I eat a pretty clean diet: fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean meats etc. I’m perimenapausal (sp?) and according to my doc this is why nothing really changes. He claims this is part of getting older and one should just accept the anevinable. Apparently I can’t do that and keep trying anyways.

Even though I’d still like to lose 10-15 pounds my problem isn’t so much weight as it is tone. If I could just tighten up my trouble spots I’d be a happy camper. I’m looking for a workout that can accomplish that and I hope squeeze stronger is that workout. It appears much different that any other workout that I have and I have a ton (currently have about 200 workout dvds). I don’t enjoy going to the gym and much prefer to workout at home.

You have a rockin body Tracy. If you got that body doing this program then I definately need this workout. We have the same body type so if I could look half as good as you I’d be over the moon I don’t want to look different I just want to look better: Tight, Toned and Sculpted.

I’ve lost 60 lbs. so far, and I’m stuck on the last 10 pounds. I think this workout may be just what I need to kick those last 10 lbs. to the curb.

i love cardio at the gym and running. i also looove the weights, but i need something i can fall back on if i get snowed into my house or need something different. based on the reviews for tracy’s workouts, this definitely looks like something i could get into and get some results!

Even through college and into adult life, I never weighed below 180 pounds, and being only 5’1, you can imagine how I carried it. I always seemed to want to lose weight, but I just didn’t want to put in the work, give up my comfort eating or stick with it long enough to see any difference.

The big change came in my life when I decided to get a Polar F11 hear rate monitor. Now, I had a new kind of number to judge my weight-loss journey, instead of just the scale. Before, I would start a healthy habit, then weigh myself every day to see a change. By the end of a week, or two weeks, when nothing happened on the scale: I gave up. But now I had a nifty little device that told me how many calories I burned every time I exercised. I could set a goal for how many calories I wanted to burn each week and could get a trophy icon on the watch if I met my goal. That moment, the number on the scale stopped becoming important, and how I felt the things I could achieve physically was what drove me. So I challenged myself.

I had NEVER liked running as a kid, but on the treadmill in the gym, that’s what got my heart rate up and made me burn the most calories for my time. I started the Couch to 5k program and remember thinking, “I have to run for FIVE minutes?! I don’t know if I can do that!” But I pushed myself and I made it. Then before I knew it, I was signed up for my first 5k and could jog the entire distance. I added a second 5k and then my friends urged me to come along for a 10k. *Gasp* I didn’t think I was able to do this!

It was a struggle, as my whole journey has been. But I crossed that finish line, and I didn’t walk one bit of that race. I did run slowly, but I finished strong.

So this is where I am currently—I know I can do cardio for a good long time and I really need to focus on building muscle. I have a personal trainer who I meet with once a week, but when I’m not with her, I get gym shy. I don’t like being in the “Man Area” aka free-weights zone, and so have taken to doing a lot of this stuff at home. I was urged to get the Bar Method DVD’s and chose to have my legs shake and quake in the comfort of my own home. I love these work-outs (Brea was the one who introduced me to them) and if Brea likes them—I know I would too!

My whole journey has been not just about weight loss. That is what is happening because of the new habits I’ve been creating. My journey is about finding myself again—knowing what I am able to do, feeling great about myself and how I look naked! I think adding a program like Squeeze Stronger to my arsenal will add muscle on my changing body, show me more positive results and carry me through to my end goal.

I need to re-tailor my eating plan too and really scrutinize what I’m putting in my body instead of just counting the calories. The cleaner and better I’m eating, the cleaner and better I’ll feel…but I need some guidance in this area too. I’m pre-diabetic and I think that a cleaner diet will eventually get me off my medication for my insulin resistance and will lead me far away from becoming a full-blown diabetic

Since my heaviest weight, I have now lost 45 pounds! But I am kind of at a crossroads—what’s next? I still have another 40—50 pounds to lose, so I need revitalization in my exercise life. I think Squeeze Stronger and the Squeeze-Down e-book are going to give me the boost to take me to the next level.

I have seen success, but have also come from failure. My momentum has slightly slowed down and I think that getting the Squeeze Stronger with the e-book would be a great kick in my booty to help me continue on my healthy journey to becoming a healthier, more beautiful and confident woman. And I’m ready to be the second skinny-Minnie in the family!

Thanks for reading (sorry I wrote a BOOK!) and thanks to Brea for giving us this opportunity!!!

Currently, my strength training is coming from Buff Brides. It’s a great assortment of routines that worked wonders for me before my wedding. However, two bad things are happening: 1) I’m not really seeing any further improvement and 2) It’s getting boring. Boring is really the greater sin (even without noticable results, at least I’m working out). The less interesting a workout is, the less likely I am to do it (knitting is always more interesting than a dull workout). And, when I’m bored, I tend to half-ass it, which doesn’t do me any good. This is exactly the thing I need to spice things up again!

This is a great give away and anyone would be very luck to win it!!! Thank you for the opportunity to help me continue my weight loss journey and to one day (sooner rather than later) reach my maintenance stage