My story!

So, let's talk FITNESS!

Personally, I was NOT a big Fitness Fan. My whole life I was part of Athletic teams such as Volleyball and Softball and some church basketball here and there. I was always active,but I hated the routines we had to be put through for volleyball and softball. Running laps, and conditioning. It was awful and I hated every second of it. I would try making up excuses for me to take a break so I could lessen the pain.  Unfortunately my body wasn't losing weight or looking any better. I thought it was just how I was and that there was nothing I could do to fix it, well I was wrong. I had been missing out on the KEY components to staying fit and healthy, and that's EATING HEALTHY! I had a huge issue with that my whole life. I grew up with my parents, my dad being Tongan, and my mom caucasion and we would eat a lot of food, not all healthy. Although, my mom was a fanatic at eating healthy. She would try and try to get us to eat healthy, but I kept eating and eating. Eating became part of a daily routine, and it became a habit, and then a hobby...NO BUENO!
  I got married last March and am very happy! I found though that when you first get married, all you want to do is spend time with your spouse, like 24/7! I did, and I focused all my time and effort on him. I would make sure my "priority" was him at all times. Well, a couple months after we were married, I hit a bump and started gaining weight non-stop. The sad part was, that I wasn't even noticing my body slowly slipping away, until one day. I was walking down the hall with one of my students, and he looked at me and said to me straight, "Wow, you've kind of..." He pointed towards his mid section and his legs and then everywhere. I looked at him confused and then looked down, I couldn't see my belt. AH! When did this happen! I ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror! Trying to get out of the way of the fat person in front of me, I realized I was chasing my own reflection. Staring at myself in the mirror was like staring at a complete stranger. I didn't recognize my own self. How did this happen? Well, I thought about the last couple of months and figured it was just stress, and not eating right. So the next day I signed up for Zumba! I took the class every Monday and Wednesday and it was so much fun, just way too much money to spend on one class. So I decided to go out to a local store and I purchased Turbo Jam! I took it home and did it a couple times, losing my motivation because of more stress in my life. After a month or two, I took a trip to Colorado where we met up with my sister n' law. She introduced INSANITY to me. It looked very intimidating and I was kind of scared because she challenged me to get it and work with it. I took the challenge. I came home and bought INSANITY and started working out with it. It was SO HARD! I didn't think I was going to last through it! The first day was a FIT TEST, and wow can I just tell you...FAIL! I would've quit after the first day because of how hard it was, but I promised myself I'd get through at least two weeks of it before I thought about quitting. So I went on to the next day and the next and it came up to my second week and I was feeling so good! I had already lost 2 inches off my side and was losing some weight, and gaining muscle. I was so impressed with this workout. The third week came about and the third week you take another Fitness Test. So I did, and wow the results were AMAZING! I was doubling and even tripling my score! It was unbelievable! I was so excited. Then tragedy hit, and I got really sick. I was out of the workout for two weeks with a rough cold, and uneasiness every now and again, and I was really dizzy making it hard to jump or even walk. So I stayed off the workout for two weeks, unfortunately gaining all my weight if not more back on. I was down on myself for a while because I knew all my hard work had gone to waste, but I took that back as I remembered the feeling I had when I finished a workout with Insanity! It motivated me later on to do Insanity. I find it accomplishing, and rewarding to finish one of Shaun T's workouts! I am now doing Turbo Jam, Insanity, and am going to purchase Hip Hop Abs. I'm super excited to keep sharing my story, and hopefully hear some of your stories about your "Success Stories" as well! Thank you for taking your time to read my blog, I hope you get to look at my website www.beachbodycoach.com/teamelora some more and see the wonderful things we can offer you!

I recently purchased SHAKEOLOGY, and am super excited to try it out. It will be my first time so I will make sure to update everyone on how it works out and which flavor I prefer (Chocolate/Greenberry). Questions? Go to my website, and click "Learn More" underneath the add for Shakeology!

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GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER, DIG DEEPER!