Between a shrinking BMI and buttoning pants that didn’t fit three weeks ago, she’s had some motivating milestones in just a short amount of time. Jennifer admits that she’s got a long way to go, but her attitude and even small successes are keeping her focused on a very attainable goal. “I have biceps now, I can make them dance!” “I think, I could get up and jog around the block!,” she told us laughing. This mental clarity and new-found determination has her having what she calls some pretty crazy thoughts. “I get discouraged, but I’m not ready to quit.” She admitted that one of her biggest fears is quitting because that’s what she’s always done. “Working out has helped my mental attitude,” she said. She has integrated Zumba and Muscle Pump classes and usually takes them back-to-back for a super sweaty, super intense, super calorie-burning couple of hours. Jennifer wasn’t seeing too much weight loss sticking exclusively with the Body Revolution DVDs, so she amended her routine and has introduced some gym classes that she not only enjoys but is seeing great results from. She laughs telling us that she uses the Jillian DVDs for her “light days” on Wednesday and Sunday. She likes the workouts, tweets about how intense they are, but is also smart enough to listen to her body and not push herself to the danger zone (she had a partial knee replacement in June and has been cleared to workout by her doctor). “It’s not geared toward someone in the obese category or with my knee problems,” Jennifer said of the DVD. She says you’re supposed to go up a level every two weeks, but she’s just not comfortable making that transition yet. She’s still using Jillian Michaels’ Body Revolution at levels one and two.
It can be a struggle when you have more than 100 pounds to lose, but with the right kind of attitude it can be a healthy adventure. “I’m trying to keep it positive most of the time,” she told us about her journey so far. We’re pleased to hear she’s doing so well. We armed her with Jillian Michaels’ BodyMedia arm band and her new Body Revolution 12-DVD series, as well as plenty of her own determination. We introduced Jennifer last month as she took her weight loss plans from just-getting-started to hitting-it-hard. As of last week, she’s down to 265 pounds! That’s quite an accomplishment, considering in February this year, she, standing at just over five-feet tall, weighed 301 pounds.
“I’ve dropped 7 points off my BMI,” was a recent tweet posted by Jennifer S.