First of the Month Photos: April, 2015

FINALLY getting back on track. First photo in each pair will be from April 2014 (Holy cow, I've been blogging for a year now?), the second will be from April of 2015.

Looks like some progress! Thighs are DEFINITELY thinner.Boobs are smaller, but maybe perkier?

I can see progress! Rib fat is less apparent, arm is thinner, thighs are smaller, lots of good things.

Thinner arms, less back fat, lots more muscle definition in my back. Awesome!
I seem to have misplaced my body fat calipers, but that's okay. I'll find them by next month.
Weight: 182.6
BF%: ?
Goal: Lost 15 pounds and get into the shorts (below) without a muffin top! They're a pair of Calvin Klein size 10s that I found at a thrift store.They're not too bad on the waist, but I feel like my thighs are going to bust them open any moment.

First of the Month Photos: October, 2014

Alright, it's a little late uploading, but the pictures were taken on the 2nd. June is on the left, October is on the right. I look slightly possessed because the flash had to be on. Fall is coming and it was a little dark still.

Hm, this may not be much improvement. Only one chin though!

Not quite the same angle, but I think I'm thinner.

Definitely less back fat!

Weight: 198.4 (-2.4)
Body Fat Percentage: 32.5% (-1.5%!)

I'm so excited I lost over 1% of my body fat this month! I'm so excited. I even remeasured 3 times just in case. I just couldn't believe it. Definitely some improvement. I feel like, finally, I'm really losing weight. Before this is was so-so, but now I finally feel thinner.

First of the Month Photos: September

My body fat went down! Whoo! On the left is June, on the right is September.

My photographer may have been drunk for September's picture.

Definitely progress on the stomach area! I'm not wearing my bikini bottom lower, my stomach just sags less...that's gross as I type it.

My butt is a bit perkier, and I feel like my stomach is smoother, like there's less of a pooch at the bottom than there used to be.

I think it's time to tie my bikini top tighter. I didn't feel that it was crooked.

I'm going to say that my butt is definitely perkier. And I think my legs look leaner. I also think less back boob for sure. Maybe my ribs are thinner too?

Anyway, I'm pretty pleased and I'm glad I'm comparing to three months ago. It's easier to see if I'm really making progress.

(Amount in parentheses are compared to last month, not running total)
Weight: 200.8 (-1.8)
Body fat Percentage: 34% (-1%)

August Photos!

At first I thought I was looking worse, but the more I look at it, the better it is. Also, just as before, May is on the left and August is on the right. I decided to do May instead of June because I wasn't sure there'd be enough difference, and I haven't been having much weight success so far. I'll probably do it on a three month rotation. That'll show progress better.

Dark marks are the burns

It looks bad, but if you look, you can see more space between my stomach and the top of my bikini. My face looks slimmer too, though it could just be the angle. Success!

My hand and arm look thinner.My butt looks a little bigger, which is always good in my opinion. It's a little hard to tell because the lighting is so different, but it looks like my rib fat is going away though.

My back is looking more muscular! I think the back fat is really getting better. Plus, my butt is a little more...smile shaped than a straight line. The bat wings seem to be about the same though. Oh well. My waist looks a bit narrower and defined though. I think I'm really making progress. I think with the lighting, it made things look worse than they are. Plus I have delts!

More good news? I was able to tie my bikini top tighter and it doesn't look any worse. I'm feeling much better about things now. I'm not going to start measuring my body fat and posting my weight each month. Hopefully that will be encouraging.

Weight: 202.6
Body fat percentage: 35%

Progress!

I am so excited I'm making real progress at the gym. Check out this gun!

Harsh overhead lighting for the win!

Do you see that line of definition?! It looks like someone photoshopped a strong arm on to a fat chick! I'm so proud of myself. Plus, look at my ribs - no more side fat spilling over my bra. Sorry for the worlds ugliest sports bra by the way; I'm painting and didn't feel like getting dressed up for it. Also, note, minimal muffin top and those shorts are a size 17 low rise (though I pull them up because seriously, no one that's a size 17 should be wearing low rise booty shorts). I can't believe I'm seeing progress so soon after getting back to the gym less than three weeks ago.

Hopefully when I get August photos up I'll be even more buff. I've decided to skip July's photos given that it's almost over. 

Still No July Photos?

Yeah, you may have noticed I'm now a full week late in posting my beginning of the month photo. I swear it's not due to procrastination or laziness. It's my photographer's fault. He's been sleeping in a lot.

Beginning of the Month Photos: June

Okay, so the pictures really aren't looking much better. Also, sorry the photos are all kinda of weird. My fiancé cropped them and now they aren't the same size. I tried to make them comperable in size (so that I look the same size). Here's the deal: May's photo is on the left, June's is on the right. Check out the terrible sunburn I'm still recovering from (a week ago!).

Overall, I'm disappointed there isn't a more apparent change. My back boobs seem to have gone down half a cup size, which is great. And on the back and front pictures I think my hips are less lumpy. I think next month will be better now that I've figured out what's helping me lose weight. Trial and error!

First of the Month Photos: May

So this is a little embarrassing. Pictures of me! Yeah, I'm out of shape, but won't it be great to look back on these photos when I have abs? This is me, at 196 pounds and a size 14.  Ugh, these are terrible. 

But while we're on the subject of abs: that's my end goal. Now, I don't have any ambition of maintaining abs for the rest of my life, but I've always been heavy, and for once damnit, I want abs!