Confession: I am that weirdo that doesn't sleep and sits up at 3am watching infomercials while the Game Show Network takes its evening snooze. A couple years ago, tub of icecream in hand, I watched a 30 minute segment on Beachbody's Insanity, a super intense workout program with a precise schedule to follow to "transform your body in 60 days."
Now I was a little skeptical, but being the impulse buyer that I am, I ordered it anyway. I followed the program perfectly for about 45 days and by then had reached my goal (25 pounds lost) and called it quits. I thought I could stop working out and keep my perfectly toned, muscular body. Obviously, that didn't work, DUH!
After about 6 months of eating pizza, going out for Margarita Monday's.. and Wednesday's... and the occasional Thursday's too, all of my hard work was gone. I started going to the gym a few times a week when I had some free time, worked out with a trainer when the gym didn't work, and eventually gave into the fact that I was "too far gone" to get my body back. After pouring countless dollars into the gym and trainers, I realized one thing: nothing else I've done has produced the results that I got when I was a Beachbody member.
Now, it's 2014 and I just graduated college. It's no longer socially acceptable to binge watch Netflix with a family size portion of lasagna and a 6 pack of Blue Moon. Something had to change. Luckily, I came to this realization at the same time my friend, Amber, posted about a new Beachbody Challenge, the 21 Day Fix. Immediately, I remembered my forgotten love of these programs and thought I'd give it a try, and why not start up Insanity on the side, too?
So where am I now? I'm on Day 15 of 21 and have lost 12 pounds and 6.5 inches overall. I have had amazing success in such a short period of time, and can only imagine how much better I will feel after I reach my ultimate goal of losing 20% of my weight in 60 days! Today I'm at 6.9% lost and I'm feeling great!
Because of my results so far, I have decided to take on a new challenge- that of becoming a Beachbody Coach! This doesn't mean that I'm in better shape than everyone else, or that I've conquered my goals and I'm the poster girl for perfect health. What this means is that I've found a way to get my body back when I thought there was no hope. I know what these programs are capable of doing and I want to be a role model for others to take back control of their health, too!
After my results with this first challenge, I've decided to start a challenge of my own. I picked a Beachbody program that I think has the chance of producing the best results for many body types. Whether you want to lose weight or tone up, the program gives you the workouts and resources to achieve your own goals. On September 1st, I'm starting the Focus T25 Challenge and encourage anyone who wants to change their life to join me!
Find me on Facebook if you're ready to take the next step to getting back your body, too!
This is the third in a series of my weight loss journey. Feel free to read my first two articles, "I Can't" and "How I Lost 7 Pounds in 7 Days," and follow my progress here every Monday.
