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First of All I want to Thank all the wonderful people at Beach Body, for without them so many of us would not be able to live our dream and life the way it should be lived.

Every time I look at my photo's I can’t really believe it’s me, but, guess what, Its ME ! And that is just amazing to me !

I have not only found information, friends and a great community at TBB to help me lose weight but I

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First of All I want to Thank all the wonderful people at Beach Body, for without them so many of us would not be able to live our dream and life the way it should be lived.

Every time I look at my photo's I can’t really believe it’s me, but, guess what, Its ME ! And that is just amazing to me !

I have not only found information, friends and a great community at TBB to help me lose weight but I have also found a home for life !

A Little about me .........

I joined my first weight watchers meeting when I was about 10 years old. I never really had a " problem " with food, obviously that would become much clearer as I finally ended my weight at almost 300 lbs in my 30's.

I am not a newbie when it comes to losing weight, or for that matter, gaining it, because I have lost and gained I am sure thousands of pounds over my life time.

You name it I have tried it, Weight Watchers ( was a member 12 times ( yes you read that right ), Jenny Craig way back when it first came out, Nutri system, Cabbage soup diet, Zone diet, Bob Greene when he first hit Oprah's show, you name it, I have done it or at least tried it. I have spent thousands of dollars I am sure and then some on quick weight loss fads, gizmos and everything else in between......so you ask, what was it that worked ?

ME finding Beach Body. That is what worked and also my, as I call it, AH HA moment that came some years back.

I had arrived home from a vacation and couldn't wait to pick up the pictures. After getting ready to look at them all excited, I opened the package and was upset that I was sure the Photography lab had sent me the wrong pictures back. Who was that FAT woman in that god awful blue shirt with the frizzy hair standing on the cruise ship ? Surely not me....... until I looked again and there was no mistaking the next photo where my now ex husband and grandmother stood next to me. I felt like someone had smacked me upside the head and I thought OMG, I would never go on another vacation again. How did this happen ?? Sure I had 2 babies by then and all of life's stresses that come with just, well life. I was always told I was beautiful and here's the kicker to my families answers when I said " Do I look Fat " ? AM I Fat ? " the reply was always the same, " No, you look great " ........well I sure did Look great, about the size of the great wall !

It was that moment that I decided I would take up walking and I was not going to live like that another day. So sure enough, I just kept at it. I really wanted to run, but let’s get serious, at almost 300 lbs, there was no way my legs and knees were going to put up with that kind of torture for long.

So I started walking each day bright and early in the am. I started writing down everything I ate and yes, it was a PITA, but it also made me realize that I was overeating etc.

So walking ended up turning into slight jogging/walking over time and the weight was coming off ! Then I found Tony Horton and Beach Body on TV late one night.. I ordered power 90 in 2004 and NEVER looked back….. The more weight that came off, the more I wanted to push, until finally, I did just that and lost to date 140 lbs !

I cannot tell you what a feeling it was after 13 months to step out of size 24 pants into a size 4 ! How could that possibly be. Was it hard ?

I wish I could say it was, actually I took on the challenge and was not going to give up. So I got down to my lowest ever, from almost 300 lbs to 135 lbs ! I felt awesome ! I still feel awesome although I am now back up to 144 lbs but in the BEST shape of my life…

But that's ok, I know how to take it off and I know that only I can control what goes in my mouth and I can only control how much I work out. We all make mistakes, we all fall, but the important thing is we stand up, brush ourselves off and continue on forward ! How many times did we all say we would start on " Monday " . Do you know how many calories I had consumed from a Thursday to a Monday ?? And weeks went by before I would actually even start........

After reaching my goal, life changed. I changed. I wanted to live life for all it had to offer and it was time for me to finally be free and live life the way I had always imagined.

Things of course changed after losing that much weight, relationships changed. I lost some of my " best friends " because they thought me getting thin was shutting them out and it was sad. I also got divorced, I just didn't want to sit in the house and watch TV, etc. I wanted to be OUT, I wanted to LIVE ( We are still best friends and he's the kids dad and I am so thankful for whatever reason this happened the way it did ) I actually didn't want to be married at all and just wanted to enjoy my kids and it was the most amazing feeling of going to a park and running after the kids and just being US !

A few years went on and I was traveling with a great group I had met up with running, yes you guessed it , 5 k runs ;) fun ! I couldn't think of anything else better and was happy with my kids and my new life..............well then, Yes, you guessed it, this handsome dashing guy came into my life and well, as life would have it, I would get remarried :)

Which is wonderful, however with that came BBQ's, family get together's and more............so while we are so happy, kids love him, even the ex loves him :) The weight started to creep back up… Things were also a bit too comfortable and stressful at the same time. This last year, My dad was diagnosed with cancer and well it was probably one of the worse moments of my life. But I kept pushing play and because of that I was able to handle the stress our family was going through…

To all those Beach Body Users out there, new and old, We are capable of so much more then we can imagine…and when you reach deep down inside, not just the " oh I can’t do this, but when you reach far down inside, you will find power that you never knew you had. I can attest to the statement , nothing tastes as good as thin feels !

So get those Beach Body workout’s out of the cabinet if you have stored them, or order something new and exciting.. Because it’s just time….and Only just time…. Time you are working on yourself and your health…..Sure the house may not get dusted, maybe the clothes won’t get folded, but this time is for YOU !

I have been inspired by so many emails, notes, posts, and I hope that as much as you have all motivated and inspired me, that I have done the same for you ! I decided to become a coach with Beach Body because I want to help, coach, and inspire those around me to become fit, healthy and live a beautiful life ! If I am your coach and I have not contacted you, please feel free to drop me an email or you can visit my page at www.coachfitfarmgirl.info



Love and success to all,

FitFarmGirl

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