Would anyone like to share their before & after pics! :-)

Anyone 5'9 and in the 270's i would love to see what that looks like all slim

Just posted my recent photos I am 5'10 and at 211 on my way to slim

Just posted my recent photos I am 5'10 and at 211 on my way to slim

You are looking good!

Just posted my recent photos I am 5'10 and at 211 on my way to slim

You look great wow!!!!!!!! You go girl

from 274 to 188 fro ma size 20 to a size 10

You look great girl hope i get there! :0)

The first one was taken June 25 the day of my surgery

Everyone looks so good!

Before

After

1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go...

You've done so well!! Complete 360 transformation & looking so good!

Consider hiring a personal trainer who will help you develop strength training programs that will transform your body. Cardio is good to cut down the size of the body' date=' but does not really help with developing a ripped or beach body. In fact, too much cardio may be detrimental as your body may use your muscles as fuel as it enters a catabolic state.

Running up to 20 miles a week did a lot for my legs, but the muscles in my upper body severely atrophied. You need to lift weights and perform other strength training that targets compound muscles in the upper body in additional to the cardio you do for your lower body. I learned this the hard way about 2 months ago. Now I do a lot of compound muscle lifts and a body weight exercises with a PT at cross fit to achieve an athletic build. Not where I want to be yet, but getting closer with results that are very visible. I am still running, but have scaled it back a little (now about 20 k a week instead of 20 miles a week). With strength training, you can actually spend less time working out per week then cardio alone. I spend max 1 hour a day because I have other things to do. However, I try and maximize that hour.

It is important to feed the muscles properly and eat the right type of food at the right time. Proper nutrition to support fat burning and muscle building is probably 80% to achieving that dream body you are after. I also use supplementation to help with nutrition. Two resources that are currently helping me to learn how to balance eating with cardio and strength training are "Body for life" and "Feed the muscle, burn the fat." There is a lot of information to learn in order to optimize results that are real. Eating well will actually do most of the work for you in achieving your dream body. Eating crap will only sabotage your efforts no matter how many hours you may be spending with cardio.

There are some VSG folks here that are full of wisdom and knowledge in these areas. I am not one of them, but am learning everyday about how to improve my own strategies.[/quote']

I've lost 100# just by Following Body For Life 14 yrs ago! It really trimmed and toned my body and it was so easy to follow. I eventually found those 100#s :-(

Sleeved 1/22/13 down 113 pounds

Before

After

1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go...

I look a lot like your beginning shots.....what did you weigh and how tall are you? I am just trying to get a mental image of what I could (will) look like.Thank you!

Sleeved August 1' date=' 2012

Hw 335

Cw 200

Completed 50 mile bike ride yesterday!

In 3hrs 27 mins

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Congrats!! I love the fact that you are holding your before picture!! Way to go!!! I can't wait to be able to do that, I used to love riding bikes.

WOW!!! Thank you to EVERYONE for sharing your pics, so inspiring....ALL OF YOU!

HW 299 CW222 1/21/13 I'm 5'7 1/2

HW 299 CW222 1/21/13 I'm 5'7 1/2

U look great go girl!!!!

HW 299 CW222 1/21/13 I'm 5'7 1/2

Awsome!'

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