Progress photos!

I forgot, I want to start logging these pictures! 

First and foremost, I sadly did not take a "before" photo of my body.  I think mostly because I didn't want to confront how terrible I looked.  Remember, prior to starting this journey, I was still working out 5-6 days a week and eating a relatively decent diet.  I was just doing things all wrong, splurging too much on alcohol and such, and so my body wasn't reflecting the work I was putting into it.  But it was difficult for me to take that "before" photo because I didn't want to believe I look as bad as I do.  However, my good friend who is a professional volleyball player has a great camera and was snapping shots of us at the end of 2011/beginning of 2012, so here are some of the shots I detagged myself in on Facebook because I was horrified at how tubby I looked (especially around the middle!)

This is a difficult one for me to look at.  My midsection look atrocious.

Not a bad shot, but shows the love handles, belly and general softness/lack of toning.

For whatever reason, when I first saw this photo, I IMMEDIATELY detagged myself and felt horrified.  It's really not that bad, but I felt like my midsection made me look SO fat.  Not to say that I am, but it's all relative.  For the amoutn of time I spend working out, it looks like I haven't seen the inside of a gym in a month in this shot :/

Leg fat, blehhhh

My gym has a machine that measures body data given your age, gender and height.  At the beginning of my third week, my stats were the following: 148.5lbs, BMI of 21.9, 19.3% body fat, and a blood pressure reading of 95/66

2 weeks later, at the end of week 6, my stats were the following:  Weight was 144.6lbs, BMI of 21.4, Body Fat of 18.5% and blood pressure of 95/61

At the end of week 8 (last week), my stats read 140.7lbs, BMI of 20.8, body fat of 17.9% and blood pressure of 90/60.

I was scared to weigh myself before I began my program; suffice it to say I knew my clothes weren't lying.  But I know I was around 150-151 pounds.  (For the record, I am 5'9").  This falls in line with the progression of my weight loss.  It makes sense that I am averaging about a pound of weightloss a week, although I can't say how much fat I am losing, and how much muscle I am gaining.  But no matter - my clothes are noticeably fitting great and I'm being able to wear things I haven't since I was a teenager. Case in point:  This photo was taken on St. Patty's Day (the end of Week 7):

(I'm the one with the clovers on her booty, haha)

While I am clothed in this photo (as opposed to the bikini "Before" shots), I think it's still easy to note a leaning down of my thighs and midsection.

 Each week I'll log some new photos and body data shots :)