So, honesty is the best policy right?? allllrrriiiiight, I want to let you in on my story....
Going through high school, I reaallllllyyyy struggled to find who I was, and what I wanted out of life. I went through a period of time where I ate very little, because thin was the sad, but popular way to be. In my life I've never been heavy by any means, but I definitely come from a family that is capable of packing on the muscle like no ones business. I didn't understand the difference between being healthy strong and fit, and being thin and having "muscle definition" or whatever I thought that was going on. During my senior year, I started working out and conditioning with the wrestling team. Yeah, there had been the girl "managers" of the team... but I didn't want to be there just to hang out with all the boys.... I truly LOVED the way I felt after the intense cardio and weight sweat sesh in the 99 degree gym. I was FINALLY able to run around the block without triggering my asthma, and I felt STRONG. There came a point at the end of my senior year that I had some real tough struggles with things, and I began to feel myself going into a depressed slump, and was having a real hard time pulling myself out of it. After graduation I moved to Salt Lake with my mom, and she had all the Chalene Johnson Turbo Jam dvds. I wasn't working down there, so I did those DVDS to kill time.... and guess what?? I was becoming HAPPY again. I started doing them every single day.. not just to kill time, but because the workouts made me feel emotionally, mentally, and physically better. I have always loved kickboxing, maybe because it helps relieve my stresses, and gets rid of my anxiety by working through my aggression in a positive way. Months and months and months went by and I was stiiiiillll doing her workouts... not because I had a deadline of 60 or 90 days, but because it made me feel BETTER. Not too long I moved to St. George to go to school, and I left my workout partner with her owner. I was still going to the gym, and going to classes... but it just wasn't the same. During that time, I turned to the wrong people for love and affection.... I ended up getting married real quick, and making decisions that made me truly unhappy. I was losing my sense of self, and was becoming someone I didn't know. I was in that toxic situation you only really read about, or see in movies, and I felt stuck. I started turning to food for comfort, and being so far away from my family, that was all i felt I really had. During the trials, we ended up moving to Canada, to be with his mom.... That was probably the best decision I could have made, and let me tell you why. Leading up to Canada, I found out alot about who I had married, and they were horrible, destructive, and sad sad things. I gave him a chance, hoping a change of scenery would help....... little did I know that the change of scenery would end up being for my sake in the end. I was able to experience the beauty of Vancouver Island... and also to learn who I TRULY was, and what I was capable of overcoming. I was there for 6 months, alone, with my two dogs. I had ordered Turbo Fire, by my one and only Chalene Johnson, and that is where I found Abby, my mentor, and my coach that is now helping ME be a coach. We started talking and our stories were freakishly similar, and for once, I finally felt like I had hope. I was depressed, 40 lbs over weight, and felt like I was sinking farther and farther into the darkness. After 5 months in Canada, I had once again learned new things taking place in my marriage that were destructive, and hurtful. I woke up one morning to discover more, and I know this was divine intervention from my heavenly father.... I had and overwhelming feeling that this WAS NOT where I was supposed to be, but he knew where I was supposed to be. I was able to get the money saved up, so I packed two suitcases, held my chin up, had faith, and moved back to my home in Utah, and was divorced shortly after.
Alright alright... so back home with guess who.... mom, AAAAAND Chalene Johnson....... I had a little tv set up in my room, and bam bam bam back to where I remember.... stability, love, and getting fit. I did my kickboxing at home, to help me with this trial of now being a newly divorced 22 year old, and guess what... the mix between being able to eat healthy again, the love and support at home, and the motivation and consistency to keep pushing play.... soon I found myself not only dropping 1 or 2 lbs a week... it came to one week losing 8 pounds! I invested in a gym membership with my good friends at work, and I was on a roll. within 4 months, I had lost nearly ALLLLLL that weight I had put on out of desparation and sadness.
I was myself. Finally. It had been so long since I had seen that girl.
And a couple months later I met Cade, and that when I realized I had gone through EVERYTHING I went through for this moment, for this time, for Cade. Cade and I have been married for almost 2 months now, and I have never felt so loved, so secure, and so happy in my entire life. and guess what...... still losing that weight.
So....... I became a coach. Finally. I took that plunge, and I am so glad I did. I have been doing the 21 day fix, as well as drinking my shakeology.
As of today, since drinking shakeology and doing my workouts, I have lost 2 freaking pounds. I did not think that would happen, only because I have been STUCK ON THIS FREAKING PLATEAU for months now.
Aside from the weight loss, I FEEL healthy. From the inside out. I get compliments on a daily basis on healthy my skin, and hair looks, and how I just have that "healthy glow" and I know 100% that comes from doing my workouts, eating right, and drinking my shakeology. I look forward to that shakeology meal every single flipping day because it makes me feel so dang good all day long.
As for the workouts..... I still find myself going back to those Chalene Johnson dvds because I love the way they make me feel. On days when I really wanna kick some butt.... here comes the T25..... which has become my second favorite workout next to the Turbo series :)
It's safe to say Beachbody has saved my life, numerous times, and that is why I love Beachbody. I am so thankful for the chance to be a beach body coach, and to share my life and the success Beachbody brings to others as well.
If I can do it, so can you. When life gets crazy, and hard... find that drive, dig deep and find that motivation. I CHOSE to be a coach because I love the way my life has turned around with the help of BEACHBODY, and I WANT to help those in need of it! Check the link in Coaching tab for more info, and let me help you achieve success too!!!!
XOX
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