Please note, I am not sharing this so someone will tell me I wasn't fat, I'm not fat etc. I appreciate it, but thats not the point. The point is, that for me, I was at my unhealthiest and unhappiest with my self image this last summer. That is real, I am okay with that. I worked really hard since September and have kept off a solid 15 pounds! However, I know I can do more with my body, I can be heathlier than I am now. Which is why I took these before pictures and am sharing them. Not because I want to hear from everyone that you look great, you don't need to work out, you're not fat. I'm not saying I'm fat, and I appreciate it when someone says I look great. I enjoy working out and this is a new challenge, not the see how fast I can run a half marathon type of challenge (although a good one!). This is a, see how I can change my body by making healthy lifestyle choices type of challenge. So without further delay, the before pictures:
The last one is for good measure, since I like to flex. My muscles look so much smaller in this picture than I picture them in my head :) Anyways, I thought long and hard about drinking a bottle of wine before taking these pictures and posting them, but you know what, I'm proud of what I've accomplished and I'm not ashamed to show what is real. I'm also really excited to now have a benchmark to measure my progress against! This morning when I weighed myself I weighed 153.8 lbs. I got my body fat measured at the gym this morning and it was 25% (I am going to assume a +/- .5% on this since it is up from when I last got it measured yet I have more muscle tone and weigh less....). Anyways, there you have it folks, the almost naked truth about what I look like right now! You don't have to give compliments, but please don't poke fun :)
Brittany, you should be very proud of yourself you have pushed yourself to the limit and look at the outcome. You look fantastic and you feel great. So keep up the good work.
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