SW: 250lbs CW: 195lbs GW: 160lbs
for some reason a lot of my old belly pictures are being reblogged again (which is totally fine!) but here’s the most recent update in case you’re wondering ✌🏼️
i’m moving from just general weight loss to trying to tone up. definitely seeing progress in my arms and legs, hoping my belly will catch up soon 🙏🏼
my Krav instructor and I had a good convo last night about my progress. he asked if I’ve taken any before and after photos to document my progress and I laughed and said “oh just a few” 😘
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ahhh scandalous progress pics
I had a really good conversation with my Krav instructor after class tonight. We talked a little bit about my motivations for being in the class and I shared that I’ve lost nearly 40lbs. He asked me if that’s why I come everyday - and it was a heart check for me.
I definitely love losing weight and hope I keep doing so, but I’ve realized that that’s not my main motivation. I’ve learned so many other great things from my Krav Maga class that have had spillover benefits to other areas of my life. My instructor almost always makes me go first when we run a stress drill, and now I realize at work and church and stuff I’m often the first to volunteer for things. I’m so much more confident, sure of myself, and even when I don’t know how to handle a situation I know I have the tools to figure it out.
[also, idk if you can tell, but I broke my middle finger in class this week yikes]
are you guys totally over my progress pics yet?? 😁😁😁
I took the one on the right today because I felt cute and I like the way this shirt fits and also I have a new bra and IT FITS (ladies you know that’s a big deal haha) and overall just a primo body posi day for me 👍🏼
Left picture is from May 2014 when I was constantly bloated, wearing sweatshirts to cover my belly out of shame, just feeling insecure and unhappy and blech. My mom took that picture several times and I hated each one.
There are many reasons to lose weight. Seeing a lower number on the scale is one, wearing smaller clothes is another, but the biggest one for me has been the attitude change.
I AM SO HAPPY. I feel SO much better. When I’m stressed out, I don’t lay in bed and eat and sleep all day - I put on my running shoes and get outside or lift heavy things or go to the dojang and stretch.
I AM SO CONFIDENT. I am smart! I have good ideas, and I speak up now! Past Stephanie was also smart, but she kept her opinions to herself and barely spoke up at school or work, and if she did speak, it was through tears. Not anymore. I look people in the eyes. I’ve led a department meeting in front of 100+ people, without notes, and received so many nice comments about how natural I was at public speaking. I carry myself differently. I initiate conversations. I am a leader.
I AM HELPING OTHERS. In real life and in messages on tumblr, people say things like “because of you, i didn’t give up” or “your story is like mine, we started at the same weight and I want to be like you” or “you’ve encouraged me to try again” and that means SO MUCH to me. Like when I feel like giving up, I’m motivated by the reminder that WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. sometimes I post things on here and it’s a bit like shouting into the void but you never know who’s watching. you never know the influence you have.
It’s July 1.
6 months ago you said “this is my year, this year will be different, this will be the year I lose the weight”
it’s July now - have you lost the weight?
did you give up? are you waiting til after the summer or after the new school year starts or after the holidays or after next year?
there will always be excuses - I’m so busy, it’s not a good time, I have too much to do, I don’t know where to start, it’s too hard, nobody supports me
it’s never too late to change your life. start now. start slow if you have to. start alone if you have to. just start. today.
you are so worth it ✌🏼️
(please ignore the massive sunburn ☀️)
the purpose of this post is to document my belly progress. in the left photo from 2012 I was starting to get bright pink stretch marks around my belly button because I was gaining weight rapidly and my skin couldn’t keep up
the right photo from today shows that those have mostly faded (the horizontal lines you see are from the skinny jeans I had been wearing 😝). also, my belly button is a now flat crease due to some loose skin.
i’m really proud of myself! look at the curve of my waist! my love handles aren’t really a thing anymore. my (sunburned) legs are toned and firm. my butt is hella cute!✌🏼️
i’m still working on me. i still have a ways to go. but i can also pause and and be proud and brag a bit 👍🏼
it’s important to stop every now and then and remember how far you’ve come. celebrate every success and learn from every failure.
been awhile since I’ve done a face comparison photo
last fall vs. this summer ☀️
def seeing a difference in my face shape
I know I post a lot of progress pics so here’s a story with today’s ✌🏼️
The pic on the left came on my timehop for one year ago. I was SO proud because I could finally wear the uniform pants for my Krav Maga class - they were XL and I couldn’t get them over my belly previously. You can kinda see my muffin top. They were still really tight, but at least I could get them on. I had been going to Krav for about 2 months and was starting to get into a rhythm of working out on a regular basis. Some of you long time followers remember when I posted about that.
Fast forward to the right pic which was taken a couple weeks ago. I don’t wear the XL uniform pants anymore because they’re too big, even with rolling the waistband they’ll fall right off. I wear tight compression pants because they’re easier to move around in, especially for kicks and falls.
The girl on the left just wanted to fit in the pants. To fit in the class. To fit in.
The girl on the right doesn’t care about fitting in, and so she does.
keep going. if you’ve fallen off the wagon, get back on. if you’ve had a bad day/week/month then start over. it’s not too late. just do the next right thing.
it’s so worth it, and more importantly, you’re so worth it
sometimes you need a reminder ✌🏼️
{size 18 to 12, XXL to M/L}
These used to be my “fat yoga pants” that I wore on days when my jeans were too tight or when I was feeling bloated or lazy - pretty much everyday. Now I only wear them on laundry day while I’m washing everything else (including my hair sorry for the crazy 😝)
I still have a ways to go but I love seeing non scale victories like this! 😊
