Today is day 150 on my journey to a healthier me with Chalean

Although my journey began much earlier this entry is all about how 1 suggestion from my husband changed my life and lives of my family and friends. I had started trying to regain my life by eating better and exercising after being obese for many years prior to these 150 days. How you might wonder did I get obese well it was all about bad choices. Yes, I could and have blamed it on health issues but when my head hits my pillow at night I have to face the truth it was about me and "yes" I said me. It was about me making bad choices. One bad choice after another led to a weight gain of 84 pounds.

One night as my husband was watching TV and he saw the Beachbody Turbo Jam commercial. This was August of 2010. He had me watch it and asked if I thought I could do it and if I would like it, Of course I said sure it looked like fun. At this time I had committed to exercise so I could see myself doing this workout.

At 47 and the only exercise I had been doing was my treadclimber and some strength training you can imagine my reaction when I started doing this routine. First of all, I am not the most coordinated person out there and every movement seemed to get me heart rate up. Yet I stuck with it 6 days a week for the 90 days suggested. Each time feeling a little stronger and a little more coordinated. During the 90 days I also used some of the p90x like the ab ripper X and the X stretch. I used Power90 for some of the strength training and quickly moved up from levels 1/2 to 3/4.

I also started eating clean and making better choices. This was the first 90 days to the new life I had chosen. I really did not know how much my life was going to change. There has been so many changes from health issues going away to my self image improving greatly and now here I am venturing on a whole new avenue as I become a beachbody coach. It is not only about building a business it is about helping others find their way back to health. I have been so humbled to be helping friends and family find their way and I am even more excited to help new friends I meet on this path.

Let's move on to how the first 90 days worked out for me. I weighed 165 at the beginning of Turbojam and wore a tight size 12 jeans. I lost 3 pounds but 13.25 inches. My jeans changed to a comfortable size 10. I was very pleased with these changes. 

As I neared the end of the 90 days I was faced with what to do next. I decided to do Chalean Extreme because I love Chalene Johnson!!! So today I am in my last week of the push phase and I will weigh in and measure Monday or Tuesday. I am excited this time to see the measurements since I can see big changes. The first 30 days of Chalean Extreme I lost 2 pounds  and 2.75 inches. 

I am much stronger both physically and cardiovascularly.  This gives you just a small tidbit of my journey. I will be breaking this done into my details as the days come along.