The official 60-day Insanity & Shakeology fitness is OVER! Overall I’m pretty excited with my results. I don’t think I ever admitted my beginning weight but it was 115.3 lbs, aside from pregnancy, the most I have ever weighed in my life. There were a variety of factors that led to the weight gain (holiday indulgences, overcommitting myself, marital stress, etc.) but ultimately I let it get out of control. I’m happy to say the results are in and my new weight is:
Someone is in need of a pedicure!
A total loss of 6.2 lbs! Yes, I gained .2 lbs from the previous week but overall, I met the goal I stated when I first started this journey. My results are not amazing. You won’t see me featured on the latest Team Beachbody newsletter. My results are realistic. They show that the average person can commit to a program and obtain results. Did I do every single workout as scheduled? Nope. I’d say I did about 90% of them. My diet? I did really good the first four weeks. The second month was off due to quite a bit of travel. But I do think the results are representative for what I committed.
My recommendation to anyone doing a fitness challenge where pictures are involved – have someone else take the pictures. Get over the embarrassment because not matter what, your pics will look better without your arms all contorted. 
Goodbye on the Left, Hello on the Right.
I don’t think the front view pictures are as telling as the side view. What is even more impressive is how my clothes fit. I’m only 5′ tall so even gaining (or losing) a few pounds makes a huge difference.
Nope, I'm not pushing out or sucking in my gut in either picture!
Now my goal is to maintain the results I’ve achieved and possibly lose another 1-2 lbs. I think if I can do that, I’ll be ecstatic with my results. One thing I really missed about doing the Insanity workouts is running. Going forward I’ll probably alternate between running and Insanity workouts because it was really taxing on my body to do both in the same day. I never fully recovered and that hurt my overall performance.
If you’re thinking about starting a fitness challenge, I encourage you to do so! Team up with a buddy or a group of people that will help keep you accountable. Remember, to achieve long-term results you have to make a commitment to a lifestyle change. Anyone can do a Shakeology 3-day cleanse (more on that later) and lose a bunch of weight but unless you make changes in your daily routine, you’ll only gain that weight back. Keep pushing play friends and in the end, you’ll get the results you deserve!
The results are in!Check out the results from my 60-day #Insanity fitness challenge! bit.ly/L2ieWY @teambeachbody
— East 9th Street (@East9thStreet) June 19, 2012
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Twitter: simmworksfamily
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Oh my gosh woman! You look amazing! Love the results. I’m in week 3 of shakeology but haven’t yet committed to a challenge pack yet. I’m thinking of purchasing my friend’s Slim in 6 set. I just need to do it! So proud of your results!
Girl- you are so skinny! I need to check this out! I am amazed!
Congrats! weightloss has always been difficult for me. I commend you for a job well done!
Twitter: genofsavings
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I’d like to say congrats but I am too jealous over your weight loss. Just joking! That is amazing! I am going to have to check Shakeology out myself
Twitter: longwait4bella
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Good job! I have heard great things about this program. My sister and I joined Weight Watchers last week, I am getting rid of this baby weight!
Keep it up!
lol you look great in both pics.
Twitter: headant
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Maybe I should look into that! I haven’t been that weight in quite a while…
Twitter: scentednights
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What a fantastic job you’re doing!
Congrats on sticking it to it. I know you will be able to keep up your hard work.
I joined MyFitnessPal (website better than app) and it’s been one week of logging all my food and I like it. It’s like a positive FB community. For me, exercise wasn’t always the issue – it was the food, so now I am tracking everything (good and bad) and need to keep at it forever. I feel better about myself when I am aware of what I am consuming. My focus is slow and steady wins the race, therefore, I am focusing on 1 lb a week as I want this to be a lifestyle change.
Again – great job – you look FANTASTIC!!
I need to check that out. Food is my biggest issue too. I can’t have anything “bad” for me in the house because I’ll justify eating it somehow.
I really enjoyed reading this post as I love learning more about real human experiences with weight loss. Kudos for reducing the kilos. I really enjoyed your sense of humor, where you mention not keeping your gut in the before and the after picture. Baby weight is the most difficult to shed off but with determination and the right workout will give you commendable results.