hello—healthy:

i know i just did a progress picture last week or something, but i couldn’t resist :P

the first picture was taken in january when i first began this journey. i made some random goals back then and the major one was to lose a “significant” amount of weight by my 21st birthday. not too sure what i considered significant. 20, 40, something like that.

the second picture was taken last night, november 25th. on my 21st birthday. nearly 70 pounds down.

set your mind to something and just do it. <3

• What advice do women always ask you for?
• They get caught on plateaus. In that case what you need to do is give yourself a couple of days of rest and bump up your calories by 10 percent. When you lose weight quickly, your body often responds by releasing hormones to increase your appetite and store more fat. That's a survival instinct meant to help us conserve fuel during times of famine. You can outsmart it by eating a little more and resting. That usually helps jump-start your metabolism again.

watchmebesuccessful:

Mild disclaimer: I’m reluctant to post these publicly because I worry that someone will abuse them in some way with some really shitty saying. 

If you see something like this please let me know.

Anyways, I hope everyone else is doing well.
 

That dress fits perfectly now! I can’t believe I wore it looking like that. Not just that but I feel like I don’t recognize the person in the first picture at all.

Ugh.

You’re gorgeous. :)

healthylivingforyou:

So many girls on here have completely unrealistic dreams about weightloss. That being skinny will mean no skin folds, no bulging thighs when you sit down, or that they can’t be beautiful without a thigh gap… And many blogs here on Tumblr have done a lot to make these little obsessions into full-blown eating disorders.

Put a stop to the ridiculousness. Join the Fitblrs here that promote clean eating, fitness, and a healthy mind, not restricting, perfection, and obsession.

If you are pro-health and are willing to support those in recovery, reblog this to spread the message. Some people really need help. So let’s help them.

Perfect.

jennafitness:

Meet Shirley, 10 months ago, she weighed 343 pounds.

After 10 months of serious work out and strict diet (no treatments and surgery), this is how she looks now.

She lost a total of 219 pounds and currently weighs 124 pounds.

SHE’S TRULY INSPIRATIONAL. PLEASE DON’T LOSE HOPE, if Shirley can, we all can. :) Good luck beautiful!

HOLY SHIT.

neversaydiet:

icandodukan:

My latest progress shots - side view

Well, this is awesome! I started in the 180’s in June and now am in the 140’s in November, and our stomach looks almost the same now, but hers is smaller. This is inspiration. 

thin-in-a-healthy-way:

“Would you believe the difference from the first picture to the last is a nearly TEN POUND weight gain? More evidence that adding muscle makes you trimmer and firmer, and even adding 9+ (more than it seems because she was also losing a lot of fat) lbs of muscle won’t make you look big and bulky.”-Rachel Mac via Facebook

**Hit the weights ladies! 

theother-side-ofsanity:

doooo it now i need it severely