Firstly this post is a little bit late, my apologies, but like many of you, I have been especially busy the past week getting everything organised for Christmas. Now that I am at my Boyfriends’ parents house (where I’m spending Christmas) I can finally put my feet up and relax. I am currently writing this post while sitting in my PJ’s waiting for my tan to dry and nibbling on Cadbury’s Chocolate fingers… yum!
Anyways on to the purpose of this post… my personal weight-loss or even fitness/health journey. As you should all know by now, as I keep going on about it, I have been taking part in my own Festive Flat Tum Challenge over the past few months and although I haven’t quite achieved a flat tum tum yet I have seen some results which I wanted to share with you.
I have on this journey gained more than I have lost.. I have gain a new perspective on my health, body and fitness. I write this post as a completely different girl than what I was 4 months ago. For example, yesterday I was out in torrential rain running… I have officially turned into a mad runner… but more than that I enjoy it! It isn’t a chore, I enjoy going out and working out, I enjoy pushing my body and working hard and no matter how many pounds or inches I lose will change that.
Firstly I need to explain that I don’t use weighing scales, so I measure my progress through this progress picture I am sharing with you, along with the inches I have lost and how my clothes fit. I used to have an unhealthy relationship with the weighting scale and would concentrate more on the pounds I lost than how I felt and looked. For example if I have a really good week where I had worked out 6 times a week and eaten healthily everyday but then I only saw a small amount of pounds lost I would feel awful, upset and demotivated. Now I concentrate on my performance in my workouts; how far or fast I run, how may squats I can do, how long I can hold a plank for. This means I end up pushing myself a little bit harder with each workout and I know the harder I work the sooner results will come.
To achieve the results I have I have simply changed my attitude; I focus on health not weight-loss. I eat healthy 80% of the time and workout 5/6 times a week for about an hour. I have not deprived myself of anything at all; If I want to go out for dinner and have a big burger I will. I just know to not have a huge big burger the next day. I eat 3 meals a day and have 2 small healthy snacks, so I am eating little but often. Because of this constant grazing I am rarely hungry so I don’t end up binging on something I shouldn’t because I feel starving. With my exercise I aim for 30 to 40 minutes of cardio a day and 30-20 minutes of strength exercises a day. For my cardio I mainly run, but do use a mixture of workout DVD’s and games also such as Zumba. With my strength exercises I either makeup a routine of simple but effective moves such as Squats and The Plank or I use a DVD such as The 30 Day Shred.
So my results are as follows. In 4 months I have;
- Gone down about 2/3 dress sizes on my top (dependant upon the shop)
- Gone down 2 dress sizes on my bottom (again dependant upon the shop)
- Lost a total of 13 inches, including 2 inches off my boobs, hips and bum and nearly 2.5 inches off my waist!
I still have a long way to go till I will be completely happy with my body, but I am very happy with my results so far.
Have to been on a fitness or health mission this year also? Have you seen any results from exercise or changing your diet recently? I always love to hear about success stories!
Great to see your results! What a difference from the first picture ~ your waist is much more defined! and you look gorgeous 🙂 I have definitely lost a couple of inches since I started Tone it Up in September ~ it is so good to see hard work paying off! I completely agree with you about not weighing yourself as well. I measure my progress exactly the same as you. It is much healthier that way! Plus extra workouts over the holidays means we don't feel guilty about a couple of treats xxhttp://missjaynebecca.blogspot.co.uk/
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Thanks Jayne, means a lot coming from fit little you 😀 It is the best feeling seeing the results of hard work, makes the pain worth it! That's one of the only reasons I'm working out over the next week, I don't want to derail my success lol 😀 xxx
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You look amazing darling!! Keep up the great work .. You should be proud!! Xx.
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You look fantastic! I need to go on a health kick this year x
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You look incredible, I would never use scales either, they don't account for so many things!Physically seeing the results in a picture must feel great, you should be proud of yourself! You actually look younger too.I really want to tone up next year, January in the gym – come at me!Great work!
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Who needs a flat tum with a face like that!! SO PRETTYY!!!! you look brilliant 🙂
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you look great, i need your motivation! keep it up xx
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Thanks so much Kayleigh, I m pretty proud 😀 xxx
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Thank you darling.You going to try over the holidays, or wait till the new year? xx
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Thankyou Sam. You are so right the scales don't mean a thing, and are so misleading! Haha I love that I look younger… thanks 😀 xx
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Awww blushing!!! Thankyou so much Terri, very kind words indeed 🙂 xx
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Thankyou Charlie. It is hard some days! Sometimes I have to drag myself onto the treadmill or outside into the dark, but knowing that I'm seeing some results motivates me 😀 xxx
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WOW you look great 🙂 x x
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Wow good work, you look amazing! Inspirational to hear about someone who has such a healthy attitude to weight loss, too 🙂 Happy Christmas xx
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Oh I like this challenge! And you look amazing.Girlie Blog Seattle | Casual Clothes for Less
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Thankyou so much 😀 xx
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I love how it has changed my attitude to weight loss, it's much more important to be healthy than skinny 😀 Happy Christmas to you too xx
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Thankyou so much xx
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Ahhhh amazing I'm so happy for you!! I've also made progress and have had a few lovely comments from friends but am waiting till I've been going for four months before taking my next picture. Congratulations again you've done fab ❤ !
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You look great and you have a killer waist!Chloe xxhttp://twinklespoon.blogspot.co.uk/
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Thank you, I am happy for you also. Looking forward to seeing your progress picture 😀
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Aww thank you Chloe. It's been a while since someone said I had a killer waist 😀
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Wow look at you, you look amazing!! I think you're right not depriving yourself of certain foods, I think that's where people go wrong and end up having a complete binge! Congrats on your hard work 🙂 Jo xxpaintedglitter.blogspot.co.uk
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wowzers! You look stunning lady! I wish you healthy fit new year,darling!! :)Xxx
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Thanks for checking out my blog :)This is such a great attitude to have and wish I had it myself. I'm hoping to get a lot healthier in the new year so will definitely be following your blog and hopefully you can inspire me to think the same as you and feel good about myself 🙂 nailthelook.blogspot.com
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Wow, you look amazing – and have such a defined waist! Very inspiring. I must really get back into shape myself. xx
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Thank you Joe. It definitely makes it easier as I can still eat what I want but am still losing weight 😀
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Thanks darling. Same to you! Health and happiness is the way forward x
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No problem darling, love finding new blogs! Well I hope my blog can help change your attitude over the year, love to inspire others xxx
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Aww thank you. Still find it strange people complimenting my waist 😀
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This is amazing! One of my new years resolutions is to run every day, no matter what, I normally do it about 3 times week but I don't think it's enough 🙂 xx
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this is my resolution!
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Thankyou. Don't push yourself too much, I aim for atleast 2 miles 6 times a week and it seems to be working 😀
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Well good luck to you darling, let me know how you get on 😀
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Looking good miss!! You have such an amazing figure, reminds me of Marilyn Monroe 🙂
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Wow! Best compliment ever! Thanks Emma 😀 xxx
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