Why am I involved with health and fitness?
Why am I trying to get YOU healthy?
Why do I write this blog talking about all this?
Why SHOULD YOU CARE?
To start off-I will share
WHY I started doing all this. In case you didn't know already. I
USED TO BE FAT. Like not just, "OH-I just had a baby, NBD..."
YEAH-6 MONTHS AGO. Anyway-I'm 5"4, and at my heaviest I was inching towards 170 lbs. That's not very cute. I mean, I used to do fitness modeling, I was so comfortable in my own skin, and now, NOW..I was this chubby girl that couldn't fit into any of her clothes. I had NO waistline, I was wearing mom jeans, tights (OMG TIGHTS ERRRYDAY), and my husband's tshirts. I was so close to becoming that schoolyard everyday mom. (NOT bashing anyone here, it just isn't me). I
KNEW I was created and destined to do so much more. I
KNEW that I needed help.
I was straight up-ADDICTED TO FOOD. It was my comfort and my solice. I didn't have anything but my family, and my food. Plus the fact that I'm puertorican, and my parents live very close to me-so they were more than willing to stuff my pie hole with all the greasy goodness (which in moderation, I still enjoy). Like EVERYONE says, late at night while inhaling icecream straight out of a gallon bucket, alternating with swigs of wine-the
P90X infomercial came on. Being a former Marine-that's when everything hit me like a sledgehammer. I was the most happiest with my body when I was in the Marines (when I was crazy active).
P90X seemed alot like what we used to do in the Marines-so I
KNEW that's what I needed.
My personality type is one of that is you remove pain and agony-LIKE A BANDAID. Go hard or go home. That's just me. So I ordered right then and there. When it came-I didn't have any equipment. I did have a strength band though. So I looped my band around my stairwell, and modified pullups. We used to go to Sams Club alot-so I had these huge Aunt Jemima gallon containers of syrup. They each weighed 5 lbs. And I had 2 of them!
(NO EXCUSES!!) So I used Aunt Jemima syrup bottles for alot of my weighted excercises in my first month and followed the nutrition plan exactly as written. No cheats, nothing. First month-I lost 10 lbs. I was CRAZY HAPPY. So that definitely motivated me into the rest of my transformation journey, and slowly-I started to purchase weights, until I had a miscolored, rusted out weightset that went up to 20lbs! Then I
FINALLY got the pullup bar. As my first 90 days came to a close-I lost almost 30 lbs. And then the craziest thing happened-
I WON $10,000 FOR DOING THIS!! *THANKS BEACHBODY*...I knew I could do more, so I went further and did more Beachbody Programs, and now I can say I am the fittest I have ever been. During my initial 90 days, that's when I decided to become a Beachbody Coach. I was helping people anyway by sharing my story. Why not get compensated for it? I mean-
time IS money. Making that decision is what changed my life. I eventually was able to be a stay at home mom. I discovered I had a serious passion for helping people-because I was in their shoes! There IS a way out-through healthy nutrition,
Shakeology, and sticking to fit programs 6 days a week-like
P90X, TurboFire, P90X2, Insanity, RevAbs, and Les Mills Pump-I have the ultimate workout library that I know will always be there for me. And being a stay at home mom-
this WORKS. I don't have to fuss with going to the gym, carting off the kids with me, etc. I can just do my workout as soon as I wake up, and I'm done. More time with my family and friends and a sleek healthy physique are my reward.
And that can be your reward too! Whether it's by being
client of mine, or being my business partner and becoming a
Fitness Coach-I can help you-physically and financially. Bottom line. The choice is yours!
P.S. 3 weeks post
Ultimate Reset. Results still hold true and I feel amazing! I recommend this to everyone! Please comment with any questions! I would
love to help you.
-DB
OH and here is my before pic, complete with monthly progress photos through P90X.. Isabel was around 5 months old in the first before pic.
Before pic=NOT HOT.
LOVE this man and all that he's done for me! Tony Horton! :)
Group gal shot with Tony!
Me and Mr. Insanity/HipHopAbs/Rockin Body-SHAUN T! Love him!
Like whoa, Shaun put me in the front row for his workout! It was SO hard!! BUT FUN!!
Me and my girls at the Super Workout! It whooped our booties!!
Brett Hoebel, creator of RevAbs! He'll show you how to get a six pack for sure! Such a SWEETHEART as well!!
Me and the CEO Carl D. himself! We had SO many pics done together, such a great, humble leader for Beachbody!
LOVE Chalene! TurboFire is coming out soon-let me know if you're interested! We had a taste of it at the Summit...and it was definitely on FIRE!!!