Congratulations! You look great in the befores and even better in the afters! You should be proud of your hard work!

Wow this is so friggin inspirational. You look amazing!

Looking good!!!!!!!!!

You look fantastic - it must feel amazing to have all that hard work paying off like this.

You worked very hard for this, Dana, and you look fantastic!

IK, would you care to go over your exercise routine? I'm so amazed. i'd love to lean out like this!

Wow you look amazing!

I thought you looked fine before, but you are teasing us by concealing most of your upper arms so we only see a blurry hint of your biceps. More pics! More pics! More pics! And in only seven months?!? Isn't it so fab to be so visibly rewarded for your hard work?

IK you are such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing this fabulous transformation and inspiring us!

You look great!

Wow, congrats on the weight loss and, more importantly, fitness!

Proportionally I think you're like me, short-waisted and long-torsoed. That is, with the length between waist and hip rather than bust and waist.

WOW!!! Congratulations!

You are such an inspiration - thanks so much for posting.

/highfive!

Thanks for sharing your photos, IK! Incredibly inspirational especially since you tackled this as a lifestyle change rather than just a diet or weight loss regiment. Also, a swimming robot!! That's a BIG compliment in my book ^^

Congratulations on your weight loss! You look fit and healthy!

You are all so sweet with the compliments! Thank you!

Forgive me for a moment as I freak out about the long torso thing, though. My whole life I've been told I have long LEGS. I've never had to hem anything! So this long torso thing is weird to me. I do not think I look like the long torso pictures shown here in the slightest, but maybe it is body dismorphia or something?

As Suz pointed out, most of my pictures are taken from up to my face, which naturally foreshortens. So maybe that's what's doing it?

Oh, and Zap, I have a personal trainer two times a week. I also try to do high-intensity cardio on , but mostly I am trying to increase lean muscle mass with weights. I think that's what he says. Sorry I can't be more helpful, I mostly do what he says and whine.

I don't think you have a long torso. You stand up with your pelvis leaning forward and also wear your clothes below your natural waist. I think those two things add to the illusion of a long torso. It is my opinion, looking at the before photo that you are proportionate.

Wow, you have an amazing figure! Way to go! You looked very athletic before but now you're super toned and slim! Congrats on the weight loss, the hard work really paid off. You rock the bikini!

You look great. Congratulations on your weight loss. All your hard work is paying off

Wow, IK, first of all, I think you are amazingly brave to post the pictures of yourself. Second, you look fantastic! Really healthy and strong...what fit should look like. Congratulations. You inspire me to keep going with my own healthy living plan. Thank you very much for sharing.