When it comes to fitness, making the decision to transform your body through diet and exercise is the easy part. It's actually sticking with your new lifestyle, and dedicating yourself to your fitness journey, that's tough.
There will be days when you don't want to work out or when you're craving something outside of the perimeters of your new diet. And on top of that, it usually takes a while to even see any progress on your body after you switch up your routines.
But if you keep up with your fitness journey, the results can be life-changing.
Here are 12 inspiring images from Reddit's ProgressPics community that show the phenomenal transformations that can occur with diet and exercise.
In 37 months, this 32-year-old 5'11" woman lost 93 lbs, going from 279 lbs to 186 lbs mostly by counting calories.
This 23-year-old 6'2" man saw progress despite having herniated discs in his back and a chronic degenerative condition. He gained 30 lbs in three years, going from 170 lb to 200 lbs, by working out 5-6 days a week and eating three balanced meals a day.
For more on his fitness journey, check out his Instagram.
This 27-year-old 5'7" woman went from 161 lbs to 142.7 lbs (which means she lost 18.3 lbs) in nine weeks by reducing her caloric intake to between 1200 and 1400 daily, and doing cardio 3-4 times a week.
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