My Work in Progress

So I already shared with you part of my journey during my initial post.  However, I wanted to share with you some photos of my journey.  My heaviest year was 2008 (this is my current before pic).

 (I will try to find a better picture for you... I seem to have deleted them all in shame)

 From then on for the next two years I would do a drastic diet lose 15 pounds only to gain it back when my resolve broke.  In the Spring of 2010 my weight was creeping back up again and I decided I needed to change.  That is when I ordered Slim in 6.  I completed that program with no real results.  How could that be you ask?  Well it's because I continued to eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.  At this time in my life changing my eating habits long term was a crazy idea.  I mean c'mon I was in college right?  So I decided to up the ante and order Turbo Jam and ChaLean Extreme and do a combination.  By this it's summer break.  I worked out consistently until I met my then boyfriend, now husband.  I started slacking off again with my workouts.  When fall semester came around I stopped working out all together for the first months.  When my pants became tighter I decided enough was enough.  I began working out consistently again.  Completing ChaLean Extreme with okay results.  At this point I decided I was going to do Insanity.  I completed the first month with no real weight change so I gave up.  At this point my total weight loss was around 30 pounds.  The start of the next school year was when I really kicked it into gear.  We got engaged and set the date for 8/11/12.  Just shy of one year away.  So my roommate and I ordered TurboFire.  Every day we completed our workouts together and kept each other motivated.  I lost several inches and about 5 more pounds through the program.  I was more strict with my diet through this program than I have ever been.  However, all we did was count our calories.  So I would simply count in the processed junk I was eating into my calorie allotment.  After finishing TurboFire we moved onto Insanity again.  With the Insanity meal plan I needed to eat over 2000 calories per day...so I did.  Once again I added in my processed junk.  After all I didn't want to feel deprived.  So needless to say upon finishing Insanity I didn't change my weight at all.  So for my wedding I was content with my weight but I didn't have the bikini body I wanted.

So this brings us up to now, one year after my wedding.  I have started to eat clean in the past month.  I have lost 5 more pounds that wouldn't budge.  I continue using my Beachbody products.  My favorite still being TurboFire.  On Monday I am starting in a challenge group using a hybrid of two new to me programs. Body Beast and T25.  I have also become a Beachbody coach.  I want to help people reach their dreams and goals.  I want to teach all that I have learned.  I am going to get that bikini body I have always dreamed of.  I can help you reach your dreams too.