Mondays

I've been neglecting my blog! I have been so busy with my kids, coaching, trips, the holidays, our kitchen remodel. I put the blog on the back burner, but it's good to know that I'm still getting people looking at recipes and such.

If you've read any of my past posts, Mondays are hard for me. I lost my brother to suicide on a Monday. In fact, it will be a year exactly tomorrow. I really don't want to make this a sad post, so I'll leave it at that. Mondays can be hard for everyone, though. You get all weekend to relax OR do a bunch of house work and chores. Then Monday comes and you have to get back to work. Or maybe you're a stay at home mom, and you get help from your husband all weekend, and then he has to go back to work Monday. Whatever the situation, Mondays aren't the greatest.

A few months ago, I realized that Mondays are actually just another day. I have the choice to make Mondays hard, or make it the best day I can. It's the first day of the week, and I get a fresh start. No matter what I'm working on that week, getting my workouts in each day, keeping my house clean, working on a project, being a kinder person, Monday is the first day to get to work. Monday sets the tone for the rest of the week, so if you miss Monday, are you going to give it your all the rest of the week? Probably not. I hear a lot of people say, "Well I missed Monday and then this happened Tuesday, so I'll just start next Monday." There are a few things I can start any day and get real excited about it and have enough drive to do from there on out, but most things I do best when I start on Monday.

This week, I am really focusing on balance. I can balance my business, my kids, my house, and my relationships better. Time management is my weakness, I know I can do better on that, and balance is the key. I want to work on gratitude. I also want to work on variety in my nutrition. I get used to the same old stuff, which I'm totally happy to do, but I know variety could help me do better and keep me from getting bored. In every aspect of my life, I could use more balance. So I start today. I know I'll do great because I will give it my all on day 1.

Quitting is not an option.

It's Monday once again! Monday's are hard for me, it's the day I lost my brother. But I work hard at being strong, and not letting that pain be an excuse.

Last week I reached my original goal weight. I didn't celebrate it or post about it like I thought I would. I think it's because it came, and I realized I wasn't where I want to be. I can do better. I can be better. I can be stronger. I reevaluated my goal weight. I also made goals that have nothing to do about weight, but about strength.

My goal weight, although it's not that important to me what the number on the scale says anymore, is a number I haven't seen {healthily} since I was in middle school. It's not unhealthy, it's not too low for my body. It's actually higher than I could go, because I accounted for muscle I want to put on.

This morning, I just didn't want to get out of bed. My house was cold. My bed was so warm and comfy. I stayed in bed for a few extra minutes savoring the warmth, and then my daughter came in my room and wanted to cuddle, which is rare. I cuddled her for a few minutes. Then, I realized, I am just making excuses. Sure, I could miss my workout. I'm at my original goal weight, actually 1.5 pounds less. Missing one workout isn't going to make a big difference. But it will make it harder to get my workout in tomorrow when it's even colder in my house. I jumped out of bed, did 10 jumping jacks to warm my self up, and then got my workout in. I feel stronger, I feel better.

Quitting isn't an option. I have to remind myself of this as I struggle with depression. It was a tough weekend. I don't want to get into my personal battles too much, but I definitely struggled mentally. I am considering increasing my medication (with my doctors consent of course). I have days I just want to give up, life can seem pointless, but in those moments when I'm at my weakest, is when I need to push the hardest. I can't quit. I have TOO much. I have so many blessings.

YOU can't quit either. No matter what you're working towards, no matter where your progress is at, you can't give up. I've seen what it looks like to quit. I've seen people quit trying, and it isn't good. Remember WHY you started. What helps you continue on when the going gets tough?

Jamie

I don't know how I found Jamie, but she posted the other day about not being asked to prom, and I was like, hey me neither! I decided to check out her story, and I'm so glad that I did. There is so much that she said that hit home. I'll let you read it for yourself:

"I have always struggled with my weight. Big-boned. Plus-size. Thick. Curvy. Voluptuous. Padded. Pick your adjective. Over the years I learned to deal with it in different ways. I learned to ignore it. Compensate for it. Deny it. Dress it up. Cover it over. Like everyone who struggles with something physical, I wear my battle on the outside for the world to see. There’s no running from it, because there is no hiding it. Funny thing about wearing your struggle on the outside: it makes you stronger. It teaches you how to adapt. It forces you to dig deep and do more I have been on the heavier side since I was 7 or 8 years old.When I was 2 or 3 I had several major surgeries which I lost a lot of muscle tissue in my stomach area.( not blaming that in weight gain but it didn't help). School was hard for me not academically but socially. I was teased , bullied , made fun of all the times because I was bigger than Any of the other kids. That teasing started in elementary school and carried in through high school! I remember in 8th grade going on a class field trip, we were camping and doing a ropes course. I was so afraid of not fitting in a harness for the ropes course that I pretended I was sick, I thought I would save my self the embarrassment this way. I still have all my school yearbooks that the kids who did sign it addressed me as Shamu, Miss Piggy, whale and so many other cruel names! After high school the teasing seemed to stop, but I still felt alone. I never felt pretty I never thought positive about myself I had a good group of friends but I was always the "bigger" friend. I was always the third wheel while everyone was dating or had relationships I didn't.

Fast forward to 2006 when I met my husband! He was very athletic in shape and here was me this 300lb girl who was confused to as why this guy was interested in me. He liked me for me not how I looked. His friends didn't quite feel the same way, they couldn't handle their friend being with a "fat girl". The situation with his friends opened my eyes up to a whole new world , I had this amazing man standing by my side no matter and it made me realize I was worth it. I started working out we were eating healthy ,both had decent jobs and life was good. We were together about year when we got engaged , I had just lost about 60 pounds, for the first time in my life I felt good.

2007- Wedding plans were under way , and we were planning our future! We had a very big surprise that changed everything!!! I was pregnant with our first son! It was so nerve-wracking and exciting all at the same time. I remember panicking omg I'm pregnant I just lost this weight and now I'll gain it back! I was determined to have a healthy active pregnancy and not gain 60 pounds! So I walked every day , drank my water  and ate pretty healthy for being pregnant. I didn't gain any weight during my first pregnancy (was normal because I was still heavy to begin with) Oliver was born September 2008 healthy and no issues. Life with a baby was exciting , fun, new and overwhelming. I stayed home and my husband worked. I stayed active and in target with my healthy habits. Our world was in for change come January 2011 , my husbands work was slowing down and at that time in California the job market was terrible. We made the hardest decision and that was to leave California and head to Indiana (where Craig is from) for a new beginning and more opportunity.

I never realized how hard it would be for me to move away from my family , friends and everything I knew to a place where I knew nobody and had to start all over! To add to the chaos we found I was pregnant with our second son Hunter two months after moving. So here I am in a new place no friends or family pregnant and already have a 2 1/2 year old. Indiana weather isn't desirable lol literally our first week in the state there was like 2 inches of ice on the ground! I didn't do anything or go anywhere I was used to sunshine and rainbows.

This pregnancy was hard on me I gained so much weight wasn't active and very depressed. I was thrilled about adding to our family but the thought of not having my mom by my side took a toll on me. January 28,2012 I gave birth to Hunter he was perfect healthy and happy!  However I was suffering depression bad I wasn't happy with my life or myself but I found every excuse under the moon to blame something or someone else. I was so embarrassed by the way I looked I didn't even take family newborn photos to this day I regret that. Months went on my eating habits didn't change I was nursing a baby constantly I didn't ever want to leave the house. We signed Oliver up for soccer , in hopes of him making new friends which he did. Bella was his first friend in Indiana and that's how I met Mandy an important piece to my journey. Every week we had soccer I would chat with Mandy while the kids played soccer , she is a mommy of two girls , a wife , a stay at home mom, a photographer and fitness guru! I seriously admired her for being in shape with two kids and a husband that traveled often for work. I kept thinking to myself how in the world does she do it? How does she keep it all together and make time for herself????

Enter 2014 I had enough of feeling miserable I was tired of feeling depressed and wanted so badly to do something to try to lose weight. Mandy had posted on Facebook for a few months about the 21 day fix and how people were loosing weighty working out at home! I thought to myself ha ha ya right no way can this work. I remember the post exactly that gave me the courage to ask about it, she had posted a photo of herself heavy I was floored! No way did I ever think this girl who is in tip top shape and a fitness instructor could have been heavy. Right then I felt like I had to try something might as well do it with someone who knows the struggle right?!! So I ordered the 21 day fix and Shakeology.

I remember thinking to myself if this doesn't work it's ok at least I tried. My first week into the program I was sore and it took everything I had in me to do it but I lost 8lbs in the first week. I knew then that if I stuck with this program no matter how hard it got I could be successful. At the end of the first 21 days I had lost 18 lbs I was so excited!!! I felt good and for the first time since moving to Indiana I was starting to feel happy. I made the decision at that point to keep going with the program and set goals to try to reach! My first big goal was to lose 100 lbs but I didn't set any kind of deadline , I just  knew that was an amount of weight that I wanted to lose. I decided to sign up as a coach knowing this would be extra accountability for my self. As the months went on I became confident, stronger , and when I looked in the mirror I didn't cringe I looked at my body with all it's imperfections and said your pretty amazing!!

I was changing from the inside out, I finally felt comfortable in my own skin. I started attending live classes a few times a week, still doing my home workouts and drinking my Shakeology. I stayed consistent and used the support from my family and friends to keep me going There was a day my husband was on the computer going through old pictures. He pulled up one of me at my heaviest, my 6-year-old looked at it and said mom who is that? I knew right then that I made the right choice to make myself a priority and make time for me. I was leading a healthy life and being a positive example for my kids there is no greater feeling knowing you're doing the right thing.

February 2014 I started the 21 day fix extreme, thinking it would be a good switch for my body and to help me break the plateau I had hit. Two weeks into the program I noticed my clothes getting looser but was not ready to get on the scale ( I try not to weigh often instead focus on how I feel and my clothes fit). I remember one morning I decided to get on the scale I'll never forget the feeling i felt as I stared at the numbers!! I had reached my goal of 100lbs I was actually at 102lbs loss! I couldn't believe it I felt so proud, I did it I reached my first goal in less than a year all the sweat and hard work was paying off!

I follow the 21 day fix nutrition ,drink my Shakeology , and make sure to do my workout or some activity daily. Do I get treats? Yes but I don't over indulge and I don't crave them like I used to! I'm human we make mistakes but I have learned to not let them derail me from my goals. I would like to lose another 50lbs no deadline just another goal I would like to achieve." 

Jamie is now a health coach, as well. If you'd like to follow along with her journey, just like I will be, you can read more at http://www.adventuresofashrinkingprincess.com/ 

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Daniela

Daniela was a little hesitant to write out her story for me, she hasn't shared her progress with very many people, yet. She was sweet and said that I could share her picture, and answered a few questions for me, so I'll try to tell it for her! Something that really inspired me about Daniela is that she's had two c-sections, and she looks fabulous! She has a 10 year old and a 2 year old, and you would have never guessed she'd had any kids when looking at her tummy! She seriously has my goal stomach, because my one c-section has been an excuse for having a flabby tummy for WAY too long!

How'd she get to where she's at? She's done P90X, Brazilian Butt lift, 21 Day Fix, and is just starting her 3rd round of 21 Day Fix Extreme. She got involved with Beachbody after seeing an infomercial with Tony Horton for P90X 5 years ago. Tony was her first Beachbody love, but now she loves all of the programs that she owns. Her biggest struggle was making exercise a habit. Her advice to you all is, "Just keep going, believe in yourself, and it's hard as hell but it will be worth it."

Some of Daniela's gains!

I'm actually really grateful I got to chat with her today. As a coach, I have to just keep going because people are watching me and I can't let them down. But for myself, I struggle with sticking to the program. I want to be lazy and take a day off, or eat what I want. Missing one workout isn't going to ruin all my hard work. One cheat meal isn't going to make me fat. Missing one workout COULD throw me into a spiral of missing workouts, though. And when is it really just one cheat meal? As soon as we make an excuse, it's easier to make those decisions. It might be hard to start a habit, but once it becomes a habit, stick with it! And you'll get amazing results, just like Daniela has!

Thank you Daniela for sharing a little about your journey with us today!

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Kailin

Kailin, a mom of a beautiful little girl, agreed to let me share her story today. She is one of the contestants for a bikini competition for Beachbody, and I saw her on the Beachbody home page the other day and thought, wow! She has completely transformed physically, I'd love to hear her story. Something that I'm learning lately is that the transformation is never just physical, it's also emotional, it can be spiritual, and it takes a mental change.

Kailin is also a very kind person. She was very quick to agree to letting me use her video and share her story. She was helpful with all my questions, and sweet to encourage me on my journey. She's also had a c-section (you can't even tell!). The first thing I thought when watching her video I'm about to share is how amazing she was for taking such a difficult, heart breaking situation, and making the most of it. She turned things around and mad changes for HER. I'll let you see for yourself!

I love that she shows some of her workouts with her daughter, it shows that you really can't make them your excuse, because you can do the work with them. She's such a great example to that little girl!

We all have a story, we all have things holding us back. I love the Beachbody community, the strength and support that I have felt from everyone I've talked to. If you feel like you can't get through it alone, there's so many people willing to help you and guide you. Thank you so much Kailin for sharing your story with us, and being such an inspiration!

Rosa

Sorry I've been MIA recently, we went camping, which was so nice to get out of town. No cell service so I couldn't work, but then again that was the point of getting away. Eating on the plan while camping was easier than I thought, and really yummy. I'll have to write out what we ate sometime this week.

Anyway, one of the things I love most about Beachbody is the community. There are so many groups on Facebook that are filled with people doing 21 Day Fix, along with the other programs. The people are doing the same thing you are, so it's helpful to be surrounded by great examples, recipes, and support. It's like the challenge groups I hold every month, but on a much larger scale. I met Rosa in one of these groups, and I saw this before and after which caught my eye: 

I'm always so inspired by other moms, because I'm a mom and I know how hard it can be to get your workouts in, to focus on yourself, to take the extra time to make meal plans, etc. The first thing that caught my eye was her little man hanging on her. What an awesome example she is to her children. She agreed to let me share her story, so here's her video! 

Was Rosa not inspiring!? Let me know what you think of her video!

Juli

Today's Motivational Monday is Juli. I saw her before and after on a 21 Day Fix support group I follow, and I felt like I just needed to know more about her. This beautiful mother of two did a 360, and completely changed her life around while working a full time job. She made a healthier future for herself and for her children. Here's her amazing story:

On June 18th 2014...I woke up...weighing 283 pounds...dragging my weighted body around and suffering daily...no energy...no strength. ..no self confidence. That day...was the turn of my life...I decided it was time...it was my time to get life back and live it better for my kids. Immediately I pulled all resources...all friends who I knew would help me steer me to a healthier life. I chose to count calories immediately. Downloaded an app and start my journey. I didn't know what to do...all I did know...was that I was about to give my all and conquer a life long battle. The weight slowly dripped from my body. I joined a 21 day Challenge through Beachbody...I made friends...I made a support team...I started doing t25..as the weight came off...I decided to try Combat and see how I did with kickboxing. The Beachbody workouts were something I could do while still maintaining my busy schedule. Then one day...I weighed and I saw the number...199.9...I cried...I screamed...I realized...I was in fact getting life back. I don't remember being under 200 pounds. I was at 221 the day I started 9th grade. I can't tell you how much joy I experienced...how much farther could I go? I didn't know...I just knew I had determination and motivation on my side. I had started helping people lose weight. I became a person people could trust because I fought the battle...Lucky for me...I had made friend's month before with a coach who then showed me the way...to maintain and finish conquering my goals...I started the 21 day fix plan and started drinking shakeology. Wow...I had already adapted the healthy meals..but it was not balanced. The 21 day plan showed me how to balance my life. Before I knew it...I had lost over 110 pounds. I had gone from a size 24 to a size 8....my children see mom as being fit and healthy. My life is in control...I have confidence. Yes...I wake up daily and still see the big girl. ..I knew her for 31 years...it's hard to see myself different. But the clothes don't lie. The scales don't lie. My health doesn't lie. I was about to be diabetic...I saved myself. I saved myself from being obese for forever. I did this. Now one did it for me. I woke up. Said I was ready and did it. Daily we all fight battles...daily we all say we shoulda, coulda, woulda..but...I realized....I'm a strong woman...I did the unthinkable. ...I decided it was my time....who better to realize a destructive life and make it a beautiful one other then myself. I can breath now...I can smile now...I am not finished with this battle. It will be lifelong. However...I am determined to seek my goals. I have one thing going for me...life.

Juli, you are truly an inspiration! There are so many people who don't think they can do it. You are proof that the first step is to just make the decision to change! Thank you for sharing your story with us!

Motivational Monday-Ashley's Story

Ashley and I worked together before I had my daughter and left the world of working for others. She has been a great friend to me since we clicked, I think it was about Walking Dead. She is a hard worker, driven, and very patient. She bugged me several times about trying 21 Day Fix and coaching, and I was more than stubborn. I realized though, that if she could do this while being a mom and working full time, I could, too. Her determination to help others motivates me everyday. I'm so glad she introduced me to this program. This girl has changed my life! This is my coach Ashley's story:

"My name is Ashley and all my life I have struggled with my weight going Up and Down. I can remember being 13 and drinking Slim Fast to lose weight and restricting food to get results. Of corse we all know that those results don’t last! I was teased for being bigger and my family even shamed me at times. My mom was constantly dieting and I even remember my older sister struggling with her weight as well. I have done yo-yo diets, starvation even binging and purging. I have struggled with body dysmorphic disorder as well. In the summer of 2012, I was at my goal weight of 125lbs. I didn’t do it the healthy way at all. Lots of running and restricting foods, and purging when I did indulge. It was very hard on my body to maintain what I was doing. I slowly let bad habits like binging on fast food come back. Since then, I have let my self get back to my heaviest weight of 189lbs. I didn’t realize how out of control my weight had gotten but then again, I was self medicating with alcohol…LOTS OF ALCOHOL. I spent the last 2 years of my life drinking myself to death because I was unhappy with who I saw in the mirror. I let my relationship with my fiancé and my daughter suffer. 

I need to make a change.

I was following a Beachbody coach on Facebook and one day she posted her story on her wall. 

She showed her struggles and she had overcome body image issues and shedding the weight with T25. I had seen her posts before but when she shared her story it sparked something in me. If she could make a change so could I! I wanted nothing more than to love my body and be comfortable with myself and to also repair my relationships with my family.

I reached out to her and we chatted about what I was going through and how she could help me, if I was willing to do the work! 

I finally had HOPE!

I ordered the 21 Day Fix Extreme and it was the best decision of my life!

I have turned my life around. 

I’m not going to lie…..the first few days were ROUGH..basically HELL!

First of all when you open your Challenge pack and pull out the containers and see them your first thought is “SERIOUSLY! I’M GOING TO STARVE”

Then come the workouts…….its only 30 minutes…..LOL!

I hadn’t worked out for the last 2 years let alone run. I pushed play and then realized that this was going to be WORK! 

Huffing and puffing through the warm up meant that it was going to be a VERY LONG 30 minutes.

I pushed through the first workout but I did want to die the whole time, face beat red, sweat dripping and places I didn’t know could sweat did and Im pretty sure I was going to pass out or puke. 

Don’t worry none of those happened :) 

The food was way more than I expected and I even felt full all day long. 

I called my coach and asked her if I HAD TO EAT ALL THE FOOD….she said yes!

My brain was telling me NOPE, NO WAY! YOUR GOING TO GET FAT! 

My Coach said,TRUST THE PROCESS…..

I continued to Push Play and at the end of my first week of portion control and 30 minute workouts I was down 5lbs!

I COULDN’T FREAKING BELIEVE IT!!

All the sweat, tears and sore muscles were worth it!

I continued to push play and at the end of the 21 Days I was 13lbs lighter!!

During my journey I shared on my Facebook wall my progress, and when I shared my before and afters I had so many people who were ready to make a change! 

I had signed up as a discount coach because I knew I was going to do multiple rounds of the 21 Day Fix and I was in love with Shakeology!

It was the healthiest, easiest and simplest meal of the day and it came in a yummy chocolate flavor! 

Ladies who had followed my progress reached out to me and before I knew it I was running a challenge group just like the one I had started my journey in.

I truly believe that the VIP Challenge group on Facebook was one of the keys to my success. We had daily check-in’s and were held accountable by our coach.

It was nice to be encouraged by complete strangers who were on the same fitness journey as me. They shared their struggles and triumphs and were the motivation I needed to help me keep going when I wanted to give up.

Its been 4 1/2 months since I started this journey. I am a Diamond Coach and at 150lbs and have helped over 40 men and women reach their health and fitness goals! I have grown a team of amazing coaches who are helping others just like I did. I have built a successful business part time from my laptop at home and what started as just a way to take back my health has transformed into so much more. 

Fitness is a journey and I am so excited to see where this journey takes me!"

I'm so proud of my friend and how far she has come! Not only has she lost weight, but she's changed her mindset about health. I'm so grateful to be on her down-line and to have her as an example! You're doing great and amazing things girl!

Did Ashley's story motivate you? Leave me a comment! 

Motivation Monday- {MY} story

So I have decided to do a Motivation Monday, where I share other peoples stories. I haven't had the chance to ask another person to share their story, and it's Monday already, WHAAAAT!?!?, so you get to hear a more extended version of my story! So here we go! Grab the tissues haha, mostly kidding. I'll probably be the only one crying.

So my story starts when I was born, haha ok I won't go that far back. But I am going to go a little bit farther than when I started 21 Day Fix. September, 2012 I became a mother! I had a scheduled cesarean section (mostly, but that's another story) and met my baby girl for the first time. She was perfect!

Everything seemed perfect for the first few days, until we went home from the hospital. I quickly became overwhelmed and fell into a deep depression. She wasn't latching and I was very convinced I wanted to breast feed. This became the first problem that seemed to effect my daughter's and my relationship. I had also gained 70 pounds while I was pregnant. I was stuck at home, a tiny apartment in a tiny town, with a newborn, feeling very overweight and unhappy. The first week my husband stayed home, and it helped, but he got stir crazy and left frequently. The next week, my mom came and stayed with me. The day she left, I bawled like a baby. The next day, I made the short drive to her house and stayed with her for about a month, until my husband decided we would move into their house. We lived there, and I got help with my daughter the first year of her life. I still was depressed and refused help. I lost all the weight by the time she was 18 months. (This is yet another long story, but the point is that I was frustrated that my goal of losing all the weight by the time she was 1 didn't happen.)

Around the time she hit 18 months, I finally felt like myself again, mostly because I was back to pregnancy weight, and all the hormonal stuff had gone away once I was done nursing when she was 13 months. And then, SURPRISE! I found out I was pregnant again. I never thought I would be upset about that, but I was. I cried. I was resentful. And I was scared. I didn't want to go through all of that all over again. So I made plans. I walked 4 miles a day, every day. I prayed I would be happy about another baby. I worked really hard and being happy and positive. I made the most out of my time with just my daughter because I knew things were going to change. I only gained 30 pounds with my second pregnancy.

October 2014, I had my baby boy. He was a BIG boy.

He was nearly 3 pounds heavier than my first. A lot of the issues I had with her, weren't there with him because he was so healthy. He latched on immediately. He slept through the night within his first week of life. I was so happy!

Things actually seemed great for the first few months. He was such a happy, easy baby. My daughter, being only 2, was great with him, and only had jealousy issues here and there. Weight was slowly coming off. I finally hit a plateau when I had 10 pounds of baby weight left. But I was positive I could get it off!

Then, in February, my world got flipped upside down. My brother took his own life one morning, I was the last person he contacted. I felt guilty, and like there was something I could have done differently. I was sad and crushed, and everything just felt so surreal.

I quickly became severely depressed. I couldn't function, couldn't care for my kids without help. I became snappy at my husband. My husband and mom gained up on me and made me go in and get on Zoloft, wow that's hard to share! It seemed to help at first, but I soon started to feel like it wasn't helping enough. 

Then a good friend, and my coach, told me about 21 Day Fix and Shakeology. It took some convincing, and then I tried it. My first week, I felt like my life took a 180. I had energy to clean my house AFTER my 30 minute work out. I stopped being so snappy at my husband and could communicate again without getting defensive. I started playing with my kids again. And my body started changing.

My first round, I lost 7 pounds. I lost even more inches, but I didn't measure (so angry at myself!!)

My second round, I quickly reached my pre-pregnancy weight and was so excited to keep going! I lost more than 12 inches all over my body. I got fit and started seeing definition in my stomach, something I never thought I'd see after my c-section. My arms got thinner, my legs were smaller and stronger. I started loving my body and not just because of how it looked, but because of what it could do!

I'm just finishing my 3rd round, and I think I can safely say this is a program I can do for the rest of my life. I am going to add in other Beachbody programs (Body Beast, Cize, Hip hop abs, whatever I feel like in the moment) to challenge myself, but I will always use the 21 Day fix eating program, either for losing weight or maintenance. Eating clean is such an important thing for our bodies. We deserve to eat better. Eating healthier doesn't have to be bland. I am never starving, I feel like I'm always eating. I love food. 

I hope that my story motivates and inspires you. I'm just a stay at home mom, I play with my kids all day. I make time for ME by working out 30 minutes a day. And I feed my family healthy, delicious food. This is my story.