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Join our January Jumpstart DietBet Today!

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dietbet januaryAs part of our January 2015 Challenge we are hosting a Diet Bet!
www.dietbet.com/bwlw

What is DietBet?
DietBet is the social dieting game that lets you win money while losing weight together.

  • Bet $35
  • Lose 4% in 28 Days
  • Split The Pot

You’ve got 4 weeks to lose 4% of your starting weight. To begin, everyone puts money into the pot. After four weeks, whoever’s hit their 4% goal is a winner and splits the pot with the winners.  Join us!

dietbet bwlwGet all the details on how to join and weight in by clicking here.

weigh-in-illustrationsWeigh-in – Two days before your game begins, you’ll be prompted to submit your official starting weight. The weigh-in will be done via photos.  This helps to keep everything FAIR.  You’ll need a scale and a camera.

Weigh-out – After the final day, you’ll have 48 hours to weigh-out with your final photos.

BWLW will provide lots of encouragement and info to help you succeed. Join us today!!!

Click here for all of the details of our January 2015 Challenge!

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Dana lost 68 pounds

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Weight Loss Story of the Day: Dana lost 68 pounds and is now a certified fitness instructor. She has experienced a number of serious challenges that inspired her to change her life.  Now she is helping others to do the same and that is a wonderful thing!

Dawn weight loss before and after

My name is Dana L. Bradford-Majors and I am currently a fitness instructor in Indianapolis, IN. My initial motivation was the loss of both my aunt and uncle in a two month timeframe. We were all survivors of both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, but unfortunately, stress and health factors both took them away. I then became pregnant in April of 2011 and lost my son in August. I then became pregnant in December of that same year and as a result, gained about 80 pounds due to depression, anxiety, hypothyroidism and your typical pregnancy weight gain.

What was your motivation?
My inspiration was my family. I need to be here for them. I have 4 young children and I, along with my husband, are their foundation. I want to be able to play with them without getting winded!

How did you change your eating habits?
I changed my eating habits gradually by taking recipes that I learned from my mother, father and great aunt and tweaked them to be a little healthier. I love to cook, so the possibilities are endless when you want to create a dish that has to feed 6 people AND you still want it to taste good lol! I am NOT a fan of sweets or soda, so I seldomly, if ever bring in any junk food. I am an avid water drinker, so I drink that, along with homemade smoothies and protein shakes as well.

What do your workout routines look like?
I workout 5 times a week. I weight train twice a week, along with Zumba, PiYo and Pound, Rockout Workout.

What was your starting weight? What is your current weight?
My starting weight was 228 pounds. I am currently 160 pounds. I’m 5’4″.

How long did your transformation take?
I’m still on the road to my fighting weight, but it’s taken me 2 years to get where I am now.

What advice do you have for others who want to lose weight?
Never give up, never settle. If you have a goal, it’s yours and yours alone. No matter what, don’t give up. Find the cruise control, then break the speed limit!

My instagram is @majorfitness1 and you can find me at facebook.com/MAJORFitnesswithDana

Aundra lost 45 pounds

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Weight Loss Success Story of the Day: Aundra lost 45 pounds by working out and eating clean.  She went from being afraid to sweat her hair out to loving a tough workout where she is pouring sweat.  Here is what she shared about her weight release journey:

“I stepped on the scale one day and saw the number 206.5. It was then that I decided I really needed to straighten up and fly right about making a lifestyle change. I had tried tons of “diets” and meal delivery plans to lose weight quickly. I’d always lose 10 lbs and gain it right back plus some. I soon realized that I had to change my overall thinking about fitness and eating. I was the girl who hated gyms and exercise. I worried about sweating out my hair not realizing that the key to helping you burn calories is to SWEAT. I set a goal last year (2012) to lose 30 lbs by my 30th birthday and let almost EVERYONE know so that I would be held accountable. I’ve since lost an overall total of 45 lbs, now weighing in at 161 since beginning my weight loss journey through clean eating and lots of exercise. Clean eating isn’t as difficult as it first appears and now that my body has adjusted. I no longer crave the artificial things that I consumed before. It took me a year and half to achieve this progress. I have a personal trainer that I work out with 3 times a week. The focus with him is full body, abs, endurance and resistance training. I’ve also incorporated boxing and hip hop dance into my workout routine. You have to find what you love and run with it. As of now, I don’t feel like I’ve worked out if I’m not drenched in sweat at the end. I’ve eliminated the word “diet” from my vocabulary because this is truly a lifetime effort. In the end, I feel as though I’m just a regular girl who finally decided to get serious about fitness with the focus on being lifetime fine,

Could you tell us more about what you did to change your eating habits?

As far as clean eating, I eliminated all processed and fast foods as well as sodas and juice. I drank half my body weight in water daily. My diet consisted mainly of broiled, baked or grilled fish, chicken or turkey. I ate lots of green vegetables such as spinach (raw and cooked), kale, broccoli and asparagus. I incorporated protein as often as possible to give me a feeling of fullness by eating foods such as greek yogurt, almonds (which I included in snack packs of apples and carrots), string cheese and boiled eggs for breakfast. I learned to eat 5 small meals a day which kept me from feeling hungry or eating just because I was bored.
How long did your transformation take?
I started my weight loss journey in May 2012 and reached my goal weight in July 2013.
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