GirlyMuscle
12-26-2009, 10:10 PM
I know many people already know my story but I thought for newbies to the site I'd post it in here. I won't go through the whole tale but in a nutshell I was a professional dieter from 16yrs old to 35 yrs old. I tried every diet and gimmick that came down the line. I'd lose a little or a lot but always gain it right back plus some. It was only when I decided to make a change to my lifestyle and stop looking for the magic pill or secret that I lost the weight and changed my body.
Dec 23, 2000. I weighed in at my heaviest. 200 pounds at 5'1". That was the last straw. My fitness journey started and continues to this day. I'll never stop.
The best piece of advice I can give to someone who is just starting out is to get the book Body For Life by Bill Phillips and follow his program. It's the easiest way to learn the lifestyle and get healthy. Once you get the basics down you can expand your knowledge and take on more advanced training as you get more experienced.
One think I think that's important to mention is that this really has to be a lifestyle change....for the rest of your life. You can't approach changing your body is if there's a timeline on it. It's something you will have to do for the rest of your life.
These pictures are a progression of the last 10 years.
First is my 200 pound fat pics back around 2000.
Next to that pic is my "after" from 2003 weighing about 130. (animal print bikini...what was I thinking? LOL).
Over the next couple of years I tried building more muscle so my scale weight went up. Sometimes a little too high as in the next pic. I had just finished bulking and ended up at 173.
At that point I started dieting for a show with the end result being my competition on November 14, 2009 at 135.8 pounds.
Bodybuilding is my passion. I can't foresee a time when I won't bodybuild.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/erinbefaftjp.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/IMG_0744.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/DSC_2609.jpg
Dec 23, 2000. I weighed in at my heaviest. 200 pounds at 5'1". That was the last straw. My fitness journey started and continues to this day. I'll never stop.
The best piece of advice I can give to someone who is just starting out is to get the book Body For Life by Bill Phillips and follow his program. It's the easiest way to learn the lifestyle and get healthy. Once you get the basics down you can expand your knowledge and take on more advanced training as you get more experienced.
One think I think that's important to mention is that this really has to be a lifestyle change....for the rest of your life. You can't approach changing your body is if there's a timeline on it. It's something you will have to do for the rest of your life.
These pictures are a progression of the last 10 years.
First is my 200 pound fat pics back around 2000.
Next to that pic is my "after" from 2003 weighing about 130. (animal print bikini...what was I thinking? LOL).
Over the next couple of years I tried building more muscle so my scale weight went up. Sometimes a little too high as in the next pic. I had just finished bulking and ended up at 173.
At that point I started dieting for a show with the end result being my competition on November 14, 2009 at 135.8 pounds.
Bodybuilding is my passion. I can't foresee a time when I won't bodybuild.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/erinbefaftjp.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/IMG_0744.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u43/GirlyMuscle/DSC_2609.jpg