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
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.
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
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
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.
to take care of yourself, that you will love
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?