WELCOME BACK TO THE BALANCING ACT'S MISSION MAKEOVER SERIES.
OK.
TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD.
OUR LADIES HAVE HAD QUITE THE QUEST, BUT CAN THEY STAY ON
COURSE, AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, WITHOUT OUR TEAM OF
EXPERTS?
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
THEY SAT DOWN FOR A POW-WOW WITH OUR PANEL.
(MUSIC).
LADIES, WE'VE COME TO THE END OF THE JOURNEY.
YES, IT'S TIME TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND WHERE THEY'RE
GOING.
(MUSIC).
WELCOME, BRENDA.
HI, LADIES.
HI.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
YOU'VE JOINED MISSION MAKEOVER HALFWAY THROUGH.
WHAT HAS THE JOURNEY BEEN LIKE, FOR YOU?
UM, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE
ORGANIZED, YOU HAVE TO THINK IT OUT, YOU HAVE TO PLAN, YOU HAVE
TO SHOP, AND YOU HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE.
SO, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, FOR ME,
WAS GETTING UP, AND BEING AT THE GYM AT 6AM.
YOU'VE HAD SUCH A PROGRESS.
IT'S BEEN SO INCREDIBLE, AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT
IT'S BEEN STEADY.
MY GOAL, AT MY AGE, WAS TO INCREASE MY STRENGTH.
THE STRONGER YOU ARE, THE BETTER YOU ARE.
YEAH, 'CAUSE NOW YOU FEEL--- RIGHT?
STRONG.
RIGHT.
YOU FEEL EMPOWERED.
NOW, YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR DIET.
I'M MORE AWARE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY DO PUT THE WEIGHT ON
ME.
SO, I KNOW HOW TO EITHER MODIFY THEM, ELIMINATE THEM, OR, YOU
KNOW, JUST DO THE OCCASIONAL.
NOW, YOU'RE LIVING PROOF THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER.
NO MATTER WHAT AGE.
AND NOW, YOU HAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHING YOU.
(LAUGHTER).
IT'S NOT THAT GOOD.
I NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
YEAH.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
YEAH.
HECK, YEAH.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GO A LONG WAYS.
(MUSIC).
BLANCA, YOU'RE AT THE END OF THIS PART OF THE JOURNEY, AND
STARTING A NEW ONE.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?
AMAZING.
I'M REALLY HAPPY.
THERE'S BEEN UPS, AND THERE'S BEEN DOWNS, AND SOMEWHERE,
SOMEWAY, IN BETWEEN.
I THINK THAT THE JOURNEY IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS NOT ABOUT
YOUR BODY.
IT'S ABOUT YOUR MIND.
YOU KNOW?
ACCEPTING WHO YOU ARE, UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE,
LOVING YOURSELF, FORGIVING YOURSELF.
YOU MADE A CHOICE TO STOP JUDGING YOURSELF, STOP JUDGING
OTHERS.
SOMETHING, IN THERE, WAS, I BELIEVE, FEAR, A FAILURE.
BUT, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN
THAT FEAR INTO THE POSITIVE THAT'S GIVING YOU THE DRIVE.
THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT BEING HEALTHIER.
HAVING STRENGTH, MOBILITY, IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY TRADED YOU IN FOR
A NEW MODEL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT DIET.
I HAVE LEARNED TO MAKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I USED TO MAKE,---.
UH HUH.
---BUT I'VE LEARNED TO MAKE THEM DIFFERENTLY.
RIGHT.
AND, THEY STILL TASTE---.
TASTE AWESOME?
---GOOD.
SOME.
AND, YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE?
NOT---.
RIGHT?
---SO MUCH.
EVERYBODY DO, THAT'S TOO BAD, THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO EAT
BETTER, ANYWAY.
RIGHT.
SO, THAT'S TOO BAD.
I'M SITTING, HERE, A WHOLE BUNCH OF POUNDS LIGHTER, A WHOLE BUNCH
OF INCHES LIGHTER, FEELING AMAZING.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, AND REALLY, I MEAN, I THINK THAT WE
COULD ALL, I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL THREE OF US,
IN THE SENSE THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO
THIS.
THANK YOU, AND I AM SO, SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL.
(MUSIC).
ALEX, THE JOURNEY HASN'T BEEN ALL ROSY FOR YOU.
THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY HELD ME BACK WAS MYSELF, AT THE
BEGINNING.
I WASN'T 100% PUTTING MY 150% IN IT.
MAYBE, I THOUGHT I WAS, BUT I WASN'T.
MY INITIAL REACTION, WITH YOU, WAS LIKE, "GREAT, I HAVE THIS
DANCER, SHE'S YOUNG, SHE'S GONNA LOSE ALL THIS WEIGHT",.
UH HUH.
AND THEN, WHEN I START SEEING THE NUMBERS ARE NOT DROPPING,
I'M LIKE, "WHAT HAPPENED?".
I WASN'T CONNECTING ALL OF THE PIECES.
BEING THERE EMOTIONALLY, BEING THERE WITH WHAT I NEEDED TO EAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT DIET.
YOU KNOW?
YOU TALKED ABOUT, 'WELL, I KIND OF HAVE MY SECRET STASH.'.
MMMMMM.
AND, 'WHEN I GET STRESSED, I KIND OF LIKE TO GO PICK UP SOME
CHOCOLATE.'.
I MEAN, WHERE ARE YOU AT, NOW?
ALEX, AT THE BEGINNING, COULD NOT JUST EAT ONE HERSHEY KISS.
ALEX HAD TO, IF I WAS GOING TO INDULGE, IT WAS GONNA BE, I EAT
ONE, AND THEN IT'S LIKE A VICIOUS CYCLE.
ALEX, NOW, HAS MORE SELF CONTROL.
I TOLD ADRIANA THAT I WANT TO DO A PHYSIQUE COMPETITION, LIKE NOT
A BIG MUSCLE ONE, BUT THE BIKINI ONE.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT HOW MUCH WEIGHT CAN I LOSE, FOR THE END OF THE
SHOW.
TO ME, THIS IS MORE ABOUT, I'M GONNA GET BACK TO BEING HEALTHY,
AND SEXY, AND FEELING CONFIDENT, AND WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH IT.
SO, YOU'RE SETTING YOURSELF GOALS, AND YOU KNOW I'M ALL
ABOUT HAVING GOALS.
NOW, THE KEY IS GONNA BE, BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH BIG GOALS,
THAT YOU SET SMALLER GOALS,---.
OF COURSE.
---EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE WEEK, EVERY SINGLE MONTH,
THAT GET YOU THERE.
ONE OF YOUR LESSONS LEARNED WAS THAT YOU REALIZED YOU NEEDED TO
SELF-MOTIVATE, AND THAT NOBODY AROUND YOU COULD DO IT FOR YOU.
UH HUH.
SO, THIS IS WONDERFUL, THAT HAVING LEARNED THAT ONE LESSON
WILL HELP YOU CONTINUE ON YOUR NEXT JOURNEY.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND REALLY, AGAIN, THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.