Thoughts: Check out my progression photos below. For those of you who don’t have much scale weight to lose but would like to reshape your body, look at how the balance of my body has changed over the past 10 months. I went from a bottom-heavy hourglass/pear with wide hips and normal shoulders covered with flab to a much more balanced hourglass with wider shoulders. My net scale weight loss at this point is only 9 lbs, from 143 down to my current weight of 134.

Now THAT is the magic of weight training.

You won’t see changes like that on any diet only or diet/cardio combo plan.

On the other hand, chicas who go those routes might keep more of their boobage than I have…although they will still have saddle bags filled with cottage cheese, poochy guts, and jiggly arms. Don’t you find it fishy that the “success stories” and “before and after” photos of women who use systems like Weight Watchers and Atkins without ever doing a single bicep curl to drop 50 lbs never include swimsuit shots? Could it be that what resides under the layers of underpinnings and clothing isn’t all that spectacular?

And one more note for the doubting Thomasinas who still believe that lifting weights will make you bulky…I’ve been lifting HEAVY weights three to four days a week for nearly a full YEAR now with proper nutritional support–6 small meals a day, mostly 40/40/20 macronutrient ratios of carbs/proteins/fats, and creatine for at least 6 months. Take a look at my pictures. Do I look like I’m anywhere NEAR She-Hulk proportions? I don’t think so.

In fact, if you haven’t started your own program yet, chances are that I am leaner and more compact in size and measurements than you are. Get over the fear of lifting heavy and get your ass to the no-frills free weight floor if you want results.

Pink dumbbells are for bouncy, flouncy, FLUFFY cardio bunnies, not women who want to make serious changes to their physiques.

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Nutrition: SGX Training Day eating pattern
(Details omitted by request)

Regular (Non-SGX) Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D
Water for yesterday: 16 cups

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Workout:
8:30 AM Steady-state treadmill (4 mph / 7-10% incline / 45 minutes)
12:00 PM Upper body/chest workout
10:00 PM Yoga Conditioning for Athletes DVD

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The Awful Truth:
1. Missed cardio yesterday. Will make it up Sunday.
2. Had an extra meal–Luna bar.

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Brownie Points:
1. Stuck with clean foods.
2. Updated various progress photo galleries across the web.

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Short-term Goals:
1. Clean the apartment
2. Make grocery list and go shopping at Costco