Here's some motivation! Before and after photos (if you have some, post some too!)

The track to weight loss is long and grueling, but it's so satisfying to actually be able to see the results as solid proof of your labor.  Over the past 8 months I personally have taken up running, and what a difference it has made! I took pictures each month so that I would be able to prove to myself what a difference a good diet and exercise routine does for one's body.  So I figured I would make a topic so that we could all chronicle the progression of our individual goals~

Here are my photos of progression

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/vrr1/ bodyprogression.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/vrr1/ progression.jpg

Here's to all of our hard work! Keep it up! :D 

Lookin' happy and sassy!  Keep up the good work.

I have before and after pics on my profile gallery.  I need to get some sassy pics like yours instead of my frumpy pics! 

Wow you go girl, your so toned and very beautiful before and after, but know you have more of an athletic body now, corh you have a tummy to die for you must be so proud, well done, what I would do for a tum like that, unfortunetly I was morbidly obese and now have stretch marks that now I have slimmed down have gone paler but wrinkly on my stomach, I also have a bit of hang on my arms and stretch marks, but as my partner keeps reminding me its part of me and the journey Ive been on that figures as it looked before it calmed down the stretchmarks a map of the tube trains of london lol, but wouldn't change myself with plastic surgery. I have learnt to except myself. I also can not excersise much due to my M.E so its harder for me to train or run as much as I like without a flare up.

Heres my before and after photos, to get them so they do no go out of proportion you have to right click and open link in new window or tab.http://caloriecount.about.com/pics/astralhipp yI have lost 115 pounds so far.

Love, light and bright blessings

Astralhippy aka sue

wow! The three of you have done a phenomenal job! Just thought I'd let you know that you're all definitely my inspiration of the month! Also, I didn't want to take any before pictures of my body unless it was completely covered. I think this gives me the incentive to be a little more honest in my photos. I see now how it can make success all the sweeter!

Great job!

wow =D

well you have defo give me some motivation to keep up running. congrats on you obvious success x

wow! you look great! I also run for an hour 3-4 times per week on the beach but it's kind of hard for me to loose weight on my hips, how did you do it? any suggestions?

Wow, you're amazing. This is definitely inspiration!

You look great!

Here are mine:

At my starting weight of 145:

http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL367/2007169/ 22151178/366731386.jpg

Today (8 pounds from my goal!) weighing 123:

http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL367/2007169/ 22151178/366731395.jpg

Wow, everyone looks great!

Here are mine, I'm not at goal or anything yet.. but these pictures are exactly a year apart from each other!

Here's my before at 260 (I'm 5'8), in the white and orange:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2vt7jts.jpg

Here's me at my current weight: 183 (77 pounds down woo!)

I am in the blue and black with sunglasses :)

http://i42.tinypic.com/iqvwk1.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2m2tk3p.jpg

WOW WOW WOW You all look amazing. Wheres the guys!? No guys posted yet

Keep up the good work

Best wishes Astarlhippy aka sue

You look amazing! What an inspiration..really really. congrats and keep it up..

OMG! WOW! youve all done soooo much! you are all looking really good!! You really are an inspiration... im tempted to get a pic of me up now. and then one again in a few months time but im terrorfied!

Wooow the change is amazing, especially when comparing the 4 months picture to the 8 months pic.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you run, and how often? Because whatever you did it definitely worked and has motivated me!

Holy...

You have all done so freaking wonderful!
Honestly I wasn't expecting to be so inspired by other people's pictures, but you are a bunch who TRULY worked hard! It's so great, and almost tear jerking! Phewf!

Well here are mine. 180 to 135ish in exactly 12 months tomorrow. A long and grueling process for us ladies. I'm still trying to lose some of unhealthy looking fat on me and I do believe after reading this post that running might be the key!

Thank you for your work on yourself. Only with that can you be an example to others. Your dedication is acknowledged and much appreciated.

I'm on the far left with the red hair, June 2008.

<img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/fq3wg.jpg">

and now! June 2009
<img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/w9a6j8.jpg">

Wow!!! You look amazing!!! Honestly that was my weight when I was like 17 (135) Now I'm 26 and weight 175pounds so my goal is to reach 130punds in 6 months. Do you think is possible? I really like exercising but I HATE DIETING! I love food but I know carbs make me fat. I gained like 20 pounds when I was in Italy for 3 months bcs I ate pasta EVERY SINGLE DAY! :S so when I came back, I took out pasta, white bread and potatoes from my diet the first couple of months and I did loose like 15 pounds, but now I'm "stuck" bcs I can't loose any more weight. :(

Do you have any suggestions for me to loose weight???

Good Job Girl!!! ;) How did your diet look like? I also run like 2-3 times per week and just started going to spinning classes twice a week but I'am struggling with my diet. I don't know where I'm going wrong! I usually have fruit salad for breakfast, or eggs with ham & 2 tortillas. For lunch turkey sandwich or chicken breast sadwich. For dinner; chicken, shrimp, tuna or salmon with veggies and rice. I am not dinking sodas or eating pasta and or white bread. Any suggestions???

http://caloriecount.about.com/full-body-trans formation-anyone-ft142991

I would recommend personally less bread. It seems you eat a lot of it, with sandwiches and all. Doughy substances really affect digestion and the ability to poop more frequently, which is a key  part in weight loss in my opinion. You need to be able to get rid of the toxins from the food you eat and what it takes out of your body as fast as possible. Bread kind of hinders that...for me at least. I don't know if those are facts or not.

Maybe try like...a chicken caesar salad instead of a chicken sandwich? The lettuce or spinach or kale or whatever you choose to use for greens is extremely high in fiber and will burn more through digestion than the actual greens have in calories (negative calorie effect).

Also stray from juices, which are quite processed and they lack vitamins from the original fruit peeling and are added sugar. Juices gave me the affect of health when really it was just my attachment to sugary stuff. I drink now only water and after meals I drink tea- the heated drink breaks up fat in the body after a meal and also aids in digestion.

Original Post by kelseymarie2:

Wow, everyone looks great!

Here are mine, I'm not at goal or anything yet.. but these pictures are exactly a year apart from each other!

Here's my before at 260 (I'm 5'8), in the white and orange:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2vt7jts.jpg

Here's me at my current weight: 183 (77 pounds down woo!)

I am in the blue and black with sunglasses :)

http://i42.tinypic.com/iqvwk1.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2m2tk3p.jpg

 

OH MY GOSH!! you look FREAKING AWESOME. seriously. you are so beautiful. it looks like you could model. you have great skin, you dress trendy and your clothes look GREAT on you. The transformation is pretty extreme in the sense that ou just look so happy and confident in the after pictures, granted the before was a bit off guard but congrats!!