Becka Graspy Archives - fiftytwothursdays https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/tag/becka-graspy/ style + fitness Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Guest Post From #52DayShred Challenge Winner – 11 lessons about losing weight I’ve learned over 5 years and 70 pounds https://fiftytwothursdays.us/fitness/11-lessons-about-losing-weight-ive-learned-over-5-years-and-70-pounds/ https://fiftytwothursdays.us/fitness/11-lessons-about-losing-weight-ive-learned-over-5-years-and-70-pounds/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:00:40 +0000 http://fiftytwothursdays.us/?p=16057 We are absolutely honored to share this story from Becka Grapsy, a #52DayShred challenger and winner of our top two prizes during the challenge! She was a hard worker, a cheerleader and an inspiration to Leah, Michelle, myself and the rest of the group! Today, she is sharing her story and the 11 lessons about losing weight she’s learned over 5 years and 70 pounds. Spring 2012. I’d finished my undergraduate degree and moved to Washington, D.C. to work at a nonprofit. I’d been accepted in to a part-time program for my Master’s degree in Homeland Security through Penn State. I was 21, excited about this new life: and I struggled with PCOS and insulin resistance, tipping the scales at over 260 pounds (I’m 5’7”, for the record.) One day I was sitting in traffic, and I looked over, and there was a gym with big open bay doors and shirtless guys sweating and flipping tires. I remember thinking, oh, wow, they must be doing CrossFit. So I went home and did what a good millennial does: I Googled it. A few days later I tripped through my first class. There are several defining moments along this journey for me, […]

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