Check out my results:

Well….here it goes! I will start with my measurements:

Waist:
1/8/09 – 26″
4/1/09 – 25″ = total loss of 1″

Belly:
1/8/09 – 30.25″
4/1/09 – 28″ = total loss of 2.25″

Hips:
1/8/09 – 31.25″
4/1/09 – 29″ = total loss of 2.25″

Butt:
1/8/09 – 35″
4/1/09 – 34″ = total loss of 1″

Thigh:
1/8/09 – 20″
4/1/09 – 19.75″ = total loss of .25″

Arm:
1/8/09 – 9.50″
4/1/09 – 10″ = total gain of .50″ (don’t worry, I am happy about this!)

Weight:
1/8/09 – 105.2 lbs
4/1/09 – 100.2 lbs

When I started the 12 week transformation challenge in January of 2009 I was ready for change. I had signed up for too many challenges and never finished one! Now was my time to prove to myself, and everyone around me that I could do this. I could transform my body in just 12 short weeks.

I started off strong! I did all of my workouts and was eating great. After 4 weeks had past I was already seeing amazing results, and that made me so excited for what was to come in the next phase of the challenge.

After I made it past the 4 week mark, I was pumped! I felt that I was pushing myself harder than before. I began pushing myself harder with every workout, imagining Holly standing there with me. Each workout, I would look at how I did the workout before, and I would always increase something. I have now at least doubled all of the weight that I lift. Instead of using 15 pounds for a dumbbell swing, I now use 30. Instead of using 10 pounds for the stability ball pull over’s, I now use 35. I love going up to the dumbbell rack and grabbing the bigger ones from the bottom!

Not only have I been able to increase my weight, but I have so much more energy now! I never dread a workout, because I know that it is going to fill me up with the energy that I need.

The 12 week challenge has also helped my confidence level. I feel like I am walking taller and smiling more than I ever have. I guess you could say that I am just so pleased with the way my body has changed, that it makes me feel lighter all over!

There is one thing about the results that I have that seems to throw some people for a loop. During the past 12 weeks, I only lost 5 pounds, and my arms actually got larger. I guess I can understand why some people would be confused by that, but this proves that you can not base your results on a number on the scale. You need to base it on how your clothes fit you, and your measurements! Let me just tell you, I am thrilled with the way my clothes fit me now! I can now fit into my gray pants that I could barely get up my thighs before the challenge.

Thank you Holly for helping me, and pushing me to reach my goals! I reached every goal over the last 12 weeks! If it was not for Holly, and my Fit Yummy Mummy family, I would have never done this for myself. I am more thankful than ever for all that FYM has done for me. Thank you FYM and my wonderful husband for helping me get the results that I did with this challenge!

If you are ready for a change, check out Fit Yummy Mummy today!! I promise you, it will change your life!

What in the world is Club FYM?  If you have read any of my blogs before, you have probably read a little about it, but let me break it down an explain it a little more.

Club FYM was created by Holly Rigsby, the creator of Fit Yummy Mummy, as a place for the “Fit Yummy Mummy’s” to go and discuss things about the fitness program.

I don’t think that Holly knew how big this site would get, and how much it would mean to the members.

First of all, when I log in to Club FYM, I don’t feel like I am logging on to a web site, I feel like I am opening the front door to my home.  I know that may sound cheesy to you, but I mean it!

I have built so many wonderful relationships with some of the women there that I feel like they are my family.  We are a family made up of women from all over the world, with all different backgrounds, but similar problems!

First, Holly always has a wonderful new post for us every day on the main page of Club FYM.  I can’t wait to see what the next days post will be.  Also, if she has seen a woman that is making great strides toward their goals, she will feature them on the main page as the “Featured Fit Yummy Mummy”.  That makes you feel SO special!  I had the honor of being featured this time last year!

On Club FYM, you also have your own page that you can customize to your liking!  This is what I think helps to make it like a community, kind of like Facebook.

There are also different groups that you can join.  And, if you feel like a group needs to be added, you can do that to!

The best part of Club FYM is the accountability, and feedback that you will receive.  If you have a question, or a concern, post a blog on your page.  Check it again in an hour, or usually way less, and you will have multiple comments that are always very helpful!

After logging in to my account on Club FYM tonight, I just felt that I had to share a little bit about it with you so that you can know how happy it makes me.  I love all the women on the site, and am so thankful for all of them!

Just to help you see a little more, here is a picture of some of the FYM’s on our shopping trip in 2008.  That was our second of the year!  We had a blast!

(I am the one in the red shirt!)

Thank you Holly for all that you do for us Fit Yummy Mummy’s!  Thank you for sharing your life with us, and making us a part of your family!  I am truly grateful for all that you have done!

Check out Club FYM for yourself!  Oh, I forgot to mention, ladies only, no boys!  Sorry!!