My Fitness Journey so far...

Hello! I am 33 and a mother of 4, and a Navy wife. I have had a long journey to become a more fit person. Back in 2008 after baby #3, I felt down and out. I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. I didn’t bounce right back from pregnancy like I have in the past. I weighed almost as much as I did while I was pregnant! I had to do something.

   One day I was flipping channels and saw a P90X infomercial…. (I am a sucker for workout video infomercials…I LOVE watching them!). Something about P90X spoke to me. At the time the hubby and I were about to move from Texas to Alabama, but I went ahead and ordered it. I actually ended up ordering just Power 90 by accident. I was disappointed about that, BUT I did it anyway! =( When we finally got into our new house I decided to go ahead and do that and get myself conditioned. I had never really worked out before. So in 90 days I finished Power 90, and wanted more!! I ordered P90X and completed it twice! I lost weight and put on some lean muscle.

   I was making progress on my body and was feeling more confident, but I didn’t get the results that they had on the screen. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I wasn’t eating like I should. I was doing the workout without putting in the work in the kitchen! I lost some inches, some weight, but now I think about what I could have achieved if I had just eaten healthy!! =) In addition to P90X I took up running. I got to where I could run almost 4 miles. I loved running. Then I became pregnant. I continued running (with okay from my doctor). I ran until about 7 months, then I had to fast walk as I became bigger. The biggest difference I saw this time is that I only gained about 13 pounds. I contribute that to running/walking about 4 days a week while I was pregnant. So my biggest encouragement to women now is to please continue a workout program while pregnant. I still ate what I wanted too. Once I had my son, I had the easiest recovery even though he was my biggest baby weighing in at 8lbs 10oz!!! I was in my prepregnancy clothes by one week out….woot, woot!! I continued to run after about 3-4 weeks recovery time.

   When my son was 9 months old my husband got word that he was to be deployed. Since I knew I wouldn’t be able to run everyday on the treadmill with my son I started looking at beachbody workouts again. I needed something that I could do with him in the house or while he was napping. I again watched an infomercial, but this time it was on Insanity. I thought to myself, “WOW! That looks like an awesome workout!” I ordered it. I started it before my husband left. Completed it almost twice by the time he came home on break, and he was blown away at the results he saw! I had lost 10 lbs and more inches.  I love that I can do this workout with my kids running around and playing. Most of the time my son sits right beside me and plays with his toys while I workout. Let me tell you that he loves Shaun T! Every time he hears his voice he starts jogging and now that he is almost 2 he does his “push-ups”!! I didn’t know where to go from Insanity because what do you do after Insanity? It is the BEST workout I have ever done and gave me the most amazing results. So, I again checked out beachbody and saw that there was an Insanity Asylum and I ordered it. I have completed it twice now. It gave me more defined results!

   I have gone on to finish Shaun T’s birthday Insanity challenge with my third round of Insanity. I did it this time with a great friend, and  we followed the nutrition plan which I had never done before. I got the best results I had seen so far!  

 

   While doing most of these workouts I had to carve out time in my schedule because I was working full time, going to school full time, and being a mom. It was tough and there were times when I was up late or early! It can be done, if you make it a priority. A workout is like 4% of your day. I either got up early or stayed up late during the time before I finally got to stay home.

I decided after completing these programs and seeing the weight and inch loss that I got that I wanted to help people do this too. I just want to inspire people to reach their health and fitness goals. I figured if I could help one person it would be worth becoming a coach. So I am coaching and it is truly my passion. I love helping people meet those goals. It is a very rewarding job.

 

So now I am completing Shaun T's new workout called Focus T25. I am on week 9 of 10 so almost done! I have to say that at 33 I am in the best shape of my life, and am only looking to get better!

 

Do you want to get healthy and fit? Let me help  you! Sign up for your free account at http://www.teambeachbody.com/msfroggie7. Then click join Beachbody. I will help you get the results you want and be on your way to living a healthier lifestyle!!!

Total Inches lost: 15.5

Beginning weight: 148

Current weight: 115

Total weight loss: 33 lbs