"I lost ____lbs doing ____"

[bzar]

about 14 years ago, i lost 16 pounds doing the Firm (classics) over an 18 month period. it was the firm 90-day rotation. i subbed in other workouts too, like karen voight, gin miller's step reebok videos. the loss got me to pre-wedding weight. i called my doctor to find out how much i had weighed back then!

after my third pregnancy, i lost all of the baby weight (30#) again doing slim series and walking. and breastfeeding! and getting lots and lots of rest.

[PhyllisG]

I got the most compliments and questions about what I was doing when I was following the Firm 90 Day rotation. From there I went on to Cathe and tho I gained strength and endurance no one asked what I was doing or for that matter told me how good I looked.
I sometimes think I should buy the remastered Firms and get out that 90 Day rotation calendar. I actually looked at it the other day and it was no easy rotation. All I did was the Firm and never even considered another workout until I found Cathe. Now I am distracted by so many new products I don't think I could ever be that consistent with one program even knowing it works!

[kauaigirl]

I didn't reply last time, either, so I'll chime in this time around.

I lost 63 pounds in a year by cleaning up my diet - cutting junk and watching portions, but not counting calories obsessively and still enjoying a slice or two of pizza - and taking live Zumba classes 5-7 times/week with intermittent longer runs (8-10 miles) mixed in when I couldn't make it to class. I also took a strength training class at the Y 2x/week and a 30 minute core class 2x/week.

I credit my change in diet for my weight loss and the fact that I don't *look* like I used to weigh 63 more pounds (I'm not flabby, no excess skin except my twin pooch) to exercise.

[lotusgirl]

I'm thrilled to see this thread because it's so encouraging! About five or six years ago, I lost 50 pounds by walking and lifting weights, with the walking being done nearly every day and weights being every other day. I also tracked my food intake. As I got fitter, I add running to my walking until I was running. (It was jogging, but I did a 5K in about 31 minutes.) As I got stronger, I tweaked my strength training by adding more sets, more reps and more weight. Then life happened with a string of things, and I've gained 25 pounds back slowly. I'm still dealing with some injuries that were not exercise induced, but I am trying to back into what worked before - walking to running and challenging strength training with yoga thrown in to give me mental balance.

[CarlaShanti]

I lost 70ish lbs doing The Firm BSS 1-4. I didn't know there were any other workouts. Isn't that funny? I didn't know anything existed other than The Firm, and the few Denise Austin and Jane Fonda type things I saw in the stores. I did The Firm in conjunction with Weight Watchers at Home, and lost the weight 2003-2005. I printed their rotations from The Firm website/forums, and followed them religiously. I have maintained the loss, though to my shame in the last couple of years, I have put back on 14 lbs of it. I'm working on losing it with KCM 30MTF as my main workouts these days. (She says, having just made a pan of brownies.)

[nubiennelady]

I lost 5-7lbs and a dress size in 30 days alternating 30 Day Shred with C25K and occassional live Zumba classes in 2010.

I dropped 2 dress sizes and only 4lbs doing P90X.

[MoFirmer]

I lost 86# and went through cancer treatments with The FIRM.

I lost all my weight with The FIRM and then found out in 2009 I had breast cancer. I came home daily from treatments grabbed my workout clothes and started my FIRM workout. I gained 15# through treatments and lost it all and then some with FIRM Express.

[Diana3271]

I didn't participate the last time, either. My weight varies within a 5 pound range. I lost 145-150 pounds and have been in maintenance since May 2011. I went to a new Endocrinologist who adjusted my thyroid meds. I have since counted calories and worked out with a variety of workouts. I started out with Leslie, Tae Bo, and then on to TJ and TF.

So, for me, it would read I have lost 145-150 pounds from counting calories and doing a variety of workouts on a regular basis.

[Ann1964]

Wow Diana I did not realize how much you lost. Way to go.