Offical Women's Fitness Lounge progress pics challange....

[mommalu]

Hi ladies,
These photo's were taken last year. I was out of shape and pretty flabby.
I'll be taking progress pictures as well(probably monthly) and will share them here.
I hope to see results within 6 months.

 

[Thandie]

That's sweet!
MkM, go for a power walk. That way you stay active, or when you return it will be very hard to go back..
My fluff is finally starting to go away, thankfully!

 

[eddymerckx]

Thank you eddymerckx! that's very kind of you.
I am most concern with the fluff around my abs. This is due to hormones where one (on menopause) tend to hold bf. The feel of it is a lot worse then it looks. I felt like a cow then. It's getting better however.
I am doing squats, deads, lunges, in addition to working on my delts and back. It just takes a bit longer for women and especially at my age. But, I'll slowly get there by comp time, April-May.

menopause? now i am insanely impressed!!!!!!

I have no doubt you will be ready if you look as you do now.

A good friend of mine has a problem building muscle while keeping trim(also menopausal)--she found that splitting her cardio to two short sessions--one each before and after her workout helped her build and stay lean w/o getting too lean.

on a different note, she keeps a subtle tan and it helps her realize that the fluff is really not much at all.

good luck!!!!!!

 

[Thandie]

menopause? now i am insanely impressed!!!!!!

I have no doubt you will be ready if you look as you do now.

A good friend of mine has a problem building muscle while keeping trim(also menopausal)--she found that splitting her cardio to two short sessions--one each before and after her workout helped her build and stay lean w/o getting too lean.

on a different note, she keeps a subtle tan and it helps her realize that the fluff is really not much at all.

good luck!!!!!!

Thank you! I'm 52 and just entered menopause a couple of months ago.
I do the double cardio only when I'm close to comp. It's basically a matter of tweeking hormones. I'm getting a bit higher dose of estrogen and very little progesterone, so is getting better. I'm very stubborn. I could give the illution of looking leaner, but I want to 'be' leaner. Is all attainable, but is like working on a science experiment, lol!
I think I'm a bit thicker now in terms of muscles. Yeah!. I'll post pics on the next few days.
Thanks for the support!

 

[Thandie]

Progress pics taken January 2nd. Legs, back and shoulders are thicker. Yeah!
Still fluffy, but that's ok, I'm working on it.

 

[curvymommy]

Whoa! thandie, Amazing little figure on you! I am so impressed and inspired! WTG!

 

[curvymommy]

Curvymommy - LOVE THE AVATAR! I hope we will be seeing more of you in the coming year. We all miss you.

Thank you Bikinimom!!! I you! I'm so very happy you drew me back into EF with a friendly PM over a year ago, stoking the fire of the passion I have developed for fitness and my health. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE in my life because of that.

I'm gonna be around in 2009! It's just that I'm starting a new career and trying to focus on my family.

 

[Thandie]

Damn Thandie, we should all be that *fluffy* LOL but I do understand what you are saying. I am only in perimenopause and just began the hormonal lab experiment and it is not fun. But I do know 1000% (as if I had a doubt before) there is nothing that will take the place of eating better and moving about.

I don't need any progesterone yet. Just test and estrogen. We are trying to find the proper dosages. My doc will give me as much test as I like. I will up the dose as much as I want as long as there are no sides and I am happy with the result. It's not magic but it definitely makes a HYUGE difference in my fat distribution (as I noted BEFORE my hubbie dragged me on the roadtrip from hell) and my state of mental well-being (or is it the estrogen that makes me feel less crazy, I dunno) and of course, my physical well-being. The flashing and nightsweats were unbearable when they came.

I can't begin to imagine life with that crap for the REST of my life. Goodness I don't know how our mothers and grandmothers, etc survived.

Thank you Curvymommy!

BkM, I hear you. I'm on .5mg of tetosterone, which is really nothing, but I don't need it much. My Dr. said is bc I train so hard, my test goes up. I'm also very low on Progesterone and estrogen is a bit higher. But is does makes a huge difference. I don't get the sweats, but I get flashes for about 1 minute where it feels like an inferno. I often wonder as well how our parents did it. It's Unimaginable to think of living without hormones.
Thank God for that!!!

 

[mommalu]

I don't get the sweats, but I get flashes for about 1 minute where it feels like an inferno.

I'm actually looking forward to this as I'm a "FREEZEBABY" and just can NEVER get warm.
I live for days when it's HOT HOT HOT!!

 

[Thandie]

I'm actually looking forward to this as I'm a "FREEZEBABY" and just can NEVER get warm.
I live for days when it's HOT HOT HOT!!

This is too funny!

I am also very, very cold and looooove 95 degree weather bc I can never get warm. I also used to say I coudn't wait to get the hot flashes so I can warm up. But, the heat is unbearable, then after the hot flash you get a cold flash, and for people like you and I, it feels like a sheet of ice on the body. Not pleasant!
Sometimes when I walking on the street and is really cold I say "God, send me a hot flash" at that moment is really welcomed.