Posts by Jessica Reed57

Sorry if I'm dumping these one by one, but I finally managed to get a shot of my back:

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Jessica Reed57 said:I relaxed a bit while at the beach, dropped down to 115 lbs.
Managed to get a slightly better shot where you can actually see my stomach:

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People are saying the link isn't working, this one should be fine:

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Jessica Reed57 said:Here’s where I’m at after a year and a half. I hit the gym regularly, maybe 2-3 times a week for an hour, for about 10 months now. Just doing my own thing, no fancy program or anything.

I'm sitting at around 117-120 lbs right now. New photos are down below.

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I relaxed a bit while on vacation and dropped to 114 lbs.
Managed to get a better angle where you can actually see my abs:

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Jessica Reed57 said:She’s asking for advice from the pros. Wants to tone up and shape her body. Six months ago she was 125 lbs, now she’s at 110. She’s about 5'4". Started working out 4-5 times a week—30 minutes on the stepper plus some light weights for arms and back via YouTube. Watching her diet, but nothing crazy. Hit 110 lbs and feels slightly more toned—hopefully you can tell from the photo. But here's the issue: she feels disproportionate. Her lower body is stronger and harder to shape, while she just keeps losing weight everywhere else. Looking for exercise recs to firm up, hit maybe 115 lbs, lift the glutes, and balance everything out. Should she join a gym, go to some women-only group fitness class with a trainer, or what? Be nice, she's 40 with two kids.

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The pics are before (colorful bikini) and after (black one).

Here's me after a year and a half. I hit the gym regularly, maybe 2-3 times a week for an hour, been doing this for about 10 months now. Just training at my own pace, no fancy programmed routine or anything.

I'm sitting at around 117-119 lbs now. Bottom row shows the recent photos.

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Jessica Reed57 said:She’s asking for advice from anyone who actually knows what they're doing in the gym. Wants to tone up and build some actual shape. Six months ago she was 125 lbs, now she's down to 110. She's about 5'4". Started working out—30 minutes on the stepper plus some light dumbbells for arms and back using YouTube videos—about 4 or 5 times a week. Watching her diet, but nothing crazy. Hit 110 lbs and feels a bit more toned—hopefully you can tell from the photo. But here's the catch: her proportions are off. Her lower body is stronger and harder to shape, while she just keeps losing weight up top. Looking for exercise recs to firm up, hit maybe 115 lbs, lift the glutes, and balance everything out. Should she join a gym? Maybe one of those women's boutique fitness classes with a trainer? Be nice, she's 40 with two kids.

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The photos show before (colorful swimsuit) and after (black)

Here’s me after a few months.

Working out at home and hitting the gym 3 times a week. Weight is sitting at 108-110 lbs.

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Jessica Reed57 said:She’s asking for some advice from the veterans here. She wants to tone up and actually shape her body. Six months ago she was 123 lbs, now she's down to 110. She’s about 5'4". Started working out 4-5 times a week—about 30 minutes on the stepper plus some light arm and back work using YouTube videos. Eating decent, but not on any strict diet. She hit 110 lbs and toned up a bit—hopefully you can tell from the photo. Her issue is that she feels disproportionate; her lower body is stronger and harder to shape, while she just loses weight everywhere else. She wants recommendations for exercises to firm up, get back to maybe 115 lbs, lift her glutes, and balance everything out. Should she join a gym, or maybe try one of those women's group fitness classes with a trainer? Please be nice, she's 40 with two kids.

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The photos are before (colorful swimsuit) and after (black)

Here I am after 3 months. Now I'm at 113.5 lbs. The latest pics are in the solid pink swimsuit.

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I'm not really happy with it. I stuck to the same home workout routine, so I didn't exactly kill myself. The biggest issue is that my nutrition wasn't great. It feels like working out alone isn't getting me anywhere, so I'm going to dive into the gym and spend a few hours with a trainer to get started.

Looking for some advice from the gym veterans here. I’m trying to tone up and actually shape my body. Six months ago, I was sitting at 125 lbs, and now I’ve dropped to about 110 lbs. I’m about 5'4". My current routine is basically 30 minutes on the stepper followed by some light arm and back work using YouTube workouts—doing this maybe 4 or 5 times a week. I watch what I eat, but I’m not following any strict diet or anything. I hit 110 lbs and feel a bit more toned—hopefully you can tell from the photo. But here’s the issue: my proportions feel totally off. My lower body is much stronger and harder to shape, while I just seem to lose weight from my upper body. Any suggestions for specific exercises? I want to firm up, get back to around 115 lbs, lift my glutes, and balance everything out. Should I join a real gym, or maybe sign up for one of those women's boutique fitness classes with a trainer? Please be nice—I'm 40 with two kids.

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The photos are "before" (colorful swimsuit) and "after" (black)