Saying Bye Bye to my Fat Clothes...

Here is just a sampling of what I am sure will be a towering pile of fat clothes I will never again need in my life.

Pictured here:

2 pair of jeans

1 pair cropped khakis

2 pair khaki sorts

1 pair camo cargo shorts

1 T-shirt

1 Columbia undershirt

1 pair gray slacks

If you want to know why they're in the donation pile, check out the photos below. I've never been so happy to do spring cleaning. Only problem is I'm pretty thin on clothes that fit and I don't want to buy much yet as I'm nowhere near as lean as I'm hoping to get...ah, the trials and tribulations of Leangains. Damn you, Martin! :)

I threw in the following T-shirt pics to show how much looser my old T's are now...the white one below fits pretty well...but, check the labels and you'll see why! I can't believe I was so frickin' big!

***disclaimer***

I just wanted to let anyone out there who thinks they need to be a rail to be healthy that this is not the case. I lift HEAVY weights and eat A TON of food - particularly protein - every single day. I did not get this lean by starving myself or killing myself on a treadmill. In fact, I rarely do any type of cardio at all. My goal is to get to a low, but healthy lean body weight for my frame. I just have a VERY small frame - 5'2".

If I was any taller, I would never be able to get this small. So, when you are making your own fitness goals, be smart. I don't have a weight or size in mind. I just want to find my abs and be as strong as Mighty Mouse!

Optimal Fasting Times for Female Fat Loss - A discussion.

How long should I fast? This is probably the most common question I see among women new to Intermittent Fasting. Unfortunately there is no hard-and-fast definitive answer to this question. We all react to stress differently. Yes, I said stress. Fasting is a stressor to the body - especially the female body. Like money worries, relationship drama, and exercise, fasting will cause the body various levels of stress which can, and often will, result in negative consequences regarding our health. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing most of you have jobs and financial responsibilities, relationships, some of you have children or are care takers of family members. You probably rarely get eight hours of sleep and, let's face it, who has time to meditate daily when living in the real world? All of these things are life's stressors. Now, add lack of sleep, job and family/relationship stress to a boiling pot of intense daily exercise and a lack of food and your bo

Finally - Progress Pics

Recently I've been struggling with my motivation. I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. My workouts stalled (poor diet, lack of discipline and no sleep). Then, today, I hopped on the scale to a solid 116.0 lbs (was literally 117.8 yesterday at the same time). I think the two pints of Guinness I had to celebrate St. Patty's with my girlfriend and the bar appetizers I shouldn't have eaten may have given me the "Whoosh" that Martin Berkhan speaks of. "By the way, a nice bonus after a night of drinking is that it effectively rids you of water retention. You may experience the "whoosh" effect, which I've talked about in my two-part series about water retention. That in itself can be motivating for folks who've been experiencing a plateau in their weight loss." In any event, I'm pleased at my results so far and look forward to seeing how I will look in another two months - just in time for Memorial Day at the Jersey Shore. Here the

James M said…

That's a great achievement and you're looking sharp. I am sure a lot of my women friends would love to call a Size 4 "fat clothes."

Hope these pictures inspire even more people to change their lives for the better.

April 10, 2011 at 7:56 PM

deirdre said…

LOL Jenn you were never fat and neither was I, my size 4-6 clothes are as big as I have become. The last time I was fat was when I gained 50 lbs, but I was pregnant. Lost it all 2 months later.

April 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Jenn said…

haha, I know Deirdre. I wasn't fat by societal standards, though it could be argued that I was skinny-fat - little muscle tone, higher bodyfat percentage. But by no means have I ever been obese. That doesn't mean I can't call these now-very-loose clothes my "fat pants."

I'm getting lean and fit and I feel better than I ever have. I'm just excited to get my physique down to it's bare necessities - muscle and a healthy amount of fat (14-16% for women). I have a little ways to go, but I've never enjoyed a "diet" more. LOL. Leangains for Life!

April 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM

Haley said…

Congrats on your success so far! That's awesome! I recently threw away fat clothes & like you, I'm hesitant to buy new ones because I'm not at my goal yet...clothes are EXPENSIVE! lol

April 11, 2011 at 6:01 PM

Anonymous said…

Nice Job Jenn. Great motivation to be able to visualize progress.

April 12, 2011 at 10:18 PM

PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN. LIFT BIG LIFT BIG LIFT BIG. REST REST REST. REPEAT. That is all. 5'2" 106lbs Female

Congrats keep it up girl

April 13, 2011 at 4:06 PM

@Anon - thanks! That's the current plan.

April 14, 2011 at 10:59 AM

Awesome job. Keep going to ultimate lean.

April 18, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Wonderful progress. Something to keep in mind regarding the fat size 4, that is vanity sizing. A size 4 in most places has become a 6, 8 or even 10. It really messes with perceptions when you can't even trust the sizes.

April 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM

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