I first saw Beachbody DVDs on TV and I ordered TurboJam to get rid of the last of the weight from Baby #2. It worked, and to this day, TurboJam remains my favorite program.
Then, in April 2004, my youngest son was diagnosed with cancer. I stopped taking care of myself and focused all of my energy on him. The result was a gain of nearly 30 pounds--my heaviest weight ever other than being pregnant. But I couldn't figure out how to spend countless hours at the hospital and clinic and maintain my sanity and fitness. It was a big mistake not to try. In the end, I pretty much decided that this was it--I was going to overweight for the rest of my life. But truly, I didn't care at the time because I was so concerned about getting my son through treatment.
The good news is that my son finished chemo in 2007, and he's doing well. That left me trying to get back to being me.
I ordered Slim in 6 in the spring of 2007 and thought I could do it myself without the support of the BeachBody message boards. Not smart! I don't even think I made it through the first week! It was hard and I didn't have the support system and knowledge of others to tell me to keep trying. I gave up. And gained more weight.
Totally frustrated and not knowing how to help myself, I re-started Slim in 6 in April 2008 and saw it all the way through. Going to the message boards and communicating with my coach on a daily basis was critical to my success.
I only lost 5 pounds on that first round, but I also lost over 10 inches! I was amazed at how my clothes fit.
And then I just kept on trying new Beachbody programs. I did Slim Series, P90X, ChaLEAN Extreme (loved it!), more TurboJam, and Insanity. Finally, after working out a system that worked for me and consistently doing BeachBody programs, I'm nearly back to my goal weight and in the best shape of my life.
I'm healthy, my kids are healthy--you can't ask for more than that!
Visit my BeachBody coach page at www.beachbodycoach.com/coachnatalie or e-mail me at roontoo@beachbodycoach.com. I'd be happy to help you figure out which BeachBody programs can help YOU get back to being YOU!
