June to July Progress Pics

Hello blogland, its pictures and progress time!

This month has been a month of change.  I've started "Eat More 2 Weigh Less" which has seen my daily calories go up by 400 calories a day from what MFP recommends.  I've currently completed week 2 of this and so far loving it.  I have much more energy and my weight loss has improved.  The first week of doing it I dropped 1.8lbs and this week I dropped 0.4lbs which is fantastic seeing as I'm eating so much more than in the weeks I lost 0.2lbs.  I am surprised that I have dropped this weight as I was fully expecting a gain but so far so good. 

The second change is that I've joined a gym.  I'm aiming to go 3 times a week purely to lift weights and to lift heavy!  I am still doing the 2012 mile challenge so I'm keeping up with my running and exercise bike but I need to add more lean muscle mass and need to gym enviornment not only for the equipment but for the motivation to get the job done instead of convincing myself to go out in my cold garage and lift my weights in there.   My plan so far has been to do Weds (Chest/Shoulders/Biceps), Fri (Back & Tri's) and Sun (legs).  My first day of doing legs last week was a killer it took me 5 days for my DOMs to go away.  I knew I should have taken it a little steady but went for it full throttle on the squats. 

I'm hoping that the 2 changes I've made recently will help me drop some more weight and more importantly inches! 

So here are my comparison pics.  June is left and July is right.  Please excuse how hanging I look as I do fall out of bed put on my picture underwear and take pics.  I should really put on some make up and make myself look a little more presentable!

And now for the stats

Weight: 10st 9.4lbs (-3.4lbs), Waist: 30.5 (-0.5), Hips: 38 (-0.5), Thighs 20.25 (sts), Arm: 11.75 (-0.25); Calf: 14.5 (sts), Under Bust: 31 (sts), Full Bust: 36 (-0.5)

Total loss of -3.4lbs and 1.75 inches which is fab and I'm pretty pleased with those results.

Also looking at the pictures I can see a slight difference as well.  I'm hoping there will be an improvement next month even though I do have a holiday and birthday in the next few weeks which could be disasterous. 

I know I normally do a side view comparison to show you how far I have come but today I'm showing you this instead.  I cannot believe how wide my butt was, I really did look like a back end of a bus.  Thankfully not anymore :D

May to June Progress Pics

Hi Blogland, hope you are all well? 

Its that time again for my monthly progress pics.  This month has been challenging as I was holiday for a week and had my little sister's wedding.  I tried to be reasonably good whilst on holiday and also I did run for 3 miles each day when I away in order to minimise any potential damage. 

Since being back I have started the Ripped in 30 DVD and was hoping for some good results.  The DVD on a whole I have found much better than the 30 day shred but it is much harder.

Anyway here are my pics after having 10 days off plan and 3 weeks back on plan whilst doing the RI30.   Left is May's pics and right is June's for comparison. Excuse how rough look but I litterally fall out of bed and take these straight away. 

Stats:

Weight: 10st 12.8lbs (-1.6lb), Waist 31(sts), Hips 38.5 (-0.5), Thighs 20.25 (-0.25), Calf 14.5 (sts), Arm 12 (sts), Full bust 36.5 (-0.5), Under bust 31 (-1)

So for the month of May I lost a total of 1.6lbs and 2.25 inches.   I'm actually quite pleased with my progress seeing as I've been on holiday as well.  I can see that my upper tummy just above my belly button is starting to decrease slightly also so is my lower body. 

And just so I don't lose focus this is how far I've come in 7 months. 

I'm hoping when I report in at the begining of July I will weigh 10st 10lbs and then I will no longer be classed as overweight!  

April to May Progress Pics

Hi Blogland

Sorry this is majorly late but I've been a busy busy bee with holibobs and my sister's wedding. 

So for the month of April I did the 30 Day Shred as well as keeping up with my 2012 mile challenge.  As you know I haven't had great weight losses over the last few months so I wasn't expecting much if any weight loss but I was hopeful to lose some inches. 

Here are my pics, right is April and left is May

So here are the stats:

Weight 11st 0.4lbs (-4.2lbs), Waist 31" (-1), Hips 39" (-1), Thighs 20.5" (-0.5), Calf 14.5" (-0.25"), Arms 12" (-0.25), Full Bust 37" (sts), Under Bust 32" (sts)

So a total of 4.2lbs loss in the 5 weeks of April and a total of 3 inches which I'm really pleased about but then I'm disappointed when I look at my pics as I thought there would be a slight difference but I really can't see it, if anything I think I'm looking more wobbly   :(  I'm pleased with my stats but not pleased with how that looks.  Last month I didn't lose hardly anything but I could see a difference so I'm a little deflated now :( 

Oh well onwards and downwards for next month.  I'm I have just started the Ripped in 30 DVD so we'll see in a few weeks if that has any effect on my loss and inches.  I had a week off for holiday and the wedding even though I did still run so I'm not expecting any great losses. 

March to April Progress Pics

Hello blogland, its that time again for my monthly progress pics. The weight is still coming off so slowly but I'm starting to come to terms that my body wants to do it this way so I'm just going with it.

Any here are the pics (left are March's and right are April's)

Stats are: Weight 11stone 4.6lbs (-2.8lbs), Wasit 32(-0.5), Hips 40(sts),
Thighs 21(sts), Calf 14.75 (+0.25), Arms 12.25 (-0.25), Full Bust 37(-0.5),
Under Bust 32 (+1)

So 4 weeks hard work has resulted in a 2.8lb loss and zero inch loss *sigh* Despite not losing much this month, I'm quite pleased with my pics as I can see a small difference. The tone of my skin is looking better and I'm not as wobbly.

I need to think how far I've come and when I see this two pics together I can see it :D Right is Nov 11 @ 12st 10lbs and left April 12 @ 11st 4.6lbs = 1stone 4.4lb loss

I can't believe how big I was and seeing it like this has definitely made me realise that I'm not as big as I think I am as I still feel like I do back in the first pic.

Feb to March Progress Pics

Those of you who follow me on WI and MFP will know that it is been a struggle for me this month. Not because I've fallen off the wagon, far from it, but because the scales don't seem to be moving down as fast as I would like them. It has started to become so disheartening that I'm putting in all this hard work both in food and exercise and I'm not getting the results I like/deserve.

I have been concentrating on my splits and trying to aim for around 30% protein. Its definitely helping on the DOMS as I'm not half as sore as I used to be prior to not taking as much protein.

Also exercise has still been pretty full on with exercising upto 7 times in a week and some days twice a day with cardio and strength training. The training with hubby is going well and I'm getting stronger. Squats started at a measley 3kgs in each hand and now I'm on the squat rack squatting 35kg. I am a long way off my 60kg that I was squatting a few years back but I'll get there again.

So here goes another month down and some more progress pics with side by side comparison from last month. (left Feb and right March)

Stats are: Weight 11stone 7.4lbs (-3lbs), Wasit 32.5 (-0.5), Hips 40(-0.5), Thighs 21(-0.25), Calf 14.5 (-0.5), Arms 12.5 (-0.25), Full Bust 37.5(-0.5), Under Bust 31 (-1)

So a loss of 3lbs and 3.5 inches which now looking at it is not bad for 4 weeks work. I can see a slight difference in the pics as well.

I must keep plodding along and hopefully next month I'll have the same progress if not better.

PS - excuse the mess of my bedroom and my state of me, I litterally fell out of bed and put on my "photo" underwear and took pics

Hubby's training plan!

I have now finished breastfeeding P I have picked back up weight training. I used to weight train 2 - 3 times per week and was making progress. I almost got up to squatting my body weight and then I dropped the weigh training to concentrate on my half marathon training.

Now as most of you know my hubby is a avid body builder and I said that I wanted to pick back up the weights again and he offered to train me and whoop my butt into shape. We've tried to work out before together but we have completely different ways of working out. He's a shouty motivational type where I like to keep my head down and get on with it and not speak. I agreed as I thought it would be great to spend some time together and also have his knowledge and experience and help me shift this baby weight.

We have 2 days a week where he is not at the gym which is Tues and Fri so these were our new days of him training me. Tues consists of Legs and Shoulders and Fri is Chest, Back and Arms. Triceps will be worked on both days as he's determined to banish my bingo wings!

First day was legs, oh boy I forgot how hard they can be! My workout consisted of:

Lunges with dumbells, dumbell squats, squats using the gym ball, straight legged deadlifts.

We then moved onto Shoulders and triceps which was: Shoulder press, side lateral raises, front lateral raises, tricep dips and then kickbacks. My legs, shoulders and arms were on fire by the time we had finished. Bearing in mind this was the first time I had lifted weights for almost 2 years you would have thought he had gone easy on me but no! I started off doing light warm up set, then heavy and then to failure. Many a time I could have picked up a dumbell and whacked him around the head when he was shouting come on give me two more and I'm begging like someone being tortured to let me stop LOL!

Friday was back, chest and arms which consisted of double arm bent over rows, single arm rows, chest press (using the gym ball), chest flies, dumbell pull overs (using the gym ball), tricep dips and bicep curls . Again using his method of warm up, heavy and then to failure. My arms were hanging off by the time we finished. Then to finish he got the ab wheel out and I did 3 sets (2 of 15 and then the last one to failure).

I have a love/hate relationship for lifting weights, I absolutely hate it when I'm doing it, I secretly like the doms but I love the results. So watch this space for training updates and progress pics :D

Latest Progress Pics

After yesterday's post of my weight loss achievements over the last three months here are my latest progress pics and measurements taken today (excuse the mess of my room lol!):

03.02.12

Weight: 11st 10.4lbs, Waist: 33 (-0.75), Hips: 40.5 (-0.25), Thighs: 21.25 (-0.5), Calf: 15 (0), Upper Arm: 12.75 (0), Full Bust: 38 (-0.5), Under Bust 32 (-0.5)

5.6lbs weight loss since last weigh in on 02.01.12 and a total of 2.5 inches.

Side by side pic: left Jan - right today



Seeing them side by side you can see a slight difference you can also see where the fat has started to breakdown and I'm become more wobbly epsecially on the tummy. Also I'm much more pleased about my back photo as well as some of the rolls of flab is starting to go.

I've now started weight training with hubby so I'm hoping that I will be able to build some muscle whilst losing the fat. A new post will follow soon with updating you all on the beasting he has been giving me!