My Progress and REAL Beachbody Transformations
If you want to change somebody, don’t preach to him. Set an example and shut up.
- Jack LaLanne
I always thought that I was big compared to all the other girls. I started going through puberty early and really filled out tall and wide hahaha. Now that I look back, I really was not as BIG as I thought, I just have an over active imagination when it comes to body image... Throughout my childhood I played all different kind of sports and I was never very good that them hahaha I didn't turn out to be an all star athlete, that's for sure! I just referred to my chunkiness as "baby fat" and coped with it thinking it would eventually slough off. Throughout high school I was in Sound Unlimited and I thought that through music and dancing I could really slim out! I always compared myself to the other girls, and I let my jealousy and self consciousness ruin a lot of friendships. If I could go back and experience high school all over, I would change so much! I always focused on these insecurities but I never made a gallant effort to change myself in the long run. Sadly, these changes would not come for a long time.
I had lost a lot of weight my senior year of high school due to emotional pressures and stress. SOB SOB SOB story hahahah. No matter how small I got I still looked in the mirror and saw something big, curvy, blubbery, something that I did not like to look at, and something that did not look like what I thought "hot" was. Unfortunately I was victim to the "norm" of a woman's sexuality that has been created by society.
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When I went to college at the University of California Santa Barbara. I let myself go.... and I mean more than the sad "freshman fifteen" we are talking the freshman 30-45 lbs. When I look at the pictures of me in college I freak out! How did I let myself get that big? and I am so thankful I made the changes when I did, because I was going to a road to being obese. Don't get me wrong, I had a blast in college!!
I was working full time while being a full time student. Barely making ends meet and not really paying attention at school because I was so burnt out from high school. I drank almost every night and ate like there was no tomorrow! At my largest, at least the image I can remember on the scale, I weighed in at 186 lbs. I realized that wasn't okay because I was just shy a measly 14 lbs from 200!! That is not right, I knew I had let it go to far.
When I realized who I had become I started making little changes, changes so small that I did not see my progress at first. I cut out carbs from my grocery list, that doesn't mean I did not eat them if I went out or a friend made food. I just excluded breads, pastas, rice and such from my cabinets so that I was not using them in my daily meals. When I saw a friend of mine (my now upline Star Diamond Coach Abby Marie) drinking Shakeology and having wonderful success with the shake. I lost 30 lbs. from 2009 to 2011, just drinking Shakeology, eating cleaner, and incorporating exercise, though it was not consistent.
Once I realized that I had lost 30 lbs I knew I had to keep going! I was on a roll and I was finally making some positive long term changes for myself. I was used to coloring my hair, getting my nails done, spending hundreds shopping, and other short term changes that made me feel better about myself. But NOTHING feels better than being comfortable in your own skin.
I completed a 30 day Beachbody Challenge with Brazilian Buttlift in December of 2011 and attempted Turbofire in the summer of 2012. As you can see I have dabbled in a few different programs but I have FINALLY found my match made in Heaven :). Chalean Extreme is my soulmate workout and I have had such great success from this program. I purchased a challenge pack and started coaching in September 2012.
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. - Colin Powell
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When you start investing in yourself you will finally see change. Why not start now? Make the changes that you have been wishing for! Only you can change yourself, nobody can push you, I challenge you to step out of your box and make changes. Leave me a comment if you want to take the plunge, I want to help you the way I have been helped.
I know love myself more than ever! I have so much more to change and so many more goals to overcome, but I know that I can do it. Everything is possible with hard work and determination :) Check out my transformation here!
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