Successful Beachbody Coach Stories
One of my favorite parts of being a Team Beachbody Coach is seeing people transform from the inside out. Many people believe that Team Beachbody is just products like P90X, Insanity, Body Beast, 21 Day Fix, and Shakeology. I want to share with you that it is so much more. We are a network of people working on becoming better and serving others. I believe that the most successful Beachbody Coach stories are those people who have really embraced who they are and realize that they have far more potential than they ever imagined. Please take a minute to read the story of my friend Beckie Leigh.
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“I’ve opened up a bit about my journey but I want to get a little deep today. I keep having moments where I go back in my head to the place I once was and compare to where I am now. I feel it’s important for me to share my story because I was just a normal party girl that got too caught up living in the moment instead of having a plan and wanting a future. I feel like we all at some point, get stuck or are just living day by day or paycheck to paycheck with no plan in sight. I don’t have it all figured out but I have experienced a huge wake up call. I feel more alive then I ever have and I enjoy the feeling of being excited for the future!
The photo on the left was of me when I was depressed and used food and alcohol to hide my feelings. I was in denial and didn’t think the life I was living then was so horrible. I lived in FL (my dream place to live), I had good friends and liked my job. I struggled financially but if I didn’t drink so much, I would have been stable. I drank every single night and would always close the night off with hitting up McDonald’s for a McChicken sandwich. My regular diet consisted of wings, fried foods, processed foods, sweets, alcohol, red meat, and never anything healthy. I dieted here and there but I never stuck with it and would always gain more weight back than before. My clothes never fit but I wore them anyway and even though I looked at myself in the mirror, I never realized how bad it was. I never worked out, always hated running and never forsaw myself ever being thin or in shape. My weight had always been an issue and while I always wished I was thinner, I never put in the work to change. I had anxiety, experienced panic attacks and would just sleep the day away as much as possible.
I led that lifestyle before that picture on the left was taken and well after. It got even worse, especially emotionally and I just stopped caring for myself altogether. I moved away and lost contact with all of the people I cared about. I fell into a black hole and surrounded myself with the worst kind of people. I had nothing good in my life and nothing to fight for.
Fast forward to now and my life is completely the opposite! I had some bumps along the way, but I decided that I deserved happiness. I had made a lot of mistakes, but I chose to not live in the past but to keep moving forward. Over time I’ve cut out drinking to very rarely, cut out drugs, got rid of all of the crappy food I was filling my body with and replaced it with organic and nutritious foods, started meditating to heal myself and gain clarity, started exercising daily with workout programs, yoga and now running, I make sure to get the right amount of sleep, I surround myself with motivational personal development so I’m always learning and growing, turned my negative attitude into a positive one, found my passion for health and wellness and wanting to help others, created a vision for myself and my future, became financially stable to where I’m working on paying off my debt instead of worrying how I’m going to pay rent, achieved more goals than I thought possible and gained self confidence, pride, strength and happiness all in the process. Overall, I completely changed my life around for the better and am constantly working towards being the best version of myself. I was once so weak but because I dug deep and fought hard, I am where I am today.
As I sit and reflect on the fact that I’ve been running 5k’s, beating my times and training for my first half marathon, I can’t believe where I was just a few years ago. As much as I tremble of the things I did and experienced, they all brought me to where I am now and without those struggles, I would not be the person that I am today. I’ve received a lot of comments about how I need to “slow down” with my workouts or “eat more”. The bottom line is that while I don’t need to lose any more weight, I do feel it is necessary to always have goals to work towards.I love the feeling of a challenge because not too long ago, I would always give up. I’ve completely changed my mindset and the thought of giving up or going backwards is simply not an option. Now, it’s about so much more than weight loss. I’ve grown to love myself from the inside and out, and there’s nothing that would bring me more joy than being able to help others discover that strength within themselves. Everyone has a story and sometimes we need a little help or encouragement. Embrace your struggles and turn them into something positive. Keep in mind that each day is a new day to work hard and be better than you were the day before!”