My story

In Fall of 2007, I was 173, the heaviest I have ever been. I felt like a big, unattractive, lazy, motivation-less slob. It took a toll on everything. I was so self-conscious all the time. How I looked was ALWAYS on my mind! I hated myself in pictures. It was awful! I was so depressed and trying EVERYTHING I could do! I even bought an elliptical machine! I was devastated when I didn't see results. I didn't have time to go to a gym and I REALLY didn't want to be seen working out in public. I needed a personal trainer - someone to tell me exactly what to do and how many of this and that.

In November of 2007, I was up one night and saw one of those infomercials on TV. It was for Slim in 6 - a 6-week structured program which guaranteed results. Ordinarily, I would never order from an infomercial but I really thought this was something I could do. And there was a money-back guarantee. I asked Joe if he thought it would be a good idea and he agreed that it seemed legit and if I really thought I would do it, I should order it. So I did. And with that fateful purchase, my life would change.

The program came in the mail about a week later and I was so excited to start. But man, it was no joke. It was a really challenging program. At least for me, who up until that point, had never worked out a day in my life. I was so frustrated and would cry through the workouts because it was so hard for me. I was out of shape and unfit and could think of a million things better to do with my time than to spend it sweating and huffing and puffing.I HATED working out! Joe would have to kick me out of bed (literally). He used to put different gifts in envelopes with different weights on them to bribe me to work out. Even that stopped working after a while. But 6 weeks later, that all changed when I had dropped 13 pounds and I took my after photos and saw the ENORMOUS change in my body. Slim in 6 completely reshaped my lower half!

I moved on with renewed energy to Slim Series and Turbo Jam. I lost another 5 pounds, down to 155 in early April 2008. Then, I found out I was pregnant. But I ate mostly healthy and walked when I could. At one month post-baby, I weighed 147. Over the next year, I gained A LOT of confidence and dropped down to a size 8. I even started doing P90X! I was down to 137 and I was on top of the world! In October 2010, I got pregnant with my second child. I did not make the same smart choices and I didn't work out at all. In July 2011, my son was born and in September 2011, I returned with full force weighing 143. Over the next year and a half, I've stepped outside my comfort zone. I adopted strength training through Chris Freytag, an inspirational person beyond words. I joined an AWESOME fitness group without which I would not have my sanity. I have seen muscles develop I never even knew I had.

As of today, January 31, 2013, I weigh around 130.