With the new year only days away ((HOLY COW!!!)) I feel compelled to share my Beachbody/Beachbody Coaching journey with you and let you know that YOU CAN DO THIS too!!!
Sooooooo let’s rewind 2 yrs ago…..I was one of those people that had ZERO desire to put the work in but wanted the results and I wanted them FAST!! At this time I weighed 132 lbs., now I know that may not seem like much to some, but on my 5’2 frame it wasn’t good and I wasn’t happy with myself! I was what I would like to call ‘skinny fat’ everything looked OK because I was able to hide behind flowy or baggy shirts but I absolutely dreaded bathing suit season or wearing anything form fitting because I was very uncomfortable and hated the way I looked and felt. Like I said I wanted results but had no desire to do the work to get them so I tried a few different diet pills & meal replacement shakes that worked got myself down to about 120 lbs. BUT they made me extremely miserable and tired and once I made the choice to not take them anymore…..welcome back about 5 lbs.!! Next up, I joined Planet Fitness with my friend, we were going to go 3-5 times a week and make changes together, that quickly flopped because our schedules never worked out and when we did get to go together we were clueless as to what to do so we’d play around and walk/run on the treadmill or the elliptical….we went on with this for a few weeks and I saw NO results because:
1. I was not doing the correct things at the gym and
2. I didn’t change anything about my eating habits….so I got frustrated and I quit! I sat around frustrated for a few months doing nothing and still eating what I was eating until I finally decided it was ENOUGH with the excuses if I wanted the results I was going to have to put in the work to get them, I promised myself that I was going to do it and I believed I could do it! That is when I joined a local fitness center that offered group fitness classes, such as zumba, bootcamp, body pump and a few others, this was GREAT to me because I loved all of these things and being in a group setting actually motivated me even more, or so I thought, here I was busting my butt with working out and I actually changed my eating habits and still no MAJOR results that I was hoping for! I so badly wanted to just give up, but then a lady in my bootcamp class was talking about T25 and how she LOVED it so we started chatting about it and she said that my husband and I could borrow it from her when she was done if we wanted! I was so excited I went home and showed my husband the infomercial and was like ‘Will you please do this with me? I think it will really work!’, needless to say he wasn’t thrilled and he agreed ONLY because:
1. he wanted to support me and
2. because he wanted to PROVE the workout program wrong and that it didn’t work like they said it would! Either way I was so excited to just start something that I really thought was going to work, at this point I was fluctuating in weight between 120 lbs. and 118 lbs. When I got the T25 workouts from my friend at the gym I vowed that we were going to change our eating habits and become very strict and that is just what we did, my husband to my shock was 100% on board, I learned in my bootcamp class all about meal prepping and I started prepping our lunches/dinners for the week for us and we started the T25 workouts together….fast forward 10 wks. and I was FLOORED at my results, NO I didn’t lose a ton of weight because I really didn't need to lose a lot but in 10 wks. I lost 5 lbs. AND totally toned and defined my body like NEVER before and Mr. I Want to Prove T25 wrong……well he got proved wrong because he lost 25 lbs. in the 10 wks. with being strict with our eating and the T25 workouts!! ALL this time while I was doing the workouts and posting little things here and there about what we were doing, my coach Allison would message me and ask me to join her challenge group and I would politely say ‘no thanks’…..I’d say this happened at least 3 times….Allison NEVER gave up on me not once because she seen something in me that she wasn’t willing to give up on and I am thankful for her everyday!
So now that I had FINALLY got the results I had wanted and practically shared my LOVE of T25 with every person I knew, I told my husband, ‘I think I want to be a coach, I think I’m ready to do it now!’ he said to me, ‘whatever you want to do babes I’m behind you 100%’, well that was all I needed to hear! I messaged Allison first thing the next morning and was like ‘I’m ready to be a coach, what do I need to do?’…..I’m pretty sure her mouth dropped to the floor at that point but she guided me through it and I ordered a workout program and Shakeology and I was ready to share these amazing products with EVERYONE!! I dove in HEAD FIRST into coaching, I was excited about it and ready to get started….I started out by following some of the top coaches and I’d just try to mirror their posts but with my own little twist to it and I did this day in and day out with my motivational posts daily and sharing my workouts/shakeology and what it was doing for me and to my SURPRISE all my consistency had paid off and people started REALLY responding to it! I became an Emerald coach about a month in a half into coaching and I got Success Club every month since I’ve been a coach which is so GREAT because I got Success Starters and earned a FREE ticket to the 2015 Summit!!! AND I don’t think there has been a week, except my 1st week that I didn’t get a paycheck from Beachbody!
As Beachbody coaches we are always asked what our WHY is and to dig deep to find it, once we find it share it!! Well I have shared mine so many times and it’s not any easier each time but one thing it does do is show people that we are REAL people and it helps them relate to us! My WHY goes a little something like this…..I was ALWAYS that fun loving, bubbly girl all through high school. I was a cheerleader and had a great family life, from the outside looking in it seemed perfect and to be honest it was until I found myself in an abusive relationship that I lived with for 4 yrs., bad friendships and then I found myself as a college drop out!! I just didn’t like the path my life was going down and I knew I needed a change! I looked around one day and said to myself ‘this is not the way my story is going to end, there is something bigger and better out there for me’ , once I decided to take control of my life and live it for ME and not someone else, things totally turned around for me! I met a wonderful guy, who is now my husband, I have completely cut negativity and negative people out of my life ad I have the most amazing husband, family and friends in my life that support me no matter what craziness I get myself into and that’s all that matters and all I need to keep me going!
I used to be one of the non believers, I borrowed my 1st Beachbody program because I didn’t want to spend the money on it because I didn’t think it would work! But it’s crazy how things turn out and I truly believe that I am RIGHT where I am supposed to be at this moment in my life! So YES I have been in your shoes, I know how it feels to be uncomfortable in your own skin and be afraid of change BUT this was the BEST change/chance I have ever made and I wouldn't change it for the world!
Don’t EVER just settle, if you want something go out and get it and make it happen, you can do anything you truly put your mind to! And don’t EVER be afraid to DREAM BIG, REAL BIG!!! I know I am dreaming BIG! I never ever ever thought I’d be sharing my personal life with you and the social media world but I couldn’t be happier that I took that JUMP and made the decision to join Beachbody!! I am grateful everyday for my friend at the gym that let me borrow her T25 and for Allison who NEVER gave up on me!! I am BY FAR no fitness or nutrition specialist but I know what has worked for me and it started with Beachbody products, I have never in my life been so confident & happy with ME! And I WILL do whatever it takes to share it with and help as many people as I possibly can because EVERYONE should have a chance to experience the AWESOMENESS of Beachbody!
Sorry for the rambles (I tend to do that!).....BUT NOW that you have heard my journey >>> this is where I ask you to JOIN ME on this crazy, FUN journey!!!
*If you:
-find joy in helping others!
-are willing to let go of fear!
-want to become your own BOSS!
-want to take control of your life, be in a supportive community and get the most out of your life!
-want to make extra $$$ and potentially become financially FREE!!
LET ME HELP you see the potential and SUCCESS of this business and help you change your life!! My next Coach Training Camp starts January 1st and I'd LOVE for you to be a part of it!! All you have to do is fill out the application below or contact me directly!
Can't wait to hear from you!!!
-xoxoxoxo
