Drop 10 Success Story: "I Am Back to Loving Myself and Life. I Feel Unstoppable!"

Ten pounds down was just the beginning for Shannon Salvatoriello, of Brick, New Jersey. After losing those in just five weeks with SELF's Drop 10 plan this spring, she decided to keep going and has so far boosted her weight loss to an amazing 18 pounds. "I finally enjoy shopping again and love the way I look and feel," Salvatoriello says.

HER MOTIVATION

A mom of three young boys, Salvatoriello attributes her weight gain to pregnancy and having little time to focus on exercise or eating healthfully. After her youngest son was born, she decided to drastically change her life and lost all of her baby weight--and then some--using what she calls "good ol' fashioned" hard work. Eventually, though, she hit a weight-loss wall. "I'd lost 77 pounds in under a year, and then last October, I plateaued," she says. "I have the time, means, drive and dedication to hit my goal weight. I just needed to change things up to get over the hump."

THE PAYOFF

Salvatoriello added the Drop 10 workouts to her fitness routine, and found new favorite dishes in the meal plan. "I'm loving the lentils, which I had never really liked before trying the Drop 10 recipes. And the stuffed egg pita with the cream cheese is amazing--who knew to put cream cheese on eggs? It's out of this world!" With new meal ideas and workouts in her exercise arsenal, Salvatoriello is achieving the body she's always wanted. "I have a whole new outlook," she says. "I am literally ecstatic over my weight loss and the amazing compliments I get on a daily basis. It is so inspiring."

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