This photo is not “photoshopped” in any way, and she’s a real mom (unlike the fake tales of fake dieting mom).

That’s a 12-week “before and after” photo. In that photo, she lost 22lbs, and shrunk her “mommy belly” by over 4.5 inches.

Very impressive.

Her name is Adrienne Smyth, and she’s just one of the many women who participated in Holly Rigsby’s Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge 2009.

You can read their inspiring stories there, and help to vote for a winner.

Holly Rigsby is the author of Fit Yummy Mummy, someone worthy of learning from when it comes to slim down and getting fit.

Oprah struggles with weight again

Here are a few questions for you:

What’s the biggest frustration in your weight loss efforts?

What’s the most discouraging thing everytime you think about doing something about your weight?

For many, the biggest frustration, and the most discouraging thing everytime they think about getting started on a new weight loss program, is the fact that they almost “know” for certain, that no matter how hard they try, or even how fast they get some results, sooner or later, the damn weight will always come back!

In another word, it’s harder to keep it off than to take it off.

Even for Oprah, who has access to unlimited resources, both in money and experts, still struggles with the weight loss “yo-yo“.

The single biggest reason of failure for many, is that we dive into all sorts of weight loss programs without ever even think about the MENTAL ASPECT of weight loss, not much less say taking care of it, as we “blindly” struggle through the diets cycles and the exercises routines, and so on.

I mean, have you really taken a good and deep look at your mental self, uncover those of your LIMITING BELIEFS hidden within you that are stopping you ever succeed to begin with?

Have you set your goals? I mean, really set your goals, not just “I want to lose x-amount of weight in x-amount of time”.

Are you looking at your weight as an issue that’s about weight, or are you looking at it as issue of life style?

Are you constantly seeking out “fast and easy”, “take this and lose x-amount lbs” weight loss miracle pills or diets, or are you seeking out (and immerse yourself in) fitness, health and nutritional related knowledge and on improving, transforming your thought process that empowers your mind in ways that you never thought of before?

Deep down, you know very well that there is no such a thing as “fast and easy” weight loss. The most important and yet most ignored factor to real weight loss success is mental: you must take a brand new look at it instead of just thinking of it as you did before.

The sooner you start on your mental efforts, the sooner you will be on your way to a truly fit and healthy life style, and transform your body to the one you’ve already wanted it.

This is a huge issue, and later on we will come back to it with much details, and we will show you concrete ways you can put in action, and smash through your weight loss barriers as we have done for ourselves and many of our friends and family members.

So stay tuned!

Also, please share with us what are YOUR biggest issues and frustrations in your weight loss experiences. Leave your comment below.