Amanda Allen

I have spent 90% of my life being overweight, and was always the fat kid growing up and into adulthood. I finally was able to lose weight and maintained the weight loss for several years. But,  then I just let my self control go and ended up gaining most of the weight back. I still was working out while I was gaining weight , so I am living proof that you can't work out a bad diet!  Needless to say losing a large amount of weight and then gaining most of it back, has been a humbling experience for me! Fast forward to the challenge, I decided to do this challenge mostly to help keep myself accountable to eat better. Working out was never the problem for me. It's alway been a diet issue.  One thing that I have learned in all my years of losing and gaining weight is that there are NO quick fixes. You have to eat right and move your ass.  So here I am weighing 16 lbs less than I was when I started 12 weeks ago, and I feel great about this!  Do I wish I had lost more weight? Absolutely! But I have been trying to establish a lifestyle that I can maintain, instead of just a quick fix for three months. I have enjoyed doing this challenge. The challenge has helped me be more disciplined with food, which is exactly what I wanted from it (and of course weight loss).  Our gym is full of alot of positive people to help keep you motivated.