With My Fitness Plan I lost 18 lbs in 4 WEEKS-No joke!!

by Patricia
(Fayetteville, NC, USA)

I lost 18 pounds in four weeks on my fitness plan. Honestly, its not that hard to lose weight if you put your mind to it.

When I enlisted in the military in 2005, my then weight was 160 pounds. I am five feet six inches tall, so it didn't look horrible on me, but I was definitely out of shape.

I couldn't run and I most definitely couldn't do a push up or sit up to save my life. However, after six and a half weeks of Basic Training, I had lost approximately 15 pounds. I vowed to keep the weight off, I loved how I looked and felt.

Immediately after graduation, I went to train for my job in the military. There were less restrictions, less exercise, and more to eat. Naturally, I lost sight of my goal and slowly gained the weight back; only this time, it multiplied.

After 2 years of going through life's stresses, and using junk food to cure my stress and appetite, my total weight was 187 pounds. This is when I realized, it was time to get my body back.

I made a decision to start going to the gym every day. It was a slow process, I kept missing days, and sometimes would just go straight to the sauna and call that my work out. I was getting nowhere. I wasn't motivated at all.

Until, my mother sent me a body suit in the mail that she bought for me. I called it a slim suit. It was hard to put on, but the results were remarkable to me. I wore the suit for about a month, and decided that it was too much to keep putting the suit on and i should look like that all the time.

I began looking at old pictures of me, and even carrying a photo of myself after basic training, in my purse.

I bought an MP3 player and went back to the gym. I began my workout by running for an hour on the treadmill or elliptical machine as fast as I could for as long as i could. I made sure to finish my hour. Whether walking or running. I would then do 45 minutes of circuit training; a total body workout.

After this, I would complete my fitness plan workout by doing three sets of push ups and sit ups, maxing out in each. To finish my day, I would sit for 10 minutes in the Sauna to help lose some of the water weight.

I did this for a month straight, weighing myself daily. I also changed my diet. I wasn't eating too different. I cut out the junk food, the bread, and the sugar. I was drinking lots of water. I would exercise any chance I had. After work, I would do Tae Bo, or just stretch on my own at home. I also did push ups and sit ups at work every chance I got.

At the end of one month, I had lost 18 pounds. I have yet to reach the goal i have set for myself, however i am confident that continuing this routine, I will attain my goal in another month and a half.

My workout was done without pills, or steroids. Lots of water, and perseverance.