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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