Can't believe I am doing this... before and after pics

Right. Some of you may recall I embarked on a lifestyle-changing fitness plan about 7 months ago. Here are the befores (taken by beloved hubby with a good camera in outside light) and afters (taken by beloved me with an iphone in the bedroom). That is a VPL bikini in the afters and MAN it is a torture device! It has no stretch at all. The entire time I was contorting to get it on, I was wondering if I'd have to cut myself OUT of it. Luckily it expands when it gets wet, so I was able to escape it after an afternoon at the water park. I am happy to report it was so tight nothing shifted even an inch and for the first time ever I did not get a wedgie on the slides. My daughter, AKA my favorite person, said, "Cool suit! You look like a swimming robot!"

Also, in another thread Krishnidoux said I had a long torso. This sortof messed with my head, because I'm pretty sure I'm an IT with a short torso ( short distance between lower ribs and hip bones). I don't know if these photos help to settle the issue. Maybe I've been wrong all these years?

Pics 1 and 2 - before
Pics 3 and 4 - after (and still counting). Sorry, no back picture - but I did lose the back flesh!

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12 years ago

April

Veteran

Dang, IK -- you've been working hard! Great results -- you look terrific.

For what it's worth, I do not see long-waistedness

Jaime

(website)

Wow - very impressive! Both your new fitness level and your posting yourself in a bikini! I don't see a particularly long waist if that helps. You look great!

Mochi

Yes, you look so toned and fit. Congrats.

MNsara

Great work, IK!! It has paid off -- you look great and I imagine you *feel* great too

Long waisted? I'm not sure about those ratios of head to chest to whatever, but if there's any extra length in your torso there might be a bit of length between bust and belly button. But I'm SO not an expert

rute

Congrats! You look amazing!

Sara L.

I applaud your bravery in posting bikini pics! I think you look great and obviously have been working hard these last 7 months. Good to know your bikini didn't shift at the water park. I prefer to wear a bikini and am alway searching for ones that can be worn to actually swim in and not just sit around the pool.

kellygirl

Brava! You look amazing and I don't see long waisted at all.

bj1111

first, i though the first set were afters and i thought you looked good there. then i saw the after-afters. DANG...you are the poster child for success of lifestyle change.

Transcona Shannon

Well done IK - high five!

Vix

Hi IK --

From the perspective of one NOT doing the work since you first posted, I can't believe it's been 7 months!

Your lifestyle changes really show; you looked athletic before but even more so now. "Not an inch to pinch" as the old saying goes. Hope the new habits have you feeling energetic and happy!

Diana

WOW! You are HAWT, lady. That is seriously impressive.

I meant to ask you actually - was your plan mostly fitness based or did it also involve changing your diet? I know you ditched the crazy trainer that wanted you to eat next to nothing, but did you end up doing some kind of more moderate diet?

Janet

You rock.

rae

High five! You are awesome and an inspiration! Swimming Cylon Babalicious for sure.

modgrl

Your hard work is paying off! You look amazing!
Love your VPL suit. Your daughter rocks

Angie

Fashion Stylist

Your showcasing of these photos reveals to me that you are very proud of your new body. That's KILLER. You should be

ironkurtin

Aww, thanks everyone!

Diana, I changed my diet completely. I eliminated all processed carbs and starches - bread, noodles, chips, crackers. I avoid wheat and corn, although I still do allow rice. I eat smaller portions more often and make sure the majority of every little meal is protein - meat, egg whites, fish, nuts, etc. I eat a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. And I don't worry about fat, because most of my my fats are good fats from fish, avocado, and olive oil. Since I am hypoglycemic I didn't drink or eat a lot of sweets, which helped (a lot of people have a hard time with that). It wasn't very fun at first but I just sucked in and did it. It seems to work!

Lisa

Kudos to you, great job!

cinnamon fern

You look fabulous! As I sit here eating a grilled cheese sandwich for brunch I am in awe of your self-discipline with that diet, as well as its results.

Makrame

Very cool! I agree, you looked great before but the "afters" are amazing.

So am I an inverted triangle or what? So long as I'm practically naked in a public forum.

Joy

I'd say that you are definitely a beautiful and fit inverted triangle. Congratulations. You look fabulous.

JulieJohn

Excellent! Congratulations on the new iron bod!

Suz

Congratulations, IK!! Those are impressive results. You look fantastic.

And yes, you are an IT and a fit one!

(I'll bet you can do a pull-up!)

On the long-waisted question, I don't think so, but it's awfully tough to tell with photos taken at the self-photo angle, which may be why Krish got that impression; it tends to shorten your legs when you take the photos yourself.

You could always go through the measurement process over on Inside Out style if you want to get really nit-picky about it.

Anonymous

Congratulations, all that work has paid off in spades!

Active Member

You look amazing! Congrats. What kind of workouts have you been doing?

rachylou

You definitely are looking svelte! Also, I love *swimming robot*!

I have to say, I do think of you as long-waisted and an inverted triangle. I eye from shoulders to hips - the whole length of the torso - when it comes to these things. As opposed to from waist to hips.

annagybe

Impressive!

catgirl

You look like you have a long torso. Short-waist vs. short torso always confuses me. Whatever you have, it's looking fit and fab. Very inspiring. Maybe I need to cut out carbs because no matter how much I exercise I can't shed the spare tire!

sinead

Congratulations!! This is really inspiring and I so appreciate you sharing this with us. To my eye, you have a wonderfully proportionate body- but as someone pointed out it can be hard to tell in a photo with the angles and all. And lucky you- I think the IT body looks so great in clothes. Seems like there is very little that isn't flattering.

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