Hi. My name is Shelby. I am a 40 year old single mother living in Georgia and I am proof that you can lose a ginormous amount of weight and it won't cost you a dime (okay, well it cost me $9). I have lost over 60 lbs and have gone down 5 sizes and I did it without the help of a chef, a personal trainer or a reality TV show like The Biggest Loser!

I attribute the biggest piece of my success story to a $9 DVD that changed my whole life. It was Leslie Sansone's '5 mile fat burning ...

Hi. My name is Shelby. I am a 40 year old single mother living in Georgia and I am proof that you can lose a ginormous amount of weight and it won't cost you a dime (okay, well it cost me $9). I have lost over 60 lbs and have gone down 5 sizes and I did it without the help of a chef, a personal trainer or a reality TV show like The Biggest Loser!

I attribute the biggest piece of my success story to a $9 DVD that changed my whole life. It was Leslie Sansone's '5 mile fat burning DVD.' That lady is amazing. When I started my journey I was 267 lbs and too fat to do any other kind of exercise. I didn't want to walk outside because it was too embarrassing to wear workout clothes and I was afraid I would get stuck somewhere and not be able to walk back.

Leslie's video allowed me to work out in the privacy of my own home with a DVD that had 5 different 1 mile workouts on it. When I started I could only do 1 mile. Before you know it I had worked my way up to 3 miles. Then I was able to do the whole 5 miles. I eventually worked my way up to 8 miles and after a year of this I was walking 10 consecutive miles.

I recently hit an all new walking record of 15 consecutive miles in 3 hours. I just did my 5 mile walk 3 times in a row. :0)

It can be overwhelming when you start your journey with more than 100 lbs to lose. But we didn't get fat overnight and we aren't going to get fit overnight either. But don't give up. It is so worth it.

I have lost and gained the same 10 lbs more times than I care to admit. But I am still here. I will never throw in the towel. Instead of beating myself up for still not being at my goal weight after almost 3 years, I give myself props for repeatedly wiping the dirt off my butt after I have fallen on it and getting back to business.

I also quit smoking during this weight loss journey on October 28th. 2011 after having smoked for 23 years. It is amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it. I have never felt so alive, in control of my life, and beautiful then I do right now. There is a pep in my step that was never there before at almost 267 lbs. I love my life. I love my body and I LOVE Spark People.

If I can do this, as a broke single mom and a full time student then I KNOW that you can. I believe in you. But this won't work unless you believe in yourself!!!!!

P.S. I also met the love of my life on Dec. 7th 2013. I met him on OKCupid which is a free dating site. I trolled that dating site for 4 years before I met the man of my dreams. It is true what they say, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince but he was definitely worth the wait. Single ladies, don't give up hope. Good men are out there!

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