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An annual trip to my doctor smacked me into reality a few years ago. I had gained almost 25 pounds in one year! I had no idea that, at 5'3" tall, I weighed 174 pounds! I was shocked! How could I not have known what was happening to me? That doctor visit started a few years of yo-yo dieting. I'd lose 15 or 20 pounds and then gain most of it back. I was trying to do it on my own without really any direction as far as exercise was concerned. Someone loaned me the Slim in 6 DVD. I tried it for a few weeks, and didn't think it was for me. It did spark my interest in Beachbody.com, though. I ordered Power 90 and I was hooked. I completed one round of Power 90 and started a second round after taking a few weeks off. I just couldn't get back in the groove! I would do it every day for two weeks, then backslide for a week or so, then go again, then backslide.

I decided to get serious in June of 2007. I went to the Beachbody Message Boards, found a thread that I like and I just read all the posts for several weeks. It was the spark I needed. I ordered P90X and watched each workout before doing any of them. I decided I have to be very methodical about this. I want to be healthy, first and foremost, but, as a bonus, I want to be ready for a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic that my husband and I were going to take for our anniversary in the fall of '07. P90X, the Message Boards and WOWY helped me get ready. We had the time of our lives.

Since then, I have lost ten more pounds for a total of 30 pounds lost. I have lost so many inches from every part of my body (8" off my waist alone!) and I have gained muscle definition all over. Who would have thought that, at almost 45 years old, I would have the beginnings of six pack abs? Not me...but I do! :)