My fitness journey began in 2007 when my oldest daughter commented that I was the only one in the house who did not do anything active or healthy. Kids say the darndest things, and sometimes they hurt. Usually when they are true. My husband has always enjoyed working out and staying fit, but I always made excuses about not having the time to do anything on a regular basis.
However, after my daughter made that comment it made me realize that I was the one missing out. My daughters are both active into sports and would work out with my husband on a regular basis, so I decided to turn working out into a family affair.
My journey began with an infomercial from Beachbody. I saw Shaun T with the Hip Hop Abs DVD and ordered it for myself. I started doing the Hip Hop Abs program when my kids were asleep, for fear that they would laugh at my feeble attempts at dancing, however I found that the DVD's were easy to follow and didn't make me feel silly or uncoordinated. On that same DVD, I saw an advertisement for TurboJam. I had done kickboxing as a teenager, so the premise appealed to me. I ordered the 5 rockin' workouts for myself and that's when I truly found my joy in a workout program.
Within the first month of doing TurboJam I lost 11 pounds and several inches (I didn't measure in those first few months, so I don't know how many for sure.) I also lost 2 pant sizes in that time.
The weight loss didn't stop after that, I continued losing weight consistently month over month without hitting the dreaded plateau that I had always run into before. I also ordered other TurboJam workouts like Get on the Ball to add to the fitness arsenal that I so frequently enjoy now. What started as something I did three nights a week begrudingly, has now become five nights per week with pleasure.
After just over a year of doing TurboJam I got an email from Beachbody talking about a new program that was about to be released called ChaLEAN Extreme. With all of my success with Chalene's TurboJam program, I couldn't wait to give it a try. My husband and I both began CE just before Christmas and saw AMAZING results. I lost 14 inches around my body, 5.5% of my total body fat and another 4 pounds, putting my grand weight loss total at 37 pounds in a little over a year.
I feel better when I work out. I am happier, just ask my kids. I can even run with my daughter who is on her middle school track team and though I can't keep up with her 7 minute mile just yet, I come in only 2 minutes behind her. I may not ever catch her, but because I take pride in myself now, my children are proud of me. I learned that putting my family first does not mean putting myself last.
Jen's Before / After photos:
However, after my daughter made that comment it made me realize that I was the one missing out. My daughters are both active into sports and would work out with my husband on a regular basis, so I decided to turn working out into a family affair.
My journey began with an infomercial from Beachbody. I saw Shaun T with the Hip Hop Abs DVD and ordered it for myself. I started doing the Hip Hop Abs program when my kids were asleep, for fear that they would laugh at my feeble attempts at dancing, however I found that the DVD's were easy to follow and didn't make me feel silly or uncoordinated. On that same DVD, I saw an advertisement for TurboJam. I had done kickboxing as a teenager, so the premise appealed to me. I ordered the 5 rockin' workouts for myself and that's when I truly found my joy in a workout program.
Within the first month of doing TurboJam I lost 11 pounds and several inches (I didn't measure in those first few months, so I don't know how many for sure.) I also lost 2 pant sizes in that time.
The weight loss didn't stop after that, I continued losing weight consistently month over month without hitting the dreaded plateau that I had always run into before. I also ordered other TurboJam workouts like Get on the Ball to add to the fitness arsenal that I so frequently enjoy now. What started as something I did three nights a week begrudingly, has now become five nights per week with pleasure.
After just over a year of doing TurboJam I got an email from Beachbody talking about a new program that was about to be released called ChaLEAN Extreme. With all of my success with Chalene's TurboJam program, I couldn't wait to give it a try. My husband and I both began CE just before Christmas and saw AMAZING results. I lost 14 inches around my body, 5.5% of my total body fat and another 4 pounds, putting my grand weight loss total at 37 pounds in a little over a year.
I feel better when I work out. I am happier, just ask my kids. I can even run with my daughter who is on her middle school track team and though I can't keep up with her 7 minute mile just yet, I come in only 2 minutes behind her. I may not ever catch her, but because I take pride in myself now, my children are proud of me. I learned that putting my family first does not mean putting myself last.
Jen's Before / After photos:
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