A Day in the Life- Then & Now

Post by Shannon

Pictures are the best way to see our progress. I like to look at photos to see how far I've come. There has been a big difference in my weight loss progress from my first baby to my second.

I don't share this to boast about my progress. It wasn't an easy journey. It definitely took a lot of dedication and self motivation.

After we had our first baby, I went walking or running for an hour a day almost every day for six months. In the first six months I lost about 34 pounds. I still had about 25 more to go. I didn't really focus on my eating at that time. You can see the pictures here.

A couple weeks after having our baby in 2009:

6 months after:

Six months after she was born I began the P90X program. I did it for 90 days. Then I did Insanity for 60. I was able to run a half marathon 11 months after our baby was born.

This is me 11 1/2 months after she was born. I was able to lose about 60 pounds from the time she was born until this photo. I also went from about 34% body fat to 24%. I was so happy with my progress after I started doing P90X and Insanity.

This time I started eating 5-6 meals a day and doing Insanity as soon as I was cleared to exercise.  In the first six months after having our baby, I lost about 50 pounds and don't have much more to lose (I started about 10 pounds lower before I got pregnant).  I went from 33% body fat to 27.8%. 

This is 9 days after having our baby in 2011:

This was about 6 months after in Feb. 2012:

I am grateful for Beachbody's programs because they've helped me reach my goals faster and have helped me do the things I love (like running) better.