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All my life, I’ve been slender and athletic. I never weighed more than 103 lbs until I got pregnant 6 ½ years ago with my son. I gained 48 lbs during that pregnancy and never quite got my pre-baby body back. In fact, I maintained a good portion of the weight I gained from the pregnancy. Most of that weight was in my mid-section, as you can see from my Day 1 picture from above. I’ve tried all sorts of programs to lose weight, but none worked. We even belonged to a local gym that we hardly used. Our monthly membership of $118 was sitting in our “junk drawer” collecting dust. I’m ashamed to even admit that I also used Slim Fast for a quick fat loss fix. The scariest of them all was I even considered liposuction! All I lost on those programs was money and time!

As the years went by, I’d complain to my husband how much fatter I got and my size 2 clothes no longer fit me. His response was always the same, “go get yourself some new clothes.” I was in total denial and not willing to buy clothes in sizes bigger than a 2. I thought if I ate less I’d eventually be able to get back into my old clothes. Of course, that didn’t work. I’d try very hard to squeeze into my size 2 clothes, but only to find that I looked more like a “hoochie” than a hot mama. I had rolls hanging out everywhere and I looked like I was a few months pregnant. People would come up to me and ask how far along I was with my pregnancy. My response was, I’m not pregnant…I’m just fat and need to mix in a salad every now and then. One day, my son even looked at me and asked if I had another baby in my tummy. When I said no, he responded with: “Is that Georgie’s crumbs in your tummy, mommy?” That’s it…I couldn’t take it any more!

After several months of contemplation, my husband and I first DECIDED to get the P90X program. I sat down with my husband to determine the best day to start based on our schedule. Second, we COMMTTED to a date to press play, and we put our gym together. Finally, a couple of months later, I found SUCCESS in my weight loss and fitness. A little over two months ago, I gave birth to our third and final child. Back came the baby weight, but no worries! I know I can drop it off like a bad habit with P90X. Two weeks into it again and I’ve dropped close to 5 pounds and my core strength is coming back really quickly!

Thanks to Tony Horton for his genius creation of the P90X program and to Team Beachbody for making the program available for everyone. I’m forever grateful to Tony Horton and Team Beachbody for changing my life for the better!

Most importantly, thanks to my wonderful husband who’s always been there to support me with everything I do and for pushing play with me every day. I couldn’t have done it without him. I love you, honey!

I’m a Team Beachbody coach and can help you also DECIDE, COMMIT and SUCCEED in your personal fitness goals. Please email me at mai.nguyen1973@gmail.com, for any questions or comments. I would love to help you achieve your goals. It’s simple, just not easy!