Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis GRAND results before and after pictures

It is nearly 6 months since I started TAM now. I started in February with a little bit of DC and mat DVD. Then I started Meta on 20th of February. I finished it on July 28th. Yes, it took me waaaay longer than 3 months. 5 to be precise. So Meta took me longer to finish. But I did in the end. I am now on to Continuity, but that is all a different story.

Today I wanted to share with you some of my Meta results. Long promised. Long awaited. As I mentioned before, I was a bit reluctant to post anything, as - well truth be told - I was not eating my best in the past 2 months of Meta. Dont get me wrong, it was mostly healthy (with very very very rare food binges), but it was not really a diet - i.e. it was quite a lot of food in the end. But then, I am addicted to good food. I love it. I cherish it. I cant live without it. So being in Switzerland for a month, I just could NOT not eat cheese cheese and cheese. All the raclettes, fondues, cheese platters... Plus my bf was taking care of me - which he did absolutely amazing, anyone can envy me - but it meant we ate a little more than i normally eat. And he also spoils me like crazy - so I had M&Ms and Raffaellos almost every day. Sigh. 

So... well. Bottom line - diet was NOT the best last 2 months. But then it all showed me how much the Meta workouts can do for me to keep up with what I achieved. So obviously I did not lose any weight in the past 2 months (which is fine with me - I already reached the upper boundary of my goal weight). I also think I became less skiny. But then, I also feel I became more shapely in the right places, muscley - also in the right places, but not bulky at all. You cant really see the muscle, but I - I can feel it! Yeay! :) 

All in all, great good Meta did to me. I did not stress too much about missing days at times, and repeating levels when necessary. Meta made me more organised, and hell - now I know I can do it. The first 2 weeks kilos were running away from me - honestly! The energy, the strength, the confidence that I feel now are so great, that even if I did not lose any kilos, I would have still loved it. :) But I did, and I am happy. I also lost at least 1 size in clothes - Im wearing confident 34 now, and very tight 32. Before it was 36-38. People notice that I lost weight, and tell me so, even though I didnt really need to lose so much. And I think the biggest change happened somewhere mid-way (even though I was already off diet), because even the least observant people noticed the change in me - the main reason for that was that finally my face caught up with the weight loss, and became a bit less round. :)

I love the way i look in a bikini. I bought TONS of new clothes - and what a pleasure it is to buy closes smaller and see them fit you well and nice! I love the new dresses I bought - and coming soon the dirndl! Will show you the pretty little thing I bought for the Oktoberfest I am going to in September. 

So pictures are bellow. :) I am so proud of myself, I cant stop beaming. And today the workout was great, I added wrist and ankle weights for MS, what a pleasure!

The love handles became so much smaller, and now they are kinda cute... Not hanging, but sexy. :) My butt has never looked like that - it is round and out there. I never had a round butt! Im honest. I thought I would live my life with a flat butt. And here you go: a cute round butt!

All in all I lost around 9 cm in the waist and hips (each), 2 - in arms, around 10 in bikini area, and 8 in thighs. It might not be so visible, but I did have to buy new jeans - all the old ones were hanging on me! I love that I am toned, but not over-muscley. The only thing that I still want to work on is the thigh area,esp inner-thighs. :) Omni Continuity it is :)

Good luck to everyone who are only starting or in the middle and not getting results - you will! I love how TAM works, and am going for now to continue doing it. :)

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Level 3 grand results before and after with pics!

Level 3 is over.

Wait, WHAT? HOW? WHEN?

Yop, this is approximately my reaction on the day I fill in the workout calendar for day 30… I loved level 3 so much, I enjoyed doing every single exercise in the MS, I loved all those exercises for my bum… And now it is OVER? I didn’t put enough of effort into it, I didn’t have enough time to rock it and enjoy it… I didn’t… I didn’t… I didn’t…

It is like when someone you care about leaves for good – even if it is not totally out of the bloom – you sit there stunned questioning, how could that happen and why haven’t you told that person more often how much you cared. Well, same here :) I feel like I haven’t put enough effort into the level 3 workouts, because constantly there were some distractions and urgent things to do. And now that I have to move on, I don’t feel ready. But life is inevitable, and it is my own fault I didn’t enjoy the moment while it lasted, so I will try to do the level 4 better. Learn on your own mistakes, people!

Lots of bumps on the way during level 3. For one thing, I completely lacked motivation on some days– just didn’t want to do anything. But then forced myself to start the workout and felt much better after it – at least about myself. At the same time, I had lots of work (presentation for faculty), which I had to do last-minute as I didn’t do it earlier (again, my fault!). And I was smart enough to start driving school now. Yes, I don’t have a license (still) and yes, I will have it sometime soon. I decided I am already too old NOT to have a license, I need to do it and Germany is as good as it gets in terms of licenses. Even though it is expensive, it is pretty much accepted everywhere and is given without an ending date. What can be better?! Hence, I am going to driving school three hours each morning for 1.5 weeks… All these matters put together at the same time, I found myself running out of time every day. Sometimes I had to shorten the Cardio by 5-10 minutes or so. And I missed it all together twice.

Sunday was my day 30 and that was the culmination of my struggle against work and laziness. I also made a mistake of starting the workout too early after I ate (and I noticed, I don’t like working out in the second half of the day – as I am already ‘heavy’ and everything aches by the evening, I totally prefer morning before breakfast). So Sunday workout was heavy and hard, I felt like a cow on ice (with no ice) – that was a horrible feeling of being old and tired… And that was AFTER my rest day on Saturday. And as I didn’t give enough time for digestion, I felt nauseous throughout the workout… Honestly, I was nearly in tears, and was feeling horrible for not giving justice to the wonderful level 3… My last level 3 workout didn’t give me any pleasure – such a shame!!!

The next day – Monday – I took another rest day. First, I needed to get some rest and sleep (which I ended up not getting), and second, I still had to finish my presentation for Tuesday… So level 4 had to wait, I was working till late at night and going to driving school for 3 hours each morning. I did get back on track yesterday, and now after driving school bO-O-Oring theory class, going to meet my supervisor and then head home for a nap and my MS (DC done in the morning).

Level 3 has taught me a lot. It taught me that it is better to workout with a smile than tears. So next time I feel SO bad, I would stop and take a rest day. There is a fine line between laziness that stops you from starting the workout and actual suffering throughout the workout. Overcoming laziness is hard, but really really important. Suffering should never happen. Struggling – yes, suffering – no! Even a hard workout (when you honestly want to swear and say all the bad words you can remember) can be extremely enjoyable and refreshing.

But despite of – or may be because of – all the bumps, I did manage to surprise myself with results…
I actually started noticing my body not just firming, but now – changing! The scales are talking less and less these days – and it is understandable: I nearly reached my desired weight (-4 kilos since I started), I don’t really care what the scales say (unless I start putting on a lot). The cm can’t go really too much now – I am already thinner than I think I ever remember (I dont take school into account). I mean honestly thinner. I might have reached approximately my size of 4-5 years ago. I can’t be sure though of course, but seeing myself in the mirror is a surprise every time. I am still not used to having a 65cm waist… Last time it was like that I think I was in high school or my freshmen year of college. Anyway, despite me missing some of the cardios, not being able to do the level 3 workouts to the best, the results really amazed me. I still lost some cm – particularly in my bikini area (and even a bit in thighs!!!).

	days 21-31 (cm)	days 1-31 (cm)
Chest:	-2	-3
Waist:	-0.5	-6
Hips:	-0	-5
Thighs:	-1	-2
Arms:	-1	-2
Left Bikini:	-2.5	-8 (!!!)
Right Bikini:	-2.5	-6 (!!!)
Total:	-9.5	-32
Weight:	-0.7 kg	-4 kg

(I have to say the only decrease that does NOT make me happy is the one in my chest... I mean cmon - I have small boobs as it is!!!)

But the most amazing things for me are the visual changes of my body… I can see lean muscles on my arms! My upper-body and arms have always been weak, and here we go… I tried to do a video of my dance cardio (to motivate myself a little bit) and I could see those muscles in movement!!! I can see my butt is lifting higher. I fit in the jeans of size 27 (which I could not zip for 3-4 years!), but they look better on my now than they ever have! My abs – wow! I can see my abs, my flat stomach and those nice lean muscles, which you can’t really see too well, you just see the shape of them… My love handles – where did the bigger part of them go?! Yuppi, I never liked love handles and I have just a trace of them left. I am fascinated and amazed, and looking at the pictures, made me sure – I am not imagining it all in the mirror.  Check for yourself - the changes are small, but so important!!!

Front - check out my arms and abs!!!

Back - the difference is barely visible, but hey love handles are much smaller!

After all this, I am not stopping. I feel great, I feel more energetic, I love myself, I feel more confident, I walk around with my head up and my back straight. Because I have a reason to be proud of myself: I am strong enough to get in shape, I am strong enough to overcome my extreme laziness, years of inactivity and change my life style.

I love IT! One of my colleagues also noted yesterday that I looked amazing during the presentation. I had a skirt and blouse on, and she said she could see the change so well and that I look amazing. “What are you doing, Liuba?” And answered “Tracy is the answer” :D

Love yourself, people, when you achieve somethine. Love yourself even more when you don’t, because you need all your love and strength if you want to achieve something – anything. Believe in yourself and don’t leave any chance for a failure. Then you will succeed in whatever you start. Have a beautiful, happy day everyone!

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Confessions Before Continuing

Hello to all of my readers!  Are any of you still there?  I realize it has been a long time since my last post (over a month), but a lot of changes have been happening in my life.  Over the last month I have been working through where I want this blog to go and if I even want to continue it.  I realized that what has been keeping me away, besides the hectic-ness of a move across state (more about that in another post), was guilt.

While I love creating recipes and sharing them with you, I feel that I have strayed from the true name of my blog: "Amys NUTRITARIAN Kitchen".  Some of the recipes I have provided over the last few months or so are indeed vegan and even whole food based, but they miss the mark when it comes to eating for nutrient-density, a.k.a. a Nutritarian lifestyle.  Recipes like this one... and this one...  Not to say they arent delicious and can be utilized for special occasions when you have reached your optimum weight, but they dont belong on a blog that is centered to help others (and me) focus on increasing their intake of fruits, vegetables, beans, etc.

Not only have the recipes Ive been making for the blog not Nutritarian-perfect, my day-to-day eating and lifestyle was beginning to look more like the SAD (Standard American Diet) than a diet consisting of healthful, healing plant foods.  Here are my confessions I wanted to get out in the open so I/we can move past them.  Over the last few months....

• I went days, weeks even,without having a big salad.
• I allowed white flour and breads back into my diet.
• I went for fried foods and oily/fatty dips when eating out at restaurants.
• I had meat more than occasionally, and some of the worse kinds (deli meats, BBQd meats, sausages, fried chicken wings).
• I indulged on sweets too often, usually eating too much, being unable to stop myself.
• I spent too many nights on the couch, finding every excuse in the book not to exercise.
• I allowed myself to have a social routine that involved drinking beer most nights of the week.
• Too often, I opted to get some vegetarian unhealthy fast foods, rather than making healthy meals at home.

Now that I have all of my confessions out in the open, here is where the blog is headed...

I have spent hours and HOURS over the last 3-4 years researching nutrition and plant-based diets.  I have spent EVEN MORE HOURS in the kitchen making foods to fit what I have learned and what I want for my health.  While I am by no means and expert, I know my way around a Nutritarian diet. 

That being said and going along with my confessions above, I am not a "perfect bill of health".  I have have weight, self-esteem, anxiety, acne, and other minor health problems just like many of you do.  But I believe the important step I am taking now is that I truly want to fix what I can of those things.  

When I first found ETL in January 2011 and followed it to an absolute tee; I had goals to lose weight and nothing else.  What I found happened along with losing weight was a boost in self confidence, a calming of my stress and nerves, an improvement in my athleticism, and a reduction in my acne, among other things.  

Now that I have strayed from ETL over the years, I have found myself falling into un-wellness.  I have gained weight above when I first started ETL, and many of my negative health symptoms have come back.  This time around, losing weight is not my main goal.  My main goal is to gain control over my health for life.

As always, I am delighted to hear from my readers, and if you ever write with questions, I will be happy to give you advice or point you in the right direction of an answer you are looking for.  That being said, I am going to blog honestly about my experiences and successes and missteps.  I am going to share with you my progress as well as inspiration and recipes I find along the way.  I am not and will never be perfect, but I hope you continue to join me on this journey.

Health and Happiness,

-Amy

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Real Weight Loss Secret How to lose weight fast Up to 20 Pounds in 3 Weeks Before After

If you have ever watched any of those health related TV shows like ‘Dr. Oz’ or ‘The Doctors’, you would get the impression that it’s extremely difficult to lose weight fast. They’ll tell you that it can take month after month to shed the pounds, and sometimes even years. But I’m here today to tell you that that it is simply not true. 

My name is Brian and I am the creator of The 3 Week Diet. I have spent years researching and working with nutritionists and dieticians to develop a diet system that is so advanced and effective that it is able to help you lose 1 lb of pure body fat every single day. Over the course of 3 weeks on the diet, you can lose more than 20 pounds of fat off your belly, butt, hips, and thighs and achieve the body of your dreams with little to no exercise involved. But how is this possible?

As you would know, the human body is highly adaptable. If you cut your finger, the body would heal itself in a matter of days – regenerating new cells as soon as the change is noticed. Well, if you make a big enough change to your diet, the body can adapt right away too by burning fat in your body at a rapid speed. But what you need to do to kick start this change? Is it exercise? Cutting certain foods out of your diet? Drinking a special tea? Eating certain berries? No, it is none of those things. In fact, it is much more simple than you’d think.

You see, the human metabolism is like a furnace for your body. It burns up every source of fuel inside your body – from the food you have eaten, to fat that has been stored. But, one thing you have to know about the metabolism is that it will burn what was last eaten first, before it starts burning the fat on your body. As a result, by the end of the day, no matter what you have eaten, your body won’t have had time to start burning the fat from around your body. But what if you could change this? What if you could make it so your metabolism actually prefers to burn the fat in your body first, and then burns the food you have eaten?

Think about a campfire. What would happen if you poured a gallon of gasoline onto the fire? It would go up in flames and burn a thousand times more! Well, fat is a fuel source just like gasoline. If your metabolism gets that fat from your body and starts burning it, it makes the metabolism even stronger and more powerful, so it continues to burn even more fat in the process. You see, it is like a cyclic effect. The more fat your metabolism burns, the more fuel it will have to burn, and in turn it will burn even more fat! So what do you do to get this started?

To make the switch so that your metabolism starts burning body fat first, you need to include some very specific foods into your diet. This doesn’t mean you have to restrict yourself to eating certain types of foods like ‘low carb’ or ‘high protein’, but it just means you need to add some secret foods to your current diet. These foods are quite unknown, but they contain metabolism-shifting properties that initiate the fat-burning process. You can get all these foods at your local supermarket and they won’t cost you any more than a candy bar. Plus, they don’t taste bad either!

I have made a list and plan of all these foods on my website at The 3 Week Diet. I explain how each of them works, and how much fat they are able to melt. Keep in mind, this is all based on years of scientific research and there is medical data to back this up. So, if you are looking to lose weight fast, The 3 Week Diet is the best way to do so. No other diet allows you to lose this much fat as quickly, and lets you keep it off for good.

Check out The 3 Week Diet today and start losing weight!
www.weightloss-3weekdiet.blogspot.com

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Level 1 grand results before and after with pics !

So a little late, but here are the first results. I tried to keep with the diet for the most part, but not all the time,  - it was not as difficult as I thought. All together I am amazed, and fascinated by the results. Really. So here it goes (pics are below!):

Weight: -2.9kg

Chest: -0 cm
Waist: -4.5 cm
Hips: -2.5 cm
Thighs: -0.5 cm
Arms: -1 cm
Left Bikini: -2 cm
Right Bikini: -0.5 cm

So, the numbers are not mesmerizing compared to other women out there, but hey, Im a small girl and any change is amazing for me. Any change is amazing for anyone! Baby steps!



And finally, here are some pictures of before and after. Indeed, it has only been 10-12 days of training, but I could def see more definition, my tummy literally went away (I didnt held my breath or anything!), arms seem to become a little slimmer and with muscle appearing to be there somewhere, waist is more defined... It is all small and tiny changes, but hey - it is only 10 days! Way to go! Love handles are still there, but oh well... Check out how differently my shorts fit!!! They are the same ones :) Haha!

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Diet Tips for Fast Weight Loss Before the Wedding

Weight loss is something that cannot be reached overnight, but there are desperate occasions when people are left with no option but to frantically search for eating plan tips for fast weight loss. An approaching wedding is an demonstration of these desperate times, and this applies if youre part of the wedding get together and you have to fit in to that gorgeous bridesmaids dress. If you happen to be the bride to be, then the pressure is even larger. Weddings happen once in a lifetime, and most brides have by now imagined how their wedding day will look like ever since they were little girls. All the details have already been recently created perfectly in their heads - from your venue to the wedding gown towards color scheme. A wedding is an occasion that for some brides is a dream come true. If youre a bride, you would want to make sure that on your wedding day youre the most beautiful woman inside venue. Your natural excitement and shine will make this possible, but certainly it would help a lot of you are in your most ideal weight.
Most brides are desperate for diet tips for fast weight loss before the big day, and they have got no qualms about going on a crash diet. All the sacrifice are going to be worth it when they walk decrease that aisle with a figure to die for, but of course achieving that figure comes with a lot of hard work. Crash diets with a limited time frame work differently through diets that have all the time in the world to take effect. Crash diets mostly involve drastic measures because people going on this diet will would like to lose the weight drastically as well. The anxiety leading up to the big day will contribute towards the brides weight loss, but in general the bride ought to have a lot of discipline in following different diet tips for fast weight loss.

Making sure you have discipline is among st the diet tips that people need to check out when it comes to crash eating plans. Dieting in general needs a lot of discipline, but when meter is of the essence you requires a lot more of this discipline. A double dose of discipline and resolve is needed to make crash weight loss plans work, because if a tiny cheat during a regular weight loss plan will have little consequences, intended for a crash diet it will have monumental effects. Another fast diet tip is to drastically minimize if not totally remove carbohydrates from your food intake. Instead of eating carbohydrates it is possible to take lean protein instead. You should cut down with fats as well, which means that you can avoid fried food totally and you should stick to be able to steamed, roasted, and boiled food with little to no salt in addition to seasoning. These measures are drastic but they work for fast weight loss. Remember that you dont have to resort to these kind of drastic measures forever, and as before long as the big day passes you can go back to normal.

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Before and After Weight loss

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Weight Loss Tips The Most Successful Tips Ever before

If you are tired of dropping weight the hard way, then here are some wise weight loss tips for you. These tips are easy to follow and they really help you actually lose those extra pounds. For simpler tips like these, you can purchase a copy of  Do It When - Diet Right.

Weight Loss Tip 1: You are only as fat as your total calorie count. The book states that there are two reasons for folks becoming overweight in the modern world: they enjoy plenty of food, but their lifestyle is seriously with a lack of exercise. You can lose extra weight by increasing your activity levels. Press yourself out of that chair and take a walk, or climb the stairs as an alternative to using the elevator, scrub, clean, mowing the lawn. Its all cutting into your fat bank account!

Weight Loss Tip 2: When I was young, my mummy always told me to eat about three square meals a day. Seems like that was a mistake. Leaving a gap of 4-5 hours between meals may simply certainly not suit some people. The moment My spouse and i broke up my meals to 4-6 small meals, I had better controller over my food cravings. Also, I found that I became less hungry.

Weight Loss Tip 3: All of us experience the immediate desire to snack. It could smash us any time, and if the means is there, we could easily finish off one big bag of fries or marshmallows. Well, there will be your snacking urges and keep organic veggies ready! Vegetables are full regarding fiber and they are a good source of antioxidants. Besides they fill your stomach while supplying small calories. 100 g of fresh cucumber has less than 10 calories in it!

Weight Loss Tip 4: Shop wisely. As I see it, this is a very valuable weight loss tip. Remember how you go on the aisle of a supermarket and pick up all those low-fat or low-sugar meals, and you give yourself a pat on the back thinking youve got cut down on calories? Low excess fat or low sugar does NOT suggest low-cal! Count the calories you practice in. It matters.

Weight Loss Tip 5: Eating out could be dangerous to your weight loss efforts. Restaurant foods and fast food items are generally jam-packed with further salt, sugar, carbs and fats. Possibly one sufficiently large meal is adequate to undo all your efforts to lower your calories. If you MUST eat away, do so wisely. Order for eating salads and ask them to avoid fatty dressings. Cut portions or share ones meal with your friends. Skip treat.


Weight Loss Tip 6: A little outside help could make you lose weight easily. One of the main reasons people fail to lose weight is because they are helpless to control their hunger pangs. The moment craving for food strikes, all good thoughts fly outside the window. But you can control being hungry by using certain herbal supplements. These supplements are full associated with natural plant fibers. Fibers regulate your own blood sugar levels and keep ones stomach full. I could control our irregular snacking because of these fiber supplements. You can see from this site that a lot of others are also deploying it. Try it, or something similar into it. Your weight loss efforts will become much easier. Usually care to choose your products wisely because the faulty products may cost you both funds and your health.

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