Hannah Did 30-Minute Workouts at Home and Lost 117 Pounds in Less Than 12 Months

In January 2018, at the age of 30, she decided her next goal was to lose the weight she had gained due to her illness. "I wanted to get back to me again," Day said.

Being clinically obese made it hard to physically do things, and Day said she stopped going places with her family. Even going up a flight of stairs was a challenge. That's when she decided to start Beachbody, after a friend told her she had lost 45 pounds in five months. "I wanted to be the best version of me and the best mom and wife to my family," Day said.

She began her weight-loss journey on Jan. 10, 2018, at a starting weight of 237 pounds, wearing size 22 pants.

Throughout Day's journey, she followed the Beachbody Portion Fix Nutrition Plan, which she said was key for her results. "The portion containers were everything! They were exactly what I needed to help me understand portions and what kind of foods I should be eating," she said. "It showed me that food was to fuel my body, not to feed my emotions and stress." It became a lifestyle change for her.

"I learned that I could still eat all the food groups, including carbs, but at the right portions. I loved that I just had to keep track of my containers throughout the day and didn't have to count calories. It was simple to follow and completely changed the way I ate," Day said.

Here's an example of a day of eating:

Breakfast: Shakeology shake with two eggs and avocado

Snack 1: almonds and raw veggies (like broccoli, cauliflower, and bell peppers)

Lunch: leftovers from dinner the night before

Snack 2: Beachbar and veggies (sometimes with hummus)

Dinner: "I make my dinners every night and I make enough for my whole family and lunch for me the next day. Some of my favorite recipes are from the Fixate Cookbook. My favorite dinners are salsa chicken on a corn tortilla with brown rice, chicken tortilla soup, zucchini noodles with lean ground beef and pesto, turkey chili, and buffalo chicken zucchini boats," Day said.

"When I decided in 2018 I wanted to lose all the weight, the thought of going to the gym at 237 pounds mortified me. So, the fact that I could do workouts in my home made me actually want to work out," Hanna said. She used Beachbody On Demand and did the 21-Day Fix program, working out every day for 30 minutes. She completed seven rounds!

After completing every round of 21 days, she would take a week or two off from the workouts but always stayed 100 percent on the Portion Fix Nutrition Plan. Then she'd start back up with another round of 21-Day Fix.

Since losing the weight, she's been doing programs to gain muscle and tone, including LIIFT4 (45 minutes a day, four days a week), 80-Day Obsession (60 minutes every day), and Morning Meltdown 100 (20 to 30 minutes every day).

Beyond losing 117 pounds in 11-and-a-half months, check out this long list of her nonscale victories:

• "Getting stronger and stronger every month. When I started Beachbody and 21-Day Fix, I couldn't even do a jumping jack or a squat and I had to modify every move. Each month I would get stronger and modify less to build up to the full-on moves."
• In July 2019, she worked out with the creator of 21-Day Fix, Autumn Calabrese, on stage in front of 20,000 people doing full moves.
• "Before I started my health and fitness journey, I wasn't able to do things with my kids like go sledding or fit in some rides at an amusement park." In the winter, she was able to go sledding with her kids (her daughter for the first time). She said, "I was able to run up the hills with them. Now I don't have to worry about not fitting into an amusement park ride."
• "Being able to shop for clothes at places now that before, I couldn't fit into their largest size."
• "Going from a size 22 to a size 2."

Another victory — and this one is huge! — was that Day won $100,000 from the 2019 Beachbody Challenge.

Every week, Day was seeing results, which kept her motivated to keep going. "I would also watch the Instagram Stories from Beachbody coaches, and so many of them helped me stay motivated by posting their workouts and food," Hanna said. That's why she now posts about her food and workouts to help motivate others.

Day was also in a Beachbody accountability group. "We would uplift each other, hold each other accountable, encourage each other, and share tips, and that helped me stay motivated," Day said.

One thing Day wants to tell people on their own weight-loss journey is to never give up! Remember that a little progress every day leads to big results. She said to think of your lifestyle change as a way of getting healthy and not to focus on the sole idea of "losing weight."

Work on the inside first by getting your mind right and finding that motivation. Realize that "you are worth getting to the best you and living your best life."

She also said to make eating healthy a priority by being well-prepared every week with your healthy meals to ensure your success. And when it comes to workouts, move in any way you can, even if you have to modify exercises. You'll get stronger and soon you'll be able to do them!