Commit to 60 Days For a Total Body and Life Transformation!

ARE YOU READY TO COMMIT TO YOUR OWN HEALTH?!

I do not know about you, but I know tons of people that are wanting so bad to lose weight, tone up, and make healthier food and lifestyle choices, but do not know where to start.  I will say from experience, I was totally there at a point in my life.... I was miserable with low self-esteem, and couldn't stand to even be in my workout short and tank because my fat would hang over and shake during my exercise.  It drove me CRAZY!! I finally woke up one day and knew if I didn't start something quick, my depression would show to my kids and the last thing I wanted is for them knowing I had such a complex with my image and how I felt about myself.   

As I was looking to find myself again, my cousin ran an idea past me.. She has been coaching for Beachbody for a little and has gotten amazing results, and asked if I would join her in a challenge group to reach my health and fitness goals.  I was so skeptical because you know that stuff you hear and see on TV isn't always what its made out to be right?!? Well, since I had nothing to lose and wasn't getting the results I wanted from everywhere else, I took a leap and faith and went with it! I joined her challenge group, and let me say it was the best investment I could've ever done!
What was so special about this challenge group??

Well, not only did I get my results, but I found confidence and happiness that nothing else was giving me! As a nurse, I love helping people and found that these groups motivated and inspired me at the same time! I wanted to give this back to someone else.. I thought, if I could someones life like mine was changed, this could be amazing!!

So in the middle of my own journey, I signed up myself as a Beachbody coach! Again, one of the best investments I could ever do for myself and my family! Not only am I continuing my own journey and keeping myself accountable, but I now run my own Challenge Groups for those who are looking to better themselves physically and mentally! 

This is not about just a physical transformation! Its the 1:1 coaching daily that you get that motivates you, and helps you realize the good in you and how strong of a person you are.  Your potential to do something great for yourself is right around the corner... The opportunity for you to take what is given to you in these challenge groups and teach your family about healthy eating and how to love yourself and be confident with the person you are! 

What is really involved in these Challenge Groups??
Well in 60 days, I am giving you an opportunity to literally change your life! HOW??

-You get DAILY 1:1 coaching and support from me and my other fellow coaches on my team Forever FIT

-You get recipes to cook for yourself and your family

-Daily motivation and accountability (we check in daily, along with you checking in to tell your coach how your day went and if you followed your plan).  

-A workout program of your choice.  There is a program out there for everyone, depending on preference of exercise, limitations, intensity, etc. I will be the one to help you find what suits you the best.

-SHAKEOLOGY.  Forget the diet pills, starvation, and binging... We incorporate Shakeology once daily into our nutrition regimen to help give us the dense nutrition we do not get from our every day foods. With over 70 NATURAL ingredients, super foods, digestive enzymes, and probiotics, you will notice a huge increase in your energy, decrease in bloating and cravings because you are finally fueling your body with what it has been lacking for so long!

-Clean Eating Education.  We teach you all about what Clean eating is, what type of foods are "clean", and how to take this with you forever! Like I said, no diet pills or starvation... Eating small frequent meals that can fuel your body will do wonders for yourself and your goals! 

-Track your progress: We do take before and after photos and measurements to best track your progress.  Your weight is not the only indicator if you are losing weight or reaching your particular goal (s).  By tracking your photos and measurements, you will see the bigger picture, your non-scale success as we call it that means so much more than just a number on a scale!

-You get to workout and live your healthy lifestyle in the comfort of your own home! These home fitness programs we provide you with are programs that give you the ability to wake up and not have to take the kids to a sitter, spend money on gas, or a gym membership every month! 

If you have been trying to reach your health and fitness goals, its time to ask yourself, WHY NOT?? Are you not motivated, have the willpower, or you can't find something that works for you? This is WHY I am here! I am ready to provide you with 1:1 support and tips to get you to your ultimate goals! I know it can happen because my team and challengers are full of transformations!! We know what you need, because we were there and still are on our own journey! 

If you would like a spot in my next 60 day Beachbody Fitness Challenge starting September 23rd, please fill out the application below and I will contact you within 24 hours.

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NPC Figure Competition- 12 weeks out from show

Holy man, I cannot believe time is flying so fast! I remember making the decision to commit to my first NPC Figure competition 6 weeks ago! Now Im at the point where I cannot mess up my nutrition AT ALL and have to kick some butt every day from here on out! I mean, I have been trying, but still had a few slip ups.  I was told if I'm craving to have a bite of cool whip to help my sweet tooth... one night I found myself eating half the container... UMMM yea thats NOT ok!! LOL... 

So after re evaluating myself today, I need to definitely step it up with my water intake.  I hold salt so easily! Its crazy when your body fat gets low that you can see the biggest changes with the smallest things, like having salt on a piece of food.  

Yesterday I ate at Chipotle and just had lettuce, steak, and veggies and they obviously throw salt on their meat. Lesson learned AGAIN!

I will be drinking 1 gallon of water from here on out.  I need to cut back on my seltzer water (naturally flavored) because it does have a little sodium and I can tell easily I get a little bloated after and my fingers even swell.

I just finished my meal prep for this week and I'm ready to go!!

As you see, I will be eating the same thing EVERY day! Who thinks I'll be sick of eating chicken and egg whites by next week?? LOL 

I have my moments, but honestly I have heard people want to vomit when they look at chicken and I'm not close to being there yet, so thats a plus!!  :)

I am actually pretty proud of how good my food looks for the week! I have fresh veggies I made into kabobs and they are amazing!!

YUMMO!!

Not going to lie, I kicked butt with my cooking lol!! 

You may be wondering, are my hubby and kids eating this too?? Well, my kids will eat the chicken, but I made lean meatloaf and whole wheat turkey sausage pasta for them with light Alfredo sauce!! Gotta please everyone and come to a happy medium! I still only took about 3 hours total (not even) to prepare everything!

Onto my weight training and exercise!  I have been doing cardio 2 times daily 30 minutes each.. One when I first wake up, and the other 30 minutes right after my weight training. I am lifting weights 5 days/week and my cardio is every day! My cardio is keeping my heart rate around 130-140 BPM. Burn fat calories baby!

This is a bathing suite and although I do not have strings covering my back (bikini top) I'm still not showing anything... I am trying to show my progress with my back! I am so excited that I have made improvements with my V shape in my back! I never thought my waist can look small like this!! Im use to having no curves and my top matching my waist and bottom!! GO ME!! Now, to keep this going!!

At Gold's 12 weeks out... You can tell I had a lot of sodium... GRRR it makes me feel like Im taking a step back! :( YES, this was actually the same day as the pics above! CRAZY HUH?? 

Time to put my game face on and move forward!

Lets hope for a great week and more results for next!! Eat Clean, Train Dirty!! BOOM!!

NPC FIGURE SHOW PREP 14 WEEKS OUT!

Ok, so I'm a very honest person, so Im going to just put it out there... This week sucked! It was by far, the toughest week for me yet! I went away to Jersey to visit a friend and I could not control myself there, let alone when I came home... In Jersey, 15 weeks out, I ate NACHOS AGAIN (whats up with me and nachos?!?!) and yes they were loaded! I guess go big or go home!?! And then, frozen yogurt, not once, but twice! Not the plain vanilla frozen yogurt either... It was the oreos, peanut butter cup, hot fudge, and peanut butter on top! YEA, that bad!! Seriously, I was SOOOO disappointed with myself!
Every other meal was great! My friend made me awesome Zucchini Turkey Burgers with grilled peppers and a sweet potato... but even while I was in Jersey, I got my friend to go to the gym with me for my workout! We did back day and it was great!!

Zucchini Turkey Burgers, grilled peppers and sweet potato

Getting in some cardio too! Livin it up at GOLD's!

I guess this is just part of the struggle... I know Im human... but I felt terrible that I am a fitness coach and totally falling apart and not doing what I tell my challengers!! UGH!! Its all about practice what you preach!
On another note, my workouts have been great! Ive done them daily, but was not seeing results because I was not on top with my nutrition... Literally, my veins went away and I looked VERY different! Its crazy when you start to get low with your body fat, how much you can see a change in a day! I decided its time to keep myself accountable in other ways... My trainer is a great help and is trying to motivate me as much as possible, but I obviously still fell off the wagon, so were trying this another way.
One day at a time.. I can't keep thinking about 14 more weeks and looking ahead because I sike myself out.  So pictures WILL be taken every week from here on out of my progress..

Posterior delts, here I come!

My delts are growing!

See the difference between just 2 days!?!? CRAZY!!

14 WEEKS TO SHOW WEEKEND NPC FIGURE COMPETITION

OK The day I realized I sucked so bad and was at my lowest emotionally, its time to get over it and realize I have some goals to meet... I cried it out, I pouted about it, but it is not going to get me to 1st place, so moving forward!

So one thing that was more frustrating this week was on leg day, I hurt my left knee.  Not sure what I did, but I was on the Press Machine and doing 270 lbs, and the way my knee was, I tried to re position, but didn't do it properly.  Im pretty sure it was a ligament, but needless to say, I couldn't do any more workouts... Since I need so much work on my legs, I was so frustrated... I am suppose to be doing 2 leg days a week, along with cardio 2 times a week, and then this happens after I ate terrible! UGH!! 

This was the day I needed to wake up and realize I can literally have NO more cheats! My trainer keeps telling me, "You are going to be the only one up on stage being mad about the nachos and ice cream you and is you know is holding you back from first."  I cannot sell myself short.  I know I am capable of this.  Its just getting into the mind set.  

So I decided to start fresh with Beachbody's 3 DAY REFRESH. 

The pics above are from yesterday which is day 2, but I will be posting my total results with the refresh once Im done tomorrow morning :)  I feel so much better though its crazy!! Im back on track and after my melt down, Im ready to roll!! I am going to do weekly videos also because that really helped me see where I need to be with myself emotionally.  

Thank you everyone for all your encouragement and messages... It truly makes a difference and I need your continued support throughout this journey!! I hope I can inspire as many people to follow their dreams and remember, although you feel like failing, it is just a struggle that will turn into a strength in the long run!

Beachbody Super Saturday Event Pittsburgh, PA and week 4 Figure Comp Prep

Oh what a week it was!! So, I have had a lot going on with traveling back and forth around Pittsburgh and my diet was not on track AT ALL!! I'm only human and I do not want to lie about my journey so here it is! Time to keep myself accountable!! I did good throughout the week with my meals, but ever since my son's 2nd Birthday on Thursday, this girl FELL OFF THE WAGON... HARD!! Cake, ice cream and more cake and ice cream lol...
I could tell such a huge difference when I do the same workouts, but fall off with my diet.. It shows that nutrition is 80% of your results... NOT LYING about that!

So Ive been going strong with my workouts, focusing on my back, shoulders, and legs.. Getting in cardio two times a day, once in the morning and 30 min of incline fast pace walking post workout.

WEEK 4 FIGURE PREP

I love running into my little accountability partner at the gym! We have the same trainer, so this is such a fun experience!!
Alisha is one of my coaches on my team and we decided to take this extra step forward together!

We are in week 4, I am doing Figure, Alisha is doing a bikini! Prepare to be amazed by our results because we are going to kick some butt!!

Nothing like a great leg day!!

  One of my clean meals- Salmon grilled with basil and garlic, Sweet potato, and brussel sprouts! 

Now to review my weekend with Super Saturday event in Pittsburgh, PA! It is so awesome to have coaches from the area, but also some from where I live now that travels with me for these events!! Truly dedication!! 

This was a very special Super Saturday!! There were approx 500 coaches and non-coaches that attended and I was able to see one of my own coaches go up on stage and speak about her weight loss story as one of our weight loss transformations!! 

Michele C. is a mom of 3, has 3 jobs (working as a coach, and a nurse with me in the ER, and also a school nurse at Penn State), and will be turning 50 next year! She is not letting any of her excuses get in the way and has lost 30 lbs to date using FOCUS T25 , 21 DAY FIX, and SHAKEOLOGY!!! So exciting!!! Seeing her transform in person is so rewarding and this is exactly why I do what I do as a health and fitness coach! I live for seeing people happy and confident!! To see people make a total transformation inside and out! Its amazing what you can do if you want something bad enough and commit!  

Since I am also a member of the leadership council, I help prepare the Super Saturday events for Beachbody.  I am a huge fan of SHAKEOLOGY, our #1 product (health shake meal replacement) so I decided to take on my waitress skills and make everyone Shakeology! I had my team helping and it was nice to see everyone and mingle! 

Maegan and I- friend from college and now diamond coach on my team

Kerri, Maegan, and I getting ready for the event!

Tammi, Alyssa, Nikki, and I

Alyssa, Melanie, and I

 During the event, the leadership council went up and Jeremy Redd from Corporate spoke and talked about our role to help our area grow with Beachbody!

Jeremy Redd from Corporate 

  Last but not least, we had a 1 hour workout with Kam! A mixture of Piyo and Insanity... holy man was that one heck of a workout!

Michele and I soaking wet after our workout! This is NO JOKE!! ;)

I am so glad I was able to spend the day with my team!! Since we live all over, its not often we can get together, but one thing is for sure... Although we don't all know each other, when we meet each other, it feels like we've been friends for years!! 

As you see, working as a health and fitness coach is quite the rewarding career... I have grown an amazing team that is driven to succeed, goal oriented, friendly, passionate, caring, and fun.
We are ranked #33 in the company and also a part of the #1 team! We have the training needed to grow a successful business, and we all work together as an amazing team! I am truly blessed to have this crew by my side!! WOOP WOOP!!

If you would like a spot in my next Coach Apprenticeship and be the own CEO of your business in a career with health and fitness, work from home, and grow a successful business, fill out my application below.

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