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[jillymariefit]

This is an 11 month difference. I don’t even know who the girl on the left is anymore. Minus a tan, plus a few tattoos, down 60lbs and slowly building muscle and still learning how to make this a sustainable life change. Dedication is key. ❤️

[yogaholics]

[studydiaryofamedstudent]

[cwote]

[healthylivingabs-blog]

What losing ~25 can do to a face/neck/chest | thx god

[lurelruns]

Monthly progress pic! I lost some weight, gained some strength, and cleaned my bathroom.

[clearmindactivebody-deactivated]

It’s easy to look in the mirror and feel discouraged because you don’t see a big change from the day before. It’s those days that you need to look back at where you were when you started, and how much you have changed since then. It’s those days that you need to remind yourself that the choices you make on a day to day basis are going to shape who you are in the future, remind yourself that what you really want doesn’t always come easy, and ALWAYS remind yourself of what a badass you really are. 

Almost a year ago was when I made the decision to start taking better care of my body. It has not been a straight path. There have been days, weeks, and months that I lost motivation to keep myself on track. I’ve lost, gained, re-lost, re-gained, plateaued, and re-lost again. But looking back I can say that I’m at a much better place than I was when I started, and for that I am happy, and very proud of myself. 

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banana-runner submitted:

Hello… It’s me again..! 🎶 But this time, instead of reading the HUGE text that follows, you can click on this link :  ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btyKG6XeaD4 )  It’s a video I made to tell you guys how I lost 14 kilos, so if you want to hear a french girl speaking english to give you tips, click :)  If you don’t, here : 1) Do not drink your calories Drink water, tea, coffee, whatever you want which is HEALTHY, with no chemicals and is not processed. You want orange juice ? Well, take some oranges and do it yourself.  “but diet coke is healthy, it’s 0 calories”. No. No it is not healthy, this will fuck up your entire body and metabolism. No calories doesn’t mean healthy, a smoothie is healthy. Between 1.5 and 2.5L of water a day is a good amount to my mind 2) Change step by step. You can’t change your lifestyle overnight, who can ? Otherwise it will end up the same way our new year’s resolutions usually end up : forgotten. Honestly, if you want to replace your Friday’s pizza with a salad, you gonna freak out and be frustrated. Advice : eat half of the yummy weekly pizza and the other half will be a yummy salad.    Try to replace the things instead of erasing them. If you are used to eating between meals and know that if you stop you’ll binge at the end of the day, why not PLAN snacks between your meals ? A hand of nuts with fruit, and a tea for example.  3) Exercise  They say exercise is 30% of a weight loss journey, because you cannot out exercise a bad diet. You don’t need to spend 3hours at the gym every day to get results, you don’t even have to pay for a membership to get results.  I started with videos of Cassey Ho ( @blogilates) 3 times a week. Each of my training sessions lasted between 20 and 30 minutes. Then, I started to train longer and harder by doing strength training and I started running.  The most important thing to remember is to stay active : choose a walk instead of the bus, take the stairs, do 30 squats before your shower… Your 1h workouts are important, but what you are doing the other 23h of the day are super important. I hated sport at the beginning because I used to do it only at school and I couldn’t chose the sport I wanted to practice, I wasn’t comfortable to run or play any games in front of everyone, but when I started on my own, I became addicted to the feeling, to the burn (yeah, it’s gonna burn, but in a good way), and my health improved significantly. Choose a sport you love, it can be swimming, biking, hiking, dancing, walking, skating, just move ! 4) Is healthy eating boring ?  NO ! Before I got healthier, I thought of healthy eating as disgusting boiled zucchinis or a boring salad, something without a lot of taste. SURPRISE. It is not. Spice up your veggies (basil, bay leaf, celery seed, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, lemon grass, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme) If you are not sure about their uses, thyme is good with everything :)  Find water boring ? miss your soda ? Look at this. Add lemon in your water, it’s delicious !  5) What about calories ?  My first mistake was to think that calories were enemies, whereas they are your best friends if they come from good nutrients. They are units of energy, not fat indicators. They make you breath, walk, laugh, jump, kiss, they make you live, not fat. As Ann Wigmore said, “food can be the best medicine or the slowest form of poison” . I promise that if you are careful about nutrients and chemicals and don’t get nervous about calories, you will lose weight. Between a 0 calorie diet coke and a 250cal huge smoothie, take the smoothie.  The magic number of 1500 calories ? Bullshit. It’s not because you eat 1500 calories that you will get fit, or lose fat, and depending on your height, it can be insufficient ; as a consequence, you will GAIN weight. Indeed, when your body misses nutrients (or water ), it stocks them every time you eat. So, eat enough, eat well, not less ! (and drink, or become a camel ;) ).  If you get easily nervous, please, don’t count the calories, you could develop an eating disorder and I promise you don’t want that. It took me 3 years to fight bulimia and anorexia, do not start. Be kind to yourself, and ask yourself if you’re falling into it.  6) Eat better, control the cravings, but don’t deprive yourself. I eat approximately 12300 calories/week. So, what is this 300 calories piece of cake ? Nothing. Breath.  7) The sugar in fruits Do I really have to argue about this one ? It’s a fruit. Eat the fruit. Be the fruit. But veggies are cool too.  I started for my appearance because I wasn’t comfortable in my own skin, but I’ve had so many other benefits… No more headaches, no more stomach pain, I’m sick 2-3 times a year instead of every 1-2 months, I gained so much energy, and the less you eat junk food, the less you crave it. I’m way happier and I know I’ve made the right choice by becoming healthy. I’m here if you have any questions  ! Make 2016 count.

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unique-fit Sumitted:

Have to remind myself how far I’ve come so far.. If I can do it so can you! If you have questions I’m on my tumblr waiting for you and also you can reach me on Instagram as well: le_kimber

Never ever give up guys. Tumblr: unique-fit

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woahitssamkat submitted:

It was a lot of hard work to get this far. The left was taken August 2015 (215lbs) and the right was taken March 2016 (140lbs). It took me being unhappy for a really long time to get to the point where I finally decided to change and I’m so happy I did. I’m not done yet, but it’s nice to see the progress I’ve made.

[onmywaytofitandhealthy]

I decided to do a transformation Tuesday! Look at that face difference!

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staceyandtheboys submitted:

A little over a week ago I decided February was going to be my redo of a New Years resolution. I only drink water now, and I try to drink at least 80oz or more a day. I’ve been working out 6 times a week, using Julian Michaels ripped in 30. I stopped buying junk food and mainly eat fish/seafood, white meat chicken, and a lot of veggies. I try to eat a salad everyday for lunch, and when I’m craving something sweet, I cave into a 100 calorie pack of chocolate covered fruit. My starting weight was 168lbs, I’m 5'3, 23 years old, and have two kids. I have no idea how much I weigh now, I’m trying not to let the numbers carry me away and focus more on my health. My mom blog is @staceyandtheboys My fitblr (I rarely log into) @stayfit-staytruee

[theprojectbikini]

#transformationtuesday 👙 There is probably a two year gap between photos (but that is because I HATE taking progress photos). I decided to take one this weekend since I’ve been working out like crazy and my diet has been on point. 😊 And when I found this other picture, I was amazed just how far I’ve come since I don’t always see the change. I would also just like to note that back then, I still worked out all the time but didn’t really do any HIIT workouts and that plus eating 165-200 grams of protein a day has really changed my body! Still far to go but happy with the progress! 👙 #projectbikini #workout #workhard #train #hiit #transformation #fatloss #bikiniprep #eatclean #healthy #fitfam #fitspo #fitlife #fitlifestyle #keepgoing #fitgirl #fitchick

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brittness submitted:

My weight loss journey so far. I started my journey on November 22nd 2015. It’s been 3 months, and I’ve lost exactly 30 pounds.

I follow a keto/low carb diet with minimal exercise. I do C25K a couple times a week when I can.

My starting weight (left) was 180lbs. My current weight (right) is 150lbs. My goal weight is 130lbs.

Best thing is I feel great! My life has taken a turn for the best since starting keto. I’m so happy.

Thanks for all your love and support! I’m going to keep this up. You can follow my journey @brittness and on IG: lowcarbnerd

[quarterlife-katie]

✨if you delete my caption or repost instead of reblogging I’ll block you✨

Since I got some new followers I thought I’d post a better before and during shot. The first photo was my highest weight at a family reunion over the summer. I felt VERY uncomfortable while there. Threw on the same outfit and the difference is quite obvious. My thighs especially! The arms of the shirt are way baggier and I had to retie the bottom tighter. Just making healthier choices and trying to be active. Anyone can do it if they put in the effort. This isn’t my first rodeo! You haven’t failed as long as you haven’t stopped trying.

⭐️💪🏼🍎

[justwanttofade]

In light of some negative shit happening in my life I wanted to remind myself how much I’ve changed mentally and physically. In all of my past posts about weight loss I lied about my actual starting weight out of shame. In the picture on the left I was 291 pounds. That day will forever be embedded in my memory. I felt disgusted and filled with shame the moment I stepped on the scale. For so much of my life I’ve been held back by my own negative perception of myself. I find myself looking in the mirror and seeing the human on the left. All of my weight gain was caused by emotional eating and self hatred, I ate constantly, it was the only thing that helped me cope aside from self harm. Though I’ve lost 110lbs, all of the weight still resides in my mind. When I set out on my path to get in shape I was solely concerned with fat loss. I never lifted or even used the strength training machines. Cardio was my jam and I was committed to running, biking, or rowing the weight off. 

Then life took a detour and I took a year to “discover” myself which really just lead to a near overdose and drug addiction. I found the lowest possible point in my life and am still crawling out of the grave I dug for myself. In October of 2015 I started going to the gym seriously again but with an entirely different mindset. I want to be fucking strong. I want to feel like I can physically beat my demons. I want my physical strength the match my mental, because god damn it I am a fucking warrior.

In October I couldn’t even sit in a squat, bench the bar or even do a push up. I was so embarrassed about how little I could do, I felt weak compared to my state of mind. I’m in awe of how far I’ve come as a person and to look back on the path that I have chosen. I am excited to see where I can take myself. 

 As of today my PRs are as followed: 

 Bench - 115x1 

Deadlift - 225x3

Squat - 155x1 

Weight - 186lbs 

[bookish-nymph]

INSTAGRAM: @deelsian

My transformation 👊🏼 Lost 53 lbs. replaced fat with muscle💪🏼 BMI went from nearly 29 to 19! 👌🏼 I never posted this on Instagram before, but part of my goals for this year is to share my journey in the hopes of helping people to go from unhealthy/unhappy to reaching their full potential 👏🏼🙌🏼 My message is the following: never deprive yourself, don’t look for a quick fix. Place your focus on health & self improvement, and progress will inevitably follow! My goal was always health and fitness, never was a certain number or size. Your body will reward you in amazing ways when you listen to it & treat it well. I took my time, and never went hungry. Not only did I lose weight, but I gained confidence & happiness. And if my former lazy, binging & depressed self managed to do it, I’m confident ANY of you can achieve this - or better! Progress never ends 👍🏼 Hoping to becoming fitter and even healthier this year. #transformationtuesday #beforeandafterweightloss #progress (oh & for you nitpickers, my mole is hidden in the second pic because my underwear actually fits, but I still have it 😛)