This is small potatoes compared to the amazing gains I see on so many of you ladies in here, but I'm proud. Before and after of me from October 2017 to this morning. In between, I've lost about 10 kilos (22 lbs) as part of a fitness journey of around 1 year, from 86 kg (189 lbs) to 76 kg (167 lbs) and counting. For a better full body shot, this is August 2017 and this is this morning.
Not huge, I know, but I'm still proud of myself.
I only actually started losing weight when I switched my diet to CiCo in March. I eat around 1500 a day, and cook 80% of my own meals, so my veg intake has probably tripled over the last year. I still have treats if my calorie budget allows, because if I don't then I will eventually snap and binge eat.
My ultimate goal is to drop another 8-10 kilos, if possible, but I've got kind of a broad frame, so I'm just going to stop when I like my results rather than when I hit any kind of magic number. Once I hit that, I want to find a power lifting coach.
I'm actually lifting the same weight in both pics here because I don't do weights very often. I see my PT 3 times a week and we do general full body work outs. Lots of body weight exercises, core and cardio, so a good all over work out but not really a lifting program. This is about 55kg (121 lbs) which I feel quite pleased with as someone who isn't deadlifting more than a 2-3 times a month. I've been looking online to see if this is a good base, but a lot of the websites I find seem to be far more geared towards people who lift regularly.
I would really appreciate any feedback or advice if any of you ladies have it.
EDIT: Oh just to have all my stats in one place, I am 30 years old,172cm (5'8"), currently around 76-77 kilos.
Not huge, I know, but I'm still proud of myself.
I only actually started losing weight when I switched my diet to CiCo in March. I eat around 1500 a day, and cook 80% of my own meals, so my veg intake has probably tripled over the last year. I still have treats if my calorie budget allows, because if I don't then I will eventually snap and binge eat.
My ultimate goal is to drop another 8-10 kilos, if possible, but I've got kind of a broad frame, so I'm just going to stop when I like my results rather than when I hit any kind of magic number. Once I hit that, I want to find a power lifting coach.
I'm actually lifting the same weight in both pics here because I don't do weights very often. I see my PT 3 times a week and we do general full body work outs. Lots of body weight exercises, core and cardio, so a good all over work out but not really a lifting program. This is about 55kg (121 lbs) which I feel quite pleased with as someone who isn't deadlifting more than a 2-3 times a month. I've been looking online to see if this is a good base, but a lot of the websites I find seem to be far more geared towards people who lift regularly.
I would really appreciate any feedback or advice if any of you ladies have it.
EDIT: Oh just to have all my stats in one place, I am 30 years old,172cm (5'8"), currently around 76-77 kilos.
