60 Day Get Your Thin on Challenge Un-Veil

So . . . Sad day, but we got NO submissions for our Get Your Thin On Challenge. . .BUT I got results that I am VERY excited about!!!!Over the 60 day challenge I did Jillians 30 day shred and LOVED it. . .it kicked my butt and I still haven't gotten to level 3 of the work outs yet! I waited until I got comfortable doing level 1 until I went on to level 2 and I am not feeling "comfortable" while doing level 2 yet. I still feel like I'm gonna puke at the end. I DO push myself and I do make every movement count, and its what has made the difference for me!  I measured my body before the challenge & again after and I also weighed myself. My weight has fluctuated the entire time within 5 lbs and I don't really count it as a loss, my inches are what I count as my success! So here we go! Arms: Before: 11" After: 10.5" Thighs: Before: 21.5" After: 20.75" Calves: Before: 14.5" After: 14" Waist: Before: 33" After: 28.75" Hips: Before: 38" After: 36" TOTAL Inches Lost: 8 inches!!!! I call that a personal success! Do I still want to lose a few more inches, YES! My thighs and my hips still have inches to lose as well as my stomach, but I am on my way to being the size I want to be! In the last 6 months I have gone down 4 pant sizes and I am ECSTATIC! I can do hard things and I can push myself, and for me its not about the # on the scale or the size of my jeans or t-shirt, its about how I FEEL and how comfortable I am. Working out is a lifestyle and though I am not cut and defined like I'd like to be, I am getting to where I want to be and I am not giving up things in my life that I don't want to give up! I still have dessert, I still eat fried chicken when I want to, I just do it in moderation and I can enjoy something yummy without eating a full helping, portion size is HUGE for me! Find what works for YOU and make yourself happy! So I promised pictures. . .and I have them. . .& this is HARD for me. . honestly who wants to put pics out of themselves looking anything but model like?! So remember I have had 2 nearly 10 lb babies and my stretch marks have ripped my tummy to shreds. . .

Get your thin on challenge-send us your results

So our 'getting my thin on' challenge is over. We now need everyone who participated to send us your before & after pics as well as your measurements! If you lost a lot of lbs be sure to include before & after weight, if you mostly toned then measurements is all we need! Email us @ thebramgals@gmail.com! Remember EVERYONE who participated gets something special and the 2 best results get something extra special!!! So even if you only 'sort of' did the challenge, we want to know so you can get some bram goodies!!!! You have until the end of this week!!!! 

Getting My Thin On

I started working out for the first time in my life about a year and a half ago after I had Oliver. (I have nearly 10 lb babies and I swell like a balloon and gain 70-no joke-lbs) so I still had 30 lbs to go 4 months after having him and I decided to get a gym membership. For the first few months I only lost a lb or 2 every other week. Talk about frustrating. I was working hard! Then after about 3 months it started dropping off & I got to pre-pregnancy weight. I only had 5 to lose to get to wedding weight and it just would not come off. So I decided to switch gyms and go to one that offered classes. I was getting a good work out but I needed to be pushed. So over Christmas I lost those last 5 lbs!!! BUT my body is still VERY different then it was pre-baby and I have A LOT of toning to do. Then I had my appendix out and went to California and suddenly it was 4 weeks since my last gym visit. Needless to say yesterday mornings class-that usually I can crank out and feel great, left me almost unable to walk today...yikes, not cool. Plus my abs are shot after them slicing and dicing...most annoying thing out of all of it. SO this all leads me to my 'new me' plan. I am cranking it up, no more excuses when the alarm click goes off at 4:50 ... Ugh! My butt is getting out of bed and going to the gym 4 days a week. The other three days I am going to find an at home video for...thinking Jillian's 30 day Shred...thoughts? So I took my measurements, and pics in my sports bra & unders...my PLAN is to tone enough in the next 60 days that I can take new measurements and pics and be proud to show y'all the before and after. I can do hard things! So....who is gonna do this with me?! I will PERSONALLY send a special prize to everyone who participates!!! So by June 8th, 60 days from today everyone who has taken measurements and before and after pics can send me their results & the top 2 transformations will be spotlighted here on bram and receive extra special prizes and everyone who did it will still get a prize! So here's the little 'push' to get us all swim suit ready, healthy, & happy for summer 2013!!!
XOXO,
Brittney