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Late last night after every little child had gone to sleep, there were quiet knocks at the door for our nighttime fitness celebration: parents, in-laws, and a judge, my brother.

After a key note presentation (which my brother beautifully made) with graphs and charts of our beginning and ending statistics, the last slide appeared... I won the challenge! These last three months I lost 14 lbs., gained muscle, and am down a few sizes!  It has been so thrilling having me and my husband working for something together.  We're both stronger physically and mentally because of it.  And we really worked together to encourage each other. It is hard to believe that the challenge is over.  It was something that was always on the back of our minds pushing and encouraging us for three months! What a wonderful memory with my husband.

It is something you and a loved one should definitely try.  It pushes you both and adds some excitement in taking on a goal as a couple.

Try your own fitness challenge:

Although we were competing against each other, we proved to work better when we were helping each other along the way.

This morning I'm happily thinking about how to use my award money.  Something for my kitchen or something for my sewing hobby???

What about you, how do you get motivated to keep healthy?