So I know physical appearance isn't everything and we need to make sure that we don't constantly get down on ourselves for not
looking a certain way and especially not comparing our reflection against anyone else's. We are all on our own journey, we are all
different and we can't expect to be someone else.... we can be a better version of ourselves but we can't ever be just like someone
else and we shouldn't want to. We are who we are and we should embrace it because each one of us has a star quality and we need to
let it shine.
Now that I got that off my chest.... I also want to say that while physical appearance isn't everything, a picture is worth a
thousands words....
What I mean by that is the picture you see below is me, 5 years ago.... I DO NOT look happy.... it's not just because I was still
carrying around that baby weight, it wasn't because of anything superficial.... it was a 360 degree ball of frustration, sadness,
happiness, hope, hopelessness and everything else in between. I was a mom of 2 amazing little babies and my husband and I had a nice
home with good friends. Something was missing.... ok, a lot was missing....
I started running a little (insert short version of my asthma girl troubles here.... the end) and it wasn't anything to write home
about but I was getting my butt off the couch and doing something.... it started to help.... then after my running really took off after a
year or 2, I kept hearing how I need to be cross & strength training.... hello crossfit.... woah - too much, too fast, I hurt my back....
then I turned to Insanity, took a local circuit training class here and there, I loved it! Not only did I get a killer workout in but I felt good
and posting about it in my "online diary" (aka FaceySpace) made me feel even better.... I wasn't looking for compliments but they were
coming and I ingested everyone, using it as fuel to keep pushing.
Ok, Ok, I'm signing up for more races and my family is telling me that between running & circuit training, I'm not spending enough
time with them.... {enter T25} Getting it done in 25 minutes a day?! Don't mind if I do....
I have arthritis in my knees {hold negative feedback about running, I know, I know} and any jumping really just made it worse so I
was happy to follow Tania the on screen modifier during those parts of the workout....
First came T25 Alpha, then Beta, then Gamma then back to Alpha again.... I really liked it but it was time to move on....
I hadn't really heard much of anything about coaching other than what they had at the end of the workouts on the DVD's.... yeah,
ok, I do these workouts but I'm not a fitness expert.... MOVING ON!
So then a friend of mine tells me about how she's a BeachBody coach....
you are?
She goes on to tell me that she's been watching my posts about Insanity & T25 on top of my running experience and "go getter"
attitude and that I would make a great coach....
Awesome! Let me roll around in that compliment for a
min
Alright, I'm going to DO THIS! I want to try Shakeology anyways so, I'm all in!
.... Wait, it's how much for a challenge pack?!.... $160?!?! Ummmm no thanks
I instantly decided, ok, not for me, this is crazy, why do I need to pay that much to be a coach??? Or I could pay $40 and get what,
nothing? A couple of weeks went by and I kept thinking about it so I asked a few more questions about using protein powders instead of
Shakeology because of how $$$$ it was and I got this whole thing about how Shakeology isn't just a protein drink, that's just an
ingredient.... it's a meal replacement drink with TONS of super fruits, vegetables & vitamins that no matter how well we eat.... we
don't get enough.... Ok, thanks for the sales pitch.... still waiting....
A couple of months went by and I had thought about coaching off and on, really not sure what to do.... I was already doing so much
in my life, did I have time for this???
Ya know what.... the heck with it.... I'm going to sign up, I need a new workout anyways and I sold some stuff on craigslist and I
have the money, it's go time....
I ordered the 21 Day Fix because I still wasn't quite happy with my weight and thought my nutrition might have something to do
with it.... PLUS I would get a months worth of Shakeology, one of those sweet little Shakeology mixing cups and my coaching account
was FREE.... BOOOOYAH!
That was probably the longest week ever.... FINALLY got my package and I was like a kid at Christmas.... This was the day I start
this new thing called coaching.... what I didn't know was this was also the day I started paying my body back for allowing me to do what
I do by replenishing it with all of these fruits and vitamins.
First shake down.... omg was that dessert? I ordered Strawberry to start because I was a huge fan of something citrus yet sweet
after a workout.
I started on the 21 Day Fix and loved it.... even after Insanity I was super sore because I was working new muscle groups but the
movements were sooooo managable {fast forward my 69 year old mother is following the modifier and doing them}. The Shakeology
kept me super full, energetic, sleeping REALLY WELL and it helped reduce soreness, I know this because I went a couple days without it
and well.... No Bueno....
I lost just over 9 pounds the first round and the inches were countless.... my mid-section SHRUNK and I finally could really see that
hourglass shape that everyone talks about.
Man it feels good to be a Gangster
{anyone seen Office
Space.... anyone?!}
The eating plan was SUPER SIMPLE to understand, didn't take me a lot of time to meal prep, no crazy ingredients, my grocery bill
DIDN'T go up, it actually went down and everything was super tasty and interesting. My coach and her fellow coaches kept me inspired
with new recipes to try. The Shakeology replaced 1 whole meal and yeah I paid for a whole month of meals so to speak at once but it
came down to $3 a meal for each shake.... that's SO CHEAP!!!! Cya Panera & Wendy's
Now this girl is HAPPY!
So again, fast forward some time because a day by day would result in a double stacked novel here.... I did 2 more rounds and lost
some more weight each time, gained more muscles which made things nice and tight and people were REALLY starting to notice.... My
first month I hit success club, which is a story for another time but in a nutshell, I signed some other people up for the 21 Day Fix.
Month 2, I signed up some more people, some more people I knew and some others that I didn't but were referrals from my first sign
ups.... Month 3.... my network kept expanding and I was now getting noticed by aquaintences of aquaintences of aquaintences....
Just by having a little bit of courage to share MY OWN personal health & fitness journey, I inspired others to start too.... Those
close to me, knew I was never big into fitness or eating right until recently but it was time....
All I can say is that, of course coaching change MY LIFE but in turn I got to help change a lot of OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES just my
saying.... hey check this out, it helped me so much, it could help you too and they did and IT did. I don't need a round of applause but
if nothing else know that people are watching.... your family, friends, their friends & family and espescially the little ones, even if YOu
yourself don't have any, the ones around you ARE and they need to be led in the right direction by example. I've also lifted a lot of financial burdens off of my family just by helping others. Talk about mental freedom!
{Fast even more forward to present day} I feel awesome.... I really, really, really do and my positivity is radiating off of me to
others (this is coming from a previously VERY PESAMISTIC girl). Not only am I helping people just my motivating them to start and keep
going.... This is what I call
My Job
now.... I wake up, I'm excited, I love talking on webinars with my team,
checking facebook for the latest and just being social with people, that's what this business is....
So, if you're ready to do something GREAT for yourself and those around you, don't be afraid to ask what this Crazy Coaching thing
is all about.... don't wait months like I did. Even if you're just doing it to help yourself, DO IT! and never look back ....well unless you're
doing a side by side results comparison :)
What do you have to lose?
P.S. the answer to the above question is weight, stress & frustration ; )
