{"id":47720,"date":"2014-12-02T13:33:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=47720"},"modified":"2015-02-28T08:31:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T13:31:41","slug":"amazing-weight-loss-shameek-jones-lost-115-lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/amazing-weight-loss-shameek-jones-lost-115-lbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Weight Loss: How Shameek Jones lost 115 lbs."},"content":{"rendered":"

Shameek Jones, 28, Stay-at-Home Mom, San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n

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How much weight have you lost?<\/strong> 115lbs<\/p>\n

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Tell us what the \u201cold you\u201d used to be like.<\/strong> I did not like to work out or eat healthy. To be honest, the \u201cold me\u201d laughed at working out and eating right and would say, \u201cI\u2019m supposed to be a big girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What prompted your weight loss?<\/strong> I had a friend who was a Zumba instructor and she would always ask me to come to her classes. Finally, I caved and went to one of her Zumbathons. After that one night of doing Zumba for four hours, I decided to attend classes more often. I didn\u2019t get serious about my weight loss until I started to see major results from going to Zumba two or three times a week. With that and the fact that my friend\/Zumba instructor was having a biggest loser challenge I said, \u201cGame on\u201d. I didn\u2019t win that competition, but I did lose 30lbs and was in great shape. Without my friend\/Zumba instructor I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today.<\/p>\n

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\"mAY<\/a>How did you lose the weight? <\/strong>Zumbathons and using the MyFitnessPal app. Now I do 30 day challenges at home and I\u2019m using the C25K app to train for a 5k.<\/p>\n

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How long did it take?<\/strong> It has taken me two years to lose 115lbs.<\/p>\n

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What was the hardest part?<\/strong> Not seeing results when I\u2019ve busted my butt in the gym. I\u2019m sometimes hard on myself and I have to retell myself that this is a journey not a sprint. I\u2019m in this to keep my weight off and to live a healthier life style.<\/p>\n

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Most fun part of your weight loss?<\/strong> Seeing my body change and seeing the reactions that my loved ones give me when they see how much I have changed.<\/p>\n

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Most rewarding experience?<\/strong> Every time I surpass a goal I set for myself. I did not set out to lose this much weight. I thought the most I could lose and maintain would be 40lbs, but as the numbers on the scale keep getting lower, I kept setting more goals.<\/p>\n

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Who\/what inspires you when you feel like quitting?<\/strong> Looking at my son and knowing that I need to keep up with him. He has so much energy to be so young and I don\u2019t want to be huffing and puffing trying to keep up. Also, seeing my before pictures. I never want to go back down that road. So I often look at my before pictures.<\/p>\n

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How has this weight loss changed your life?<\/strong> My weight loss has changed my life by making me a more positive, outgoing person. I like to be outside now and do activities. Two years ago, I would have never brought up going for a morning walk with my family.<\/p>\n

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Have any advice for others who\u2019d like to lose weight?<\/strong> The best advice I could give others is to not give up. There are good days and there are bad days. We are all human and life is short. If you\u2019re going to eat that piece of cake, eat it, own it and know that you have to work out in order to splurge.<\/p>\n

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\"June<\/a>Your must-have fitness equipment:<\/strong> My iPhone or iPod. It has all my apps that I use. My Fitbit app, C25K, MyFitnessPal and Water lite are all on my iPhone and iPod. I never leave the house without at least one, if not both.<\/p>\n

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Favorite training song:<\/strong> I have so many favorite training songs, because I\u2019m a big music lover. I would have to say, right now, Pretender by Foo Fighters gets me going. It has a great tempo and intervals for training.<\/p>\n

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Favorite healthy food:<\/strong> Apples. I\u2019ve learned that by eating them upside down, you get to eat the entire apple. I haven\u2019t found the courage to eat the steam and seeds, but I\u2019m told you can.
\nFavorite not-so-healthy food:<\/strong> Any Chinese food. I could eat Chinese food for almost every meal. It\u2019s my weakness.<\/p>\n

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Future goals:<\/strong> I still have 13lbs that I would like to lose by the end of January 2015. I also want to run my first 5k by my birthday in March. I would also like to run a 10k by the time I\u2019m 30 and then, run a half marathon by the time I\u2019m 32.<\/p>\n

Congratulations Shameek. We’re so happy that you and Zumba found each other. What a fun way to stay fit! Good luck on your upcoming runs. Fitz and the entire team at Fitzness.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n