Current Events > i've lost 50lb since february - AMA (pics)

(+) Yeah! (+)

Started out at 185lb back in February, and am now hovering around 135lb. My goal weight is 110lb so I still have a ways to go, but Im excited Im already down 50!

Keep that in mind when looking at the pics please. Im still overweight, I know that. This is just an update on the progress Ive made so far ^^


^ This picture my sister took of me is what made me decide to finally get my shit together. I genuinely had no idea that I let myself get that heavy until I saw this photo

Face Gains




^Before



^After

Body Gains




^Before




^After

Ask me stuff I guess lol
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Looks like it's going really well for you, Harpie

Inspiring, even. :)
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Nice job, good luck with the rest.
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Impressive! Good job.

good shit, keep up the good work

Good job, TC
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CyricZ posted...

Looks like it's going really well for you, Harpie

Inspiring, even. :)

It is! Im really proud of myself for doing this. I havent even started exercising yet lol. Once I get to my goal, Im gonna start weight lifting to tone out my body and also get an ass

Foppe posted...

Nice job, good luck with the rest.

Thanks!

FightingJester posted...

Impressive! Good job.

treewojima posted...

good shit, keep up the good work

I will! Ill see this through til the end, Im committed :)
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Wow you look great, are you single?
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The face gains in particular are really impressive. Hope you're feeling better about yourself, and motivated to keep pushing through to be who you want to be physically and otherwise.
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...

Wow you look great, are you single?

Smooth
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How do you not get hungry.

I don't know why but as of late as I have been cutting down my Cals. I have just been getting like Super hungry. And it is not like those time when you eat because of stress or something just really hungry.
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Harpie posted...

and also get an ass

I suggest shopping at Ass-Mart. They have much better deals and better quality than Butt, Booty & Beyond or Badonkington's.

Shop smart. Shop Ass-Mart.
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Congrats, keep it up! Are you exercising or is it mainly just diet corrections?
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im not 13 posted...

Good job, TC

Thanks!

ssj3vegeta_ posted...

Wow you look great, are you single?

Not single, youre too late vegy

Summarizer posted...

The face gains in particular are really impressive. Hope you're feeling better about yourself, and motivated to keep pushing through to be who you want to be physically and otherwise.

The face gains have increased my self confidence so much holy shit. I look so much different now and I love it! That alone motivated me to stay on track after not seeing major enough results on the rest of my body after a few weeks. I was demotivated, but then I compared my face to the previous month.

Now Im starting to see major results on my midsection and arms, so Im excited about that too
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Sincerely, congratulations! It also takes a lot of guts to post pics of yourself on a public board, particularly one like this. Stay disciplined, and you'll definitely reach your goals!
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cjsdowg posted...

How do you not get hungry.

I don't know why but as of late as I have been cutting down my Cals. I have just been getting like Super hungry. And it is not like those time when you eat because of stress or something just really hungry.

Your body gets used to it after a while. And also, you should be slowly reducing calories. If you try to go to an extreme number immediately, then itll be very difficult because youre shocking your body

Also make sure that youre using up your calories with hearty foods! My limit is 1200 calories a day. Which is honestly pretty low, but its what I need to stay under in order to lose weight because Im so short and small.

I eat a lot of rice, chicken, potatoes, really whatever I feel like. It fills me up for a minimal amount of calories considering the volume of food Im eating. Pickles are a good snack. Each one is like 1 calorie or less lol
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Must be nice, congrats! :)
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CyricZ posted...

Harpie posted...

and also get an ass

I suggest shopping at Ass-Mart. They have much better deals and better quality than Butt, Booty & Beyond or Badonkington's.

Shop smart. Shop Ass-Mart.

Shit really? Never thought of going to ass mart before thanks for the recc omg

Holy_Pumpkin posted...

Congrats, keep it up! Are you exercising or is it mainly just diet corrections?

100% diet corrections for me. I do not exercise at all lmao. Im so lazy, I need to. And I will after I reach my goal weight so I can tone up

Calories in, calories out. Thats how I do it. Diets dont really work for me, because it involves cutting out entire food groups. And when I would mess up, I would give up entirely and binge on whatever I wanted for the next few weeks until I tried yet another ridiculous diet that wasnt going to work.

Like, I can choose to eat a pizza. And a candy bar! But then Ill be hungry the rest of the day because that would use up all my calories for the day. So I have to plan out what Im going to eat. Or I want to splurge, i can. But then im fasting the rest of the day. Idk, this really works for me but it might not for others. Everyones different but this is the first time ive ever had lasting progress
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Harpie posted...

Your body gets used to it after a while. And also, you should be slowly reducing calories. If you try to go to an extreme number immediately, then itll be very difficult because youre shocking your body

Also make sure that youre using up your calories with hearty foods! My limit is 1200 calories a day. Which is honestly pretty low, but its what I need to stay under in order to lose weight because Im so short and small.

I eat a lot of rice, chicken, potatoes, really whatever I feel like. It fills me up for a minimal amount of calories considering the volume of food Im eating. Pickles are a good snack. Each one is like 1 calorie or less lol

See that is the odd thing. I been eating lower amounts for a good while. But just in the last two weeks I been hungry. After typing this ... I think it really is stress (lol) nothing else seems right.
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Skin looks a lot better, did you clean up your diet too?
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Looking good!

Teach me your acne-disappearing ways
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Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakn' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

But for real, good work, keep it up.
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amazing. i lost around 17 kilograms too. it feels weird, but great
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Your nipple is showing in that first bra pic lol.

135lbs is skinny, but sadly for girls that's still in a chubby range. You'll get to 110 if you keep working at it, but you'll need to start exercising. There will be a point where your body stops losing with only low calories.
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Congrats, looking good :)

And lol at vegy
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Good for you! CICO definitely can work if you do it right and it seems like you've found the rhythm that works for you. At some point when you've really honed your discipline, you can even stop counting calories and just recognize what's a good eating decision, what's a bad eating decision that isn't worth, and what's a "bad" decision that you can afford so it ends up not being bad.

When I grew up I was fed by my loving grandparents and mom who let me get fucking huuuge as a kid. By HS I knew I had to turn my life around and dieted and jogged the weight away which changed my life forever. By diet I mean I used CICO like you are but also ate extremely healthy and pretty much consumed zero processed food. Fast forward almost a decade later and my weight has gone up and back down through the years but I'm currently the strongest I've ever been at my current weight with the best looking physique I've ever had. I no longer use CICO and I eat whatever I want (pizza, candy bars, you name it) but that's because I've been active and eating relatively smart for so long that I can just listen to my body and use self control.

Just keep at it and it'll only get easier and easier. Whenever you feel comfortable and ready incorporate exercise: cardio for your heart and lung health, strength training (lifting) for muscle gainz. You'll just end up feeling and looking even more fit and healthy and it'll create a positive loop.
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Very nice work. Quite inspiring.

I hope you can keep it up. I know from experience that after reaching a certain weight, that it is easy to lose motivation to be active. But since you don't really gain weight unless you drastically increase your eating habits, it's kinda nice not to worry too much about it unless you just want to be in better shape.

You're looking great.
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Start Brazilian jiu jitsu and choke people out

congrats on the wonderful progress. keep it up!
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Do you have a target weight?
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Fantastic job! Seriously should be proud of yourself.
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Congrats TC. Are you going for more? I think you look fantastic at this current weight and healthy food must of cleared up your skin. Hard work pays off!
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Great job! Losing weight is a really tough battle.

My current struggle is maintaining weight. I go from really strict dieting and exercise to trying portion control and better decisions. I have yet to find a way that works for me to maintain weight and will power for long periods of time.. so i end up dieting more than not.

Keep it up!
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Excellent work.
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B7 areaola

What kind of workout do you do and how different of a diet are you eating right now compared to before you started losing weight?
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pinky0926 posted...

Skin looks a lot better, did you clean up your diet too?

I did a bit, I ate a lot less junk foods. However I attribute my acne reduction to putting a priority on my skincare routine lol

teepan95 posted...

Looking good!

Teach me your acne-disappearing ways

Skincare skincare skincare!

Get a good cleanser, chemical exfoliant and a moisturizer. Thats all it takes most of the time.

YonicBoom posted...

Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakn' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

But for real, good work, keep it up.

Fuck yeah, Im gonna bodybuild so hard



apolloooo posted...

amazing. i lost around 17 kilograms too. it feels weird, but great

Show me pics! I wanna see

--Zero- posted...

Your nipple is showing in that first bra pic lol.

135lbs is skinny, but sadly for girls that's still in a chubby range. You'll get to 110 if you keep working at it, but you'll need to start exercising. There will be a point where your body stops losing with only low calories.

oopsies

I agree. Because of my height being so short I only have around 1100 calories a day. Which is honestly a small amount of food. Also, Im getting to a plateau now. Ive been hovering at 135 for three weeks now, when usually i can lose 5-6lb in that amount of time

I need to be more strict on my diet, and I also need to start exercising. I plan on using my bike to do it instead of a gym membership. I could easily bike around for an hour and a half each day as exercise.

Machete posted...

Congrats, looking good :)

And lol at vegy

Thanks! :D
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Well that's really impressive, you are going to feel a lot better all around. It's a struggle, keep up the good work. I'm happy for you.
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Grats Harpie! I'm really happy for you, but it's even better than you're happier with yourself! :)

Holy_Pumpkin posted...

Good for you! CICO definitely can work if you do it right and it seems like you've found the rhythm that works for you. At some point when you've really honed your discipline, you can even stop counting calories and just recognize what's a good eating decision, what's a bad eating decision that isn't worth, and what's a "bad" decision that you can afford so it ends up not being bad.

When I grew up I was fed by my loving grandparents and mom who let me get fucking huuuge as a kid. By HS I knew I had to turn my life around and dieted and jogged the weight away which changed my life forever. By diet I mean I used CICO like you are but also ate extremely healthy and pretty much consumed zero processed food. Fast forward almost a decade later and my weight has gone up and back down through the years but I'm currently the strongest I've ever been at my current weight with the best looking physique I've ever had. I no longer use CICO and I eat whatever I want (pizza, candy bars, you name it) but that's because I've been active and eating relatively smart for so long that I can just listen to my body and use self control.

Just keep at it and it'll only get easier and easier. Whenever you feel comfortable and ready incorporate exercise: cardio for your heart and lung health, strength training (lifting) for muscle gainz. You'll just end up feeling and looking even more fit and healthy and it'll create a positive loop.

For sure, I notice now that I can already guess the amount of calories and know intuitively the amount of food I can eat in a day.

My parents were the total opposite of yours. I actually grew up always being fit. I played soccer for hours every single day practicing. I was on track team.
Then I got depressed. I stopped exercising and I stopped caring about what I ate. Ive been staying in bed all day for the past three years. Now that Im finally starting to crawl out of that dark place, Im slowly getting better and Im really excited.

Thanks for all the advice! I would love to eventually tone up, I need to start looking into some of the gym routines Id need to do
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I want to offer a congratulations to both you for your success thus far in your weight loss program and to this board for not doing what is usually the norm around here (and most places on the net tbh) by shitting on her accomplishment.

Great job everyone!! Everyone keep up the good work!! Keep working hard, reach that weight loss goal!! Keep being good people. Continue to not be assholes.
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Just_a_loser posted...

Very nice work. Quite inspiring.

I hope you can keep it up. I know from experience that after reaching a certain weight, that it is easy to lose motivation to be active. But since you don't really gain weight unless you drastically increase your eating habits, it's kinda nice not to worry too much about it unless you just want to be in better shape.

You're looking great.

I trust in myself that I can keep it up. Im very motivated to lose this weight, and maintain a healthy one

Thanks!

soulunison2 posted...

Start Brazilian jiu jitsu and choke people out

I need more money in order to afford those kind of classes

Giant_Aspirin posted...

congrats on the wonderful progress. keep it up!

Thank you!

Solid Sonic posted...

Do you have a target weight?

Yes, 110lb. I should be a healthy good weight around there, but I can probably get down to 105 if I need to

Nintendo415 posted...

Congrats TC. Are you going for more? I think you look fantastic at this current weight and healthy food must of cleared up your skin. Hard work pays off!

Yeah, Im looking to lose another 25lb since Im still chubby. I also still have an overweight BMI

Starberry posted...

What kind of workout do you do and how different of a diet are you eating right now compared to before you started losing weight?

I dont workout

Im just counting calories. No food is off the table, if I want to have a candy bar I can. But I have to make sure I end the day at 1200
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CellBlock7 posted...

I want to offer a congratulations to both you for your success thus far in your weight loss program and to this board for not doing what is usually the norm around here (and most places on the net tbh) by shitting on her accomplishment.

Great job everyone!! Everyone keep up the good work!! Keep working hard, reach that weight loss goal!! Keep being good people. Continue to not be assholes.

Yup, that is indeed a rarity

Also i didnt realize at first that you managed to lose the weight without exercise. Exercise can sometimes improve mood, too so thats an added bonus to having a workout regimen :)
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MabusIncarnate posted...

Well that's really impressive, you are going to feel a lot better all around. It's a struggle, keep up the good work. I'm happy for you.

I already feel a lot better. Its crazy how just eating better has lifted my spirits in general. Im a lot more motivated to get out of bed every day and do something. And physically too, Im less lethargic and generally feel good and am fresher.

Leanaunfurled posted...

Grats Harpie! I'm really happy for you, but it's even better than you're happier with yourself! :)

Thank youuuuuu

:)
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Nice! I've gone from 200 pounds to 188 pounds the last few months which has been hard, and I still eat a lot of crap but at least it's progress! Lets meet these goals for sure!

Celebrate this milestone by making some mac & cheese
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feels good eh?
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Great job!
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