Diva Slims
Down Weight loss Success Interview
How many lbs
lost and time frame? 150 pounds lost in 10 months
1.
What motivated/inspired you to lose weight?
There are many
things that inspired me to lose weight. The main thing was my health. I decided
it was time to lose weight because I was starting to have health problems. I was on the road to having type 2
diabetes and with changing my eating habits and exercising there was a chance
that I could prevent it. Also, I
wanted to do something that my grandmother could be proud of. Another one of my
biggest motivations/ inspirations was I wanted to live longer to see my niece
and nephews get older.
2.
What would you consider the hardest part to
losing weight?
I think the
hardest part about losing weight is staying focused. You will have days where
you do great and feel you can slack off. Then you will have days where you didn’t
do great and feel why bother. Every day my goal is to stay focused on the task
at hand. What I did yesterday is over and now I have to focus on doing better
today.
3.
What was/is your nutrition and exercise
regimen?
I drink tons
of water. I do not drink any sodas anymore. I eat similar things as before but
less of it. I also find healthier ways to make the foods I like. I don’t eat
frozen dinners like lean cuisine etc. They have too much sodium. I make sure I’m
eating throughout the entire day 5-6 small meals. For example for breakfast I will have eggs and turkey
bacon. Next I will have a snack,
which can be any fruit of my choice. Then for lunch I will have a chicken
salad. I will have another snack of fruit and a 100-calorie pack snack. For
dinner I will have chicken breast with vegetables. Then have another snack like almonds or fruit.
As far as for
exercise in the beginning I could only do 15 minutes of walking 2-3 days a
week. As I got more endurance my workouts grew longer. Now I workout 2 times a
day, once in the morning and once in the evening. 6 days a week for 2-3 hours a
day. In the morning I do a shorter
workout, usually a workout DVD that’s less then 30 minutes. In the afternoons I
go to Curves and do my strength training and then do an hour zumba class.
4.
What was/is your favorite exercises? My favorite exercise is doing zumba. It’s extremely fun!
It doesn’t even feel like you are exercises.
5.
What form of exercise would you recommend to a
beginner? I would recommend if you never exercised
before to start out walking.
6.
What motivational material inspired you to
continue your journey? What kept me motivated
throughout my journey is making youtube videos. It really helps me and holds me
accountable each week to do my best.
7.
During your journey did you hit a plateau and what did you do
to overcome it? I have hit many plateaus in my
journey. I found either changing up the food or exercises always help me get
back into weight loss mode.
8.
What would you have changed from the beginning of your
journey now that you have learned form your success? If
I could go back and change anything I would be to get over my fear of sweating
and working out. I didn’t like the fact that working out made me look like a “hot
mess”. I now know that if you really want to see results you have to put in the
work and sweat the pounds off.
2 Personal Questions
1. Has your weight loss made a change in
how you see yourself? When I first started my
journey I didn’t think someone as big as me could lose weight naturally and on
my own. Once I started believing in myself I learned that I could do this. I never knew that I was so strong and determined until I started
losing weight. I finally got to see what I was really capable of doing when I
put 100 percent into it.
2. What did you have to overcome in order
to continue your journey? I to get rid of all the
self-doubt. I had to learn that with hard work and true belief in myself that I
can do anything I put my mind to.
We strongly encourage
you to check out DivaSlims down on her youtube channel! She has a wide range of
great advice and motivation to pass down to others! Oh and I must add Diva is still dropping pounds and losing inches!!! Wooohooo!!!
And
to add ladies there is no limit on the amount of success you’ve had. If you
know someone or if you want to share your success, be sure to email us at 2bfitfabfierce@gmail.com so we can
interview you or a friend!!
