Annik Wagnes
MEASUREMENTS
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
KUP-scores: 652 out of 708 possible.
Weight:
1/9/09 –69 (151 lbs) 4/2/09 – 62 (136 lbs) =total loss 15 p
Size:
1/9/09 – English sz 12 (US 10) 4/2/09 – English sz 8 (US 6)
Waist:
1/9/09 –82cm (32") 4/2/09 –70cm (27,5") =total loss 4,5"
Hips:
1/9/09 – 103cm(40,5") 4/2/09 –95cm (37") = total loss 3,5"
15 pounds and 8 inches gone forever!
I now wish I had taken more measurements, but I can tell the difference in my clothes, and my boots. So I know I’ve changed! My skinny-jeans are now too big for me, and I’ve had to pull out my seriously skinny-jeans! Which puts me back 4 years in time, body-wise!
Wow. To think I actually completed something workout wise in this lifetime is just difficult for me to wrap my head around. I came into this challenge having failed to complete the holiday challenge, and I wasn’t feeling too anything at the time, except for tired, having a non-sleeping 6 months old baby in the house.
But I reached out, and you lovely ladies in here offered excellent advice, and I pulled through the first four weeks and took a new photo. OMG! The results were already showing! Very inspirational, let me tell you. And then to be featured FYM of the week, I was just floored! The respnse I received, I printed out and kept at my vision board. I flipped through it whenever I was feeling like not working out, and it has helped me SO much! So thank you all for that! (Feels like I’m writing for the Academy Awards here LOLOL!!
I have been working out ALOT over the years, with or without a trainer/coach, and yes, I have gotten results before, but I’ve had to work SO much harder and spent ALOT more time in the gym and at the track-course then I will ever do again! Wow- -Feels VERY GOOD to know that!! I look so much more upright now, more proud of myself. I can totally see my attitude has changed towards my own body.
I have bikini confidence!
I almost had a meltdown after I'd posted my before pictures, but that person is no longer me, and that is a strange, but GREAT feeling. I think before, I had given up on my body a little. I didn’t believe in my ability to lose weight, become stronger or have more energy. The greatest lesson I've learned is that I cannot simply sit around and wait to become the best version of myself. I have to CHOOSE to be that person every single day. Which puts me in control of myself, and the impact I have on the people around me.
This transformation started at one of the most challenging times in my life. However, I learned that I don't have to be perfect. I'm not perfect. Very relieving…. Phew! Progress not perfection! It's okay to cut myself some slack, and to realize the enormous task it is to become a mother.
Tweaking my diet has had a huge impact! Not just on how quickly my belly and body changed shape, but also how my mood is. I no longer have the mood swings I used to. This program gives me so much ,and it is easy to stick with. I mean, 90 mins a week. I can afford that, or rather, I CAN'T afford not to!!
There is a saying that goes something like this:
Problems shared grow smaller, and courage is contagious.
I guess this really applies to this community. Heck, I don't even watch TV anymore! I come on here instead, and spend my energy getting MORE energy. I can't tell you how different I feel at this point of the challenge. I have my tough days, of course, but I wake up, and I know I can make a difference. I know I can change my shape, and become the version of myself I always pictured inside.
I believe that people come into your life for a purpose. And that when the lesson is learned, they disappear again. What is so amazing about this community, is that we all continue to grow, and neither of us is expendable. We all contribute to making this the best site out there, and the support and love just seems to grow stronger every day. I can't thank you, Holly, enough for creating this opportunity to connect with women all over the world. You give us the opportunity to have extended family everywhere.
Lifelong relationships bring lifelong lessons. Our task is to apply this wisdom to all other areas and aspects of your life.
To continue this journey, I’ll keep up keeping it up. That simple. This isn’t rocket science. I just have to pull out my before and after picks, and there’s all the motivation I need. I want “Arms like THAT”, and I’ll continue doing those close-grip push-ups. As long as I can reward myself with some belly-blasters (GOTTA love them…) afterwards, I know I can do it!
I feel empowered. Strong. Confident. Sexy. Caring. Nurturing. Loving AND loved!
Thank you beautiful ladies for being part of my world, and for letting me into yours.
Embrace your faith, live in the moment and love every bit of it!
Hugs and kisses,
~Annik, Age 33, mom to 7 month old daughter, Norway
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