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As a child I was always on the “round” side and when adolescence hit, my weight issues began to affect me. At 13 years old, I started on what would turn out to be a 20 years cycle of abuse to my body in one form or another; bad decisions that just made me feel worse and take me to all time lows when it came to feeling good about myself.
In 1998, I started to turn things around by putting together the important pieces of my life that I had once scattered to the wind. I started a physically demanding job and fell in love and got married. I had continued to drop pounds (by eating very little or unhealthily) until Jan 2000 when I learned that I was pregnant. Riley weighed 7lbs at birth, which left ME with an excess of about 35lbs. I struggled for years to lose the weight. Not only did I NOT lose it, I gained more. I struggled to keep myself and my baby healthy, it seemed that we were both sick on and off for MONTHS. I was sick and exhausted, I felt it and I looked it. It was December - that’s when Beachbody entered the picture, just in time to start my new year on the right path.
It was a Saturday morning, January 2006 when I saw the infomercial for Power90. I was laying in bed, recovering from my latest bout with sickness. As the Success Stories were presented I sat up, transfixed. The stories and the pictures got me. I wanted that for myself and I believed Tony Horton when he said that I could do it. Even though I had felt sick moments before, I was now excited and motivated and I ordered the program.
I began my first round of P90. It was tough at first but I noticed results very quickly and that kept my motivation high. The workouts were short enough to incorporate into my mornings and it was a great way to start the day. My clothes felt looser in all the right places and after 90 days, I had lost inches all over my body without losing a pound, which let me know I’d replaced fat with muscle and that I was actively sculpting a new me.
Now that I was more fit, I tried TurboJam and fell in love with Chalene and her crew. I had spent the majority of that year exercising with Beachbody and as the year drew to a close and I seemed to let up on my workout regimen, I snapped myself out of it. I had increased my fitness enough that I decided to commit to what had previously seemed scary to me: P90X ! I joined a large group of people (Agent X’ers) on the Beachbody online community and started my new year with a clear plan in mind. Then mental shift was complete and a big part of that is support, which is an important part of the equation. There’s a whole community of people ready to support and motivate you. The Beachbody community is amazing; these are people that you haven’t met in person but who GENUINELY want for you to succeed. And even though I haven’t met her in person, I have a wonderful coach in Nina Zamudio who I feel like I’ve known forever, she answers any questions or concerns I might have.
In April 2006, with a lot of sweat, dedication and support from my coach and online friends, I completed my first round of the X. I was stronger, more flexible, and I was mentally engaged in the workouts. As I continued the workout regimen I noticed that my jeans were seeming tighter. I was perplexed but turned to my coach and the wealth of information on the website. I came to understand that I was not paying enough attention to fueling my body properly for the physical demands I was putting on it. When I started my 2nd round of the X in September, my cleaned up nutrition made a big difference IMMEDIATELY. I lost 9 pounds the first month! What a difference! I was so grateful for all the nutrition information available on the website.

I am in the absolute best shape of my life. I am so thrilled to be able to say that and mean it. Being a part of Team Beachbody has given me the tools to transform my life. My outlook on being healthy and living a FIT life are forever altered and I am now a healthy role model for my family.