Dirty Pop by N*Sync

After an embarrassing and unfortunate incident in which I broke my ribs compounded by having been on anti-depressants for a period of time, I suddenly found myself with 20 lbs of unwanted weight.  Once my ribs were healed to the point that they were no longer painful, I became bound and determined to take that weight off, so I hit the gym.  At one point I was working out 6 days/week.  It was mostly about exercise and I wasn't hyper focused on diet, although I may have been doing some portion control and limiting carbs, that kind of thing.  My gym membership included all of the Crunch and Bally's locations and there were 2 within very close distance of work and another with decent parking for the weekends.  I did a variety of classes, such as Spinning, Sculpting, and Pilates.  If I missed the class or if there wasn't anything interesting going on, I hit the cardio and weight machines.  I would run/walk for 20 minutes, followed by another 20 minutes on either the elliptical machine or stationary bike.  One location had a 15 minute ab blast so I would often incorporate that as well.  After the cardio, I would typically do 3 set of 15-20 reps on all of the various machines, incorporating all the major muscle groups.  I vividly remember listening to Dirty Pop while lifting weights.  It has a great driving beat and I couldn't help but sing along.  It made the workout a lot of fun. During this time, there was a weight loss contest sponsored by the gym.  I decided to participate and duly took my before shots, but I never took any after shots or officially entered the contest.  I can't remember why I chose not to enter, but I can report that after about 6 months I was in excellent shape at a weight to be proud of and 3 months after that, I was thinner than I had been in a long time.  Whatever I was doing, it worked!