Transformation Tuesday, Nov, 2015

You all see me post about health and fitness everyday and I know most of you think I am crazy but when I hear stories like this one, it just clarifies what I am doing and the passion I have even more!! Michele Brandt is an amazing lady, wife, mommy and friend!! Her story below is so inspiring and I am so grateful that she trusted me (she was one of my first challengers in my first challenge group). My heart is overflowing tonight!! What an amazing day! "Thank you" Michele!!

Dear family and friends,
I want to share something very personal and important to me and my family...
As you all know I live and lead a Very FULL life! (Sometimes, too full...)
- married to a wonderful guy
- mother to 2 fabulous children, ages 6 and 10
- work full time, traveling the Northeast Territory of the U.S.
- involved in my community & with OneSight
- in order to keep the energy going, I would lean on a MINIMUM of 6 large cups of coffee per day
- I could never find time to work out consistently over the last 2 years (how can I work out when I want to spend my free time with my kids, family and friends?)
- Often, I would only eat convenience food vs. healthy food causing me to gain over 60 pounds (Traveling for work by car and air on a weekly bases AND running the kids from activity to activity WERE MY EXCUSES)
Then, July 2015 it all changed....
My body started to shut down physically and mentally...
I could not function anymore: personally and at work...I was not able to give my all. I was overcafinated and just getting by. I was becoming sensitive to many foods and environmental factors causing me to break out with life threatening allergic reactions. My health sucked and I decided that I had HAD ENOUGH!
After working with my doctor I had come to realize that SOMETHING HAD TO CHANGE, or I would not be around for my husband, children, family and friends.
Change was my decision at this point. I had to OWN IT. I had decided to reach out to a friend who was into health and fitness and asked her for help! In the end, I believe that she saved my personal and professional happiness! AND, QUITE POSSIBLY MY LIFE. THANK YOU BreAnn for everything!
Since August 9th, 2015:
- I eat very healthy now following an easy, clean and healthy eating plan
- I work out at least 30 minutes per day
- I have more energy now than I have had in a long time
- I am down to "0" cups of coffee per day... And I live to tell about it! Lol
- to wrap it up, as of today I am down 27 pounds and 33.6 inches ( remember, I started this program August 2015)
So, to pay this goodness forward I have decided to tell my story in order to possibly support others with changing their lifestyle to support their happiness and well being...
So, what about you?
Do your excuses sound similar to mine?
Personally?
Professionally?
What is your motivation?
And, what are your goals?
If you want to learn more about the program that my friend had helped me to join, please IM me! I would be happy to share with you what is working for me in order to get you moving forward!!!
I look forward to paying this amazing information and healthy lifestyle forward....
Talk to you all soon...
MB

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Bon Voyage Baby Weight!!

Hello Mommies!!  I really don't have any details about going to Paris but I definitely have the secret recipe to saying "Bon Voyage" to the extra baby weight!!  I am assuming since you clicked on this post you are a little interested in finding out how to do it too!  I want you to know that you are NOT alone and most of us have been in your shoes!  

Say "Hi" to my buddy Maxwell.  He just turned 4 in Aug and I finally was able to reach my health and fitness goals after 4 years of trying to lose the extra 10 pounds that I had been carrying around after this little man entered my life.

I had been trying to lose the extra weight for the past 2 years and I just could not do it.  I would run 5/7 miles a day but most days I ate whatever I wanted.  I always thought that if I worked out I could eat whatever I wanted.  Unfortunately, That is just NOT true!!  Finally in June I decided to join a Beachbody challenge group and one of the first things I learned was the 80/20 rule!  

I realized that I was doing the opposite 20% Diet and 80% Exercise.  Do you know when I first started to see results?!?!  As soon as I changed my Exercise and Diet ratios!  

There was NO stopping this lady once I started to see the results that I had been working so hard to achieve for the past 2 years.  I was determined!!!  Do you know how long it took me to reach my goal with 21 Day Fix Extreme workout program, Clean Eating, Drinking 1/2 my body weight in H2O oz and Drinking Shakeology every day?!?!  

2 MONTHS!!!

Yep, that is what I said, 2 months...it is truly amazing when I think about it now.  I had been trying for 2 years to lose 10 pounds and tone up and COULD NOT DO IT!!  As soon as I changed my exercise and diet, I was able to achieve my health and fitness goals in 2 months!!  I only wished I would have done it sooner!!!

If you have been struggling on your own to lose the extra baby weight then I want YOU in my next challenge group!!  I know that I can help you take the first steps to a new YOU!!

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Will It Be EASY? NOPE!! Worth It? ABSOLUTELY!!

It's been one year since I tried my first challenge group!  I was so excited to start the 21 Day Fix program and participate in a challenge group.  Unfortunately, I did not know anyone in the group and little did I know that I would fail at it the first round.  I remember the first week I hit the ground running and it felt so good.  The second week was the hardest for me and I just did not have the accountability that I needed to stick with it and achieve the goals I had set.  I started to tell myself that I could do program and still have all the junk that I wanted!  When in reality, I couldn't do that because I was still addicted to all that junk and it was just my brain winning.

After a few more weeks I went right back to my old habits and I was back to feeling like crap about myself and how I looked.  This past winter was really hard for me and I honestly did not know how to turn things around and start to feel good about myself.  I remember thinking in March/April that I wanted to look good in a bikini for our June summer vacation.  I started watching what I was eating but I still found myself eating things that I should not have been eating to reach my health and fitness goals.  By the time June round around I did lose a few pounds but I still was not at my goals.  The week before I left for vacation I saw my friends post about her Trim Down and Lean Out challenge group that was starting the end of June.  I knew that this was my second chance and I was going to give it my 100%!!

Today is Transformation Tuesday in the world of Beachbody and I thought I would share with you my before picture from Sept. 2014...

and my transformation pictures from today (22 Sep 2015)! 

The first thing I noticed during my first round of 21 Day Fix Extreme! 

The second round of 21 Day Fix Extreme!

The third round of 21 Day Fix Extreme!

(I had no idea about my back until I met this girl from my neighborhood out running one Sunday afternoon and she was behind me and said "Your back is ripped".  I was pretty excited to see this too.)

I am just like all of you and have my struggles but I guarantee that if you stick to the program and keep your health and fitness goals right in front of you, you will achieve the results that you want!!

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Aerial Yoga with Elizabeth Hay

 Have you ever thought about trying Aerial Yoga?

  I tried it for the first time back in January and LOVED it!  

Five Benefits of Going to Aerial Yoga Classes

There are a number of aerial yoga benefits that you can learn in attending aerial yoga class. Here are some of those:

1. Total Body Workout. Due to the nature of aerial yoga movements, almost all the body parts are forced to move and stretch. Through this, toning and redefining of the muscles, regenerating and strengthening of the joints are happening during the workout. This workout is even used for physical rehabilitation. Decompression of the spine is one of its main features.

2. Inner body reactivation. The sweat that you produce during aerial yoga has a lot of benefits in the internal body’s regulatory functioning. The circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems are reactivated through blood circulation. Through this, you also boost your mental abilities, regenerating and relaxing your mind, and nourishing your skin. It also strengthens the neural connections related to memory and intelligence.

3. Psychologically beneficial. Just like almost any other workout, aerial yoga helps rebuild your emotional system because it relieves you from stress. It also helps you combat stress whenever you’re in the outside world.

4. Develop new body skills. Because of the new and improved movements involved in the workout, you learn to develop body skills that you may not be able to do in regular yoga.

5. Spiritually uplifting. The spiritual benefits of aerial yoga are undeniable. It increases your creativity which leads you to develop your own artistic skills. You also get to experience more joy and optimism.

My friend Elizabeth Hay has a Yoga studio out of her home in Port Matilda, Pa and also offers some other Yoga classes in the State College area.  Please checkout her out at Elizabeth Hay Yoga

Class Schedule: (Starts Monday, August 24th)

Monday

9:30am Aerial Yoga

7pm Yoga Flow

Wednesday

7pm Aerial Yoga

Friday

9am Gently Yoga

5:30 Yoga and Mimosas

Sunday

7pm Holy Yoga

New Classes Downtown:

Classes downtown State College start September 3rd.

Yoga Flow -Movement Arts on Tuesday and Thursday Mornings @ 9:30

Holy Yoga -St. Paul's UMC Day/Time Coming Soon

Weekend and Friday Classes

Holy Yoga on Sunday's will return next week but will be happening based on my availability, which may be every other week.

Friday evening donation practices for charity will be once a month.

Bible Study

The studio is open for Sunday evening Bible Study if anyone wants to lead it. I cannot commit to leading it on my own but would be happy to step in if you couldn't be there. Contact me if you would like to keep this going!

Yoga and Mimosas

This Friday is yoga and mimosas. This practice will be FREE, and a time to reconnect with each other. The yoga practice is challenging but all are welcome, it is a great way to end the week. Mimosas to follow! (alcohol and non alcoholic available)

Yoga in the Park

Stay Tuned For Yoga in the Park coming on Sunday Sept, 13th!

Well that is it, lots of information here so email me if you have any questions.

The Amazing Opportunity with Beachbody!!

Why did I sign up as a Beachbody coach?
1. To keep myself accountable, yes I still need my Beachbody team and my challengers to help me make the right health and fitness decisions each day!  You all know that I have an issue with junk food and still do love it but do not want to go back to eating it everyday and definitely not multiple times a day!
2.  I want to help others reach their own health and fitness goals by eating clean and working out.  In less than 2 months of being a coach I can already see that I am helping myself and others!!  I honestly feel so blessed that my friends have picked me to be their coach and take a step towards reaching their health and fitness goals.  My first challenge group is wrapping up and my next challenge group is starting on Monday, Aug 31st.  I went from 4 ladies in my first group to 12 in my second group!!  Ladies you know who you are and I can't wait to see you all rock this challenge group!!

During my first month as a coach I focused on getting training from my up-line and learning the ropes as a Beachbody coach.  The last 4 weeks I have started to see the amazing business opportunity that Beachbody has to offer and what you can make as a Beachbody coach!  I received my 4th paycheck on Thursday as a coach and I doubled what I made from my first week!!  I was truly blown away by this.  I am so excited to be part of the dream team with the #1 Coach in Beachbody and I was pretty excited to see that I was her number #2 Top Producer Coach for the past week!!

Why am I sharing all of this with you?  I want you all to see that anyone can do this.  I am super crazy busy (wife, mom of 2 boys, work a full-time job and I am a Silpada jewelry rep) and I am doing it!  I know that you all can do this too!!  You have the option to join my amazing team and get a 25% discount on your shakeology each month and future fitness programs or you can work the business like I am and put some extra cash into your pocket!!  It's a Win Win either way.

Here is an example of what you can make in just two short years of being an active coach.  This is from a coach that is just two levels above me.  She was able to leave her full-time job as a nurse at the age of 29 and be a full-time Beachbody coach!!

I am not making anywhere near what she is making but I sure am going to try my hardest to get there by Aug 2017!!  You can't tell me you wouldn't love to make that kind of money while helping others reach their health and fitness goals!!

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3-Day Refresh Results

Sorry that these are a little late, I wanted to get them posted yesterday but did not get a chance!!

I survived the 3-Day Refresh and I know you can too!!

Here are my results:
I lost 2 pounds in 3 days and a 1/2 inch around my waist.  I know that this does not sound like much but for me it was.  I personally was not looking to lose a lot of weight with this cleanse.  I really just wanted to give my body a break from having too many cheat days!!  

Monday morning, Aug 24th

Thursday morning, Aug 27th

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Dream Big

While enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend, I got to reflect on the amazing Beachbody journey that I have started.  I am dumbfounded at everything that I have accomplished since I signed up just over a month ago.  I have started my first challenge group (the ladies in the group are rocking it and reaching their own health and fitness goals).  I have added two new coaches to my team!!  I have promoted to an Emerald coach!!  I continue to work on my own health and fitness goals.  I have 7 new challenges starting my next challenge group on Aug 31st.  I am truly blessed to be able to help these individuals take a step towards reaching their own health and fitness goals.  To top it off the weekly paychecks that I have been getting from Beachbody are not to bad either!!  We have a 5-day Sneak Peak into becoming a Beachbody Coach, let me know if you would like to be added.

I will leave you with this.....
"If you don't build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs!"

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Transformation Tuesday

I am currently in my third round of 21 Day Fix Extreme and I definitely love the way my body is reacting to my new lifestyle.  Over the last 51 days I have been working really hard to step up my fitness program and watching what I am putting into my body each day.  I am not perfect and have had my share of cheat days but I am so happy with the results I have been seeing.  I never thought that I would be able to have abs after having kids and I always thought that it would take forever to get them.  Well...I am hear to prove to you that you can definitely have abs after having kids and it does not take a long time to achieve them!!

June 29th 2015

Aug 18th 2015

I am sure you are all wondering what I am doing to achieve these kinds of results?!  

It is simple, I do the 21 Day Fix Extreme 30 min workout.  I also mix it up with running.  I eat clean and use the 21 Day Fix food guide and containers.  I drink 1/2 my body weight in oz of water each day.  I drink one shakeology shake everyday.

This is NOT a diet!!  

I have never once felt like I have been on a diet.  This is simply a new health and fitness lifestyle that I have decided to follow.

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Sometimes you just have to "Run Fearless" towards your dreams. Stop wishing and start doing! What do you have to lose? I am starting my next challenge group on Aug 31st. If you are looking to lose your first 5 to 10 pounds or you are looking to lose your last 5 or 10 pounds. Maybe you just want to learn how to eat cleaner or control your portions. Whatever your health and fitness goals are, this group is for you!! Contact me for more details!! ‪

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