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Before (201lbs)
After (188lbs)
1. Motivation
By visualizing what I wanted to look like in a bikini next summer, as well as taking photos of my progress every few weeks, I stayed motivated to achieve my goals. I used negative feelings about my body as fuel to push me through my workouts on days I didn’t feel like going to the gym because I wasn’t seeing results fast enough. Since I decided to do a review on this program, that helped push me through as well. My friends on My Fitness Pal were also encouraging as well as family, friends, and co-workers.
2. Clean Eating & Supplementation
Clean eating was easier for me to embrace and accept as part of my lifestyle than it is for most people who have done reviews or made comments about the program. I honestly believe that doing further research on clean eating, and keeping a diary of recipes helped make eating clean easy and delicious. I also took supplements to help aid me in my weight loss. By paying attention to my body, I learned what supplements work for me, and which ones do not.
3. Attacked the Challenges
Although Jamie Eason asks a lot out of you, I did what I call “attacked” the challenges. I challenged my body and didn’t let pain get in the way of my goals. Towards Phase 2, people starting asking me was I a personal trainer. I never gave up. If I needed to decrease the weight to keep my form I did. If I couldn’t perform all the reps in a given set, I did what I could and kept a record of it. That way, the next week I could beat my record! I may have tweaked the workouts to make them doable for me, but I never gave up. I also never let the fact that I couldn’t perform the exercises like a pro in the beginning frustrate me into giving up on the entire program. I kept going, and built up to perfection.
4. Weekly Preparation
Sundays was church and food preparation day. I went to church to clear my head of the week’s past, and prepare for the upcoming week mentally and spiritually. I prepared foods such as Turkey Chili, Italian Turkey Burgers, protein bars, and made sure my refrigerator was stocked with fresh fruit and vegetables for something quick to snack on. Using My Fitness Pal really helped me to pre-plan my meals, keep track of my caloric intake, as well as track my progress.
5. Realistic expectations
My goal when I first started the Live Fit program was to lose 61 pounds. The Live Fit program is twelve weeks long, and I started the program in September 2012. Therefore, there was no way I could expect to drop 61lbs in a three month period. Although I knew I would not reach my goal weight by the end of the program, I knew I had to start somewhere. I loss 13lbs on this program and dropped 4 dress sizes.
Final Photo
Week 4
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Live Fit (My Conclusion)
This week, the workouts were a repeat of last week. I did not finish my last workout until Monday because I took 2 rest days this week. Again, this program is flexible and for me was a guide as to what I need to do when I go to the gym. Overall, this program was phenomenal and taught me how to tone and build muscle, which is necessary for keeping weight off and speeding up the metabolism. The workout plan gave a great outline that even the most novice of weight lifters could attempt. The nutrition plan gave me a great introduction to clean eating which is the most important part of any weight loss program. I found Jamie’s recipes to be delicious and affordable. I enjoyed watching her videos throughout the program. I found them to be motivational and informative. I believe anyone who wants to drop inches and lose a few pounds can benefit from this program. Although I have changed my life by starting my weight loss journey with this program, I can see why this program may not be for everyone.
Live Fit is not for people who would like to lose more than 20 lbs. If you want to lose weight faster, then I would recommend the Jamie Eason’s Fat Loss plan. Live Fit is for people who want to tone their bodies while losing inches, but not necessarily pounds. That means, you can drop about 4 dress sizes doing this program, but may only lose 0 – 2 pounds a week during this program. I say zero because not every week I lose weight. I would also not recommend this program to people who do not feel comfortable working out in the gym. I recommend making friends by speaking to people if you find them looking at you while you’re working out. I found most people who were looking at me while I worked out found my workouts to be inspiring.
Most people thought that I was a personal trainer because of how dedicated I was in the gym and the workouts that Jamie Eason has you doing are exercises a trainer would have you doing. I definitely recommend that you watch the videos on how to perform the exercises on bodybuilding.com. Many people will need to do this program with a personal trainer to keep them motivated, and show them proper form but again, I recommend making friends with people in the gym. I also recommend restructuring the workouts because many gyms do not have a layout that will allow you to easily perform the supersets back to back. You will build muscle on this program and may find yourself looking muscular in the beginning. Keep going with the program and don’t deviate from it. You will lean out during Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Thanks to this program I really have changed my life. I loss 13lbs during Live Fit. I now weigh 188lbs. I went from a borderline size 18 to a tight size 12 in juniors, and a loose size 14 in women’s. Not once did I feel starved or deprived. I have gained strength and built confidence in myself. My journey does not end here. Live Fit was a preparation program for the rest of my weight loss journey. I would most definitely do this program again in the future. From here I am going into Tony Horton’s P90X workout. Follow me into the next Phase towards my journey to physical fitness and a bikini body.
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