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Suzanne DiTommaso Won $1,000 in August 2009

Making her way to the gym about three times a week, Suzanne DiTommaso was never really healthy. She smoked and ate what she wanted. When Suzanne finally quit smoking, the weight came on, as did a pain in her chest caused by acid reflux.

"When you have a lot of weight in your belly and esophagus region, it will cause this reflux. It goes up your throat and up your chest, and it mimics cardiac symptoms."

Now, on top of feeling unhealthy, run-down, and needing to take acid blockers, her 40th birthday was looming. Suzanne had a family, and she worried about their well-being should something happen to her. The gym membership she was paying for wasn't working for her or her husband.

"There was something missing in the formula at the gym. We didn't have anybody to help us. We didn't have anybody to ask questions. I had seen the P90X infomercial several times, and it looked like something that we could do together."

They loved that P90X® was a complete plan, with a workout and nutrition guide. Following the guide, Suzanne cleaned out all the junk in their kitchen.

"You've got your workouts and your nutrition guide. I think all the time about people who say, 'Well yeah if I had a celebrity trainer who would tell me how to work out and tell me how to eat then I could look like celebrities too.' But here you have it all."

Her biggest obstacle was when she would work out. She had a full-time job and a child. But when she decided to order P90X, she made a commitment, recognizing that if it was going to work, she would have to make some sacrifices. That meant working out at 4:30 AM.

"We got up and did the first workout, and it was a little comical, but we were serious about what we were doing, and we were serious about our commitment to each other and our commitment to the program. I remember it being day three, day four, day five, and thinking, 'We're doing this. We can do this.'"

The workout was tough, but by days eight and nine, Suzanne noticed changes in her body. Then she hit day 30.

"I saw an amazing difference in my clothes. By day 90, forget it, I couldn't wear my clothes. That's a whole new problem that you might encounter if you do P90X. You're going to need new clothes, but that's a good problem to have."

She needed new clothes, but what she didn't need was her acid reflux medication. Now, she's completely free from the pain in her chest and has dropped 15 percent of her body fat. She's often complimented by people who tell her she looks 10 years younger. Suzanne credits her Beachbody® Coach—Jude Voilles—for much of her success and now considers Jude to be one of her closest friends. For all of Suzanne's hard work and dedication, she is a $1,000 winner in Beachbody's August Million Dollar Body Game. Way to go, Suzanne!