If you've achieved your goal or maked marked progress toward it, please post some before / after pics so we can PRAISE YOU and so we can get inspired by your success  :)

crap! i forgot to take a before pic....well, i guess i can use one from last spring (pretty much the same weight)

i can't wait for my after pic!!!

ill post my inspiration again ;)

Before...ugh

After

Oh my! Soon2be, you look FANTASTIC! How long did it take you and what did you do to get there? Congrats!

Thank you!! :) It took me from about October 2008 (when I got into everything seriously) to about July/August 2009 to loose 30 pounds. I did slow but I LOVED seeing the pounds fall off each week.

Basically it was just gym time (3-5 times a week) doing cardio (anwhere from 20-45 minutes) weight training and ab workouts. Sometimes I would switch it up and go for a mile to two mile run.... Also watching how much food I was putting into my mouth (not necessarily the TYPE of food). Portion control, cutting out ALL soda and juices, not giving in to the temptaions of sweets, and not eating after 8 pm really helped. I really didnt deprive myself of anything, because I dont beleive in "diets" but I was just really careful. Another thing that really helped me, was checking in with myself. Every morning I would get on the scale. This allowed me to gauge what I could eat for the day and if I need to be extra careful or if I could splurge. I would write it on the calendar in the kitchen and I could metnally SEE my progress or regress... which really helped motivate me on the not so great days.

You can check out my "bridal boot camp" section in my profile if your interested.

Before: Me and my fat face!

After: 3 months after baby!

BEFORE: ugh, kind of embarassing :( I'm on the right. I was at about 180, yuck!

AFTER/DURING (still working on losing some more lbs): I'm around 160 right now, hoping to drop another 10!

by the way, you ladies have done AMAZING work :) you're all such an inspiration to me to keep up with my work-out plan!!

futuremrs.. You look great!

Soontobemrs..  Very good of you to do it the healthy way. And you looked great in your wedding photos!