Okay, this is my first - probably only - attempt at blogging. A super cool, really funny thing has happened, and I want to share this experience with my friends, and any other web-surfing weirdos out there. So, here goes.
Most of my friends and family know that at the start of 2009, I was hugely fat. I'm 5' 8 1/2", and at the time I weighed 193 pounds and was sporting a size 16. Contrary to popular belief, this was not baby weight; I had managed to gain it all before I got knocked up. (Oh yeah, I had a baby in October of 2007.) So, there I am in January 2009, sitting on my couch in my giant-sized nightgown, channel-surfing, when I stumble upon an exercise DVD infomercial. It was TURBO JAM®.
Turbo Jam® creator Chalene Johnson practically spoke to me through the TV and I just knew her program was the one for me. I rushed (as fast as a hefty gal could rush) to my computer and immediately purchased the DVDs . Just 7 to 9 business days later, I had in my hands, the package that would change my life. I started slowly, very slowly, with a 20-minute workout every day for the first few weeks. I was in bad shape y'all; That was all I could do. I worked my way up to 30 minutes a day and by June 2009, I had lost 25 pounds. I would soon be ready to trade in my size 16 Mom Jeans for some sporty Land's End® activity skorts. I kept going throughout the summer and fall, and ended 2009 a size 10! Armed with my new body and some sexy Ann Taylor LOFT® Cougar-Mom jeans, I was ready for 2010.
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| That's me on the left before I started Turbo Jam® in January 2009. On the right, January 2010. 39 pounds lighter and loving my new size 10 Mom Jeans. |
2010 was all about maintenance. Okay, it was all about maintenance because I remained totally dedicated to exercise, but I also remained totally dedicated to over-eating and drinking like a frat boy. Let's be clear, I didn't gain any weight because I continued exercising 4 to 5 days a week. I didn't lose any weight because my dieting habits are crap. And while I'm really proud of the nearly 40 pounds I lost, I had more work to do...
More stuff about how hard I worked...I have a lot of toning to do and my diet still needs work but I have maintained my devotion and motivation and will keep going until the jiggle is no more!
Thank you Chalene and thank you Beachbody!
So I share this with a mom friend whose brother just happens to work for Beachbody®. She sends the testimonial to him, he sends her a notice about an audition to be in a test group for...wait for it..BRAZIL BUTT LIFT®!
So where was I? Lost weight, kept it off, blah blah blah. Oh yeah! At some point during 2010, one of my friends says, "You should write a testimonial to the Turbo Jam® people." (The Turbo Jam® people, by the way, is a company called Beachbody.com®. Look it up. They're awesome.) So, I write a testimonial - complete with my before-and-after pictures. It, like myself, was goofy and enthusiastic.
Here's an excerpt:
I am a 34-year-old stay-at-home mom...
In January of 2009, I was sitting on my couch, still in my PJs at mid-afternoon, when a Turbo Jam infomercial came on and "spoke to me". My weight was at an all-time high of 193... blah blah blah... I ordered the Maximum Results package before the infomercial even ended...yada yada yada ...determined to turn myself around and regain my self-respect.
In January of 2009, I was sitting on my couch, still in my PJs at mid-afternoon, when a Turbo Jam infomercial came on and "spoke to me". My weight was at an all-time high of 193... blah blah blah... I ordered the Maximum Results package before the infomercial even ended...yada yada yada ...determined to turn myself around and regain my self-respect.
blah blah blah... 6 inches off my waist, 5 inches off my hips and gone from a size 16 to a size 10. And I am not finished!
More stuff about how hard I worked...I have a lot of toning to do and my diet still needs work but I have maintained my devotion and motivation and will keep going until the jiggle is no more!
Thank you Chalene and thank you Beachbody!
