Every weekday morning I wake up at 4:25 AM. Sometimes even before my alarm. I am a 'special' kind of person that gets excited for her workout. Beachbody has so many to choose from and they all do different things for my attitude and body. The most exciting part of my morning is determining which flavor Shakeology I'm going to have and what I am going to add to it to make it that much more wonderful.
One of my favorite is the chocolate shakeology with 1 cup of almond milk, 2 cups of ice and my favorite coffee! Starting off my day with my cup of coffee and shakeology...BOOM!
When I became a coach with Beachbody (not fitness nor nutritional but motivational and inspirational) I had a lot of folks getting excited about the workouts but not really understanding how to 'use' the shakeology.
Shakeology is best after you workout however can be used as a meal replacement or a snack during your day. It is filled with all the vitamins and minerals you need as well as jam packed full of super foods that block cravings and bring that glow back to my face after a hard workout.
It is one of the best 'shakes' I have had. I don't call it a protein shake because while it does contain protein, either Whey or Vegan, it is so much more!
Some pointers...
1. Do not simply put a scoop of Shakeology in water and try to stir it...it's clumps.
2. Use a mixer cup or better yet, a blender.
3. Add ice to make it into a cold smoothie.
4. Almond milk is a great substitute for cows milk and only has 30 calories per 8 oz.
5. Don't be scared to get creative...add fruit, graham crackers, coffee, maple syrup*
*Try to remember that even though Shakeology is 140 calories, whatever you add into it also adds to the calories...my whole goal is to add things that enhance the flavor but doesn't add unnecessary calories.
Example: PB2 is a great substitute for peanut butter, 85% less the calories!
Check out this video I created showing a creative recipe I heard about and had to try along with the best way to mix up your shakeology.
[Excuse my wide eyed expression here :)]
Enjoy! Please comment and share you favorite Shakeology recipe!
Winter seemed so long, not only because we had a ton of snow in New Hampshire or that it was incredibly cold but also because the fresh fruits and vegetables from my local CSA aren't arriving weekly. Every Wednesday is like my birthday because my husband walks in the house with a bag of fresh local grown fruits and veggies from our local CSA.
Well...it is back! The Spring Share has started and the loot was amazing on the first week!
We signed up for a single serving share and received bokchoy, lettuce, spring mix, spinach, radishes, rutabaga, kale and even a dill plant [not pictured]
I got busy making our first CSA meal. I decided to take some mushrooms we had and saute them with red onions and garlic, then adding in the bokchoy until tender and serving with 1 tbsp of soy sauce. Delicious. Fresh bokchoy is an amazing experience. I typically only taste this flavor is Chinese vegetable dishes.
I sliced the radishes on the mandolin to prepare them to be grabbed quickly and added as salad toppers. The kale was next...I have always wanted to try kale chips.
I decided to go with flavored kale chips, spicy. I took the spines out and broke the leaves up into chip sized portions, placed it all in a large bowl and added 2 tbsp of EVOO, salt, also adding ground red pepper and cumin. Tossed it all together with tongs and baked in batches on a cookie sheet at 300 degrees for 14 to 20 minutes until they were crispy. I loved them! Such a low calorie, healthy snack.
Now you might ask why do we choose to participate in our local CSA instead of buying from the grocery stores produce section...first, freshness! If you think you have been eating fresh tomatoes for example...ha, try your local CSA's tomatoes [mind blown]
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) brings the community and farmers together to share in a mutually beneficial relationship. CSA is a food subscription service that provides you with a weekly supply of high-quality, locally grown, great tasting, and seasonally fresh food at an affordable price. Members purchase a share at the beginning of the season, which gives local farmers important early support for seeds, greenhouse and farm supplies, and labor.
The above is as explained on my local CSA's website. Local Harvest CSA in New Hampshire...check them out. The variety from season to season is also rewarding. You get a lot of lettuce and leafy greens but who doesn't love a great salad in the summer time, I use Pinterest to find fun recipes to try to keep using the veggies I get in unique ways. Check out my CSA Recipe Ideas board to see what I have so far. You can choose to follow my board and let me help you gather recipes too.
I found this challenge that we can do over and over again. It is for 7 days and for true success you should buddy up with friends and others with the same goals. I would love to start a challenge group for this. Would you be interested in staying accountable for 7 days and complete this challenge with us? The best part, it was created by one of Beachbody's amazing coaches, Chalene Johnson! Here are the details that Chalene lays out:
2. Check your inbox for my instructions including the workout suggestions, suggested meal planning and the guidelines in an easy to understand email
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3. Every workout can be done at home and with minimal or zero equipment.
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4. The key is accountability!! Don't invite someone to do this with you who might let you off the hook! Invite your friend who you KNOW will kick butt and keep you TRUE!
View the original Post by Chalene Johnson herself, which includes a video showing what sorts of exercises she will be sharing with us. #Chalene7Day Who's up for this 7 day challenge? I would like to put all folks that are interested in doing this take part in my Facebook Challenge Group so we can keep accountable together and I will also be posting Charlene's posts on the Challenge page so we all are doing the same activities at the same time. Visit my #iworkout Facebook group and LIKE it to get additional tips and motivation/inspiration about fitness and healthy eating. Comment on this post or on the #iworkout Facebook page to let me know you are interested and I will add you to my Private #ChallengeAccepted Facebook group. I have already signed up and here is a sneak peek:
I know it's the question that I ask myself all the time...How do I get flat abs? How do I get my stomach to be sleek and flat and looking great in a bathing suit?
I have done a combination of 6 Beachbody products over the last 4 years.
[P90X, Insanity, Asylum, T25, P90X3 and 21 Day Fix]
I have lost and gained back several pounds and have just recently realized in the last 6 months the importance of diet and nutrient. With this golden gem I have been able to really cut down and keep the weight off even in between programs.
The last thing to go is your fat reserves that usually sit on your thighs, upper arms and stomach. I have recently lost several inches on my thighs and my arms are starting to go now, I have huge hopes that my stomach is next. I will be starting TurboFire at the end of June to help melt off the rest with some awesome dance cardio with Charlene!
This video helps put it into perspective.
You look better than you think you do. Good thought to keep in mind. Here are some of my latest before and after pictures.
I have come a long way but am definitely still a work in progress and am driven by seeing my results and determined to hit my stretch weight goal. I started 4 years ago at approx 250 lbs and today I am sitting at 171 lbs. With a year in there where I struggled to stay on program and sat between 185 and 199, never hitting over 200 because I made that my ceiling. I promised myself after getting under 200 lbs that I would never see that number on my scale again. Well, let me tell you this, I have decided to change my ceiling. My ceiling is now 180 and that ceiling will be reduced my 5 lbs for every 5 lbs I lose. It's all a mind game...keep goals and stretch goals in the front of your mind, better yet, write them down, post them on your fridge, on your bathroom mirror and every day work on them. No excuses. #iworkout I know that I can get my stomach to be flat and my abs to be defined. I have people that doubt me, they doubt that my skin will shrink back...all I have to say is #ChallengeAccepted! I know that my skin may not totally fit to my body as it once did when I was in my 20s but I also know that it can be better than it is! Who's with me! Let's win the battle of our own bulge! Let's stay accountable and say goodbye to our belly fat. It won't be easy, it actually will be the most difficult thing that we will do on our transformation journey but we have each other as a support system!
I never thought about meditation before. Recently I went through a surgery and having to lie low with no physical activity for 4 to 6 weeks, well that wasn't anything that I saw as being fun. The farthest thing from fun actually. I am an active person that does at least one to two workouts per day starting at 4:25 am. I am always on the move and don't handle sitting still very well, I get bored quickly and find that I feel better emotionally when conquering a task. How am I, as an active person, going to abstain from any activity? Leading up to the surgery friends and coworkers would ask me this question, "what are you going to do with your time?" and I didn't have an answer. Now I knew it was extremely important not to do anything that would risk my body healing 100%. I knew that the purpose of this surgery was to take care of some longtime health problems that were causing me pain every day, all day. I wanted to come out of this being 110% and being able to work out harder, longer and for the best results of my life. I am only 34 years old and have a ton of living to do so to push myself too soon wasn't an option, but how was I going to stay still. My first week was filled with grogginess and throbbing pain. But by the second week I was feeling much better and my energy was coming back. Oh no, what was I going to do, you can only watch so much Good Morning America and daytime TV before you start feeling helpless...and I got this on day 2 of my second week. Then a friend asked, "Have you tried meditation?" I laughed and responded with an..."Um, no". She suggested I try the Headspace app on my phone and said it would help. So I starting looking more into it. I found this video and it opened my eyes to the benefits of meditating. I didn't have to sit for hours for lasting results? 5 minutes... Really?
"Silence your mind, calm your nerves and just 'be'. Your body will speak to you". My thoughts; a sarcastic, sure it will. However, I would try anything to sit still for a bit and feel good about it. When I am not working out I feel guilty; yes, I realize I have an addiction...at least it's a healthy one. [LOL] So I sat down and downloaded the Headspace app on my phone and the description reads, "Ever want to sleep better, feel calmer, focus more and just get some relief from that busy mind? Well it's probably time to get some headspace. Headspace is mediation made relevant to modern life. Learn for free with Andy Puddicombe, the man the Times (London) call "The Expert's Expert'. Also featured in Vogue, Timeout, Huffinton Post and on the BBC." ... he might know a thing or two, so why not give it a try. A happier, healthier mind couldn't hurt, right? I do think I could benefit form a sense of calm and clarity in my life. So I started from the beginning with Day 1 - Take 10: [10 minutes a day for 10 days]
This was my first time ever meditating, I have done yoga and Pilates before and felt it might be the same kind of mind set... not quite.
You have to approach it in the right way. The app gives you several videos that explains everything to you, every step and how the mind actually works and reacts. How to begin and how to calm your mind. This was extremely helpful for someone new to this mediation subject, like myself.
I learned that it isn't about stopping your thoughts while meditating, it's about letting all your thoughts in and then just letting them pass. You get to understand the way you feel. "Holding the seat on the side of the road", let the volume of traffic on the road pass, don't try to run out in the street and control it all, don't get caught up in it all. Step back, allowing thoughts and feelings to come and go. But how? I am always tempted to jump out in traffic and try to control everything in my life. Like perhaps most of you as well.
The tip Andy gives: don't 'try' with meditation - you can't try to force mediation to work. Let your mind come to rest naturally.
This is my 10 minutes. Sitting back and relaxing...I'll be back.
Wow...impressive, I wasn't able to totally clear my mind and actually had quite a few thoughts distract me but Andy was able to pull me back in and just getting a centered sense of self for that short time did make me open my eyes more refreshed. I'd say it was better than an afternoon nap that we are never afforded in our hurried lives.
Worth the 10 minutes and worth keeping in mind and perhaps even turning into a daily routine. Do you mediate? If not, I suggest giving it a try.
With a quieted mind I find myself not itching to move as much, just sitting calmly feels O.K. With a little more meditation I might be able to silence my mind enough and work on my minds clarity and focus in these next 3 to 6 weeks.
I love using my creative juices to help motivate others through fun images. Every photo I take with my phone I see as a potential inspiration or motivator piece.
Here is an example, I am currently on bed rest from a recent surgery and I am covered in a pink blanket. I took a quick picture, added some words and boom...something that gets someone to push play tomorrow morning!
It makes something like working out more fun. Some folks have a long, hard journey ahead of them and positive motivation and things that help inspire them are huge. I know they were important for me to keep at the front of my mind at 250 lbs. What was I working so hard for? What was going to make me get up every morning and push play? This is my why! My daughter has helped to open my eyes and transform my life.
She has amazing energy and all I wanted was to be able to grow with her and keep up with her, to show her all that this world has to offer her. Thoughts like that made me create this image...
There are so many images and sayings out there ... all I have to do is to match my audiences attitude. To provide them that knowledge that it is going to be a hard, up hill road but I am here to help them, to push them, to support them and to pick them up when they fall. We all have bad days, heck; bad weeks and it's fine. Just remember to get up, brush yourself off and dive in full steam ahead again.
Other things that I create are from the shirts I might be wearing or what I look like after a hard fought run.
I like to share what I am doing in my fitness journey, to show my followers my before and after pictures because I am no different than any of them. I just found my 'why' and focused on it and determined to succeed. Decide. Commit. Succeed. Of course, always remembering my goals.
And something to always keep in mind. Keep it light...sometimes you need to sit back and laugh a little. Laugh at your form. You know, that form you just can't get, that move that Shaun T is doing and you have watched over and over again and still find yourself just jumping around for the whole 30 seconds he is doing it because you don't get it. #TrueStory :)
You could freak out and throw stuff or keep calm and workout :)
Do images like these help motivate you? Do you like funny, serious, spiritual or a good mix of different kinds?
The truth is, I wasn't into Shakeology in the beginning. What is a protein shake anyway? I had been using Beachbody programs for 4 plus years and doing fine without it. I saw it as an added expense each month and with unknown benefits. Well, the truth hurts. I decided to give Shakeology a 30 day trial when I purchased my 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack, it was provided as a packaged deal for a discounted price so I gave it a shot. I am a big believe in at least trying something once. What an amazing product. Shakeology isn't just a protein shake. It's much, much more. There are more than 70 ingredients in it. Check it out!
I found out that
Shakeology can help you:
Lose weight
Reduce cravings
Increase energy and stamina
Promote healthy digestion and regularity
Tastes delicious, too.
How Shakeology works
Ingredients derived from whole-food sources deliver the daily vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients your body needs to curb cravings, allowing it to shed stored fat.
More than 20 different antioxidants and phytonutrients help reduce free radical damage that can lead to heart disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure, and stroke.
Fiber, prebiotics, and digestive enzymes help your body gently eliminate toxins more efficiently and promote better absorption of nutrients.*
What's in Shakeology
Protein and essential amino acids help build muscles and reduce food cravings.
Prebiotics and digestive enzymes aid in improving digestion, regularity, and nutrient absorption.
Antioxidants and phytonutrients help counteract free radical damage that can lead to degenerative diseases.
A daily dose of vitamins and minerals provides your body what it needs to function for optimal health.
The best part, because I know you are still doubting it:
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you don't start to see and feel the benefits of Shakeology within the first month of using it, or if you're not 100% satisfied for any reason, just return it within 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price, less s&h—guaranteed. That's our promise to you.
There is no turning back for me. Shakeology is the healthiest meal of my day. It gives me energy, curbs my appetite and eliminates the cravings I used to have throughout the day.
There are so many things you can do with all of the different flavors, they all are great on their own but can be treated like a 'base' for anything. I started with Strawberry and ventured into Chocolate and Vanilla. They also have vegan options as well in each flavor. There are tons of recipes on Pinterest and on the Beachbody website. You can even bake and cook with Shakeology to make sure you are getting all of your nutrients.
My favorite thing for the strawberry is to add ice, 1 scoop of shakeology, 5 oz almond milk, 8 oz water, a half banana and PB2 (peanut butter powder - 85% less calories than regular and tastes amazing)
My favorite vanilla recipe was just discovered this morning and it includes graham crackers and cinnamon! It was like a cinnamon bun in a milkshake!
And Chocolate is super rich and thick so i like to add in a cup of coffee, a tablespoon of maple syrup and almond milk and have myself a healthy frappe!
Learn more about Shakeology:
What other questions do you have? Leave a comment or contact me and let me know.
When I think of 21 days it just doesn't seem long enough to see real results with a workout program. Usually the programs run from 60 to 90 days but 21? That doesn't give any time for 'falling off the wagon' or 'cheat days'. I actually started to doubt myself and actually getting the results I wanted in such a short amount of time.
In true #iworkout fashion I buckled down the second the box showed up on my door step. I got excited to jump in with both feet.
There is a huge difference with 21 Day Fix over all other Beachbody programs. This program is designed by Autumn specifically to help you learn portion control, healthy food choices and keeping up with a 30 minute workout routine daily. I ordered the challenge pack so was introducing myself into a new product, Shakeology. Huge steps were being taken this time around. A new program, a new method and adding a meal replacement. I was apprehensive at first but by day 2 I was well on my way to success.
The workouts were amazing! Fun, new and fresh. After having Shaun T for T25 and Tony Horton in P90X3 Autumn was a great change and just what I needed. After each working I experimented with my Shakeology, which I used as a meal replacement for breakfast. I ordered Strawberry and was shocked at how good it was alone and impressed with how awesome it became when adding things like unsweetened almond milk, a 1/2 banana, some PB2 (peanut butter powder with 85% less calories than regular PB). YUM.
My meals were all measured out on Sunday's - fruit or what I now refer to 'purple' items were all divided up and measured so I could quickly grab them for work. My greens, reds and yellows quickly turned into complete meals that resulted in satisfying and filling meals. It was amazing. I was learning how to live again.
I quickly started referring to what I was doing was "fueling the machine - not feeding the face". I just didn't need all of the calories I was putting in before. Also during these 3 weeks I started running! Me, running?! I know. What I found was it was an amazing change of pace where my body was doing something completely different and getting an amazing cardio workout. I run 3 times a week and worked up to 5 miles quickly. I was able to ramp so quickly because of my strength from Beachbody programs. Before I just jiggled all over and hurt every where afterwards. Now with the core strength and strong quads and calves I found myself really enjoying the run and having the muscle support to handle it, no more pain, minimal jiggle.
So how did I do? The 21 days did fly by and didn't leave any room to lose focus. I stuck with the program and worked hard.
Start weight: 178 lbs
End weight: 171 lbs
Total Loss: 7 lbs
Gained during the 21 days: the knowledge of how to measure and eat the appropriate foods to fuel my body, a more toned body and even hit a long time goal of being able to do one real PULL UP!
Because result photos speak louder than all of the words in this blog post...
Seeing is believing. It takes commitment and dedication; with those two things you are sure to make progress. Add in motivation and inspiration and success is right around the corner. Accountability for your actions and you have the makings of true results.
That is what I received by joining a beachbody challenge group filled with great people with like goals, objectives and attitudes. No matter where you are physically, there is a starting point. There is no right time to start, choose a Monday, preferably the next Monday and push play!
I chose P90X3 and started the Monday after New Years 2014! Why not? I committed to giving my all for 90 days, for eating clean and making healthy lifestyle choices every day. My goal was to lose the holiday weight, tone my body and obtain the knowledge and drive to continue well after the program was finished.
My starting point...
199 lbs and feeling it. I promised myself I would never move back over 200 lbs but was as close as it comes. Beachbody helped me in the last 4 years lose over 60 lbs and I had lost focus over the past year. Time to buckle down.
So I started, and I pushed play every morning. I got rid of all of my excuses. An example...I don't have time...I started getting up at 4:25 am and doing the 30 minute workout. Done. Out of the way. And working for me for the remainder of the day. If I had time for a bonus workout during lunch so be it, but I wasn't depending on that time anymore.
After 90 days here is where I landed....
178 lbs ... a 21 lbs loss! Amazing...the healthy diet was my true key to success! Put my results side by side and you can see that in 90 days I was able to really shed some pounds and my attitude changed. I am inspired by my own effort, by my own awesome results. It has pushed me to want to keep going.
Interested in getting these same results? or even better results!? Ready to commit? Check out more about P90X3!
I became a Beachbody coach after this experience because I want to share my story, inspire others and make myself even more accountable to my own goals. Sign up for a FREE account and let me be your coach!
Stretch Goal: 160 lbs
Size 8 bottoms Size M top
Next program(s): 21 Day Fix, TurboFire, PiYo
Learn more about Beachbody and how it can assist in your transformation to a new healthier, happier you! Click here.
Easter is a great time to create some fun crafts with your kids. The thought of Easter is so uplifting to me. The day takes place in the Spring, with the sun warming the Earth and with new life all around us. With it still a little wet on the ground to play for long outside it is the perfect opportunity to sit down with your children and have fun making crafts like this.
I use Pinterest as an ideal starter and builder :) . I sat down with a Pinterest search of 'Easter Crafts" on my computer and an anxious 5 year old at my side.
After looking for what seemed to be hours we both decided that String Easter Eggs would be the most fun. There was so much we could do; we could add sparkles, use different color string and make different sizes.
And now we attempt creating this Easter craft and discussing the meaning of Easter.
We started with a supply run to Michael's where we picked up:
Colored String - Embroidery Floss is best
Elmers Glue
Water Balloons
Blow up the water balloons. A pump helps but I found it easier if you just stretch them and blow them up with your own hot air.
The next step is to cover the entire crafting area with newspaper and lay out wax paper to place your finished eggs to dry. Mix up elmers glue with water [just enough to make the glue thin and watery] on a paper plate.
Cut your string selections at arms length at first and once you get the hang of it can make the length longer if you wish. Lay the string in the plate of glue, totally covering it. [Yes this gets messy]
This was my daughters favorite part of the whole craft. She loved the feeling of the glue and how it dripped off the string.
Run your fingers down the string to remove excess glue and get ready to be creative. Wrap the string around the balloon as you desire.
Morgan had a great time doing her first one but lost interest quickly in wrapping the string around the balloon. We decided that she would play in the glue/water mix and soak the strings and help take the glue off and I would wrap them all. It was a lot of fun.
They don't really look like much when they are sitting on the wax paper to dry. The dry time depends on the humidity and air flow but I would give them a good 2 hours.
Morgan was very anxious the whole wait time because the only way to get the balloons out is to pop them. A fun activity by anyone's definition.
They we tried to pop too early on some and decided to wait over night. They turned out pretty cool for our first try, definitely a project we will do again.
They also add a little flare to the room as an Easter decoration.
What kinds of crafts do you do in the Spring or for Easter, comment and share your ideas.
Let's kick off #TT [Tranformation Tuesday] with a style change. Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? Going through every day same as the last. I love my routine, don't get me wrong. Sometimes however, I need to change it up a bit. I need to do something different with myself. Sometimes it's a trip to the outlets for some 'hip' new outfits for the coming season. Sometimes it is as easy as hitting the spa for a day to myself including a massage, pedi- and manicure. I think that being in a relationship makes me want this more. I want to stay interesting and fresh for my spouse. Sometimes it's as easy as a new hat, but there are times you need to go for a more extreme change. It turns out that cutting my hair and switching from contact lenses to glasses (both things I have sported for more than a decade without much adjustment) really can hit the nail on the head. I feel younger, more energized and glasses do make you feel smarter, I don't care who you are. You need to enjoy who you are both inside and out. I workout to be strong and keep myself fit which in turn changes my body. But to change your 'style' from long hair to short and/or to add glasses as an accessory is such a small thing in the scheme of things but can make you feel like a whole new person. What do you think?!
So if you seem 'blah' or stuck in a rut, freshen things up and try something new. I did and I don't regret it for a second.
WARNING: It might take your family and friends a bit of getting used to.
I had those that loved my new look immediately and I also had those that preferred the 'other' version of me. The important thing is how you feel; and i feel GREAT!
I definitely love me a good challenge. Make it a fitness challenge and I am all in. I wanted a little strength training before bed but something I could do quickly in the living room after my daughter went to bed. The first challenge I did was a Plank Challenge. I started out with a goal to hit a 2 minute plank. When I hit my goal well within the 30 days I set my ultimate goal of holding a 5 minute plank.
I didn't exactly stick to the above chart. I simply tried to hold a plank for as long as I possibly could each time I tried. How long depended on what other workout I did that day, what I had eaten and how focused I could stay throughout my hold. Anything over 3 minutes seemed like an accomplishment for me. Every second longer was a celebration. It turns out that I hold a longer plank when pissed off. The nights I was able to hold for the longest I was either determined for some new reason or upset about not hitting my goal. The night I finally hit my goal I believe that I was so focused that I could hear my heart beating through my chest.
One of the best feelings...reaching your goal.
You have to keep doing it to maintain it however. I can easily hold a 2 minute plank, perhaps a little longer but I would have to work just as hard I think to pull off another 5 minute plank. It took me probably 45 days to hit 5 minutes.
As you have probably guessed, it wasn't my last challenge. I quickly moved onto other challenges brought on by what areas I wanted to work on more. The Plank was to help strengthen my overall core including my back.
My next was a Chair or Triceps Dip. What I did wrong is that I didn't set a goal for this one, I just wanted to do more each time. I believe I got to 18 at the most.
Putting your butt all the way to the ground and having your elbows even with your shoulders is a true triceps workout. I definitely toned during this challenge.
The last challenge I did was to do 20 spider push ups. I did reach this goal but I didn't do it every night like I did the Plank or the Triceps Dip Challenge. I could have perhaps pushed well past 20 with more effort.
I have been looking for another challenge and think I have found it.
It's time to add another exciting chapter to my life.
You may have seen this logo before...it may even have scrolled across your TV at some point.
My personal adventure with Beachbody started 4 years ago. I hit a wall one day when running to a meeting at work; which I was obviously late for and when I got there I couldn't put two words together due to my wheezing. It wasn't only embarrassing but it was alarm bells going off in my head. I had a one year old at home, I needed to be healthy for her and for me.
I started asking folks at the office what they were doing for exercise. P90X was thrown out there along with the comment about anyone being able to do it. So I dabbled with a co-workers copy in the gym at work and then DECIDED to take it home and COMMIT. And after 90 days I was 20 lbs down and feeling amazing! Add on an Insanity challenge, a little Asylum and 2 years later I was down 50 lbs!
With a bulk of the weight off I was more energetic than ever and determined to be as healthy as I could be. I wasn't aware of it but I had become addicted. If I wasn't getting up and working out everyday I just wasn't feeling quite right. There are healthy addictions!
So the new chapter in my life is about truly helping people get healthy and fit. I want to stop my own trend of obesity and pay it forward.
It's all about my health and fitness, it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle. It's how I am choosing to live my life.
For me it's all about:
1. Gaining strength
2. Gaining energy
3. and the freedom to do what I want
Accountability is the key to fitness success.
Before Beachbody I didn’t have accountability, it’s part of
my life now, like brushing my teeth. If I don’t get to workout at least once
a day, you don’t want to be around me J
What do you want in life? When I ask myself this question my answer is...pay it forward. I want to help others realize their true potential. There is no reason why we all can't be fit and healthy by deciding to make the commitment.
It’s not about weight loss. That’s just an awesome side effect.
Incredible fitness programs, incredible nutritional products
and an incredible support system!
You have to work hard… it’s not a diet or a quick fix!
Im a Beachbody Coach! BOOM!
Let me help motivate you and hold you accountable for eating right and fueling your body for a healthy more fit you. And you can help me write this exciting new chapter in my life!
Engage with me and let me help you stay motivated and accountable. Reaching a new stage in your life.
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