In the meantime I have continued to enjoy Beachbody workouts. I did Insanity, which certainly lives up to it's name. I remember the first workout, where I was practically collapsed on the floor....after the warm up! Needless to say the program lives up to it's name!
Just last year I decided it was time to really challenge myself and I became a Team Beachbody Independent Coach! It was a fascinating time as I met new people and learned a lot about how the business works.
Then I started making more changes in my life. I started eating healthier, like really healthy (ok, my vice is still coffee with Vanilla Creamer). Whole foods, lots of water, 5-6 meals per day. I kept at the workouts with Tony Horton's new smash P90X3, which has definitely been my favorite to date.
I am leading challenge groups now, lots of them. My biggest one to date has been P90X3, where my dedicated customers are losing weight and feeling great. Some example results:
From Dale:
I ended up losing 10 but without a doubt my jeans and shorts loosened up quite a bit. One of my dress pants are now too loose to wear. So I really don't know how much muscle
"weight" I have gained but I did see results. Physically I feel 10X better than before I started. I feel like I have so much more energy during the day and I am less fatigued after work.
From David:
prove to myself that I could do it, and maybe look better in the end. I lost about 10 lbs. i feel like I look better...that's the most obvious changeFrom Jacqui:
My original goal was to lose 10lbs. I lost somewhere between 12-15! I can totally fit into some prebaby clothes! YAY! I think I look better, I've gotten loads of compliments from friends and family. I'm much stronger in my arms too, I could barely do 3 push-ups in my first fit test, now I can easily do 15! I am definitely going to be wearing a bikini at the beach this summer!!! So happy about that!
These folks decided, committed, and succeeded. They did so by living outside their comfort zone. All three of them plan to continue with their changed lifestyle, and plan to keep working hard. I know they will see great results!
This leads me to my last point. Not only did I decide to start living more outside my comfort zone when it comes to health and fitness, but I also decided it was time to do that in my career. I don't just mean by becoming a Team Beachbody Coach either. At my day job I applied for a new role, branching out from the bench science I have been doing for 14 years and into a secondment role in a group that supports clinical development. It's a completely different way of thinking about science and sometimes it terrifies me. The thing I know though is that if I can overcome my fitness obstacles with hard work and focus, I can do the same with any professional obstacles. The first time I did PilatesX I thought it was crazy, but I focused on it and am getting better. That's how you live when you start testing your limits and challenging yourself. Live outside your comfort zone. Test your limits. It will change your life.
