Team Beachbody Guest

I was the winner in my age group in September of 2007 in the Million Dollar Body Game. My transformation story started on my 23rd birthday. January 10, 2007 was a turning point in my life coming off of the holiday highs; I had received the holiday pictures and was floored! I looked 2 times by boyfriend and friends. At that point I had not known what I weighed, avoiding the scale went from a weekly, then monthly, then finally 4 years passed and I had never stepped on the scale to unveil that horrible truth of my weight. Many people are afraid of, sharks, snakes, but for me, it was the scale.

After seeing my pictures I decided to start cutting out the fast food and eating a little healthier a month had passed and I had lost a dress size and was in between sizes, so I thought that I would finally confront that scale, with high hopes I stepped on, but as the numbers rose to 225 I almost fainted. After losing a dress size and some... I was at 225lbs! This meant I was over 235 lbs!

That was it, I told myself, it was not a matter of being cute, or getting into a size 0, it was about living long enough to take care of my parents at their old age, to be able to work with kids, to be able to do all the things that I had always wanted to do! The way that I was living; I would never have been able to get to do those things. I had to face the sobering possibility of being buried before my parents.

So after trying to exercise on my own, I flipped through the channel and say Slim in 6 I wanted to try it, but was intimidated so I let it float in the back of my head, just a few weeks later I came upon the infomercial about a workout that was fun and allowed weight loss, "Hip Hop Abs" I ordered it and after a rotation had lost 15 lbs and inches! I gained confidence and ordered Slim in 6 while I was waiting for the videos I did another rotation and lost 10 more lbs, and was ready to get going with Slim in 6.

Slim in 6 was it for me, Debbie was the reason for the toning and the amazing results that I have now. I was able to realize that weight loss did not have to be something that was so intense that one would have to start out being super fit to do. All it takes is determination, discipline, and using the resources that Beach Body and Teach Beach Body has to offer!

Currently I have lost 90 lbs in approximately 1 year and I am working on losing an additional 10-15 lbs to get past that 100lbs lost mark. I hope to be able to inspire many women to take that chance; this problem of obesity is one that women of all color, ages, and backgrounds face. If I can do it you can. Lets take back the definition of what beauty truly means, lets take it back and hold on to it so our kids, our future, can appreciate and take care of their bodies for years to come. We deserve to be that total package that we want to be.

We can do it together! Let’s tackle this and rise up in triumph and relay this message of possibility over the impossible. Reveal the true beauty that all of us hold and carry that on to our families, our friends, and our communities!

I hope that in becoming a Coach I can help other women reach their goals! I was there, I understand, and I can help! It would be honor to be able to support you in this challenging but infinitely rewarding journey to the better version of you, the real you, the complete package! Lets make the impossible possible together!

Much love,
Zinnia aka Z