**Long post alert** So Im sitting here tonight thinking about life, about why I started Beachbody, and why I think others should do it after talking with a few people about it tonight. Its easy to say why I did it. It isnt easy to say why others should do it because everyone needs their own WHY. Here is my why- After I had Zach, I lost 50 lbs. Then I got pregnant with McKenna and gained some weight right away (although Im not sure how because I was sick ALL THE TIME.) Then I lost McKenna. I got really depressed and turned to food. I gained about 25 lbs in 2 months. Then I got pregnant with Emy. I ate whatever I wanted and I sat on my butt all day, every day. I had gestational diabetes with all of my pregnancies except my first. I could hear my first OB nagging about watching my sugars in the back of my mind and telling me if I didnt lose some weight after the baby, I was going to end up with type 2 diabetes. I didnt care. I continued to eat like a piggy. And sit on my butt. Then I went back to work. Fast food was EVERYWHERE!! I could have my pick of almost any fast food within 5 minutes of work! And so I gained more. I felt like crap. Headaches all the time, clothes that I just bought continued to get tighter and tighter. I had to wear Spanx under EVERYTHING, and could still barely button my pants. In June, I went to Lancome class in St. Louis. I felt sooooooooooo out of place. Not just because I was the country girl in a class of big city people, but because I was a cabbage patch stuffed in Barbie clothes. I just felt physically horrible and disgusting. I sat in the hotel room the last night by myself and ate a whole pizza from Papa Johns. I was stuck in a vicious cycle where I was eating stuff I knew was bad for me, but it was comforting and I couldnt make myself stop. When I got home, I had hit the wall. I realized I was eating myself to death and I needed to do something about it. I had been eating clean off and on for about a year. That alone was not cutting it. Plus I was having a horrible time getting rid of my cravings for junk and diet pop. Then I saw one of my friends posting on her Facebook about drinking Shakeology. She was posting pictures of post workouts and before and after pictures from 21 Day Fix. I started really watching her posts. Then I started asking questions. I didnt want to commit to that big of an investment, though. Shakeology is EXPENSIVE! How can you afford that?! I asked her. How can you not afford it?! That hit me between the eyes like a ton of bricks. She was right. That did it. I signed up as a discount coach. I ordered Shakeology and 21 Day Fix. I just wanted to get it at the discounted price. I didnt want to coach. I wasnt even sure it was going to work. I joined challenge groups. I was added to two coaching groups. I FELL IN LOVE. I was immediately in love with the products, the way I was feeling from eating right, exercising, drinking Shakeology. My cravings started disappearing. Junk food and pop started to taste like crap. I started craving healthy food. My skin cleared up! I can go without wearing makeup every day which I havent done since I was about 16. I had energy. REAL energy-not caffeine-induced energy. And I fell in love with my Beachbody family. They truly are an extension of family. We are all in it together to help people. I really truly believe that God led me to these people, and has shown me that I am supposed to help other people feel the best that they can. I cant wait to see where this journey takes me. Now that Im sitting here boo-hooing all over my keyboard, I will leave you with a parting thought. What is your WHY for having a healthy, happy life? What do you need to do to get there? Let me help you. I WANT to help you.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:49:22 +0000
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