp
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April 18, 2012 1:38 am
QUOTE:
QUOTE:
So... this is my second shot at writing this one year post!
I just passed one year on MFP and figured, although I am nowhere near my goal weight I should still make a post because I've come a long way. I really don't have a "goal weight" specifically and understand that I'll never be "done" because I like muscles and am aspire to be an awesome, pretty muscular and strong woman. :D
Here's the deal. I used to dance in high school... I looked pretty good and was 150lbs. Still bigger than most would say is ideal, but I was muscular and really only had some lovehandles :D
2008 - Pre-Heavy Weight
I graduated high school, gained the freshmen 15 (and more) and learned to lift weights. I loved lifting weights! My favorite lift is the bench press:
Between 2009/2011
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/36120_116645581715008_100001087007609_96457_763643_n.jpg[/img
This is where I explain my problem. I lifted heavy... I trained 3-4 days a week consistently. Heavy bench, heavy squats and deads, I would sometimes use a prowler... and it was fun! After a heavy day of lifting, I'd go to McDonalds and toss down a burger and a milkshake! Hey, but in my world it was fine because those both contained good amounts of protein. Nothing else mattered, not fat, not carbs.. just lots of protein. I topped that off with marathon gaming sessions in my free time. Outside of homework, work and gym... I'd spend days on Battlefield 2... man I love that game :D I didn't see myself becoming fat.
Back in the day, I had 16 inch biceps! Man, I was proud of those biceps. They were as big as my boyfriends and in my unexperienced chubby self I felt muscle so thought they were toned. This is where people often make the mistake of thinking they have HUGE muscles... nah... its the fat on top of them. I didn't see how wide I was... I didn't realize this.
[imghttp://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/tamara_00/Progress%20Photos/34622_121165637929669_100001087007609_114796_6186861_n.jpg
I got stronger... fatter, but stronger still. I made a World Record eventually, 225.7lbs in the bench press. WABDL federation for those who are interested. Problem was, I eventually hit super heavyweight to make that record... 199+lbs. This started to bother me... I also gained a double chin. I would do what people normally do. Cut out sweets for a day, no sugar, no doughnuts... nothing at all that I really wanted. I'd then cheat and because I cheated it didn't matter anymore so I'd give up. I know this part we can all understand. :(
200LBS
I then discovered I'd ended up pregnant.... later, lost the baby and found out all my weight was really just FAT. My doctor even told me as she was feeling around my huge barrel belly that there were 2-3 solid inches of fat on my belly. Not cool. She tested me for thyroid problems, diabetes. I didn't have anything wrong with me. I didn't have anything to blame but myself for my body.
I found MFP and since then things changed. Calorie counting clicked, myfitnesspal made things simple. It was all math and I'd always been strong there :)
I lost ten pounds in a few weeks...
190LBS
I took the summer off, then started back up after gaining three pounds back and joined a gym again! YAY!
First day back in the gym...
Then I lost more...
This year, I joined bodybuilding.com's transformation contest because I know training for a REAL goal makes a difference. My friends on myfitnesspal gave me advice, I was given some terrific Macros and now follow a IIFYM lifestyle.
January @ 180LBS
Since then... these are from the beginning of this month! XD
As you can see, I'm NOWHERE NEAR DONE...
44 inch waist down to a 31.5 inch :D
Size 14 Jeans... down to 8's ALREADY!
16.5 inch biceps to 12.9's,
46 inch lovehandles... only down to 39 but shrinking :)
Double chin and saggy belly? Gone :D
Some of these are still embarrasing, but its my story and I'm sticking to it!
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snookumss
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April 18, 2012 1:39 am
:( Oh well! I don't know what exactly to try! Some of those pics were uploaded directly to that album originally, so its not like I moved them and broke the links!
Here's the album special link:
http://photobucket.com/tamsbod
Edited by snookumss On April 18, 2012 1:43 am
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hailzp
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April 18, 2012 1:48 am
You look amazing! Well done. What a great story too. 
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snookumss
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April 18, 2012 1:56 am
ITS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hailzp
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April 18, 2012 1:58 am
YAY!
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April 18, 2012 2:11 am
You kick ass.
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mali240
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April 18, 2012 2:19 am
Amazing!!!!!
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LisaSmuts
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April 18, 2012 2:22 am
bumping for when I can see pics later
Well done you!
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nickyeatrunre
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April 18, 2012 2:39 am
Wow. You look awesome! Great work!
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FoodieGal09
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April 18, 2012 3:09 am
Wow well done!
Such an amazing transformation- it gives me hope for my er, baby belly which I've had for nearly 3yrs!
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mandi2r
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April 18, 2012 3:14 am
Awesome job!!!
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billthekill
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April 18, 2012 3:25 am
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You kick ass.
^^This
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swisspea
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April 18, 2012 3:28 am
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You kick ass.
^^This
I second that "this"
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xTenaciousJx
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April 18, 2012 3:28 am
wow!! you look amazing!
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nz_deevaa
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April 18, 2012 3:28 am
Good job!!
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WhitneyAnnabe
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April 18, 2012 3:32 am
You look wonderful :) I'm sorry to hear about your baby, though
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SnookiBaby92
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April 18, 2012 3:33 am
Wow loved your story!
Well Done, I hope you get too where you want too be!!
xxx
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April 18, 2012 3:33 am
You really look fantastic! Cheers on your hard work and your seriously motivated attitude!!
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jackyebabe
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April 18, 2012 3:33 am
I love your story! I am in a similar boat too. I've been with MFP for almost a year, and have only lost about 25 pounds. I started lifting, stopped depriving, and the weight came off slower. Now I haven't even been logging and the weight has all but stopped coming off. I started at a 14-16, and am now a 10. Thank you for reminding me of how far I have come. My double chin and saggy belly are also gone, and I feel so much better about myself.
You look great, keep up the fantastic work! You should be proud of yourself.
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April 18, 2012 3:34 am
You look amazing! Thanks for sharing !
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