In November of 2009 I had made a commitment to lose the weight that I had gained during my second pregnancy, I had gained 56 pounds with my daughter , after she was born I only lost 6! I was so depressed and I was not happy with myself but I had no time to go to the gym, I was a stay at home mom of 2 kids and so as I stayed home with my daughter, my son would go to school and I would take him to football practice and I would get winded just from carrying my daughter from the car to the practice field. I was so unhappy and miserable and I didn’t like the way I looked in my clothes. So as she started preschool last year I decided, now is the time to start going to a gym and change my life!
I started working out and doing the elliptical and I took zumba classes to help with cardio and I started to lose about 10 lbs, but I had hit a plateau and I just couldn’t lose anymore weight. I had told my husband that we needed to change our diet and start eating healthier and not go out to eat so much. We loved eating out a lot! So this meant I had to start cooking healthy meals at home. After about 3 weeks of eating healthy food at home I noticed I lost 5 more lbs and it was nice knowing I was eating healthy. Then I started to work with my husband and he worked as a Manager of a Concession stand at a private high school in the area and so as I’m working all the Friday night football games and Saturday little league football games I found it really hard to get the energy to cook dinner and so I just told myself “I can eat a hotdog or burger and then run it off in the morning” yeah, well that didn’t work, I would be way too tired to go to the gym and well, I gained all my weight back!
My husband then joined the US Navy and was getting ready to go to boot camp in June of 2010 and as the time drew closer, I got depressed because my husband, the father of my children, my best friend was leaving me for the first time in 7 years! I felt so alone so I started to eat… I am an emotional eater and I gained about 10 more pounds within 3 months of him leaving for boot camp.
After my hubby left on June 6, 2010 for boot camp I was even MORE depressed and stopped eating! I had maybe one meal a day and about 6 sodas a day. I was so unhappy I laid in bed crying and my life was just going down the drain. I got SO many migraines from crying so much I was constantly taking medication for my pain. By the way, I’ve been a migraine sufferer for over 10 years and I have taken every medication out there known to man and the only thing that would help me get rid of them was taking 4 Excedrin and drinking 2 sodas. I would do that routine about 2-3 times a week.. I got headaches and migraines all the time!
Finally, I decided, I’m going to make good use of the time my husband is gone at boot camp and I am going to set a goal to lose weight! So I started to go back to the gym and my Zumba Instructor and now Beachbody Coach, Amanda Wold, told me about Shakeology, so I tried the 3 day cleanse and noticed a HUGE difference in my energy levels and I felt good inside and out! I had lost 4.5 pounds during the 3 day cleanse and I was so happy I told her I wanted to drink shake logy everyday to replace a meal or 2 to help me get more energy and help reduce my calorie intake. I have NO idea how much I used to take in before I started Shakeology but I know it was a lot!
I set a goal to lose 20 pounds in 6 weeks which is when my husband would graduate boot camp. So I started to drink 2 Shakeology shakes a day and I worked out 3-4 times a week.
So after drinking Shakeology for 6 weeks straight, I weighed myself and I had lost 18 pounds and when I went to my husband’s boot camp graduation, he didn’t even recognize me! He was able to notice right away that I had lost quite a bit of weight! I was SO happy with my results, I decided to keep on drinking Shakeology and I continue to drink 1-2 shakes a day and work out 3-4 times a week.
As of today, March 1, 2011 I have now lost 45 pounds and over 16 inches all over my body! I have also noticed that over the past 8 months, I no longer suffer from migraines or headaches! Shakeology has helped me in SO many ways! I have become healthier inside and out, I’m headache/migraine free and I now have a regular digestive system! Shakeology is NOT a miracle drug nor is it a quick fix, but it has helped me dramatically and I am still transforming, I have another 15 lbs to go but even after I hit my goal weight, I will continue to drink Shakeology to help maintain my weight and to maintain my energy levels and regularity! I LOVE Shakeology and I will recommend it to all my friends and family! I’ve already got some family members drinking it!
So what are you waiting for? Get some Shakeology and start getting healthy!
