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I am a 31 year old mom of 4.....and a Fitness addict.  I never intended to fall in love with Fitness.  In fact...it was kindof an accident.   But after I gained 50 lbs with my first baby I started to RUN.  I hated running.  But I knew I had to get that weight off somehow.  So....I ran and ran and ran.  And you know what???  I started to LOVE that time.  That feeling of pushing my body to do something hard!!  I lost all my baby weight and ran my first marathon by the time my daughter turned one.  I was so proud.  I felt AMAZING.  I was HOOKED.
   With my second and third pregnancies I only gained 35 lbs.  Afterwards I worked out at home (with kids running everywhere) with Turbo Jam by Chalene Johnson.   This is when I fell in love with BEACHBODY.  And what was amazing....is that even after 3 kids I was able to get my body back in shape.
  And then...came child #4.   I was a busy mom of 3 already.  My husband was in graduate school and I was working nights as a nurse.   By the time she was born I felt BEATEN and EXHAUSTED.  I had gained 4o lbs!!!  And after she was born I only lost 5!!  How is that possible to deliver a 7 1/2 lbs baby and only lose 5 lbs???  I was so discouraged.  I had NO IDEA how I was going to take care of my kids and MYSELF.
   When she was about 3 months old I decided to try Insanity.  Yes.  It was kind of INSANE.  I remember lying on the floor drenched in sweat and gasping for air after that first workout.  But there was NO WAY  I was giving up.  I just kept going.  There were days I missed workouts or ate a cookie.  But I didnt give up.  I did (almost) the whole program TWICE and dropped 30 lbs in 4 months!!!
  Then, I found a Beachbody Challenge group....and Shakeology.  GAME CHANGER. 
Being in a Beachbody Challenge group gave me the accountability to keep moving forward.  Checking in everyday and knowing I was accountable kept me from falling off the wagon.  And with SHAKEOLOGY  I finally was able to drop those last five lbs that I'd never thought I'd lose!!  I got so excited that I started to do Chlaean Extreme!!  All the sudden I WAS ME AGAIN...but with abs and muscles!!  I had energy to keep up with my kids....and the confidence to DO ANYTHING.  Thank you BEACHBODY.
  At this point I had become a coach and begun to share and help other moms.  Helping other people have success to become a "fit mom" has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.  For me its not about helping people become skinny, it about BEING HEALTHY!!  It about being a balanced, happy person and MOM.   When you push yourself to become better, you make everyone around you better.  Thats where the magic happens.  And LIFE becomes a JOY to live...instead of something we trudge through.
  I know that inside of us well all have greatness.  We just have to let it out!!!

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