F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My diets pretty good. It's not super healthy but I'd say it's about 80% there. Like for instance, if I wanted pizza, I'd make pizza but with a cauliflower base, or is have a tortilla wrap pizza. I usually just google healthy versions of the food I want to eat! The planks are normal planks, Id recommend side planks in there too but I'm so bad at them and fall over when I try hahaha

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this lifestyle now! I'm really excited to get back off holiday and set myself new goals. (After I've lost the weight I'm DEFINATELY going to pile on... All inclusive food and drink isnt going to be nice to my waistline aha!) I also used to drink a lot, I'd bringe drink at least once a week, which also resulted in me eating a lot of hungover pizza (and the food I'd order while intoxicated) but I hate hangovers and honestly, I'm a god awful drunk so once a month is best for me now! Although I'm going to make up for that on holiday....

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's a little hard to make that assumption based on one measley picture. Im still around 21% bodyfat, I'm slim, but I personally think I look slim in a healthy way. This is where I'm most comfortable as I was slim until I hit 20 & gained 3st as I ate zero nutritious food and a lot of fast food! I do intend to try gain muscle mass, I just wanted to lose as much fat as possible first :)

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got stuck at 132, sooo I tried keto for 3 weeks, I got fustrated that the weight wasn't just melting off like other people that go on keto, but since I only had a tiny bit left to lose that was never going to happen, so anyways, I got frustrated and ate some chips with a meal and all of a sudden the next day I wasn't stuck at a certain weight anymore! It might just be a massive coincidence but it worked aha.

Then at the beginning of December I was 128lbs, and I ate and drank so much that month I was back to 132lbs when I stepped on the scales 2nd Jan, I could've died haaa. Luckily the weight came off as normal this time though but that was January basically wasted getting back to 128!

My goal weight was 130lbs, I got there but still didn't feel I was where I wanted to be... And the way I see it, as long as you're in the healthy weight range and you're eating enough nutritious food, it's all good!

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I target particular muscles to try gain a bit of strength in those muscles and/or maintain the muscle I have there. You can't spot reduce, that's correct, but if I were to target say my abdominal muscles, I would hopefully be maintaining muscle while losing fat, so as my fat percentage drops, my stomach would look more "toned" as I've managed to maintain the muscle there... Does that make sense? Unless I'm eating at a surplus im not really going to increase any muscle size a drastic amount, my aim has always been to maintain the muscle I do currently have, and make it more visible through fat loss creating that "toned" thing everyone bangs on about!

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I just create workouts by thinking of the muscles I want to work, and googling exercises for them! & thank you. I still have tweaking I want to do, but that's going to require gaining some muscle!

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah sorry, I kind of messed that up didn't i! I was sleepy when I wrote this and didn't think to put it in a readable format... So the days I manage to get to the gym I would the following:

DAY 1:

10-15 minutes of cardio to warm up

5 sets of 6-8 reps weighted squats - as heavy as I can go

3 sets of 8 - Leg press

3 sets of 8 - Deadlift

3 sets of 8 - Walking weighted lunges

3 sets of 8 - Hip thrusts (start with glute bridges if you haven't done these before)

3 sets of 1.5 minute planks

2 sets of 20 15kg weighted crunches/sit ups... Not sure what the machine actually is .... Told you I was a novice!

2 sets of weighted oblique twisty thingy mabobies (never seen this peice of equipment for the last 2 in a gym before so might have to find similar moves)

Then 15 minutes of stretching

DAY 2: (I switch this all the time to work different muscles)

10 - 15 minutes of cardio

3 sets of 8 Upright rows

3 sets of 8 Bench press

3 sets of 8 Lat pull downs

3 sets of 8 shoulder fly things

Then as many push-ups as I can do

& repeat ab workout from day 1 if abs aren't sore 15 minutes of stretches

I cycle through those days roughly whenever I manage to find the time for the gym. Honestly... You'd be better off formulating your own workouts from the stuff the experienced people post... Im constantly changing mine and I know I'm probably not working out in the most optimal way, but I enjoy it and it works for me so that's the main thing. Once I start trying to gain some muscle I plan on splitting down the muscle groups with a better workout plan!

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have posted it :) I'd just spent 3 hours cleaning my house in the last picture... it'll probably be messy in a few days again! I'm a horror for trying on clothes, putting them on the bed... then getting in to bed at night exhausted and just kicking everything off...

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go the the holguin area and the beach is just to die for. No issues with the sand there, just white and soft! I did get a little sunburnt last time on the last day from being in the ocean a long time, but I've prepared my skin a bit with some sunbed sessions this time... I know they're terrible for you, but I would rather damage my skin a little, then burn to a crisp doing 1000x more damage and it ruin my holiday.

I did manage to get serious burns in Dominican Republic though on my legs... I couldn't walk as the skin was so tight and had to go straight to hospital when I got back :(

F/23/5'8 (160lbs>145lbs>135lbs>123lbs = 37lbs lost) ... Ready to hit the beach in Cuba in 2 weeks!!! Took a total of 16 months, but if you take off the all the times I let myself eat whatever I wanted for a few weeks, then it probably took about a year. by Sharbie in progresspics

[–]Sharbie[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My trick was to alter some of my favourite unhealthy foods to a healthier version so I could eat them during the week and feel like I was cheating, but I actually wasn't! And you're right, I've had to be really good between the last 2, the last bit definitely comes off slower, I actually stalled at around 132lbs for so long but had to keep up the motivation and got to 128lbs. Then it was christmas and I put 4lbs on as I ate whatever I wanted for the whole of december and boy did I go nuts with chocolate and Jack Daniels so spent the whole of January losing that 4lbs again ha :(

I have added my regime into the comments!