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
