Chelsey is 31 and a busy mom of 4. Her kids are 8,6,3, and 1. She started struggling with weight gain in high school and spent the last 15 years doing her best to stay healthy. I have watched her struggle with years of weight gain and loss and couldn’t be more proud of her new found success.
The Burn Fitness 12 Week Challenge provided her daily dinner recipes (for all 12 weeks), grocery lists, video workouts, and support groups all created by a certified trainer. Now that I have seen how much she loves her new lifestyle (and body…I don’t blame her!), I am jumping on board.
I thought it would be fun to do a quick Q & A and have her answer a few questions for us!
What was the biggest change you made:
The biggest change I made was my diet. At first the idea of cutting out all gluten and dairy scared me and I was unsure I would be able to stick to my new diet. However, by relying on the meal plans and grocery list provided by the challenge I was able to strictly adhere to the diet which enabled me to see results very quickly.
What was the most difficult thing about your new lifestyle?
The first few weeks of the challenge were difficult as I navigated through my new diet. I found myself reading food labels and really thinking about what foods I was purchasing and putting in my body. I also found myself standing in the isles of natural food stores and feeling completely lost. However. I stuck to the ‘rules’ laid out for me and slowly my new routine felt more natural.
Did you enjoy the food?
I believe the reason I was able to stick with the challenge and my new lifestyle was because the food was delicious. I had no idea I could east so healthy and still have it taste so good. I was excited to try the new meals and often surprised and always very pleased with how they tasted! Once the challenge ended I still went back and cooked meals for my family from the challenge.
to your sister: way to go!!!! good luck to you on your new journey as well. i’m off to check out their site.
Wow Chelsea you look amazing!!! I totally need something like this in my life right now. I’m going to talk to the hubby tonight and may jump on board with you Danielle. Question–what do you do when you travel with this? We are going on vacation for 2 weeks in February and I don’t really want to use that as an excuse to cheat, but realistically would it be better to wait until I’m back to do it? Also, did you do the workouts at home or did you have to go to the gym?
Yay Chelsey!!! I’m doing he challenge too and this time I feel determined! Great write-up on a fabulous girl!! 🙂
This sounds so amazing! I don’t know if I can handle another diet in the household. We have been struggling with our daughter’s health and she has been without sugar, gluten, dairy and yeast for 3.5 month now. I’m eating similar but cheat a lot, yikes. It takes so much time away from my day trying to figure out what to cook and what she can eat.
Maybe I should just do it and focus on myself too 😉