Made another version of my favourite dress pattern - down 2 sizes since Christmas!

hiddennomore

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3rd vs 4th version!. It's the only time I've been happy to retrace a pattern...

It's the Hinterland dress by Sew Liberated.

I used to be super fit (seriously, check out my back!) when I was bike commuting 2 hours a day and doing 5 hours of olympic weightlifting a week, but got derailed for a couple of years due to a hip injury and serious illness.

In January I discovered a lovely little gym near my house and signed up. It only does small group training classes (maximum of 6 or 8 in each class). I started going to 4 or 5 classes a week, and tracking my calories again. I averaged ~1600 calories up until Easter, when I stepped up my exercise. I still try to get 80+g protein a day but I'm not tracking anything else because I need the food to recover and I'm happy to recomp. My weight hasn't budged for a month, but my core and legs are pretty solid and I'm getting bicep and side ab definition again.

Progress:

Edit: Height is 5'6"

198 to 158lbs

31.5 to 27.5" waist

45.2 to 42" hips

Current weekly routine:

3 weight classes

3 runs with my husband (C25K)

1 bootcamp class

1 or 2 "functional fitness" classes (focuses on movement patterns, stretching, core work)

Couple of long walks

Some current PRs:

C&J: double at 35kg

Deadlift: double at 82.5kg
 
@hiddennomore Super cute dress!

Congrats on getting back to working out. It sounds like you have a fun but demanding routine. Your progress is admirable, too.

Wow, your back. That's a thing of beauty. I'd be happy if I had half of that going on.
 
@ramsden Thank you! I really like the atmosphere in my current gym so am happy to go 6 times a week. It's going to be a while before I get that back again (photo was from 2016), but it's definitely a goal!
 
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