My progress so far

[Just a Girl]

I took new progress pictures today (The last 4 are new today) and am so pleased at how far I have come since February.

I really hope you don't mind me sharing them. Please excuse the crappy small mirror

[Just a Girl]

And the last few:






Legs were taking forever to catch up but are slowly getting there - 4 weeks difference between pics:

[Mutated_Hair]

Woah nice work!

Really should be in members pictures but im sure one of the mods will move itt for you (=
*Shouts* Oh LHHHHH

[suj]

*click* LH *click*

great progress, personally you wasn't that bad before but great progress nonetheless!

what's your future goals?

[Just a Girl]

Oops, sorry, didn't realise there was a members pic section - if someone could move it that would be great

Thanks for the encouragement. Not sure of my goals yet, I know I want to lose more body fat (my lower half is being very stubborn) and maybe think about competing in figure in the future.

[suj]

well with the gain so far, your motivation levels must be good, so you should be fine

remember the lower half needs "plump-ness" lol

[Mutated_Hair]

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Oops, sorry, didn't realise there was a members pic section - if someone could move it that would be great

Thanks for the encouragement. Not sure of my goals yet, I know I want to lose more body fat (my lower half is being very stubborn) and maybe think about competing in figure in the future.

Hey great goal!
If your gonna lose it why not go the whole way right?

Best thing for your legs is squats and deadlifts if you dont already do them it wont burn more "leg fat" but it will make the muscle bigger and make you more "toned" looking,

Whatever it is your doing keep at it you'll have no problem competing given some time!



EDIT: suj!!!! 666 posts!!! devil person!

[TRC]

Great work. Some noticeable changes in the pictures. Keep it up

[Just a Girl]

Thanks to you all

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Hey great goal!
If your gonna lose it why not go the whole way right?

Best thing for your legs is squats and deadlifts if you dont already do them it wont burn more "leg fat" but it will make the muscle bigger and make you more "toned" looking,

Whatever it is your doing keep at it you'll have no problem competing given some time!

Yeah, I do squats, deadlifts, walking lunges and bench step ups and I lift heavy too (well, heavy for me) so once the fat has gone, I will have some nice looking muscle showing

[Mutated_Hair]

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Yeah, I do squats, deadlifts, walking lunges and bench step ups and I lift heavy too (well, heavy for me) so once the fat has gone, I will have some nice looking muscle showing

Well your not wrong there, you could try HIIT instead of simple cardio?
Spices things up a bit and theres overall less muscle wastage:

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HIIT helps spare valuable lean muscle mass which is a key determinant of your RMR or Resting Metabolic Rate. Simply put, a higher muscle mass will cause you to expend more energy even while you sleep! The technical term for this muscle wasting effect is “protein sloughing”, caused by extended periods of elevated cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone released from the adrenal gland during all forms of stress including exercise. Although cortisol is crucial for a person to adapt to stressful stimuli, a negative effect is its direct muscle wasting effect. Cortisol stimulates muscle protein breakdown in order to increase the amount of free amino acids (protein building blocks) in the blood. The majority of these amino acids are used for the remanufacturing of glucose (gluconeogenesis) in the liver to maintain blood sugar levels. While some personal trainers and exercise physiologists may argue that the increased exercise intensity (stress) of HIIT causes a higher increase in cortisol, the important factor to remember is that the duration that the hormone levels remains elevated is significantly shorter than in extended lower intensity aerobic exercise.

Youll have your muscles through in no time