This is a very deep question and one that I reflect on daily. Why am I doing what I am doing? Well, there are many reasons... I want to share with YOU my why, and hopefully from that you can get a better understanding of me and who I really am, and where I am hoping to go in life.
When I was younger, I was fairly athletic, I swam, played softball and basketball- not THEE most athletic person in the world, but I was involved! I have super supportive parents, who always coached my teams and were very involved! When I got into middle school, I lost interest in basketball and swimming but continued to play slowpitch and fastpitch softball. I gained some weight just from not exercising as much, I was not "obese" but I definitely was not the stick skinny girl all my friends were! My sophomore year of high school I tore my labrum in my shoulder, and was told to give up softball or have surgery, I chose to retire my softball career, which at the time was pretty devastating to me.
From that day on, I was not active hardly at all. I lost all drive and motivation I had and gained quite a bit of weight. I had a huge group of girl friends- who were all stick skinny, eat whatever you want, never gain weight kinds of girls. I became very uncomfortable with myself, and always hated not being able to share clothes like the rest of my friends were doing. I was secretly trying every "get skinny quick" schemes like Nutrisystem, Dr. Organics shakes, Slim Fast, Alli pills, liquid diets, etc. ANYTHING I could get my hands on that was proven to help you "lose weight FAST". I never had much success, and if I did lose weight, I was sure to gain it back + some. To say the least, I became very discouraged.
When I began my freshman year of college, I weighed in at 241 pounds... WHAT? How did that happen? I looked at the scale that day and realized I had hit rock bottom. Something had to be done, and not another "diet". I needed a lifestyle change, ASAP! I started running in November of 2011, and lost about 7 pounds between then and the end of February 2012. Results? Yes. Were they what I was hoping for? No. It was the beginning of April, and my little sister, who by the way is the healthiest, fittest person I have ever met, had bought INSANITY not long before this- I asked my boyfriend, Nathan if he would be interested in starting the program with me, he, being my biggest supporter, said yes. We began the next day. Within 15 days of INSANITY I lost another 7 pounds--THAT SHIT WAS BANANAS as Shaun T would say! I fell in love with the results, the REAL results.
I was introduced to Lindsay Stroschein at the same time I was going to be starting INSANITY and Nathan signed up as a Beachbody coach (well, I basically signed up under Nathan's name :P). Lindsay was always talking about Shakeology (which I had heard of, but didn't know much about it), and I decided it was something I needed to try--the advertisements at the end of Shakeology got me even more excited! We each ordered a bag of Shakeology, figured we would give it a try, and SURPRISE! I fell in love with that too! It has been about 5 months since I decided to REALLY change my lifestyle, I became a Beachbody coach in June and have never looked back. I started Turbofire (my soulmate workout) on August 20th and am down a total of 25 pounds total!
How did you overcome those first few workouts? like the first ones are always so hard. Its hard for me to keep going when my body hurts and and i cant breathe. For me its SO embarrassing to let people see me struggle. How did you keep yourself motivated when it felt so hard? that's my biggest defeat. I dont even like my husband to see me struggle with simple excersizes to most people. Its funny to say but its hard to except the fact that I'm fat.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Abby!!! You are such an inspiration and I'm so proud of how far you've come!!! It's been such a blessing to have you as a coach this summer. You've helped push me into creating a better life for myself! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteAs for Cassa, you and I are a lot alike. It's difficult for me to be vulnerable and allow people to see my imperfections. But it's always reassuring to remember that no one is perfect. You are probably way harder on yourself than anyone else! I know that's a true statement for me! And hey, your husband LOVES you for who you are!!! He's your life partner, for better or for worse. So don't feel embarassed to "struggle" in front of him! He should be your support system! Maybe you could convince him to workout with you!
Also, the first few workouts are always rough. I've discovered that if I push through 1 week of working out it becomes so much easier. It helps to have someone that can hold you accountable, maybe even someone that will workout with you (ask your hubby!). I think I speak for both Abby and I when I say that we would be GLAD to help you stay accountable. With BeachBody there is an entire TEAM of people dedicated to helping you reach your goals. It will take hard work and dedication to get there, but YOU CAN DO IT!!! Tell yourself that!!! Keep your head high girl! You are STRONG! :)
Thank you, My whole life I have been extremely self conscious and working out is one of the hardest things do in front of people. My husband does support me its just so hard after a lifetime of worrying about what people think to go to I don't care I'm doing this for me attitude :) Thank you for your advice! I appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteCassa! This was always my big problem was I was too self conscious to work out, my face turns red immediately when I start working out and I can't breathe... But once you gain that DRIVE- like this is it, you're done being overweight...that drive makes it all seem less important. I lose myself in my workouts, and have found that I LOVE working out with people because I push myself harder and especially with Nathan, I know he loves me and he is the one during the workouts saying good job babe! Keep going! I hope this helps :) I know it's so hard in the beginning- it takes 21 days to create habits! That's another thing I keep in mind--I am trying to create new, healthier habits! 21 days is not long! Anyone can do it, if they really want to!!!
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