My First Why & How it Changed Me

Our son is a Marine and proposed to his high school sweet heart while on his first deployment in the Spring of 2014. This was great news! However, that meant photos that will last a life time. My husband and I had let our busy lives take over our waist lines.

One Saturday morning in June 2014, my husband and I both watched the T25 infomercial. Hubby said that we could do 25 minutes and Beachbody had helped us in 2002 lose weight with the original P90. I dialed the toll free number and placed our order.  We needed to get into shape for our son's wedding.  This was our first "WHY".

Shaun T's Focus T25 arrived 2 days before our summer vacation. We received an email from our Coach, Katie Reilly. I joined her fitness page on facebook and we packed the DVDs but sadly they stayed wrapped up in the suitcase the whole time we vacationed.  ("It's the thougt that counts" saying does not work well with fitness DVDs.)

My parents were able to join us in Orlando for some fun at Disney. My dad loves taking family pics and I usually love him taking them. However, once photos were posted on facebook I was shocked at how overweight I looked in the pics!   I had on my favorite summer shirt and shorts that I thought made me look "thinner".  My hubby was the smart one in this photo--he hid behind me!

That was my "Aha" moment.  This was when my "WHY" became real in my mind.  That overweight woman who thought she looked "skinny" in her favorite summer attire was FAT.  I did not want THAT woman to show up in my son's wedding photos.  

We got home and both started T25. Three weeks into the workouts, we decided to add Shakeology into our lives.  I became a "discount" Coach because I wanted to get the best price possible on our Shakeology.  We immediately felt different.  We had more energy and felt satisfied with eating healthier meals.  Cravings for sugar and sweets started to diminish.  My need for coffee when down to one cup a day.

I completed T25 and got my FREE "Nailed It" t-shirt.  (Hubby had the need to lose some weight first with Shakeology before picking up the workouts...I will save his story for another post.  He lost weight by using Shakeology without working out.)

Then I started my next workout, PiYO with Chalene Johnson as my trainer.  Wow, did my body tone up!  By the time November 2014 rolled around, I was shopping for a size 8 dress not a size 16.  And guess what?  "That fat woman" did not show up in our son's wedding photos.

As I reflect about my first "WHY" today, I am realizing that I was working for a dress size, but I have gained so much more than that!  I have energy and the ability to keep up with teaching my Kidnergarten class.  I walk more confidently.  I have my self esteem back.  My first "WHY" changed more than a dress size.  It has changed my whole life.

Have I inspired you?  Are you ready for a change?  I would love to help you make that change.  It can truly change more than just a dress size or pants size.  Leave me a comment below or follow me on facebook, @kdgwolf on twitter or instagram.