30-Day Consistency Counts Challenge Winners

“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.” - Cecil B. De Mille

The face of determination.

The first FFF fitness challenge - the 30-Day Consistency Counts Challenge - was a tremendous success. Almost 100 women participated and nearly all gained strength and lost pounds and/or inches. I want to congratulate all who participated. I created this challenge after reading so many stories of women in the group second-guessing their methods after just a few days! I hope you all learned a bit about the importance of choosing one method for strength gains/weight loss and giving it a chance to work before f*cking with it.

Our Winner:

Sara Barrett

Start Weight: ~ 184 lbs, 32% BF

Goal: Cut and drop BF

Why: “I wanted to drop 20 lbs by July and started that goal since January and have made no progress. It's no longer about weight on the scale though, I just want to be less fat for my summer activities. New Goal: Entering the dating pool again in a bit so I gotta look sexy!”

End Weight: 176.4,

“I lost -9 lbs! Lost -2 inches from my waist and 1 from my hips!”

Sara has been selected as the winner of our first challenge due to her unwavering commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to sticking with her plan. She is always one of the first FFF members to chime in when others have questions or concerns and her terrific results were a great start to what will no doubt be a long healthy lifestyle! Way to go, Sara!

Challenge Cubs Honorable Mentions

Kirsty Gibson

Start Weight: 218.5 pounds

Goal: Lose body fat and build strength

Why?: “Going to Florida in September and I want to look awesome in shorts/dresses/bikinis.”

Weight 218.5lbs - 215.5lbs (3lb down)

2" above navel: 93cm - 89cm (4cm down)

Navel: 103cm - 99cm (4cm down)

2" below navel: 111cm - 108cm (3cm down)

Hips: 111.5cm - 108cm 2.5cm down)

Thigh right:          65.5cm - 64cm (1.5cm down)

Tight left: 65.5cm - 64cm (1.5cm down)

Kirsty is fighting hard to re-gain control of her body and we’re so proud of how well she did in the first challenge. While her numbers aren’t huge, she will no doubt continue dropping pounds and inches as she continues on her journey. Keep it up Kirsty! You’re doing GREAT!

Lauren Hadaway

Start Weight: ~152lb, BF: ~20.2% (19.9 and 20.4 readings within a few days of eachother)

Goal: body recomp, lose the muffin

Why: "It's something I've always strived for but never quite hit."

End Weight: ~152 (my weight flucuates all over the map daily. Hard to tell)

BF: ~19.7%. "I Don't trust the machine, but I can see more ab definition."

DL: 6x155 -> 5x190

Bench: 8x40 (dumbbells) -> 6x105 (barbell)

Squat: went from 135-> 125, but I don't think I was going parallel before. ATG now.

Glute Bridges: 8x135 -> 8x205

Chins: 5x -10lbs (assisted)   ->  4x +10lbs (added weight)

Taking Pics. Going for another month after tweaking some things.

Lauren’s experience proves the scale doesn’t tell the whole story. She made huge strength gains and lost inches while maintaining the same scale weight. This is a true indicator of lean mass gains and CNS training. Keep it up!

Erica Zbyszewski

Starting Weight: 153 lbs

Her goal: “Drop fat, build muscle, get strong, and be able to look at my (very white) legs and not see an ounce of cellulite. Also, lose some of the boob weight. It would be nice to be able to buy a normal cup-sized bra that doesn't cost a hundred dollars.”

Why: “I've never had muscles. I want to go to there.”

End Weight: Between 146.3 and 147 (loss of ~6+ lbs)

Erica lost inches and reports she is able to wear clothes that had been packed away long ago. Much of the cellulite is gone and her bra size went from 34 F to 32 DD.

“I LOVE lifting heavy and am so happy to have found this great support network.”

I wanted to recognize Erica for setting specific goals and achieving them. In just under 30 days she used consistency to lose approximately six pounds and is able to shop for bras in a regular store. (Only women would understand this one).

Den Mother Award

Though her cubs may not always like it,
the tough love of a mother can't be beat!

I created the Den Mother Award to recognize an FFF member who is always a positive influence on the rest of the members. Tanis Parenteau’s results speak for themselves (we’ve all seen the photos!), but her attitude is infections. I hope she is as inspiring to the rest of you as she is to me.

Tanis Parenteau

Start Weight: 136.5lbs, 18% bf

Goal: Cut -- going from lean to ripped

Why? “Giving myself a six pack for my 35th bday on May 27^th”

End Weight: 130.5lbs (couldn't get calipers done--trainer didn't show)

R bicep: -1.5cm

L bicep: -1.5cm (this is great, I carry fat in my tris!)

Waist: -1" (measured inches for this)

R thigh: -1.5cm

L thigh: -1.5cm

I'd like to ask each of those recognized here to comment on this with the method they used to make their gains/losses throughout this challenge so our readers can see that, while there are many methods to gain strength and lose fat, the one thing they all have in common is CONSISTENCY!

Stay tuned for new challenge announcement later today or tomorrow.