Team Beachbody Guest

My transformation started when I was in high school. My ninth grade year I
had designed to change who I was. In my personal fitness class the teacher
told us to ask our parents if they would allow us to change through their
program. I asked my mom, who said yes, but that I would never be small. I
was more than a little disappointed; I wanted to be small. I decided to prove
her wrong. I set a goal and set out to prove it to the world, and most
importantly, to myself. In class we had to make our own fitness work out. For
years I had watched Tony Horton’s Power90 on tv. Finally, I asked my mom to
order it for my birthday. In high school I went from a size 15 to a size 5 using
Tony Horton’s Power90! I love cardio 3-4 and Ab ripper 100 and 200

Fast forward to fours year after high school, and about three years since I was
doing Power90 faithfully. I stopped using it because my favorite workout was
stolen from me. I had ordered Power Half Hour, but it wasn't the same – I was
loyal to the program that changed my life! Then life happened. I got married
and had a baby. I missed my work outs, and knew I needed to do something
to get my body and my life back. When I was working out with Power90,
P90X was in the early stages of being created. I had said to myself, “One day
I'm going to have P90X.” I was truly intimidated by it, "The MOST EXTREME
IN-HOME FITNESS PROGRAM". When i was watching the infomercials and one
of the ladies said "if i can do it, so can you; don't be intimidated"; I was sold.
I started it for my 21st Birthday. I loved P90, but I was ready to push myself
to see what I was capable of. I LOVE P90X!! It hits the spot every time.
Working out is so much FUN, and I could SEE and FEEL the difference in my
body!!!

I was having great results, and having fun, when once again life happened
and I got off track with my P90X workouts. One day while I was working out,
my mother in law was down visiting. My son had woken up early while i was
working out. I put the tv on in the bedroom and got him settled while I
finished my work out. Well, he’d seen her and wanted his grandma. She got
mad, and told me I'm not to work out when I should be taking care of my son.
She said that I was being selfish and started bad mouthing a lot of things
about the program and other things that had nothing to do with me. At one
point she said that I'd never get fit doing this program, and a lot of other
hurtful words. I didn’t respond, but inside this was eating me up because it
brought back all those memories of what my own mom had said. Because of
her response, and all it brought back from being a teenager, I became
terrified to work out.


Not working out affected everything and everyone in my life. I became so
stressed out. Working out was my only way to relax and de-stress, and that
had been taken away. I knew comforting myself with food was NOT the
answer. Deep down I knew that the only thing I needed was to work out to
save my life from going backwards. Determined not to let someone else
control my life or let myself go, once again
I decided to take back control of my life, and not only make a difference in
my life and my sons life, but in the lives of others. I became a Team
Beachbody Coach, and am VERY excited about that decision. I refuse to let
negative words control my life and dictate the path my life takes. I struggled
with weight when i was a kid and got teased, and I’m leaving that in the past.
I can’t control other people and the choices THEY make, but I get to make the
choices for my own life. I’m working out for me, and for the 70 and 80 year
old version of me. I want to be there for my kids, and to be fit for life. I want
to encourage others that that’s available to them as well with these great
workouts and helpful website tools! Tools to help us all take back the one
thing we can control – how we take care of ourselves!

I'm still uncomfortable to work out, because I struggle with what my family
will think or say, but I'm determined not to let others make my decisions.
I'm on my way to rock hard abs, and I'm thrilled to help people as a Coach.
To make a difference in the lives of others, to help them face their own fears,
and to prove to themselves that they CAN DO IT - what an empowering role,
and I am excited to be a Coach!



I wanted so send big hugs and thanks to my greatest motivator and Coach
Traci Morrow! And to Tony Horton, and everyone at Team Beachbody: THANK
YOU!!