Committed to Get Fit: Couple takes on Turbofire & P90X to lose 37 lbs total in 12 weeks

Holly's Story: To say I had low self esteem would be an understatement. Ever since high school I was so upset and saddened by what i saw in the mirror and it escalated by the time I was a junior year in college. I ended up abusing laxatives and purging in order to keep my weight down. I had become so hooked on laxatives I was taking 8 a day easily. I ended up meeting a wonderful guy that year named Jesse who I am now blessed to call my husband. When Jesse and I started dating, I was in the beginning stages of getting help for my eating disorder and developing a relationship with Jesus Christ. Through the amazing grace of God and the love and support from Jesse, my family and therapists, I ended up putting an end to the laxative abuse and purging. Fast forward 6 years and 2 kids later and the feelings from back in college slowly started to return. I wasn't turning to the unhealthy weight loss like I once was but the the negative feelings that I had when I looked in the mirror were present once again. I couldn't shake them.I had met Melanie in a MOPS group at the church and she had always told me about her beachbody challenge groups. I was interested and wanted to know more but not interested enough to do anything about it until mid-July.

Jesse and I were on our way to Ohio and I told him that I wanted to do a challenge group with Melanie. He was extremely supportive and even suggested doing it with me. Jesse played college football and during the 2004 season he hurt his back and had to get a lumbar fusion which left him sedentary for months. He gained over 50 lbs and by the time we got engaged in 2008 he was up to 265. Through his weight gain he too had very low self esteem and got down on himself frequently. He has always been great at working out and eating right but his problem was that life got in the way or something(me, the kids,vacation, etc) would mess up his routine so he would stop working out. So needless to say, he was thrilled when I was on board for Melanie's challenge group. He thought it would be a great way for him to stay on track and what better way to be held accountable than being in this group with his wife. I felt the exact same way and was so excited that we could share in this journey together.

We started the group on July 17, 2012 and I am so excited to say we rocked it. I did both Turbo Fire and P90X and lost 15 lbs and 13.5 inches. My stud-muffin husband killed this challenge doing P90X and making healthier food choices along with incorporating Shakeology into his day. He lost 22 lbs through this challenge but since his all time high weight of 265 in 2008 he has lost a total of.....drumroll please......68 lbs!!!!! How awesome are those results!?!? For the first time in a very long time we are happy with ourselves and healthy! We are going to continue with the program's graduation group and Jesse plans to do another round of P90X followed by Body Beast and I am continuing P90X possibly followed by Les Mills Combat.