About Me

The one time she was actually sleeping!

     I am a 43 year old mom of a daughter named Emma who is 4 years old.  Before she was born, I definitely struggled with my weight and fitness but had a handle on it.  I went through ups and downs but there were more ups than downs.  A friend of mine introduced me to Beachbody in the form of Insanity.  I absolutely loved Shaun T and those workouts.  We would do them together after work.  I'll never forget the day that I couldn't get through a workout because I felt nauseous.  That had never happened to me!  I was strong...I worked out everyday...I could handle Shaun T...I was PREGNANT!!!  This was the beginning of the end of my fitness success.  My beautiful little girl took away any time and energy I had to exercize, eat healthy and SLEEP.  I wouldn't change it for the world though.  
     Initially, I kept my weight off but wasn't eating healthy.  That's when I started drinking Shakeology on a regular basis.  I figured that at least one meal a day would be healthy and I needed easy and fast!  

As soon as I tried it, I was hooked.  I couldn't believe how good it made me feel and it was a meal that I could actually fit into my day.  Here's the info on Shakeology if you aren't familiar with it. While that worked for a while, I got lazy and stopped drinking it and really lost track of my healthy eating.  I couldn't fit in time to go to the gym and everything started going downhill.
     Fast forward almost 4 years later.  I was visiting my mother in Florida like I always do over February break and I was excited for some warm weather - until I had to put on different clothes.  I am not exaggerating when I say that NOTHING I brought with me fit.  I had one pair of pants that fit and that was only because there was spandex in them.  Thank goodness I was staying at my mom's where I had access to a washing machine.  I was so disappointed in myself.  What was my excuse now?  Emma was almost 4 years old, slept through the night and didn't require round the clock attention. I had to do something.  
     I had heard about the 21 Day Fix and it intrigued me. This is the video I looked at.     I had always been a huge Weight Watchers fan but it just wasn't working for me anymore.  The "you can eat anything as long as you count it," wasn't helpful when I was counting tootsie rolls and snack packs of oreos.  I decided to try the 21 Day Fix and convinced my mom, husband and sister-in-law to join me.  I knew I would need motivation.  Once I received the package, I became a 21 Day Fix junkie.  I read and watched anything that pertained to the fix.  I spent hours watching Autumn Calabrese answering questions about the program and even about her life and how she came up with the program.  I was set to succeed.  

What a difference!!

     21 Days and 8.8 pounds (15 for my husband) I realized that this program was going to change my life.  It didn't feel like a diet.  It felt like I was doing something so amazing for myself.  I had never felt healthier in my life.  Everyone I talked to heard about the 21 Day Fix.  I had people trying it and I wasn't even a coach.  Since I had committed to drinking Shakeology every day, I decided to sign up as a coach to get the discount.  Boy, was I wrong about just getting a discount. Everyone wanted to know what I was doing - so I shared and shared and shared.  Now, I help people achieve their health and fitness goals every day.  It has been a blast becoming a Beachbody coach.  I can't wait to see what the future holds and how many more people I can help.