Maxine here you go...you look fab

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Hi all....

Mischa and Maxine I think you girls look wonderful.

My journal, pics for this challenge and start of the new one.

Mischa, Maxine and Lisa… You lady’s ROCK!!! Looking really GOOD! I wish I was going to look that good… but you wait till Oct…

Okay, no pics yet but here are the new stats:

As of 3/1/03 vs. 6/30/03

Weight 198/188.8
Bust 41.5/40.75
Ribcage(under bust) 33.5/33.5
Waist 33.5/33
Belly(3" below button) 41/39
Hip (fullest part) 45.5/43.75
Thigh(fullest) 27/26
Thigh (4" above knee) ??/21.25
Calf 16.25/16.25
Arm 14/13.5
Wrist 6.25/6.25
Ankle 9.5/9.5

Edited to add before stats too!

Better than I thought it would be on inches. Lost 9.2 pounds (well short of the 15lb goal, but I'll take it!). Most amazing is the loss of 1.75 inches in the hips - which I attribute to the adductor/abductor pair of exercises I added to the mix. Reassuring is the fact all the places I don't have much fat (wrist, ankle, ribcage) the measurements stayed the same. Only 1/2" off of the waist - weird, but again, my proportion is improving. I may turn into an "off the rack" girl. Woo Hoo! Wish those big old calves (or should I call them cows?) would start shrinking. I know there's fat there!

Hey all! I've edited the participants list so that a link to the 'after' shots will appear next to your 'before' shot.

Kristine super..thanks

Everyone try to finish off posting this week...and then we have to get ready for the next challenge

Mischa

Here are my stats in before/after format:

bicep: 10.5 / 11.0
natural waist: 30 / 30
abdomen at navel: 37 / 35
widest part of abdomen: 38.5 / 37.5
hips: 39 / 38.5
butt: 41 / 41
thigh: 19.5 / 19.5
calf: 14.5 / 14.0

I was pleasantly surprised at these numbers. I was quite off the wagon food-wise while I was away for the last two months, but I was very active. Since this was a fitness thread anyway, I'll call that a success! My biggest success? The fact that I *enjoyed* every minute of exercise we did there! There was lots of volleyball, squash, badminton and walking going on.

Pictures to follow, as soon as my new camera batteries charge up...

For the next challenge: tone up those thighs of mine!

Well, I'm sorry to say that I didn't make much progress in this challenge -- certainly not as much as I would have hoped -- but I suppose there's always next time. And some progress certainly beats none, or worse yet, going backwards. Anyway, here are the numbers, such as they are.

Weight (at maximum pre-TOM bloat both times) 410 ----> 404

Chest 60 ½ ---> 57
Waist 55 -----> 53 ½
Hips 71 -----> 70 ¾
Thigh 36 -----> 34 ½
Calf 21 -----> 21
Bicep 17 ½ ---> 17 ¼
Forearm 13 -----> 12 ¾

Total inches lost -----> 6.75
Total pounds lost ----> 6.00

I'll edit this to include my "after" pictures as soon as Bob gets around to taking them tonight, but there's no visible difference.

--Ruth

Kristine great inch loss

Ruth!!!! you did better then I am..Congratulations Almost 7 inches and 6 pounds ...this is great


Good work...lets see what the next 3 month with Linda bring..we should give her Challenge a new name.

Sweating it with Linda ???

SAM's before and After.
Sam I am posting them here for you

Super job!!!

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Okay....I'm convinced now...lol

Flipping back and forth I really couldn't see it, but looking at them together I guess I did do okay....

Thanks soooo much Mischa!!!!

So here's the numbers:



Challenge Results



Start weight - 186
Finish weight - 180 ( that's this morning....179 keeps leaving me)

Bust 43.5 -> 43
Under bust 37 -> 36
Belly button 47.75 -> 44 WOOO HOOO
3" under 47 -> 46.5
Thigh 24.75 -> 22.5 WOOO HOOO again!
Calf 15.5 -> 15.25
Bicep 12 -> 11.75
Wrist 6.5 -> 6.5

Total inches lost - 11.25 !!!!!!!!





Bring on the next challenge!!!


Sam

Sam 11 inches plus!!!!!!!! Girl good go!!!!! Let's find a catchy name for Linda's Challenge...

Sam, your gut just disappeared! Congratulations!

Ruth 6 inches is GREAT!!!!!

Sam you look fantastic. Big changes!