To start working toward her goal, she began doing 30-minute high-intensity interval training video workouts daily, squeezing them in before her daughter woke up in the morning.
Three months into her new routine, Sarah reached 200 pounds and went down a dress size. As her endurance built, she started supplementing her video workouts with mood-boosting evening walks and bike rides.
Four months later, Sarah hit 175 pounds and started incorporating bodyweight strength moves, like spider lunges and cross jacks, into her routine.
Just over a year after setting out to lose weight, Sarah surpassed her goal and hit 155 pounds. But after that, Sarah got stuck in a plateau for months. As a result, she started doing extra cardio and cutting way back on calories, which ultimately led to her metabolism slowing way down.