Started with a goal, stayed for the growth. 2 years of gym, cardio, and building a healthier relationship with food. It wasn't always easy, but I kept showing up, learning, and improving little by little. This journey taught me that real change comes from consistency, patience, and taking care of yourself inside and out.

And now with my current physique, I feel like i can conquer anything.

I started transitioning 26 months ago and so many great changes since 🥰 2 years sober, weight loss, and happiness.

I lost weight through a combination of daily 5k runs and a vegan diet. I’m mostly maintaining right now as I just recently had surgery.

4 year college transformation

Slow & steady progress! I’ve been feeling the difference in my strength and stability, but just starting to see the difference visually. Featuring my new nipples!

Been dieting on and off since grade 7. Yes those pictures are me. Am quite happy with my progress.

Still got a ways to go before I stop losing weight and start focusing on muscle but god dang do I feel as great as ever. Picture on the right is with cosplay wig.

I had never in my life felt comfortable with my body so I never really took care of myself and just let myself exist without thinking about exercising and what I was eating. I thought top surgery (Feb 2025) would cure my body image issues but it turned out it was just the catalyst for me to finally start caring about myself!

I have been tracking my calories (1900 a day), trying to get 120g protein every day, walking 15,000 steps and doing body weight exercises at home 3x a week using my Swedish ladder (push ups, pull ups, chin ups leg raises, dips, planks, split squats… that’s about it.) It was hard to see the progress at first but with 6 months of consistency I can’t believe what I’ve achieved! I feel so good about myself for the first time ever. Now I just need to keep going!

Basically. I've never been small but recently I've been putting on more and more weight as I'm not dancing anymore. I'd like to lose about 34lbs. My biggest problems are my bum and thighs. My bum is SO ridiculously wide, I hate it it makes me feel so self conscious and if I wear a baggy top it makes me look so wide and big.

Im really bad with snacking and having gotten really lazy recently. I don't really know what to eat as I'm vegetarian and don't like nuts so I feel like all I have to eat is carbs. I'm also a student so don't want to be spending a ton of money. Any advice would be so helpful. I lose motivation so easily and just eat junk.

I also have bad cellulite on my bum and thighs. You can't see in those pictures as much and some stretch makes on the sides of my bum at the top. http://m.imgur.com/a/83SWd

Edit: forgot to include pictures

Mods - if I did this wrong, I apologize...let me know how to post this correctly!

Dearest /r/progresspics,
I subbed to this sub a couple months back. Every time I look at your pictures, I feel so genuinely happy for all of you. Usually, there's a look of accomplishment or determination on your faces.
Selfishly, these initially make me guilty. At one point, I was 155 lbs at this height. My dream weight is 140-145. My "normal" according to a BMI chart is anywhere between 128 and 169.
After the guilt wears off, I feel motivated. That I want to do what you're doing and have that same look of determination and accomplishment on my face. To be able to post my progress to /r/progresspics.
So, I will be using your successes as my motivation. If anyone has any advice, I'd appreciate it. I like food and all those fattening things, and I hate the gym where I just stare at a wall while I run/jog/bike. This is not going to be easy for me, and I need all the extra motivation I can get.

Thanks to all of you for being motivated and, in turn, motivating me.

Sincerely,
AgentBawls

My goals were to fit my clothes better and improve my physically fitness - C for general health and specifically my Raynaud’s Syndrome. This is from a combination of: Ring Fit Adventure/exercise 3-5 days a week, switching to a high-protein (not keto) diet, eating enough of said diet (you need protein to grow muscles!), limiting sweets to one a week, getting on IBS-C meds, and learning I was taking my meds wrong (doctor-prescribed multivitamin goes 4 HOURS after Levo, not with). It’s also improved my mental health in combination with DBT. Being more toned and strong is a neat experience. No hormone changes. Aiming for 110 so I have more wiggle room for gaining.