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a before/after pic progress kinda thing??

I usually get a lot of responses on the Chat board about this.

You might suprise yourself with the improvements that you can make in say 10-12 weeks...especially with the pressure of putting up a before pic....



any takers?
 
been thinking about it. I have some old ones--last summer and a couple (really bad) ones from even before that. Pretty embarrassing for us chicks--at least me! I do have that bikini that I'd like to do a before/after in...just need a little kick in the ass!
 
Aw, what the hell. Since spatts did...

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/gallery/23422/8597cd153a01cef3b1c789dbdc6228c1.jpg

From left to right:
- May 1999. Annorexia rearing its ugly head. Lips account for half of bodyweight.
- early May 2002. Fat, muscular, and happy. My powerlifter phase.
- late June 2002. Less fat, still muscular, still happy.
- October 2002. Appear to be missing an arm, and suddenly British, but leaner nonetheless.

I'm about 3% leaner than I was in October. I had to take a couple of months off dieting and excercising strenuously due to a bout with mono in November, and gained about 10 pounds of fat back in the process. It's been sloooow going since. By the time I get to my proper "after", I'll hopefully have kicked procrastination in the nards and bought new batteries for my digital camera.
 
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Second pic - 10 years and four kids later. (Yes I did have a boob job and 12" of loose skin removed from my abdomen, but NO LIPO! I grew that sixpack on my own :))
 
These after pics are over a year old, but they're all I have at the moment. Since then I've been working especially hard on all my backside parts.

The "before" pictures are from when I used to starve a lot (or just eat sweets) and do lots of cardio and only light weights.

The funniest thing is before, I'd always thought my legs were genetically "big" :lmao:, so I NEVER trained them heavy. Eventually I came to the realization that big and muscular would be preferable to big and fat, so I started hitting them heavy. I was shocked that I dropped 2 pant sizes (even w/ a 10 lb gain on the scale). Also, I went up a size in tops, due to added shoulder/back width.

Before:
Jan 2000
Stats 36 y.o. 5'5" 115 lbs
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After:
Jan 2002
Stats 38 y.o. 5'5" 125 lbs
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I'll post some recent ones as soon as I can get some.
 
Niiiice technocolor hair, ceebigeebi!


Awriiiiight...tuh-wisting arm *ouch*. Tonight I'll post a few "BEFORE I GET MY FAT ASS IN SHAPE" pics. ;) But it will have to be AFTER "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", since tonight's ep is the third to the last ep EVER of the series. Very sad, indeed.

Good job, spattster! VERY cool. And everyone else, very inspiring!
 
I was hoping that Nate's "before" pic would have been a plateful of chicken and potatoes. And the "after" would have been, of course, a empty plate. :D

Think I should say that for the second day in a row my lunch consisted of steak and potatoes. Yummy.
 
I'll dig around for something to post since I started this.....
 
Does it bother anyone else when people dog themselves in their "before" pics, as if they've forgotten where they came from? It's a little pet peeve of mine. I once sat down and watched a video of a powerlifting friend training in his basement when he first started powerlifting. He was literally picking on himself...calling names, etc. I had to ask him to stop. It's being that person that drove him where he is. All those befores are blessings in disguise, IMO.
 
no - doesnt bother me at all.....I didnt have the knowledge or drive at that time to change how I looked
 
spatts said:
Does it bother anyone else when people dog themselves in their "before" pics, as if they've forgotten where they came from? It's a little pet peeve of mine. I once sat down and watched a video of a powerlifting friend training in his basement when he first started powerlifting. He was literally picking on himself...calling names, etc. I had to ask him to stop. It's being that person that drove him where he is. All those befores are blessings in disguise, IMO.
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EXACTLY!
 
I guess I figure I am still in the middle...been much worse, could be much better! I am definetly my worst critic...always have been.
 
Cool thread. Everyone is so great to post their pics like this.

I wish I knew how to post pics that are regular photos. When I started bb 5 years ago, I was one of the fat skinny chicks. With such long arms ( still have those) that hung so far down my body. I was 123 at 21%, am now 133.50 @ 15% and you know my arms don't look so darn long!

Post up more pics, you all should pat yourselfs on the back for a job well done-valerie
 
no pix right now -- I believe I would make the camera burst into flames upon flash. Patience rewards those who .. um, are patient? (eh, never mind.) Better days to come ! :)
 
Sassy69 said:
no pix right now -- I believe I would make the camera burst into flames upon flash. Patience rewards those who .. um, are patient? (eh, never mind.) Better days to come ! :)
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I'll show you mine if you.......
 
wow!!! those were all great... but i never took any pics of me fat with a bathing suit on.. but can post some real fat ones with tank tops i think i have! stay tuned!
 
waiting for my hunnie to email them to me...c'mon Nate, drag your ass out of bed and send them to me baby!
 
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Nonerz said:
and his after...sorry, no better pics of his recent bod!
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He looks a LOT happier in his recent pic...wonder why? :)

I made this up 2 months ago...

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The only training I've been doing since the surgery has been some legs and Pilates and keeping strict on my diet. As soon as I'm over the infection I'll be back in the gym 5 days/wk again. I'm changing my lifting from heavy weights at 12 rep sets to lower weights and more reps (25-30) done faster, to try to cut some more without adding any more size. I've done this with legs a little already and I like it.
 
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Re: Okay Nonerz...

Wow Spatts! What can I say. You did your homework and extra credit. Now that is motivation for me. I'm expecting (#3) in 2 months. I was is very good shape prior to but I'm now on bed rest/light duty. (long story (boring)). What did you do for cardio post baby? I've been reading alot of your treads and have a pretty good grasp on your traing. I would love to have my legd tight like yours in 3-6mos post baby.

msboss
 
Some recent back shots. Like, what the hell?

Relaxed...
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Back double bi:

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These were taken about 2-weeks ago. I'll post some new front/back shots later this week. If anyone's interested.....
 
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MrsPuddlesFL said:
He looks a LOT happier in his recent pic...wonder why? :)
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Well, I'm much happier too! We seem to have a great connection...;) I've been tracking my food and this past week I passed up muffins and cake and other goodies at work. All I could think about was my Saturday "treat." --Nate and I went for sushi for our 9 month marker of us getting together. Heck, we didn't really need a special reason to go for sushi, but it helped that I had something to look forward to. This morning I hopped on the scale at the gym and was about 4 pounds lighter! I tend to weight myself a little too much (says Nate) but for me it is a way to keep myself in check. I don't want any surprises! I'll probably check my BF every month...

I'm still waiting for those pics Nate!:flash:
 
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Nonerz said:
I passed up muffins and cake and other goodies at work.
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Instead of passing them up you should have passed them over...a man's gotta eat.

:chomp:

Seriously, great work to all the women that posted. Thanks for sharing...if only one newbie finds inspiration from what you ladies have done then it is worth it.

:)
 
Puddles - I'm even more impressed with you now than ever ;) What an incredible job!

And slinky ... it's winter here, but I think the room temperature just went up a notch - very nice! How long did you say you'd been training again?
 
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OK, I'll bite too ...

Right near when I first started training, and didn't know how to pose ...
 
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Yeah, having a problem ... just a sec

My first show, just 3 or 4 kilos lighter than the above pic ...
 
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SteelWeaver said:
Damn - it's a red cross in my gallery now ... any idea how to just paste it straight into the post, like slinky?
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It's a red cross for me too, hmm.

To paste full-size images directly into posts, go to the picture in question, right click, choose "Properties", and copy the URL. Then use the [ IMG] [ /IMG] tag - just delete the space after the "[" - I had to put that in, otherwise the board would have thought I was linking an image.

(Also, DAMN you're cute. ;) )
 
This is turning into a very fun thread. Cool pics, Steel - you look more comfortable posing in the last one, too. MrsP - what can I say? What a transformation. That hubby better be smilin'. :-)

Hopefully, I'll get some pics soon from my last comp, and I'll put up a comparison from my first comp. It's amazing how much you learn from comp to comp...
 
wow everyone looks great. Steel for some reason you are not exactly as I pictured you. You are so young and yet so knowledgable. I wasn't expecting that but you do look great.

SB
 
Did you think I was an old crone? :)

Ha - sorry the pic's so big - had no idea it would come out like that - oh well, I think we can all relate to "the bigger, the better", LOL!

Thanks for the compliments :) I was a VERY happy girl in that pic - it was the culmination of 2 years of work - the goal I originally came to this board to find help to achieve - and it became so much more than that. I've grown a lot, in so many ways, since I started bodybuilding.

JJ - it's funny - I was outside the convention centre just after pre-judging and these 2 handsome guys came over and wanted to take pics - so I happily obliged. It was hilarious, because within minutes we had a crowd gathered around us, wanting to pose with me, taking pics themselves .... ha ha ha! I've even got a pic of me with a woman in muslim dress - I dunno - she just wanted to pose with me (??)

Anyway - I couldn't get rid of the nice handsome boys after that - turns out they were muscle fetishists, and wanted to hang out with me and feel me flex, LMAO. The kicker is, this was the GAY GAMES, and as long as they were around, I was having problems getting lucky !!!

(I must say though, they were very nice and very very cute :) Oh well ...)
 
SteelWeaver said:

The kicker is, this was the GAY GAMES, and as long as they were around, I was having problems getting lucky !!!

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the games in sydney aus? my client competed last time around. took 3rd in the masters.
 
SteelWeaver said:
Anyway - I couldn't get rid of the nice handsome boys after that - turns out they were muscle fetishists, and wanted to hang out with me and feel me flex, LMAO. The kicker is, this was the GAY GAMES, and as long as they were around, I was having problems getting lucky !!!
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OMG, that's f**kin' hilarious, Steel !! :FRlol:
 
No not an old Crone...lol You just don't look old enough to have all that knowledge in that witty mind of yours... lol by far it wasn't meant to be an insult but it was meant as a compliment.

SB
 
bignate73 said:


the games in sydney aus? my client competed last time around. took 3rd in the masters.
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YES! Hey, nice work!

It was one of the most fun times of my life - Aussies are awesome people, they organised the Games incredibly well - Sydney was PERFECT as a location, and it was incredible to meet so many other bodybuilders (in contest shape, and gay too :) ), as well as all the other dedicated sportspeople who competed. We had some of the biggest parties ever held in the southern hemisphere, and it was just altogether a fabulous time. I mean, I strolled into a BB store for some protein, and ended up having a leisurely hour-long chat with the owner. SO friendly, open, laid back.

I can't wait for Montreal in 2006 - assuming I can get some sponsorship. I may be competing in weightlifting then, though, not bodybuilding - or hey, maybe BOTH, lol!

SB - I know some cool crones, so, no, not offended at all :)
 
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I didn't forget about my pics!! These are still in progress. The one's on the right are the in progress "afters", but they are really the befores. I am no where near done. Got a lot of work cut out for me!!

The two pics are at the same weight, just different bf's. I will post up some more every 4 weeks, if that's okay.
 
I posted these pics in my NABBA World Champs thread, but I'll post here too. I'll be comparing these to pics in a year, and I'd better have more upper body mass by then. I compared them to last year's pics, and I basically look the same size, just a little leanner. Of course, I've also done 5 comps since last May - gee, think I might need to quit dieting for a while? :-) I'm not competing again until World's 2004, so hopefully I can get my act together.

2003 Keystone State:

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whoa whoa

WOW

can I be you for just a day?

you look incredible. :)

this was very good motivation for me to get my ass to the gym right now@!
 
Thanks Mrs. P!! I hope to make a big transformation like you did, one day.

JJ, you look awesome!!!


on a side note:
Today I went tanning. There were two little girls waiting for their mom. I was waiting for my husband to finish. In my mind I'm picturing their mom as a slightly over weight older women. Well out walks this powerhouse. My jaw almost dropped to the floor. She had beautiful biceps, fab legs, wonderful definition. You could tell she worked real hard on that body. It reminded me of all of you. Hopefully that'll be me one day!
 
I also need to throw in my "good job, keep it up" to flexy. So, good job! Keep it up!

As well as another lookin' great, to JJ!
 
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I didn't forget about my pics!! These are still in progress. The one's on the right are the in progress "afters", but they are really the befores. I am no where near done. Got a lot of work cut out for me!!

The two pics are at the same weight, just different bf's. I will post up some more every 4 weeks, if that's okay.
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wonderful progress! And You have a very nicely shaped butt:D
 
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