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My Photos | darlab Hi! My name is Darla Brown, I'm 47 yrs old and come from 6 generations in a small town in Northeastern Nevada. I've been with my wonderful husband Doug for 22 yrs. married for 18. He's my ROCK!! I have a beautiful 23 year old daughter Amber who is a working actor in New York City. I stay at home while my husband works for Newmont Gold, one of the largest gold mines in the US. I cannot remember I Hi! My name is Darla Brown, I'm 47 yrs old and come from 6 generations in a small town in Northeastern Nevada. I've been with my wonderful husband Doug for 22 yrs. married for 18. He's my ROCK!! I have a beautiful 23 year old daughter Amber who is a working actor in New York City. I stay at home while my husband works for Newmont Gold, one of the largest gold mines in the US. I cannot remember I time in my life when I wasn't heavy. I went to Weight Watchers for the first time when I was 15. I would always start a "diet" and exercise program but I would never have the motivation to continue, it would last maybe 8 weeks at the most. I became too, “comfortable” in my life and the next thing I knew I was 252 lbs., and wearing a tight 24. In approximately 1992, I had fertility surgery and they cut through the muscle in my bikini line, making the skin sag. I accepted that it would be that way forever, thinking I could never change it. I ate too much fast food, I wasn’t eating to “fuel” my body, and I have lived a completely sedentary lifestyle for about the last 17 years. I would avoid people that I knew and my self confidence was very low. I hid under big clothes. I would always hear how I had such a pretty face, if I’d just lose some weight. My feet hurt constantly and I was always tired. January of 2007, I went to my Doctor for a physical, knowing that he was going to tell me that I needed to lose some weight. I had heard it so many times before. What I didn’t expect was my lab’s to come back showing that I had borderline high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. And as expected, was told I had to lose some weight and my doctor put me on high blood pressure medicine. Suddenly the motivation was staring me right in the face. I chose to change my life. I knew that if I was ever going to be the person that I wanted to be, I had to put me first. I have always done and been there for everyone else and it was time for Darla, and I was ready for the first time in my life. My weight was now affecting my health. It was then that I decided that I was taking control of my life, I wasn't going to let my poor food choices and lack of physical fitness continue to hold me down and destroy my health. I started to slowly change the way I ate and thought about food. I started exercising by going for small walks in the neighborhood. Then I started getting on my treadmill, I could only go for 10 minutes when I started, and now it's nothing to be on there for 60 mins. The exercise came and went but I stuck with my change in eating. Then in June, I got out all my Kathy Smith tapes and blew the dust off of them. I started doing her tape's, HIIT on the treadmill and Taebo. I found myself feeling better and my body started changing. I lost 41.5 pounds and 11 inches, and am so PROUD of ME! I did this all on my own! But, yet again I found myself getting bored with the exercise I was doing and knew I had to find something else. I couldn’t quit this time, it wasn’t an option. My Progress My fitness goal: Transformation story
This brings me to Turbo Jam and MDB. I am now on my way to achieving the physical fitness and healthy life that I will have for the rest of my life! I was watching TV in October 2007 and saw an More ...
This brings me to Turbo Jam and MDB. I am now on my way to achieving the physical fitness and healthy life that I will have for the rest of my life! I was watching TV in October 2007 and saw an infomercial for Turbo Jam. I couldn't get it, or Chalene and her energy and motivation out of my head. Three weeks later I ordered it. I needed more than what I was doing and this looked and sounded like fun! I have always hated to exercise and knew that I had to find something that I would actually enjoy getting up to do and not dreading it. Chalene is amazing in how she encourages and motivates me! I actually look forward to exercising now! The simple fact that Chalene makes Turbo Jam fun and has such great music are the biggest reason’s that I love it so much! Not to mention the AMAZING RESULT’S you achieve with it! I have lost an additional 18.5 lbs and 17 inches since starting Turbo Jam on Nov. 5th, 2007. Bringing my total weight loss to 60 lbs. and total inches lost to 28. My body fat has gone from 30 to 25! I am now under 200 lbs. for the first time in a very long time! What can I say about MDB. The support with the message boards and all of the information that they give you, you can't help but succeed! To have other people that you can communicate with that have gone through or are going through the same thing as you, is amazing! I have never had the support that I have from being a part of this wonderful group of people! Nothing but encouragement! I am also part of a wonderful group on the board’s called, Siblings In Sweat, (SIS). They are AWESOME in how they also encourage and support every step of the way. My coach Jodi is always there to help and give you the advice and encouragement when needed. It is wonderful being able to work out in WOWY with other people who are focused on being healthy also. Have I had obstacles? You bet I have. Sometimes the eating comes and goes, but I always get back to being on track. I know that I have to keep it in check to achieve my goals. I hit a plateau in January and it took me months to break through it. It would of been so easy to give up, but I didn’t I just kept hitting play and knew eventually I would break through it. I recently had surgery in August and found myself not being able to exercise, and it about drove me crazy. But as soon as the doctor released me I was back at it, stronger than ever, determined to get going again. I knew then that something inside me had changed for the better. In the past, it would of been the perfect reason to not exercise again for month’ or even years. Exercise has become part of my life. And that will never change. My body is changing for the better along with my health. I'm not on a "diet", I am in a new lifestyle. I never in a million year's thought I would be able to get rid of the fat that I got from having the fertility surgery in '92 and cutting through the muscle. But, that fat is leaving forever! It is tightening and lifting, it's half of what it used to be! I'm getting definition everywhere, I actually have biceps for the first time in my life, and my abs are slowly coming to the surface. And it feels so good! My energy has gone through the roof, and I'm stronger! Ask my husband, I drive him crazy! I hate to just sit anymore, I have to constantly be doing something! I am finally feeling good about myself and sexier than I ever have before! So, this is where I am at so far. On a journey to be the best that I possibly can be. To be healthy and fit for the rest of my life. My feet no longer hurt because of the weight I was putting on them and my cholesterol is now normal. One of my goals is to hopefully be able to go completely off of my blood pressure medicine. It feels so good to finally be doing this for me and nobody else. I still have about 40-50 more pounds to lose. But I’m not worried about it because I know that it will happen with perseverance and determination. I’ve come this far and there is no turning back. Just you watch and see what happens in the future, because I promise you, this isn't the last you have seen or heard of Darla Brown! Although you will see a lot less of her :) | Please sign in to flag this as inappropriate. If you think this page contains inappropriate content or is in violation of Team Beachbody's Terms and Conditions , you may report it to the administrators here. Your comments will be kept confidential.
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