Fall Back Into Fitness Challenge

If you've been following my blog, you konw I've been working towards a more fit lifestyle since March 2014.  I started this journey by joining Beach Body and a challenge/accountablity group.  I know that in order to lose and maintain my weight I NEED to workout and eat right.  I've never been one of those people who can eat and drink what ever they like, never work out and never gain weight....yup, just never been for me.  I was over-weight or as they say chubby, until I was a Freshman.  That summer I started running, but not eating right and through that developed an eating disorder.  Thankfully before it got out of control, I was able to get back on track.  However, not long after that I went back to over-eating and NEVER being active, enter college.  I'm a classic over-eater, I eat when i'm bored, I eat to celebrate special occasions, I eat too big of portions, etc.  I've done it all and have had excuses for EVERYTHING...I'm tired, I'll get up early and do it tomorrow, I have to work late/early, the list goes on and on. 

In 2011 I weighed my highest weight.....208, yup I'm 5'3" and I was SUPER overweight and depressed.  I was in a really bad relationship and I used food as my comfort and go to.  I cut ties with my boyfriend and started slow - I started eating better and going to the gym to get back into runninng and cross train.  Over the next 2 years I had my ups and downs, but I got the hang of things and lost 48 pounds and was once again happy.  I wasn't at my goal weight, but life was good and things were starting to fall into place.  I found an amazing man in my life and was once again myself.

Now come March 2014: life was still good and I had made the move to another City to live with my boyfriend.  I now have a one hour commute each way and in turn my workout schedule was interrupted.  I was all about the morning workouts, left my evenings free to do what ever I wanted.  But that changed as if I would do mornings now that would mean getting up at 3 or 3:30am...ya not happening, I like sleep and would like to have some sort of normal, social evening time versus having to go to bed at 7pm.  So I joined my first challenge group in March --- the first few weeks, were a breeze, but then i found myself going back to my old lazy ways.  Enter the accountablity portion of each challenge group....I know I would not have been able to come this far with out the support of the challenge groups. Once one ended I would join another one and so on.  Best decision ever --- I had the support, accountiablity, and new friends going through the same struggles as me. 

In the last month I took the next step and have become an Independent Beach Body Coach.  I know get to offer support and encouragment to individuals just like me who need some help and support on their journey.  I'm co-running my very first Challenge Group with two other AMAZING Beach Body Coaches.  I want to offer and open invitation to any one of you to join our challenge group.  The group beings September 1 and spaces will fill up fast.  Contact me today by sending am email to jessm12@beachbodycoach.com.  I'll give you all the great details about how the group works and what you need to do to be a part of it.  If you're ready for the next step, I'm ready to take it with you!