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So, about six months before my 40th birthday I started having conniption fits. I was convinced my life would be downhill after that. Forty is SO OLD.

My husband competes in Half Ironmans. Even my children caught that bug! Now, THEY want to swim, bike and run. I’m not saying that’s bad, but for someone allergic to exercise? YUCK. Any excuse not to exercise is a good excuse.

However, NOT exercising sets a really bad example for my kids and it makes any sort of physical undertaking extremely painful. So, this year when my husband signed the family up for the Komen Race for the Cure (5K) I decided I would try to run it. After 10 years of no exercise whatsoever. All because my daughter wanted to run it. She’s 7, her brother’s 9 and he wanted to run it too. She can’t keep up with him, so he runs with dad. That left me. Could I really tell my daughter no you can’t run because I don’t want to?

So, five weeks before the race, I started on a really moderate exercise regime, I was exercising 6 days a week, not intense, but consistent. I started running REALLY SLOWLY, seriously, anyone could walk faster than I had to start running. I used to smoke as well, but quit in 2003. So I started running at 2.9 on the treadmill. I upped the speed 1/10 every other day. I ran for three minutes and walked for two. It took a few weeks to get comfortable. Fast forward five weeks, I was running four minutes at 4 and walking two minutes. On race day, I actually finished my first 5K race a week short of my 40th birthday in 44:06. Will it break any records? No, but I did it.

That same day my husband sprung the idea of a sprint triathlon on me. He’s tricky. My kids are pushing for me to do it, and I suppose that’s part of the message, you have to find your motivation. I hate to run, don’t get thrilled riding my bike, and (actually I love to swim), but the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

In addition to that, he started coaching for Million Dollar Body. I was being bombarded on all sides by healthy stuff!! I couldn’t get away. I figured maybe there was a reason for it, some sort of message I should be getting. I knew I didn’t want to be 40, but there was no stopping it, but I could do something about my quality of life. I’ve been trying to lose the same 15 pounds for the last 10 years. Since I’ve started exercising, I haven’t lost any weight, clothes that were TIGHT a month ago now fit! You can’t argue with results, you can be stubborn and not WANT to continue, but you can’t argue with what exercise can do for you.

Plus, he’s earning money! So, I decided to take this seriously, if I can exercise AND make money?? How much better does it get than that? Like I said, I’m not crazy about exercise, but I can definitely hang out with Hip Hop Abs and Yoga Booty Ballet. And I’m gearing up to try the Slim in 6.

I completed my first triathlon in September 2007, five months after starting to exercise. If I can do it, ANYONE can do it! This April, I shaved 45 minutes off of my triathlon time, so again, if I can do it, anyone can. I promise.

My Progress

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Transformation Story

I had been trying to lose weight for over two years. But with Million Dollar Body in one year, I've lost 30 pounds, 7 inches on my chest, 6 inches on my waist and hips. I also went from 36% body fat to 21%. I have completed two sprint triathlons. I am now continuing to hone my body and tone up.
I just recently completed my 3rd triathlon. This course was somewhat more difficult than the other two that I had attempted in the past. In fact, I had heard that people mentioned I might not be physically able to do it. That really stuck in my head and made me start doubting myself. I wish I had gone the other way and gotten more agressive and been more confident with myself. BUT, I had an absolute BLAST doing the course. Because I had built it up so much in my mind that people doubted me, I had myself thinking it was much harder than it turned out to be for me. I smiled through the whole thing (after I got out of the water, I can't swim and smile at the same time). And I DID IT. Now, I truly have confidence in my abilities and know that anyone can accomplish anything with dedication. Without Team Beachbody, I'm not sure how I would have ended up. The products, the diary, and constantly keeping me on track has done wonders.

Programs

Meal plan:

Your current meal plan is: 1,600 Calorie Balanced Slim Down

Workout programs:

P90X®

ChaLEAN Extreme®

10-Minute Trainer® - primary program

One on One with Tony Horton

Rockin' Body®