“Life begins at the
end of your comfort zone” – Neale Donald Walsch
I love this quote because for so many years, I wasn’t
living, I merely existed. I ate processed junk, drank too much, smoked,
sometimes barely ate, sometimes ate excessively, had horrible sleep habits …felt
MISERABLE!!! Why didn’t I realize I felt like CRAP because I was treating
myself like CRAP?!!
My entire lifestyle has TRANSFORMED because 7 years ago I
took one little step outside of my comfort zone, and bought a workout program
called P90X after seeing it on an infomercial. Honestly, what appealed to me
about the workout program was the challenge. Was I ready to get as fit as I
could in 90 days just by following along with a video in my basement, drinking
some chocolate drink each day, and attempting to eat right?? I DEFINITELY wanted
to find out if I could!!! I took some “before” pics, and began the first step
of my fitness journey!!
Making that small decision has changed the trajectory of my
entire life! I started to see results immediately, which prompted me to educate
myself on nutrition and fitness. The more fit I became, the easier it seemed to
make healthy food choices because I was SEEING with my own eyes that what I was
doing was working! It wasn’t easy…I didn’t always have the desire to go in my
basement and workout. I had to push myself!! There were days that I skipped
working out altogether. There were days when I ate like crap, and felt like
quitting. I didn’t do anything perfectly at all, I just refused to quit. I
worked out using P90X for years until another Beachbody infomercial piqued my interest….it was called Insanity. I
knew that I was ready to kick it up a notch, so I purchased the program and
began yet another challenge with myself, to see what could happen as a result
of working out using Insanity for all 60 days….Yes, I experienced more results !!!
Since then I have used several Beachbody workouts (Insanity Max 30, Body Beast,
Piyo) and I feel AMAZING! I have come to a place where working out and
nutrition are priorities in my life! This LIFESTYLE I live today has allowed me
to let go of the cigarettes, and all alcohol (I haven’t had a drink since October
27th, 2010) I have not starved myself or even skipped a meal in
attempts to lose weight in years (that NEVER works anyway) and I no longer live off of junk food! In
fact, I am a HUGE proponent of clean eating, and I advocate the 80/20 rule,
which I interpret to mean eating clean about 80% of the time, and allowing
myself to have less healthy items about 20% of the time. I believe that this is
a healthy balance that is realistic, attainable, and most importantly, YIELDS
RESULTS!!!!
Am I perfect? HELL NO!!! But I get it, I know what works, I
walk the walk and talk the talk because it feels amazing!!! And now I WANT TO
HELP YOU!!!
I became a Beachbody Coach in February 2015 because I found
that working a desk job in some office where I had little interaction with
people was SO unfulfilling. Although I have an MBA in Human Resource
Management, I have found that I am so passionate about fitness and nutrition
that I need to follow my calling to help others achieve their wellness goals.
It has been extremely fulfilling, because each day my objective is to help
other people to realize that YES, they can become fit and healthy by doing a
few simple things each day, and that I will help them achieve their specific
goal!!! I am able to set my own hours and work from home. I am able to stay
home with my 8 month old daughter and 12 year old son, and be present to fix
healthy dinners for my family, help with homework, workout each day and have
energy to be a good partner to my fiancé! When I was working a desk job, I was
drained of energy, and it was a struggle to make dinner each night. I was tired
and stressed out…I just knew that I was meant for more.
Now I want to push you to discover that you can have
results, you can change your lifestyle, you can eat nutritious DELICIOUS foods
and even still eat chocolate and feel comfortable in your own skin! You don’t have
to wait till “the time is right” because that will NEVER happen!
You can begin living the life you want as soon as you are
willing to step outside of your comfort zone!
Start living today!!
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