Transcript: What 150 Days of Consistent Workouts Actually Looks Like | Real Beginner Fitness Transformation
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Ashley introduces the episode by sharing that she only just noticed two days ago marked day 150 of her fitness journey, then contrasts where she was a year ago — dreading stairs, avoiding walks, knowing she needed to change but not yet ready.
What's up you guys? Famous Ashley Grant here. Welcome to More Movement Please, the podcast where I hope to inspire you to move your body more by sharing my story and occasionally the stories of others. Let's get into it. So today I want to talk about something that I'm kind of excited about. I did not realize that two days ago was actually day 150 of my getting serious about fitness journey. It's kind of nuts to me to think about the fact that I've already hit 150 days. And it's also crazy just how much can change in a year, right? I mean, I remember this time last year feeling pretty crappy. I was having trouble walking up a flight of stairs. I was having trouble getting around, basically, and kind of dreading every single thing that was coming up if I knew that there was going to be walking involved. Because the truth is, I was so out of shape. I could feel it. I knew I needed to make a change, but I just wasn't doing it.
And yeah, sure, I was still trying to go to the gym occasionally. And I was still trying to go for walks with my husband and whatever. But I wasn't doing enough. And I knew that deep down. I really did. I knew that if I really wanted to make a change, I had to do more. But I just wasn't ready yet. And the problem is, what if I had never been ready? What if I had never made the decision that, okay, it's time I'm going to get serious. I think about that sometimes and it scares me because the truth is just in 150 days, my body has changed so much that it's kind of breathtaking. When I think about the fact that today in my Zumba class, I was able to do the jumping jacks. When I think about the fact that I got through the full two classes without completely getting winded. I mean, yeah, sure, you know, your heart rate goes up and things hurt while you're moving. But it's nowhere near the pain that I was feeling the same time last
Driving home past snow on the ground, Ashley compares her mindset now — hoping roads clear so she can get to the gym — to last year when snow was a welcome excuse to skip. She describes getting through two Zumba classes and doing jumping jacks as concrete markers of how much her body has changed.
year. I'm driving home right now and I'm seeing all the snow on the ground and just thinking about how last year the very thought of walking through the snow just... I was doing everything I could to avoid the gym. Like if it would snow, I was like, okay, that's a good excuse. I don't have to go to the gym today. But today when it was snowing, I was like, oh man, I really hope they clear the roads so that I can get out and go to the gym. And like I said, it's just, it's wild to me thinking about just how much has changed in a year, how much better I feel this Christmas than I did last Christmas. And I want that for you, right? I say this in a lot of episodes.
I really want that for you. I want you to feel this transformation for yourself because it's truly life -changing. I mean, I know that's such a trope, right? It's such a thing that everybody says, but when you're experiencing it, when you're going through it, when you are feeling the changes that are happening in your body, it just feels so good. I mean... I can't even believe how excited I was to be in as much pain as I was this morning.
To be whimpering about, you know, doing leg movements and ball squeezes and, you know, lifting my arms with big weights. It's just, it's such a fun experience knowing that I'm doing this. I'm putting in the work. And I just hope that if you're hearing this, that it inspires you. That's the whole point of this podcast, right, is to inspire you to move your body more. And I'm just proud that I made it 250 days and that I didn't even realize I made it 250 days until I was looking at my calendar today. And that's exciting, too, knowing that. Each day that passes is just another day that I'm working on my body, that I'm putting in the work and the project is me, right? And I want that to be your project. I want you to be your project. We're coming to the end of 2025 and we're about to start 2026. And I really hope that in the new year, you will take the time to take care of yourself, that you will love
Ashley reflects on being excited about workout pain, celebrates hitting 150 days the way she promised herself she'd obnoxiously mark every milestone, and closes by encouraging listeners to make themselves their own project heading into the new year.
yourself enough to start going to the gym. And if you don't go to the gym, that you'll do something to move your body. Just get yourself in shape. Only you can. No one else can do this for you. You have to do this for you. You have to do this because you love yourself enough to take care of yourself. And happy 150 days to myself. I said I was going to obnoxiously celebrate every milestone. And I'm kind of shocked that I completely missed the fact that I had made it 150 days because that's still a milestone. I was thrilled whenever I realized I had hit 300 exercises. Meeting 150 days is just as exciting to me. And I want that for you. So I hope this inspires you. Onwards and upwards, my friends. Have you worked out today?