While I don't intened to get as ripped as (or be as fake) as my friends Hans and Franz, they were probably the earliest exposure (that I can remember) to fitness. Plus, they make me laugh :)
Growing up, I was not an athletic child. In grade school I had such painful growth spurts that I had a permanent Doctors note stating if I didn't want to participate in gym class, I didn't have to. Awesome, right!? Not so much. Having the mentality that I couldn't be athletic stuck with me. I was not an active child, teen or adult.
Getting my first job when I was 15 helped, however. I had a very physical job and continued to for several years. Then I got smart and realized I didn't have to beat myself up everyday just to earn a living. I kept the pounds at bay, but over time my cholesterol shot up and I began having increasingly intense digestive pain. The doctor put me on two medications and told me there was nothing life threatening. Well, the thought of spending the rest of my life like this brought me to tears on more than one occasion, and in one year the stress and depression added 30 pounds.
Enter Beachbody, Shakeology, P90X and last but not least- an entire community of smart, successful and committed people just like me! They were changing their lives one step at a time and helping eachother along the way! I honestly don't know where I would be now without them right now, and shudder to think of it.. I may only be down about 30lbs right now, but those two dress sizes took a million pounds of unhealthy weight off my mind! Breaking barriers is hard work but oh so fulfilling!
That's my story. What's yours? And can I help you?
XO- Nicole
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