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By May 2006, I decided enough was enough! I began on a quest of healthy eating and resumed my running to achieve a better body. Over the past year, I managed to loose much of that weight I gained, trying every diet from the Zone, Atkins, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers to name a few. Upon resuming my running program, exercise had never been a problem for me until late last year. I consistenly logged anywhere from 3-9 miles, yet I was frustrated that it never seemed to make a difference in the number on the scale. With my motivation waning, I decided to focus on a goal, picking the NYC marathon to be my personal achievement. I trained as much as my shedule would allow (which was not much) and completed the NYC marathon in November '06. This was the most greuling experience ever, and essentially ended my life as a runner. I haven't run since, and since running was the only form of exercise that I knew, my fitness regimin came to a hault. Enter Slim in 6: I saw the informercial one morning and decided it was worth a shot. I was hesitant because home workouts have never been my fortay. I have a huge collection of exercise DVDs that are still unopened! I simply just get too bored. However, being frustrated about being in a nearly six-month plateau, I convinced myself that things would be different this time around with SI6.

I began SI6 on Feb. 5, 2007. About two weeks in, I felt my motivation failing. I reread the SI6 insert that came with the DVD for encouragement. This time around, I noticed it referenced the online community as an additional source of support. I promtly logged onto the forums that night, finding a thread of encouraging women that began SI6 the same day I did, and I never looked back! This was just what I needed. Before long, I was logging in several times a day chatting with others about the program. I made plans to meet in WOWY for workouts. There were many a day when I did not want to get out of bed, but did so because I knew I promised to work out with others. I completed round 1 of Slim in 6 on March 23rd, 2007, loosing over 14 pounds and 8.5 inches total. Since that time, I've done one month of P90, Debbie's Slim Series express videos, and a couple of TJ videos. To be honest, my workouts over the past couple of months have been very sporadic due to my hectic schedule, but over the past few weeks, there is barely a day that goes by where someone at work asks me if I'm still losing weight. I laughed everytime I was asked because I know my workouts and eating have been far from perfect, and that my weight has been the same, if not up even. However, after consistently being asked and slowly realizing that I had to downsize my Medium size scrubs to a Small, I stepped onto my scale one evening and decided to check my weight AND bodyfat. As expected, my weight was the same, but to my surprise, my bodyfat was now 26%! I kept rechecking because I thought my scale was wrong. I've never seen any bodyfat reading be preceeded by a 2! To say I was estatic would be an understatement.

Since this happened, I have newfound motivation to resume my training program with new ferocity! To date, I have completed 3 rounds of Slim in 6, even managing to lose 10 pounds I regained after vacationing in Jamaica late last year! I am currently finishing up a P90X rotation I started with my boyfriend, which has helped me get even more ripped! Soon, I'll start a round of SS with the ladies I met during the infomercial shoot. Although I would love to say this time around that my goal is to get down to 140 or below this time around, I realize that the number on the scale isn't as important in how I look. I've learned two things that have helped me to date: 1.) having support (be it your significant other, members of WOWY, and/or the forums) can make all the difference in the world in terms of keeping you motivated; and 2.) If I keep consistently pressing play, I will see results. I can't wait to see what results await me at the end of this rotation! Stay tuned!........

Thanks, Beachbody, for helping me tranform my body!