For the first time in my life, I dieted. I stopped putting sugar in my drinks and I started counting calories. It took me six weeks of that before I saw a very small movement on the measuring tape, although nothing was moving on the scale. It was frustrating and defeating.
Thirty-six days ago I said yes to an offer from my little sister to try out a program she'd been using successfully. I wasn't expecting much. The first day, I wanted to pack it back up and send it back to the company she'd bought it from. The shakes they wanted me to take didn't taste "delicious" as advertised. I thought, "If they aren't honest about how this stuff tastes, how can I trust them in any other aspect of their business?"
However, there was the Isabody Challenge. I could potentially win myself $25,000 just for putting myself on their system for 30 days and seeing how it went. I asked myself whether I would be willing to do this on a dare if there was $25,000 involved - and I had to admit that the answer was "YES!" That's when I knuckled down and decided to give it my best. After all, at this point, I didn't have anything - except unwanted weight - to lose.
I've only lost 5 lbs in the 30 days I've been on this program. However, what I've lost even more of than pounds is inches. By my husband's advice, I'm going to reveal before and after pics as well as a inches comparison chart.
Day 1 | Day 35 | Inches Lost | |
Neck | 14.25 | 13.75 | 0.50 |
Upper Arm - Left | 15.50 | 14.25 | 1.25 |
Upper Arm - Right | 15.00 | 15 | 0.00 |
Chest | 42.50 | 39.5 | 3.00 |
Diaphragm | 38.00 | 34.5 | 3.50 |
Waist | 39.50 | 34.75 | 4.75 |
Abdomen 6" Below Waist | 46.75 | 44.5 | 2.25 |
Buttocks 9" Below Waist | 44.50 | 42.75 | 1.75 |
Upper Thigh - Left | 26.50 | 24.5 | 2.00 |
Upper Thigh - Right | 26.75 | 24.75 | 2.00 |
Calf - Left | 17.50 | 17 | 0.50 |
Calf - Right | 17.75 | 16.75 | 1.00 |
Upper Knee - Left | 17.50 | 16.25 | 1.25 |
Upper Knee - Right | 17.75 | 16 | 1.75 |
Total Inches | 379.75 | 354.25 | |
Total Inches Lost | 25.50 | ||
Weight | 195.00 | 190 | |
Weight Lost | 5.00 |
After struggling so hard with little to nothing to show for it, I feel so good about my results that I can't help but share it. It's not just that I love the way the numbers are dropping, it's how I feel and how my clothes fit. I'm comfortable in a size large for the first time in several years.
I still have a sizeable gut, but I have literally been watching it shrink over the last month. My gut depth is at only 2". When I first thought to measure it, it was at 3 1/2". That means I'm not just losing weight - I'm getting healthier, too. Oh! And one more thing - I can now go 70 seconds of planking. It's tough, but I can do it.
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