What Can Happen When You Challenge Your Mind And Body

Some experts say it takes 21 days to form a habit. So what could happen if you stuck with a habit for 100 days?

For LaKeisha Shurn of San Francisco, the answer is: A lot. In under three minutes, you can watch this motivational, inspirational, heartwarming story of how Shurn decided to go to the gym for 100 days in a row as part of the #giveit100 challenge.

She videotaped herself every day (right there, we know she has courage; I could never!).

The results were not only losing weight (18 pounds) and going down in 4 clothing sizes (from 26 to 22), but her mood. At video’s beginning, Shurn is 348 pounds and depressed.

By the end of the 100 days, she has more energy as a result of her daily gym routine, and is smiling.

She decided to keep it up for 365 days, not just 100. Recently, she met one of her workout goals–to get below 300 pounds. Kudos to you, Shurn!

 

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Natalia Lusinski
In addition to Simplemost, Natalia is an ongoing writer for Bustle (sex, dating, relationships, and money), HelloGiggles (pop culture and news), The Delite (feel-good stories), and Don’t Waste Your Money (yep, money issues!). You can also find her writing in the L.A. Times, the Chicago Tribune's RedEye, xoJane, Elite Daily, Scary Mommy, Elephant Journal, and Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies, among other publications. She has a Ph.D. in couch-surfing, having spent four years sleeping on over 200 L.A.-area love seats and sectionals, all in an effort to whittle down her student loan debt. She still loves couch-surfing in other cities, too (hint, hint).

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