Sworkit Review: My Disappointment In the App!

Hi there! My name is Barbara. I’m a single mother of two who recently decided to start the Sworkit app to get back in shape.

I say “back in shape” that I was once in really good shape, but overtime and after a few pregnancies are started to let myself go a little bit. Not too much, just an understandable amount.

Apparently, my husband was not the understanding type. I learned this the hard way after catching him in the act of hooking up with a younger, thinner model of me one afternoon after I came home early from work.

It was devastating. Follow that, we had a messy breakup which left me emotionally ruined. I was depressed and negative, and starting turning to bad habits and binge eating to feel better for myself. It was a terrible reaction, but I felt like I had very little control of anything else in my life…

So the weight started packing on, and it just kept coming. I was honestly ballooning up. I started going up pants sizes and wearing clothing to cover up my body. I was simultaneously ashamed of what I was doing but had no desire to stop.

Eventually I came to the realization that I was driving myself into a wall. I had to turn my life around, if not for my sake, then for my boys, who were starting to take after my eating habits and using it to justify their own.

I was NOT going to let this beat me!

So I turned to Google and began looking for a good workout plan or diet guide that could help me whip myself back into shape. And that’s how I encountered the Sworkit App.

UPDATE: I found a much better alternative, and included my results since swapping to the new program. If you’re interested, keep reading. It’s included at the bottom of this post.

My Sworkit App Review

I came across Sworkit while I was searching on Instagram and Reddit. And to it’s credit – it had quite a following! Apparently the app had even managed to secure funding from Mark Cuban on the show Shark Tank. I was getting more and more excited as I kept reading, which unfortunately lead me to make a novice mistake.

I bought the program without doing my own research.

Looking back, this was definitely the part where I messed up. I got caught up in the hype, but I should have been more aware of how much of the fitness industry is built on smoke and mirrors. Impossible claims, edited photos, exaggerated transformations… it subsists on being able to fool busy men and women just glancing at programs.

And it got me.

Now, I’m not trying to say that Sworkit was a terrible workout program. It was actually pretty decent if you ask me. It was just really boring and surprisingly bare.

And not to mention EXPENSIVE! You get a trial, and after that you have to pay $79.99 for it! What’s worse is that it’s not even a one-time purchase, this is a SUBSCRIPTION!

Maybe this isn’t a lot of money to some of you, but for someone who lives week-to-week on their paychecks, it’s a lot to me. The only reason I went ahead and bought the app was because I was convinced it was exactly what I needed to get my life back together.

I was expecting it to be the end all be all of fitness programs. But overall it was just a simple guideline, with a lot of information that can be used on Google.

And one more thing – don’t get me wrong, I’m a busy person. I think a lot of people are. But when an app tells me I can get a proper workout in FIVE MINUTES, I’m a little suspicious. It sounds like a pipe dream, something designed to just sell.

Something that, in the long run, won’t really give you the results you’re looking for. Maybe this sounds harsh but I definitely don’t think you can change your life around with five minutes of light exercise, so something that advertises it as such is probably after your money, not your health!

My Incomplete Sworkit Results

I gave the program a week before I quit. The workouts were really boring and even a little imbalanced. I looked it up and someone mentioned they don’t have any pulling exercises, which is true. After doing more research, I learned you need a balance of “pulling” and “pushing” workouts to keep your body in sync. At the time I had no idea what this meant, but after doing more research it seemed to check out.

But beyond this, I generally did not feel like this was a workout program you would see results with. Like I mentioned earlier, it was selling the “convenience” factor a little too hard. Do you really think you can drop 40 pounds if you do 5 minutes of exercise a day? Come on!

I may be gullible but I’m not THAT gullible!

I was very frustrated with my experience with the app. I went back to Google, trying to see what other people were saying. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I was impatient. To my surprise, I found other reviews from women who said similar things. Sworkit was just not that good of an app to stick with.

Ugh! If only I had checked earlier!

One of the women commenting recommended a different workout program as a better alternative, noting she swapped over to it and had seen way better results. I decided to do my research this time and check it out. Little did I know I would find the workout program I swear to now…

The Sworkit Alternative that is CHEAPER and BETTER…

After Sworkit, I was only going to try out a program if it was:

1. Affordable.

2. A one-time purchase.

3. Given good reviews!

And the alternative that was recommended happened to meet all these boxes. It was the Bikini Body Workouts by Jen Ferruggia.

Jen is a fitness model with experience as a personal trainer — same story as a lot of these fitness program writers. But then I noticed she had a lot of good transformations on her website (something Sworkit lacked) and a ton of positive reviews.

Then there’s the actual content of her program – which came with the manual, instructional workout videos, a completely FREE nutrition and diet guide, even shopping lists — all for a ONE-TIME purchase of $29.99! The Sworkit program offered LESS for a SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of $79.99!

UPDATE: Thanks to one of my readers, I found out you can get the program for even cheaper at http://www.workingdiscountcodes.com/bikini-body-workouts-coupon/!

I’ve been on Jen’s program for 2 weeks now and I’m loving it. The only drawback is that it’s not exactly an “app” like Sworkit is, but instead a PDF guide with videos and etc. However, since I can put these things on my phone, I wasn’t really bothered by this. Some of you might be — but trust me, Jen’s guide is WORTH IT!

In a way I’m really grateful to Sworkit, since it lead to me finding this program. I know this review has been negative, and maybe other people are fine with Sworkit as it. It just wasn’t the program for me.

Jen’s program is fun and enjoyable, and also has cleaned up my diet considerably. I’m starting to see changes on the scale, although I haven’t seen much impact physically yet. But I’m optimistic. I really think this is the workout I’ve been looking for.

UPDATE: My SIX MONTH RESULTS!

Hi there. Did you miss me? 🙂 I look a little different…

Phew! What can I say? Jen’s workout has CHANGED MY LIFE!

I wake up in the morning bounding with energy. My mood has improved drastically, I’m constantly positive and smiling. I can wear my old clothes again — in fact, I’m in better shape than I’ve ever been.

I’ve even noticed some of my cellulite disappearing 🙂

The bikini body workouts were exactly what I needed, and all I did was follow everything Jen instructed to the letter to see these results. As a beginner, this was exactly what I needed – a structured, rigorous guide from someone who actually cared about my health. I was motivated and focused throughout!

I think I mentioned it a few months ago, but I especially loved the bikini body nutrition guide. I didn’t know nutritious foods could be this delicious!

If you want to see more incredibly transformations and before-and-after results, visit Jen’s website @ www.bikinibodworkouts.com. And Jen, if you ever find this blog, THANK YOU! This workout is incredible!

8 Fit Review: My Disappointment

Hi there! My name is Barbara. I’m a single mother of two who recently decided to start the 8 Fit app.

My journey to this point was not a fun one. I caught my then-husband in the act of cheating on me with a younger model one night about a year ago.

It was devastating. After that, we had a very messy break-up that left me really depressed. I turned to binge-eating and bad habits to try and cope.

Lo and behold, I started packing on weight. And I couldn’t stop, I didn’t WANT to stop. It felt good to give into my indulgence.

Eventually I realized that if I didn’t stop this reactionary habit, I was going to end up just hurting myself more and more in the long run. I didn’t want to go down that path, and I didn’t want to let that man have that much power of my life.

So, I took to Google! I tried to look up well liked workout guides and meal plans to figure out one I could stick with, one that could help me get my body back to where it used to be. I wanted to be able to wear a bikini without being self-conscious. I wanted to be healthy again. This is what lead me to the 8Fit Workout.

UPDATE: I found a much better alternative, and included my results since swapping to the new program. If you’re interested, keep reading. It’s included at the bottom of this post.

My 8 Fit App Review

I came across 8 Fit while searching on Instagram and Reddit. The program seemed to immediately have popularity, and some of the transformations looked really good too! Unfortunately, I started getting really excited by this, and then I made a very novice mistake.

I went ahead and bought the program.

Looking back, not doing my own research was the biggest error I made in this. I got too excited thinking I had found the perfect workout. Normally I’m much more conservative about choices like this, especially when money gets involved (just wait until I get into the cost of 8Fit…) but I really wanted to get back in shape!

The 8 Fit program works on a monthly subscription. You can either pay a monthly price, but you pay for a year upfront, or you can pay a 3-month price, and pay for 3 months upfront.

The 1 year plan costs $59.95 USD, and the 3-month plan costs $29.99 USD! What! I know to some of you this may not sound expensive, but I live week-to-week on a budget. I would rather have paid $29.99 for a full workout plan up front, rather than paying for a monthly subscription.

That said, I also couldn’t afford to stay unhealthy, so I went ahead adn took the plunge.

Overall the 8 Fit program was… really not that great. I had really gotten my hopes, and was expecting the be all end all of workout programs when I got it. But ultimately it was just a really simple guide, with a lot of information that could be found on Google.

It’s also filled with quite a bit of fluff just to pad the text and make you feel like you’re getting more than what you really are, which was disappointing.

Yeah…I wanted more.

My Incomplete 8 Fit App Results

 I tried to stick it out – I really did! But after a week I had it with the 8 Fit program. I quit. No offense to the creators, but I just found it really boring and definitely overpriced, not at all something I would want to pay a subscription for.

To me, a workout guide should be something a little more informative and personal. This just felt bare-bones. Maybe other women will be fine with this but I wanted something more geared for beginners!

I was frustrated with this experience, but I still wanted to try and lose weight. So I decided to go back on Google again, and figure out what other women were saying about the 8 Fit app.

To my surprise, there were a few other people who had similar experiences and left negative reviews of 8 Fit. I was a little upset that I hadn’t taken the time to do the research before I bought it, but I couldn’t blame the creators on that. That was all me!

If only I had looked up other opinions before I bought it…

Luckily, after I vented about my own experience, one of the women who had bought 8 Fit and not seen great results recommended another program to me. That ended up being the program I would later swap to and use to GREAT result.

The 8 Fit Alternative that is CHEAPER and BETTER…

I was upside with my experience with 8Fit, so I made a pact to try out this new program unless it was:

1. Affordable.

2. A one-time purchase.

3. Given good reviews! This time I was going to do my research!!

But to my surprise, I found all 3 of these in the program that was recommended to me – The Bikini Body Workouts by Jen Ferruggia.

Jen Ferruggia is a fitness model who has experience as a personal trainer, which I think explains why so many women have seen great results and had good transformations with her program. This accounted for the positive reviews I noticed.

But then I looked into the actual content (not going to seduced once more). Jen’s program came with the manual, instructional workout videos, a completely FREE nutrition and diet guide, even shopping lists — all for a ONE-TIME purchase of $29.99! The 8 Fit program offered LESS for a SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of $29.99!

The comparison was a no-brainer.

UPDATE: Thanks to one of my readers, I found out you can get the program for even cheaper at http://www.workingdiscountcodes.com/bikini-body-workouts-coupon/!

I’ve been on Jen’s program for 2 weeks now and I’m loving it. The workout guide is really easy to follow and the instructional videos give it that personal touch I was missing from 8Fit. Plus, even the meal plan is great, with lots of healthy and nutritious food that also manages to be delicious.

In a way I’m really grateful for 8Fit, because if I hadn’t had that negative experience I might have never stumbled upon Jen’s workout.

I’m anticipating that it’s going to be the workout that I stick with for a while, and I’m already seeing changes in my body. Here’s to hoping!

UPDATE: My SIX MONTH RESULTS!

Hi there. Did you miss me? 🙂 I’m back and looking better than ever! Check out my transformation!

The results speak for themselves, or at least they would if I could stop raving. I LOVE Jen Ferruggia’s workout guide! I wake up in the morning full of energy now, my mental health has improved, I’m even a more positive person overall.

I’ve even noticed some of my cellulite firming up 🙂

The Bikini Body Workouts is a guide that I was able to follow to the letter, which was exactly what I needed in my life. Combined with the information Jen taught me, it made exercising really easy. It became a matter of discipline, rather than motivation.

It she made it a breeze, motivating me from the videos and the eBook itself. I think I mentioned it a few months ago, but I especially love the bikini body nutrition guide, which I’m using to make healthy foods that are truly delicious.

There’s nothing else I can really say that would be new. This was the program for me. Maybe 8 Fit will be the program that works best for the rest of you. The main thing I learned to do was experiment and do your research! I wish you luck, regardless of the program you end up following!

If you want to see more incredibly transformations and before-and-after results, visit Jen’s website @ www.bikinibodworkouts.com. And Jen, if you ever find this blog, THANK YOU! This workout is incredible!

Katy Hearn Fit Review: My Disappointment

Hi there! My name is Barbara, and welcome to my Katy Hearn Review. I’m going to be talking about my experience with the FIT program, as well as her challenges.

For some background – I’m a single mother of two, who works full time to take care of them. Their father decided to take a more hands off approach to parenting.

Or rather, he was hands on – but with a younger, thinner version of me.

When I first caught him in the act, I was devastated. He proceeded to leave us for this new model, leaving me to pick up the pieces.

I was a wreck. I’m ashamed to admit it, but it’s the truth. I was emotional and illogical, and turned to binge-eating and bad habits to deal with my depression over the whole affair. I started gaining weight fast.

In some sort of twisted way, it was my way of fighting back against him. For him measuring me up against this thinner young girl and choosing her. But it was ultimately self destructive. I was just reacting to what he had done, rather than acting for my own benefit.

When I realized this, I knew I had to get my life and my health back together. So I turned to Google and began looking for a solid meal plan and workout guide I could follow. After a bit of searching, I came across Katy Hearn.

Katy has a huge following and is really popular on Instagram, and constantly posts the transformations that people achieve following her program. So I figured, this was it – this was the guide I was looking for! Unfortunately, I was so excited that I just jumped right in, before doing my research and looking at other reviews.

That was my first mistake.

UPDATE: I found a much better alternative workout, and I even included pictures of my results with this new program! If you’re interest, keep reading – I put the new information at the bottom of this post.

Katy Hearn – Fit and Challenges

If you don’t already know, Katy Hearn has multiple subscription based services on her website. She has an APP, “Fit by Katy”, then her main Katy Fit Brand/Workouts, and then she does seasonal challenges as well.

At first, I thought Katy’s programs were dirt cheap. The basic plan is $4.99 and includes the workouts and the nutrition guide. The premium plan is $18.99 and includes the training programs, the seasonal guides, and then all that comes with the basic plan. “Finally”, I thought, “A reasonably priced workout guide!”

Wrong. It’s all on a monthly subscription.

$5 x 12 = $60 to have access to the program for a year. $19 x 12 = $228! to be able to use the program for a year.

What happened to one-off purchases?

For some people, this might be affordable, but you have to add in the monthly prices of having access to the gym, and then any other accessory equipment you might need, like a yoga mat or yoga ball for example.

I have a tight wallet. I have to take care of three people. I live week-to-week on a budget, I can’t afford to waste money like this!

She also has a Build A Booty program for $50 – but thank goodness I didn’t buy that as well.

Unfortunately, I didn’t realize it was subscription based when I purchased the Premium plan. I was in a rush to get my body back.

I got a body weight training, cardio, and plyometric plan, a nutrition guide, access to the group (which wasn’t too active if you ask me), the workout generator. Apparently, I’ll eventually get the “weight and goal tracker” but right now it’s in “coming soon” mode.

This might sound like you get a lot, but to be honest, I was pretty disappointed. I wanted to be like Katy’s transformations, but after reading through the information it was really boring and sort of basic…

Nothing fancy, nothing new. It all could have been found on google to be honest. The nutrition guide was more of the same, and also kind of expensive!

My Incomplete Katy Hearn Results

You need to keep in mind all the hidden costs when you look at a subscription-based workout like Katy Hearn offers. You have to fork out extra money for things like a gym membership and gym equipment.

Then, with the meal plans, you have to consider how much you end up spending grocery shopping each week, especially if there’s a huge variety of foods between the meals – IE. you need to use a completely different set of ingredients for each meal.

The nutrition guide was EXPENSIVE when you actually got to cooking!

So, I tried it out. I gave Katy Hearn’s fitness program a week before I quit. That’s right, I QUIT! I tried to go in positive, but it was really boring and not that great if you ask me.

But I wasn’t going to give up. I still wanted to try and get back in shape. To get by bikini body back.

The Katy Hearn Alternative that is CHEAPER and BETTER…

I was upset with my experience using the Katy Hearn program, so I turned to Google to see if anyone else had the same issues. To my surprise, I found a message board of women who pretty much had similar experiences to me when it came to the program.

I was happy other people shared my experience, but also a little upset at myself for not doing my own research before finding the guide. If I had looked up reviews, I wouldn’t have been in this mess in the first place.

Still, it ended up working out when one of the ladies recommended another program that she found that was much better, called the Bikini Body Workouts by Jen Ferruggia.

There were a few other ladies that chimed in to vouch for the program, so I decided to look into it. After seeing nothing but positive reviews, I figured that maybe this would be the program for me. I went to the page deciding that if it was too expensive, I wouldn’t even bother.

But I was floored. Jen’s workout was a fraction of the price of KatyHearnFit, costing only $29.99 for a ONE TIME PURCHASE!

Best of all, it’s a complete workout guide, not something split into two like with KatyHearnFit. You get the workout manual, instructional workout videos, a completely FREE nutrition and diet guide, even shopping lists!

Plus, Jen offers a booty workout like Katy does, except Jen doesn’t charge $50 for it 🙂 It’s free with the Bikini Body Workouts.

Now – I’m not trying to say Katy Hearn is a scam or anything. I definitely think her program can work for some women. I just think she’s ultimately business-minded, concerned with maximizing her profits. I wanted a program by a woman for women, something designed to be as helpful as possible.

Especially for busy women who can’t live in the gym!

I’ve been following Jen’s workout for 2 weeks now and I am LOVING it. The workout is really easy to follow and the instructional videos are a ton of help. The meal plan is great too, I’m making delicious meals that I know are healthy for me.

Best of all, Jen’s workout can be done from home, although I did pick up some dumbbells to kick it up a notch. But I can feel myself getting healthier, and I’m excited to see where this program leads me!

UPDATE: My RESULTS!! 

It’s been 6 months, here are my results!

It’s been a long journey, but funnily enough, it didn’t feel like it. Working out with Jen’s workout has been a breeze. There was a brief adjustment period but after that – it was smooth sailing!

Her videos and guide kept me motivated all the way through, as did the reactions I was getting from people as I was losing weight. I could barely stop smiling whenever I caught glimpses of myself in the mirror.

There were also two unexpected benefits to following the program – one, my mental health vastly improved! I became a more positive person, I woke up with energy, and I no longer dealt with brain fog after noon.

Secondly – my cellulite started disappearing 🙂

Overall, I think the pictures speak for themselves. I know some of you expected just a review of KatyHearnFit, but ultimately Jen’s Bikini Body Workouts were the program I needed.

And I’m not alone! There are tons of women at BikiniBodyWorkouts.com that have had transformations like me using the Bikini guide. So whatever program works for you, I hope you have success!

(Update: One of my commenters found out you can get the Bikini Body Workouts for even cheaper with the coupon code at http://www.workingdiscountcodes.com/bikini-body-workouts-coupon/ Thanks Samantha 🙂 )

I can’t wait to run into my ex and show off my new body!

Emily Skye Review: My Disappointment

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog. My name is Barbara, and I’m a single mother of two. It’s a full time job that I tackle alone since their father has a taken a… “hands-off” approach.

In fact, the only thing he puts his hands on is younger, thinner, versions of me.

To make a long story short, I caught him in the act almost a year ago, and we had a very messy break-up. This led to me suffering from depression, and turning to comfort food and binge eating as a way of coping.

This went on for months. I quickly packed on a lot of weight, and what’s worse, I no longer felt like I was in control of myself. I was just a victim to my own urges; a person bringing about their own self-destruction.

Eventually I snapped out of it when I realized that I was going to head down a dark path if I didn’t get my health under control. Enough was enough.

I turned to fitness boards and Instagram, looking for a solid workout and diet plan to help me get my weight under control. Eventually I came across Emily Skye, a fitness model, and noticed her incredibly following. After a few days of seeing her post about her FIT program, I was convinced.

This was it. I was finally going to get back into bikini body shape!

I was so excited that I made a crucial mistake. Instead of looking up multiple reviews to see what people were saying, I dived right into the program. 🙁 I know this may just come across as my fault, but I was so eager to get healthy again.

I should have done my research. I purchased and downloaded Emily Skye’s FIT bundle and, while it looked promising at the start, I was quickly disappointed.

I decided to give it a chance though. Maybe it wouldn’t be all bad. Maybe once I started getting into it, I would see the results I wanted…

UPDATE: I found a much better alternative workout, and I even included pictures of my results with this new program! If you’re interest, keep reading – I put the new information at the bottom of this post.

Emily Skye – FIT and Meal Plan

Is Emily Skye’s program worth the money? I don’t think so. Her diet and workout are hard to follow, bloated with text to increase the word count and page count, and generally nothing special.

It’s on a monthly subscription, So you’re paying about $15 USD a month. If you want the 3 month, that’s $36.99 USD a month, or the year, which is $88.99 USD a month.

First off, those costs add up, especially when you factor in the price of a gym membership and gym equipment. Second off, what happened to one-off programs? I don’t want to keep being charged monthly, especially if I forget one month and get hit by a charge out of nowhere. Not a fan, Emily.

There are a lot of cheaper fitness programs out there.

Then, lets look at the meal plan. It is far from affordable, in my opinion. I’ll show you an example from her vegan options.

In one week you’re going to need Chia Pudding, lentil salad, hummus, protein shakes, Ajvar Relish (what even is this??), tacos, gluten free crackers, protein muffins, bean patties, almonds, pumpkin curry… It goes on! This is a complicated week, and that’s only the start!

What happened to keeping it simple? This is so complicated that I wasn’t surprised I wasn’t able to stick with it. It was a complete overhaul of food items I was used to, there was no way any beginner would be able to just jump into this.

Do the Emily Workouts Work?

Like I said before, the workouts themselves, as well as the APP you get, are decent. But they are nothing new, and definitely overpriced.

There are a lot of exercises as well, and like the meal plan, I felt overwhelmed as a beginner. Emily says the workouts can be done from home, but honestly I think you pretty much have to sign up for a gym.

Monthly charges for Skye Fit + Monthly charges for a gym = hurt wallet.

Another way I was let down by the workout guide.

The Emily Skye Alternative that is CHEAPER and BETTER…

I stuck it out with Emily Skye’s program for about a week before I had to throw in the towel. Maybe you think it’s lame that I quit, but honestly, I just found the whole thing tedious and boring. There was no way I was going to be able to stick with it for a full month, let alone a full year.

And again, don’t get me started on those monthly charges! Argh! I couldn’t even find a coupon for the Skye Fit program.

I went back online to Google fitness boards and see if anyone else could help me. While doing so, I found other reviews from people who said similar things about Skye Fit – that they were disappointed, that it was too expensive, yada yada… I was really kicking myself for not doing my research 🙁 .

I ended up signing up on one of the forums just to vent and that’s when one of the commenters recommended that I give the Jen Ferruggia program a try. She said she had swapped to it and had seen great results. I was curious, so I looked into it, and discovered Jen Ferruggia’s program – the Bikini Body Workouts.

After having spent so much money on Skye Fit, I was hesitant to buy a new program, but thankfully Jen’s full program was only $29.95.

And it’s a one-time purchase, rather than monthly charges!

After doing my research and seeing that people were having good results and great transformations, I bought it.

And what a difference.

For starters, there’s the content of the program. Jen’s bikini body workout guide comes with a workout manual, workout videos (making it easy to follow along), a complete nutrition and diet guide, even shopping lists!

One thing she and Emily have in common is that they include transformations on their sites, but something about Jen’s just felt more authentic, less fabricated. Honestly, just go over to www.bikinibodyworkouts.com  and you’ll see what I mean.

I’ve been following the Bikini Body Workouts for 3 weeks now and I am loving it! I’m already seeing great results, and so far I don’t think I’m going to quit. The program is easy to follow and so are the meals.

Plus, it came with a free booty program, so I’m putting that to good use!

I know this Emily Skye review was pretty negative overall, but I would advise anyone on the fence to give Jen’s program a try. Emily seems like a lovely person in general, and I still follow her on Instagram, but her workout guide was a letdown.

Coupon Codes and Discounts!

Back before I bought the program, I tried to see if I could find any Emily Skye Coupon Codes. I’m sorry to say – there weren’t any…EVER. No matter what I searched, I couldn’t get a break.

HOWEVER!

If you’re interested in following the Jen Ferrugia Bikini Body Workouts at my recommendation, I’m happy to say one of my blog readers from the comments below managed to find a place where you could get a coupon code. Thanks Kara! The website is available at http://www.workingdiscountcodes.com/bikini-body-workouts-coupon/ and includes a coupon to get 15% off the workout.

I paid full price and I’m happy, but with this, you might as well invest in the level 2 program and try it out, since you’re getting it a great deal. That’s just my recommendation though, follow whatever workout brings you the best results (while being enjoyable)!

UPDATE: My Results!!! 

Hi there! It’s been some time 🙂 .

I came back because I wanted to show you all how much my life has changed in the past 6 months. I’m still using the bikini body workouts after my negative experience with Emily Skye’s workout (though I still follow her on Instagram).

I’ve finished the 12 week bikini body workouts, but I’m still incorporating it into my lifestyle.

I’m full of energy. Besides my physical appearance, my mental strength has improved as well. I have a positive outlook once again!

So that’s all I have to say!! If you’re on the fence about a workout program, while I suggest Jen Ferruggia’s Bikini Body Workouts, what I learned most of all is that you should do your own due diligence. Pick the program that’s going to work best for you.

And to Jen – Thank you. This program changed my life around!

Tammy Hembrow Review: My Opinion On Her Workout PDF

Hi there! My name is Barbara, and I’m going to be going into my experience with the Tammy Hembrow guide.

I am a single mother of two, who largely works to support herself due to the father being nearly entirely absent from their life.

Long story short, I started to gain a lot of weight after giving birth to my second son — I was more prone to give into my cravings. I got careless. Apparently, my then-husband noticed much of the same, and decided he didn’t want to stick it out as I got unhealthier.

If only he had just talked it out with me, instead of running off with a  younger, thinner, model, we could have worked together. But instead, I had the misfortune of walking in on them together one night, after coming home early from visiting with my sister.

The experience left me shaken, as did the resulting break-up. I turned to cravings even more, I lost almost all sense of self-control. It got bad.

Thankfully, I began to realize what I was doing to myself long enough to snap out of it. I wanted to regain control of my health and fitness, to stop blaming others, my cravings, my ex. In that moment of clarity I turned to Google to try and figure out what I could do.

I needed a great workout plan that I could follow to a T to get back to being healthy.

UPDATE: I found a much better alternative, and included my results since swapping to the new program. If you’re interested, keep reading. It’s included at the bottom of this post.

My Tammy Hembrow Fitness Review

I came across the fitness model Tammy while searching on Instagram for inspiration. Immediately, I noticed she had a huge following, so I figured she might be someone to look out for. I also looked at similar instagram models, such as Kayla Itsines.

But I kept coming back to Tammy because she was more active, and I noticed she mentioned her own fitness program. It was perfect timing! I needed someone to guide me through the progress, because I didn’t have time to do proper research and whatever I tried to do on my own always backfired.

I was tired of the fad diets and fad workouts!

Tammy’s guides are expensive. She has three different workout guides – the 8 Week Booty, the At-home Booty, and the Gym Booty (V.2). Each one costs costs $59.99 USD, except for the Gym Booty workout, which costs $67.99! Then the meal plan costs an additional $14.99, so altogether you’re paying $74.98 or more!

I know for some people that’s not a lot of money, but I like week-to-week on a tight budget. I can’t afford to waste money.

But I also couldn’t afford to stay unhealthy. So I made my first mistake, and I bought the program without doing further research.

And overall the eBook guide was… okay. I was hoping it wouldn’t be a simple PDF program, but that’s pretty much all it was. A few images and descriptions of exercises, then I’m off and exercising.

It’s also filled with excess stuff just to pad the pages and make it look more useful than it really is. Some of it was repetitive. And there was only 29 pages…

I was expecting a lot more for my money. Here’s an example page so you see waht I mean:

My Incomplete Tammy Hembrow Results

My disappointment didn’t help, I’m sure, but overall I found the guide really hard to follow. It was super boring and definitely overpriced.

Not to mention you have to add in secret costs, like getting a new gym membership or buying the equipment so you can follow the workouts at home.

When you’re already getting ripped off by the guide you’re following, you don’t want to get ripped off by gym costs or expensive equipment too.

I was so frustrated I took to fitness boards online to see if anyone else could help me out. It turns out, I wasn’t the only one that was disappointed in the Tammy Hembrow booty guide. If only I had looked up other reviews before I bought it…

And don’t get me started on the meal plan.

Bland and expensive! An impressive, and irritating combination. I’ll be honest with you guys, I barely made it a week before I quit the program.

That’s right, I quit! At the end of the day I was just not a fan of Tammy Hembrow’s Workout.

But I wasn’t going to give up. And luckily, I had a few programs recommended to me by the other women who had tried Tammy’s guide and also been disappointed.

I needed one that was going to be cheap, but also actually helpful. Something I could follow to a T. But I knew it would be hard to find…

The Tammy Hembrow Alternative that is CHEAPER and BETTER…

I was upset with my experience with the Tammy Hembrow guide, but I was shocked at how quickly I was able to find a program that SOUNDED better.

Emphasis on SOUNDED. After the Tammy Guide failed me, I was more than skeptical. Still, the new program was cheap and had a lot of value. It had been created by a busy woman, who had gone on to become a fitness icon. And it had great reviews.

The Bikini Body Workouts by Jen Ferruggia.

After looking into the program, determined to do my research properly this time, I was surprised because this program has a great following and many positive comments, reviews, and transformations shared online.

And it wasn’t too expensive. So I was ready to take the plunge once more with this alternative.

Jen Ferrugia’s workout comes with the manual, instructional workout videos, a completely FREE nutrition and diet guide, even shopping lists!

Best of all, you can get the full program for just $29.99!

UPDATE: Thanks to one of my readers, I found out you can get the program for even cheaper at http://www.workingdiscountcodes.com/bikini-body-workouts-coupon/!

Tammy Hembrow Guide vs Bikini Body Workouts

Here’s a visual comparison so you ladies can see what the winner is.

It’s plain to see how the Bikini Body Workouts not only gives you more, but is overall a much better deal. Also, Tammy’s workout is an 8-week plan but Jen’s is a 12-week plan.

So you get more content and you get more longevity. And if you’re concerned specifically with getting a better booty, Jen includes a 21-day booty workout for FREE with her guide, and I have to say it reads a lot better than Tammy Hembrow’s eBook!

UPDATE: My Results So Far 

Some of you emailed me, asking me to come back. So here I am with my results!

It’s been 6 months.  My butt is much firmer!

I wake up in the morning with energy to spare, I don’t get sleepy in the afternoons, and I’m overall a much more positive person – even my friends have noticed the change in the mood.

I mentioned a few months back when I started this journey that I needed something I could follow to a T, and that I was disappointed that Tammy’s guide didn’t keep me motivated. Well Jen is the answer I needed!

She really motivates you through the videos and the guide to keep going, and while I had some issues the first week, I quickly adjusted and have been able to stick with the program since.

I especially love the bikini body nutrition guide, which I’m using to make healthy foods that are truly delicious.

What more can I say? I am in love with the person I have become since starting Jen’s program, and it is by far my favorite thing to recommend to others.

I’ll keep you all updated as I stick with the program, but for now, that’s it for me! If you want to see more incredibly transformations and before-and-after results, visit Jen’s website @ www.bikinibodworkouts.com. And Jen, if you ever find this blog, THANK YOU! This workout is incredible!

Flat Belly Fix Review: My Opinion On The Weight Loss Program

Hey there! My name is Barbara G. I’m currently a single mother, working to raise my two daughters on my own.

Taking care of them is a full time job, but I’m making it work. and I’m a single mother of two kids.

To make a long story short, I’m single after catching my husband in the act of cheating with a younger, thinner woman. What resulted was a slow, toxic breakup which left me half the person I used to be.

Without getting too explicit, by the end of it all I was a mess. I was depressed, I was binge eating, and I was engaging in other disruptive habits. I eventually realized that if I didn’t pull myself out of the downward spiral, I was going to let down everyone who depended on me.

I wanted to reclaim my health for good.

I decided to turn to Google and look for fitness programs with good reviews, which is what lead me to the Flat Belly Fix.

I was determined to get off my butt and do something before it got any harder to get back to where I used to be.

My Flat Belly Fix Review

First off, I was caught off guard by the number of detailed reviews I found on the Flat Belly Fix. To me, this showed that the program had some popularity, which made me a little more warm towards the prospect of trying it out.

However, that said, I did notice that quite a few reviews were just cleverly disguised advertisements trying to sell you on the program. If you’re browsing around, make sure you watch out for similar tricks. It gets really annoying trying to see who’s being objective!

Because of the fake reviewers, I did have a little difficulty answering a few questions before I bought the program. I didn’t want to spend money without knowing what I was getting into, because I was on a budget.

However, because I was also a little desperate to try and start losing weight, I was considering buying the program regardless. There was just one thing I HAD to look into first…

The creator of Flat Belly Fix, Todd Lamb.

I would have preferred using a program created by a woman, but I was open to seeing what Todd has to say as long as his background information checked out.  As it turns out, Todd Lamb background is actually intense.

He was a veteran police officer for 17 years, as well as SWAT Team Leader.

He’s also created another program, more aimed at men, called the Specforce Alpha. So he has some experience creating pdf guides for people to follow to lose weight.

So while this information did make me think Todd would know his stuff, it also made me a little apprehensive. It sounded like this might be a program that would be too hard for a beginner to get into.

Keeping this in mind, I bought the program to give it an honest try. I heaed over to the website at www.flatbellyfix.com and purchased the program + Kindle version.

What’s Included In The Flat Belly Fix?

Todd explains everything that’s included on his website here.

But I’ll go ahead and explain everything I got after buying it…

Just a heads up, this is a digital product. Nothing gets mailed to your address – instead you get an automatic email. There’s also an audiobook you can purchase for $3 (more on that later)

• The 21 Day System –  The 21 Day System is the “main” portion of the Flat Belly Program. It’s a pretty easy to understand and comprehensive guide to belly fat, and he includes a chapter that breaks down the differences between men and women. This made a big impact on me, and made his information that much more credible in my opinion.
• The 7-Minute Flat Belly Protocol – This portion of the program is where most of the exercises were. Combining the information from the 21-day system, you use this section and the guides to execute the exercises. I was worried about the program being complicated due to Lamb’s background, but this section made the program easy enough to follow.
• Smoothie Recipe Guide – This is where the treats were! Delicious and nutritious recipes for post-workout snacks, ranging from chocolate and avocado to banana nut and more.

You can pay three dollars more and get a Kindle version and an Audiobook version of the guide.

I wouldn’t say this guide shocked me with the amount of information – it all seemed to be decently standard for the price. That said, it was surprisingly simple and beginner friendly.

My initial reaction after giving everything a read over was that I had not wasted my money.

What I Like About This Program & Todd Lamb

Every part of the program was very informative and easy to follow. I don’t think beginners have anything to be intimidated by with this program, which was a big deal for me.

I like how even though Lamb is a guy and most of his programs were for guys building muscle, he knew to take a different approach in trying to reach out to women. I can tell he took some consulting from other women while compiling the guide.

Besides this, I like the fact that he takes the time to inform you about why he recommends what he does. I like guides that I can follow to a T and get results, but with Lamb he’s additionally arming you with the knowledge to be able to make your own decisions.

I can tell I’ll be able to experiment with different workouts and diets thanks to what I’ve learned from Todd, and that’s mainly because his information is well researched while also being easily digestible. I’m not exactly a nutritional expert, and it was easy enough to comprehend.

As far as the actual workouts go, even as a beginner I didn’t have much issue. They’re fairly straightforward and Todd shows you how to do them with good form to avoid injury. Bonus points there.

I mostly do the exercises in the gym, and follow along with the PDF loaded on my iPhone.

A Couple of Things I Don’t Like About Flat Belly Fix

Don’t get me wrong, overall I say this program is worth the money. However, there are a few things that stand out as cons.

• I like reading on paper sometimes, I don’t like being one of those people that’s glued to their screens. However, since it’s only in a PDF form, I am, in fact, one of those people. I had to cave and print out pages from the guide to follow along with.
• I would have liked if there were some other consideration for post-workout treats, rather than just smoothies. I get that there’s some popular overlap, but come on.
• The last con I can see is that many women will be apprehensive to follow the guide because it’s created by a man. I would advise them to give it a shot anyway, but some people would rather have someone who “gets them” guide them.

My Flat Belly Fix Results So Far (UPDATED – 6 MONTHS PROGRESS)…

In just 3 weeks of sticking with this program, I started to notice the results. EDIT: I’ve updated with my progress after 6 months!

Not just results, but truly amazing progress.

I lost a total of 53 pounds. Some people don’t even recognize me anymore. I’m eating healthier, I’m more active overall, and I feel absolutely amazing.

No more brain fog. I wake up and I’m full of energy. I’ve even severely cut down on my use of coffee.

It’s hard to believe how much I’ve progressed when I look back. Some of these effects I noticed a few weeks into the program, which is how it was so easy for me to stick with it over time. Now I’m half a year into it and there’s no end in sight.

I honestly feel like a new person, and I have to say I owe it mostly to the Flat Belly Fix.

On a weaker note – I have to admit I do miss my ex-husband a bit. But I’ll never go back to being cheated on.

Do I Recommend the Flat Belly Fix?

I strongly recommend this program if you’re looking to get back into shape.

And if you’re just in a rough space in life, like I was, this might be able to help you as well! I’ve started to look at working out as a meditative/therapeutic sort of exercise, and it’s done wonders for me so far.

If I can do it, trust me, any of you reading this blog can!! I had never been to a gym before this.

Plus, the price on this fix is pretty affordable and comparable with other programs, that don’t give you half as much information and charge double the price.

I will try and keep this page updated with my results as I continue following the program, but in the meantime, please go to the comments below and ask any questions you want.

If you do happen to buy the Flat Belly Fix and stick with it, please come back and post your progress. I’d love to hear about your progress using the guide! Bookmark this page and share your experiences or your own Flat Belly Fix review.

And Todd, if you ever read this review – Thank you SOOOO MUCH! Your program literally saved my life.

Click here to read more about Todd Lamb on his website.