The after party for the latest 10-week session at my gym was today. In each session, one person from the crop of new students and one person from the current students win the prize for most transformed during the last 10 weeks. For the new students there's a $1000 prize. For the rest of us, it's mostly bragging rights and primo parking.

I had high hopes this time around, but didn't win. Oh well, I'm still really happy with my results, though. I've come a long way since I started on 10/9/10: 65 pounds and Lord knows how much body fat. My gym uses the electronic body fat readers, so they're not the most accurate. Anyway, I really regret that I didn't let them take "before" pics of me until my third 10-week session, but here's my stats from back then:

10/9/10:
Weight: 226 pounds
Chest: 43 inches
Waist: 46 inches
Bicep: 15.5 inches
Thigh: 29.75 inches
Hips: 51 inches
Pushups: 30 (knees)
Situps: 14

Here's the progress from this most recent 10 weeks:

12/31/11 3/15/12
Weight: 176 pounds Weight: 161
Chest: 37 inches Chest: 34 inches
Waist: 35 inches Waist: 33 inches
Arm: 12.25 inches Arm: 11 inches
Thigh: 24 inches Thigh: 22.25
Hips: 41 inches Hips: 39.25
Pushups: 80 (toes) Pushups: 66 (toes)
Situps: 36 Situps: 42
Total weight lost: 15 pounds Total inches lost: 9.75

Here's my progress from the oldest picture I have (3/26/11):

03/26/11 03/15/12
Weight: 207 pounds Weight: 161
Chest: 42.25 inches Chest: 34 inches
Waist: 41 inches Waist: 33 inches
Arm: 15 inches Arm: 11 inches
Thigh: 27.5 inches Thigh: 22.25
Hips: 47 inches Hips: 39.25
Pushups: 62 (knees) Pushups: 66 (toes)
Situps: 25 Situps: 42
Total weight lost: 46 pounds Total inches lost: 33.25

Total weight lost since 10/9/10: 65 pounds
Total inches lost since 10/9/10: 45.75

Not too shabby!



Here's what I wore to the after party today that I felt super-cute in (blouse is a clearance rack find, pants were free hand-me-downs from step-mom):


Now for the treats! Here's some pics of the desserts I made for the party:
Red Velvet S'mores Cupcakes


Lemon squares


Chocolate crinkle cookies


Brownies (which DH rendered unfit for serving, but a win for him since they stayed home):


I realize now I forgot to get a picture of the frosted banana cookies, but trust me, they were awesome. I always get recipe requests for them!

One more picture, just for fun. This is another clearance rack find that I felt super-cute in earlier this week: