Lost 25kg in one year, [in pictures]

Hi all,

I have lost 25kg in one year, here is my result.

 Progress picture link

sorry if i placed my blog link on the image, its so that people don't use my picture commercially.

I hope this helps motivate you

Good for you! Keeps me motivated for sure......I just worked out and feel great...can't wait to see results like that!!...congrats!...Now it's time for breakfast!

hey thats great.... keep it up.... will keep u in mind as motivation.

rock on!  

Great job! You look great!

Congrats on your weight loss!  You must feel like a new person!  Fantastic!

You don't only look like you lost weight, you look really toned! Are you doing an exercise program also?   Whatever your doing is working great!  Congrats!

totally awesome.

WOW Good job! I am totally inspired....arg...36 more pounds to go to my first goal weight....>.< but hey! we're all here for that reason right? let's all keep at it!

Great job! I'm truly inspired to keep my diet going - what kind of diet plan did you specifically focus on while you lost 25kg over a year? 

thanks to all for the comments

@perlyyyy it feels really great losing all that weight/fat

@sweetvalleygirl
thanks, my exercise program is similar to the one on Calorie Count by Paige Waehner.
I basically go to the gym or get active nearly everyday, unless I am sick or I am away from home. I go to the gym 5-6 times a week.
The thing is that most fat people are endomorph (google it) and from what I read is that depending on your body type you can recover from exercise quite quick so going to the gym everyday should be ok. Ask a personal trainer first as at the beginning it will be hard to get there everyday and you will burn out. I think Paige wrote something on motivation for going to the gym. Just look it up on about.com
The main thing that I do is 2-3 times I do a full body workout with weights+cardio that last up to 1h30min in the week and the rest I just head to the gym for 30-40min doing cardio/HIIT or work on  my fat burn zone.

@rippi202
Thanks, keep it up 36 more pounds is nothing if you work at it everyday. What inspire me the most is all the articles/books/mags I read and also keeping a good track of my weight lost using a digital scale (i am using the salter mibody scale, it has a usb port to download your readings onto your pc to get a better view of your progress)

@jryu9
it was mostly portion control and need. If I didn't need to eat (listening for hunger) I don't eat. I only eat when I need to and if I do I check the time to see if I should snack healthily (apple, banana, pear, yogurt, cornflakes, etc...) or have my meal.

My diet is very complicated but I am used to it. I'll try to see if I can brief on my diet:

Breakfast: (8-9am)

I normally have oatmeal (instant) with milk and fruits (banana most of the time or strawberries). This gives me a good boost for the day and this is roughly around 200-300calories depending on how big the banana is. Sometimes I put a few sprinkle of whey protein on days I am planning to go to the gym after breakfast.

10-11am:
I normally have yogurt (Dr. Onken fat free yogurt; again strawberry). That normally calms me down until 12-1pm. But if I come back from the gym its a promax milkshake with water. (but this snack/meal is only if I am hungry)

lunch(12-1pm):
If I just came back from the gym after doing weights I would have a promax meal or baked potato (yes, potato, but you have to have a small portion of potato and a lot of tuna (no-mayo) or chicken tikka/curry) that normally fills me up for a few hours. or an english breakfast (at least once a month to give a kick to my daily calorie intake)

3-4pm: (optional)
yogurt, fruits, or cereals. I only have a very small portion.

6-9pm: (depending when I am hungry)
I have a normal meal with this ratio: 50% protein, 25% fat, 25% carb. A good way of keeping portion control (for me) is when I have rice I normally put the normal amount of rice that I "use" to have on my plate and put half back into the ball and the rest of the sauce, protein stayed normal until I slowly started to cut back on the portion. But dinner is always an important meal for me and my family. I never miss it.

Basically my secret is portion control

My main aim is not to fill full at the end of the day or else I know I messed up somewhere (but i don't beat myself).
I also have my treat once a while (like once a month)

You look fantastic! Seeing before and after pictures is such a good motivator for me, thanks :)

just lost another 3kg since the last post.