I was the heaviest I've been without being pregnant!

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I was 143 lbs. and decided it was time to make a life change because I was tired of feeling uncomfortable in my own body. Now, 143 lbs. might not sound like much to some, but I am 4' 11" and that makes a big difference in my body. 

I first planned on making low-carb my new eating habit. I told my kids and immediate family that I was making a life change rather than saying that I was going on a diet. Somehow the word diet has a negative impact in our brain and there is a thing in our brain that when we say we are going on a diet,our brain does not like it:( and it wonders when is this going to end? Well a life change is forever or for a long period of time. 

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After I was almost a month into my new eating habit, I came across the 40 day challenge I mentioned above. I have always wanted to work out but never got the motivation to get off my butt and do it! So I read through the challenge and decided it was time to start something new. I was not sure I was going to make it or even finish it, but once I started I was committed. 

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I became obsessed with reading articles about working out and  healthy eating that I was too busy to do anything else. The challenge was great and it gave me the feeling of wanting more. It was then that I decided to pick up a pen and paper and make my own workout routine. But later in the month, while reading an article about the best work out routine, it's was when I created my 6 day workout plan to start my own 90 day challenge

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How FitOn came about...

Last year, while browsing through my Pinterest home board, I found FitOn. I downloaded the app, browse through it, and that was the end of it. Well, while doing the 40 day challenge Jen Widerstrom said something about doing other workouts and I remembered FitOn. It was then that I downloaded the app again and started really looking into the different types of workouts available. Once I found what experts recommend on the best way to exercise, it was then that I was able to put my plan together. In the FitOn app, you can save your favorite workouts and schedule the ones you like to do during the week. I usually plan a week ahead and try to switch my workouts so that I don't get bored with them. It is mostly helpful so that when I wake up in the morning I don't waste time trying to find a workout. I incorporated jogging as my low-impact cardio exercise and it was something that started as a light workout and became my new favorite thing to do. I started jogging the outside perimeter of our property which is 0.2 miles long so I have to go 5 times around to jog a mile. I started by only going around 2 time and later I increased it to 6 and then to 10. After the 10 lap I increased 1 lap per week and now I jog 3 miles 3 times per week. I love jogging! It helps me to get out of my home and I use the time to think about my day ahead or to think about nothing at all!

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This has been the most rewarding experience I have gone through in a long time! The feeling of being in charge of my body and how I feel is very rewarding.

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