Health and Fitness

Health and fitness! I would have to say I am a healthy person. I have never been a terrible eater, but once I got pregnant with my son is December of 2010 it seemed like no matter what I ate I gained weight. While pregnant I gained a lot of water weight (which seems to be hereditary), but even if I ate sandwich it seemed to turn into fat on me no matter what I did. I wasn't lazy when I was pregnant either, I still worked full time at Tractor Supply, and did things with my husband that was active (and safe to do while pregnant!).

Once my son, Ryder, was born on September 3, 2011 (via c-section), I seemed to like myself a little bit more (my looks), the water weight disappeared! I still wasn't at the ideal weight I wanted to be at and hated the stretch marks that appeared after having Ryder, I knew even after losing 40 pounds right away (I gained 59 pounds total) something had to be done.

I went to Zumba a few times with friends, was trying to watch what I ate, and even played a Zumba game on my Wii. All that helped some, but I still wasn't where I wanted to be. Then around Ryder's first birthday I knew I had to get a hobby or even a job from home, but I needed to change my physical appearance. I remember making a post on my Facebook and asking friends of any ideas for jobs to do from home or something, I needed something. Two friends (they are sisters) commented telling me about Beachbody, I was very hesitant on the whole idea. I knew I wasn't really ready to be a coach, then I saw the prices of the product and thought, "Wow, that's kind of high". After learning more about Beachbody being a well established company and seeing the results people got from the workout programs, I was thinking, "Maybe I should give it a try, time to talk to Kevin" (husband). I explained to him that I knew the programs were expensive, but I would have a coach who will keep me on track and spending the money on the programs I would keep it forever and definitely workout 6 days a week.

Finally, I ordered TurboFire and Shakeology. I was so excited to start a program and a shake that are both  becoming so popular and I even joined a challenge my coach at the time was having. After 30 days I lost over 7 pounds and over 14 inches all over, I was ecstatic! I ended up being the winner of the challenge she was having for the month, talk about a wonderful beginning to my health, fitness, and Beachbody journey.

Awhile after I decided to become a Beachbody coach myself under my sister. I tell you what it was one of the best decisions I have ever made! I have only been a coach for a short time (November 2012), but I am so happy to have a job that allows me to work from home so I can still raise my son and be home with our 3 dogs (our other children). :-D Not only that, but I am able to help people by motivating them to start working out and eating healthy, I love helping people in anyway that I can.

Making the decision to join the Beachbody community I knew that I had to continue to make healthier choices, not just so I can reach my goal size where I will be happy, but if I am going to help others lead a healthier lifestyle then I need to do the same. So currently, I am feeling so much better about myself which is amazing. Not only do I feel better about how I look, but how I feel everyday. Since working out 6 days a week and drinking shakeology I feel like a better person as a whole. I am not at my goal size yet, but I know with determination and hard work I will get there with the amazing community of Beachbody!

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