Motivation Wednesday - Choices

Choice, not circumstances, determines your success!
It's the choices that we make each day that determine our future, our successful, our failures.

The choice you make today has an impact on your future. Whether it comes to eating, working out, happiness, career, etc. It's the choices you make right now that will effect them down the road.

 When you chose not workout today, that's okay you won't gain 10 pounds or be or of shape tomorrow, but you will start to skip your workouts more and when you do that, you will add on the poundage and lose shape.

 If you chose to eat bad today, you won't gain weight and you won't be unhealthy tomorrow, but if you make a habit of it, over time, you will gain weight and develop a unhealthy lifestyle.

 Though it might be one day you choose to make a bad choice, know this, if you allow it to start happening more often, then you are headed down the wrong bath.
Choose what's best, do the right thing, even when you don't want to, because a week from now, a month from now, a year from now you will be glad you did!!

Transformation Tuesday - Jenn S. 21 Day Fix Extreme

It's all about the ‪#‎TransformationTuesday!!
Meet Jenn she just finished her 1st round of the ‪#‎1DFX. And today I am sharing you this transformation because......

I want to show you how simple it is to make a change and form a habit in just 21 Days.....Jenn, like most of us, was slacking BIG TIME before she started the ‪21 Day Fix Extreme but she committed 100% to the program and to her meal plan AND she gave up wine!! Which is something you have to give up in the 21 Day Fix Extreme (but not the 21 Day Fix) And I know Jenn and trust me she LOVES her wine, so she was making a HUGE commitment to herself! And guess what?!? In just 21 Days she saw BIG changes to her body!!!

 Any one can do this program or the 21 Day Fix original. All you need to do is give yourself 21 days! This program is Simple fitness, with total body workouts that work every part of your body. This program is Simple Nutrition, with an easy to follow meal guide/plan, portion control and REAL FOOD AND the healthiest meal of the day with Shakeology!! Honestly this program is ‪‎foul proof!!

Taking that 1st step is the hardest part, believe me I was in your shoes 24 months ago ----- BUT with the support of my coach and my fitness group I was able to stick to my goals and accomplish more than I ever thought possible. The Fitness Groups, they WORK. The groups hold you accountable, they keep you on track, they give you a support group of other ladies doing the SAME thing. Right now I have a group of women in my fitness group that are ROCKIN' it, while they support and motivate each other ----- and they took that 1st step and a chance on themselves to make a change!! SO if YOU are ready to make a change TODAY and be on your way to living a healthier/happier life then fill out my fitness group application and lets get you started on your journey to a happier you!

 

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FREE FIXATE COOKBOOK

Summer isn't over!!! But the craziness of fall sports is among us!!  Are you tired of trying those FAD diets, those "miracle" pills that don't work, and starving yourself just to lose a fews pounds and reach your goals? STOP!!! They don't work and it's unhealthy!!

 It takes hard work, dedication, sweat, and clean eating. Is it hard? YES!! But trust me, it is WORTH it!!!

 It is hard to get started, but I am here to help you!! For the past 2 years I have been running challenge groups and I must say, that my clients have been VERY successful. How? Because these Challenge groups are more than just posts.

 They provide:
✅ Daily Tips
✅ Recipes
✅ Help with meal planning
✅ 1 on 1 Support
✅ Accountability
✅ Motivation

 Starting on Today, I am giving YOU the opportunity to get the NEW COOKBOOK (FIXATE) by Autumn Calabrese, the creator of the 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme.

 This book has 101 AMAZING recipes to use during your journey!!!

And for the ENTIRE month of August, I will be giving them away for FREE to NEW challengers that purchase a fitness package (Shakeology + Program)!!!!

Email me for details to get your journey started!!

Transformation Tuesday - Lindsey C.

Meet Lindsey on the left is her in Punta Cana: Nov 2013. She had just finished an online personal training program and was "pleased" with her progress. She had dropped a few pounds, but the workouts were intense- 45 minutes of cardio in the morning, followed by another 45 minutes of weights at night. It was something she KNEW she wasn't going to be able to keep up with!!

After finding out that she had hip dysplasia and going through hip recontruction surgery in Feb of 2014, she was left unable to walk for 4 months. She gained weight, lost all her muscle mass in her left side, and felt deflated.

Last August she came across a program called T25 and had to know what it was. After asking around, She knew it was something she wanted to do. She was in need of something that was doable, yet would get her back to that 128 pound mark, that she had seen before her surgery. She jumped in (the best she could while not being able to lift her leg!) and SHE hasn't stopped since. Beachbody delivered those wanted results + some for her.

Not only did she hit that 128 lb mark, but with just 30 minutes of exercise a day, she is more toned and fit than she was before surgery!!

Thanks to Beachbody she has been giving back her life!! She wasn't sure it was possible until she came across T25!!!

 

Transformation Tuesday - Bonnie C

This is Bonnie. She is a mom of 2 beautiful children, a full time / owner of her own day care and wife! On the left is her 2 months after having her second child. She was tired of the weight she gained and needed something to do, to get rid of it. Being a mom of a 2 month old and a Kindergartener, she needed something quick but EFFECTIVE.

She decided to check T25. Why? Because it is cardio, only 25 minutes long, and it was something she KNEW she could fit into her day. Along with shakeology, clean eating, and working out, Bonnie lost 15+ pounds, decided to become a coach, and has not looked back. Not only did she lose weight but she gained confidence back and the love for her own body!

These products work! With the program, nutrition, and support you get, these products are top notch! They work and you see results fast!

Transformation Tuesday - Karie D.

Shout out to my Success Partner Karie

Look at these results!!!

This is Karie just 5 weeks into Focus T25.

 

This lady started her fitness journey just before Thanksgiving 2013 with Focus T25. She started her fitness journey during the MOST busiest time of year!!! She invested a small mount of time into her health in 2013! She gave 25 minutes a day for 5 days a week and she started the new year off feeling fit and full of energy!! She didn't wait. She didn't want to go into 2014 being overweight with another New Years resolution to loose weight and get healthy and fit. Instead she went into 2014 healthy and fit and ready to take on anything and everything!

 

 

She didn't allow the holidays, or money, or time, or being a mom of 3 kids in 3 different schools hold her back from getting into the best shape of her life. She took charge and showed her kids that healthy and fit is easy and fun and not something to fear. She became an amazing role model to her kids, and to all other momas out there with 3 kids that range from age and schools and who are involved in many after school activities. She did it!! And so can you!!

 

 



This is Karie before Beachbody and after doing T25 and P90x3. Each program was 30 minutes or less.

Transfomation Tuesday!! What body / weight do you choose?

Transformation Tuesday!!!

All of us rely on the scale way too much!!! We rely on it to go down and tell us that we have lost weight and look good. Yes, I am serious, we rely on the scale to tell us how we should feel about ourselves. Its crazy and scary and ridiculous all at the same time!! However, that is NOT the case and I am here to prove it to you!! Body weight has nothing to do with how we look and feel! The scale is the DEVIL!!! Remember that!

We need to rely more on how we feel and look in our clothes and attitude then what the scale is saying and telling use to feel and look!

The above pictures if of me 3 different times of the year and all around the same weight! However, I look completely different in each one! 

Picture A is me at 117.4 after doing the 3 day refresh over Halloween this year.

Picture B is me at 117.5 stressed, traveling, planning for a wedding, before I cracked down and did the 3 day refresh pre wedding.

Picture C is me at 120 - after insanity where I GAINED 6 pounds. I felt great, my clothes still fit me, and I looked better than ever!!!

I am a coach and I am not going to lie to you. I am a scale watcher too!!! I hate it, I hate how I rely o n the scale to tell me how I should feel each day. It sucks!! And when I did insanity it really sucked because the scale continued to grow. But that is why I took before pictures. I kept comparing my pictures to my body I was forming. I had curves I didn't have before, my body looked more athletic, and I looked sexy in my insanity body then I did in the before insanity body!!!

Yes most people loose weight on a workout program, but I was different. I didn't have the weight to loose but I had the muscle to gain and that is how I gained 6 pounds.

Now go back and look at those pictures. Which one would you rather be the lightest weight or the heaviest weight? Would you rather be A, B, or C?

I  know when I look at those I choose C. That body is way better looking than A or B.

So what is your choice?

Transformation Tuesday!

I was asked last week to see a picture of when I first started to where I am at now. So here it is! I started last year in the middle of July with T25. Honestly, I didn't know about Beachbody, I had only heard about Insanity and I HATED workout videos. I wanted to be outside running or doing something other than staring at the TV.

However, I when I saw that T25 was ONLY 25 minutes long, I thought to myself, Oh I can do that. Its only 25 minutes! At that time I was lifting every morning and doing a 30-60 minute lifting program. I wanted to incorporate cardio but I HATED going to the gym and doing the cardio equipment, so I thought 25 minutes I can do that after school and know that I could still have time to get work done and cook dinner. Well, T25 was nothing that I thought it would be! It was SOOO much more. Within 4 weeks of doing the program, I was seeing results, my stomach was shrinking, my abs were popping out, and I loved the fact it was only 25 minutes long! It was hard to wrap my head around doing anything longer. With T25, I was drinking shakeology and eating clean but not portioning out my food. By the end of the 10 weeks I lost 14 pounds and several inches off my body. I felt amazing and had the confidence that I was lacking! Also after doing T25 for a week, I decided to become a Beachbody coach. Why? Because T25 was amazing and I wanted everyone out there to know how amazing and life changing it was.

After I did T25, I decided to do another round of it, with adding gamma to the end this time. That took me all the way into the New Year. After I finished T25 - Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, I decided to challenge myself with P90x3. I did the doubles of that program and lost more weight and toned my body like I never knew it could tone before.

After P90x3 I decided to do combat, however, I got extremely sick the second week into combat and ended up loosing 3 weeks from being sick and working my way back up to exercising daily! So by the time I was feeling better, it was May and I was 3 months away from my wedding. So I did a hybrid of T25 and P90x3. I loved it and that took me all the way up to my wedding. Before the wedding my husband ordered Insanity and The Asylum combo pack to get their fit tests for the football season and have something to do.  We spent a lot of money on the programs and they kept staring at me. SOOO I decided to take the plunge and step up my game to do Insanity and Asylum. I started Insanity at the end of August and just finished it 2 weeks ago. I LOVED it! I was scared to do it and I was afraid of the time length of the program, BUT I did it and I quit my job so I could be a FULL Time Online Health and Fitness Coach! So time wasn't really an issue with me, besides it being super long and not having done a workout longer than 30 minutes. However, I did it and I would do it again. Insanity was amazing!

Since I started Beachbody I have lost 20 pounds but have gained some of it back, due to muscle building. With the start of the programs I went from 130 to my lowest 110 to now being 120 and looking better than I did at 117. I have done multiple programs, drink shakeology daily, eating clean, and doing the 21 Day Fix portion control and staying motivated because of my Challenge groups and my girls and guys that push me through it! My body has changed drastically and I am happier with myself and have more confidence than I have ever had before!!

Don't get me wrong, I have fallen off the band wagon of eating healthy especially when traveling for the holidays, HOWEVER, I have the products and tools to get me back on track, and to help me loose the weight I had gained and to tone my body back up after slacking on the workouts.

But in the end I get back on track. And I owe it to Beachbody and the products that they have available to everyone to help them be the best, healthiest, person they can be!

Beachbody has seriously changed my life for the better and I couldn't be happier!!

Rest Days - They are IMPORTANT

No Insanity for me today. This week has been stressful. I went to bed feeling like I was hit by a truck and every muscle in my body hurt. I slept in this morning and plan on making it up this weekend. I love my husband and he needs me now so I had to listen to my body and not workout. Rests days are hard for me, but when it comes to your health you need to listen. Why? Because if you don't listen you are more likely to hurt yourself and injury your body and get worn down and sick. So listen to your body and just watch what you eat that day and don't over do it! :)

Everything is moving, Everything is Chaning, Always

Good Morning! Happy Thursday!!!

Nothing ever stays the same. Everything  is in motion, always. Everything changes.

Life is constantly changing and moving. Why are you still sitting still?

Stop siting and waiting for the right opportunity! Get up and make the opportunity for you!

If I would have waiting for the perfect time to quick my full time job and start Beachbody full time, I would still be waiting! Sometimes we have to jump feet first into something, hope instead of hoping for the best, work our a$$ off to make it successful and everything we want it to be and more!

Sitting around won't get you where you want to go. Sitting around won't get you what you want!! YOU have to get up and work for it! Believe in yourself, learn from your mistakes and failures and keep moving ahead!!

Need help? Need that push to change? Message me! I am here for you and would love to give you the push you need to get changing.

#TBT

Living a healthy lifestyle is hard! But I have learned to love, myself enough to do it. Do you?

Any one can workout, go to the gym, run, walk but that is only part of it. The other bigger part is eating healthy. It's not going on a diet and doing it 20 days and then going back to your old routine. It's a lifestyle change.

If you can see from my picture of winter 2009, where I worked out daily, if not twice a day, I had the mentality that if I worked out for a good hour or even twice a day I could eat anything including those fries or that ice cream. Um however, that obviously wasn't the case!  However I realized a few years later that I was doing something wrong because I wasn't seeing results or I was only seeing very little results, in both my clothes and the scale. I was not gaining weight but I wasn't losing weight or getting cut like I wanted too.  I was unhappy with the results.

However, thanks to Beachbody and clean eating I learned that the workout isn't 100% of getting results. Working out is definately part of it you just need to do both, workout and eat clean everyday, including snacks. You must eat 5-6 times a day. Remember nutrition is 80% of it and working out is only 20%. So if you have to choose which one to focus on first, I would recommend you doing the nutrition part and then when you have that down throw the workouts in too!

I know you can change your lifestyle. If I did it anyone can do it! :)

Here is a picture of me in the winter of 2009 and the other is of me last fall, 2013, after starting my Beachbody journey, clean eating and T25. 

Plyometric Cardio Circuit Day 2 of Insanity

 

Good Morning!!! Challenge Accepted!! Today was the true test of Insanity. It was 42 minutes long and I burned 400 Calories!!!  I told my husband that I probably could have burned more but I was learning the moves and trying to pace myself and not jeopardize my form. I did my best and am forgetting the rest. I  know that each time I do this workout I will get stronger. I am proud of myself for how well I did do the first time through.

 

So what was the work out like? Well it was 42 minutes long and the first 10 minutes was a fast pace warm out circuit. We went through the circuit 3 times each, starting at 30 seconds per move working up to a minute per move. It was good and got the heart rate up and the blood flowing for the morning. Then he moved into a 10 minute stretch where we stretched all our muscles, especially the legs. After that we moved into 2 different circuit's that were fast paced and up and down.  The circuits went through 3 times each getting longer each time through. There wasn't a lot of jumping in this workout. There were 3 different types of plank moves, where I had to slow down and go at my own pace and I had to stop and get into childs pose for a few seconds to stretch my arms.

 

This work reminded me of how he sets up Speed 2.0, Core Speed, and Speed 3.0 in T25 however, instead of it getting shorter by round 3 it gets longer. :)

 

Am I in love with this program? Not yet, but I see myself falling in love with it. It was definitely the switch up I needed. I can't wait to see my results in 60 days!

My Why

When you wake up in the morning are you happy? Do you love what you do? Are you passionate about your job?

For the past 2 years I went to bed crying and woke up crying everyday. Why? Because I lost my passion and drive. I didn't like my full time job any more and was scared to live the rest of my life the way I was living. I was miserable and it reflected in my relationships with my fiancé, family, and friends.

Ever since I was a little girl, I only wanted to be a teacher. I loved teaching little kids and seeing them grow and learn. However, teaching is no longer what it was 8 years ago, I lost my passion which just crushed me and my dreams. Teaching doesn't make a lot of money and I knew that from the get go, but these past 2 years politics have changed teaching and the attitudes of people and teachers and I no longer have the drive to do it. I hate waking up every morning feeling miserable. No matter what I did, I couldn't change the way I felt!

A year ago my passion was reignited, a passion for BEACHBODY! With Beachbody I have found a passion that I love and want to do everyday 24/7 for the rest of my life!! My new found passion is somewhat like teaching!Beachbody has changed my life not only in the health and fitness sense but it has made me happy again and loving what I do! I love helping people and I love health and fitness and combining the two has sparked a fire in me that is stronger than I have ever felt or had before! So I have decided to chase my dream and passion and in June I resigned from my full time teaching job and will be taking Beachbody on full time. I am excited but I am scared to death.

I have always lived on my own and only had me to worry about. But now I am a married woman and am no longer just worrying about me any more, I am worrying about my husband and hopefully one day our kids. My husband has taken a job that has us moving and with me chasing my dream we are down to a 1 household income that isn't a lot. Plus we have a wedding and other debts to pay for. My biggest fear is debt and starting a marriage out in debt. I wake up every night stressed and in a panic that I will fail at this and we will struggle for the rest of our lives. I don't want to let anyone down especially my husband!

However, fear is good and I truly believe in Beachbody and all their products and I have amazing coaches under me that are rocking their buisness and helping others reach their goals and dreams, and I have an amazing support group of coaches that are or have gone through this and these feelings. And most of all I have my husband encouraging me all the way!! I am blessed to have found Beachbody and my new Beachbody family! I know that no matter what happens they will be there to support me through all my ups and downs while I chase my dreams and make a future for my husband and I!