Day 1

So today marks my first official whole day as a Team Beachbody Coach.

Anyways… I would like to thank Kevin Knight (my coach #GOteamIMPACT) for inviting me to a Challenge Group and ultimately for motivating me to want to coach as well!  I also want to thank Kevin's wife, Lauren Knight for indirectly being a part of my decision considering I don't think Kevin would be coaching if not for her decision to coach, and her success with helping others.  

Why do I want to coach myself?

I probably couldn't put into words all the reasons I decided to become a Beachbody Coach, however I will try to name a few.  Aside from the obvious (helping others), my biggest goal is to GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE!  My son, Mason, just turned 2 and I have been a stay-at-home Mom for about a year and a half now.  I spend most of my day with a toddler, and I'm sure some of you can relate to this, but I have lost a lot of valuable communication skills in that time.  If I meet someone new, or talk to someone I don't know very well, I find myself tripping over my words and not even knowing how to talk anymore!  I want to be like, "Sorry!  I spend 10 hours out of the day talking to someone that can't themselves talk using real words! Please forgive me!".  Actually, sometimes I even do say this, and it kind of breaks the ice.  Haha 

On top of this I am very shy and I hate the phone!  I have extreme phone phobia!  Like a boxer going into the ring, I literally have to pump myself up to make a phone call to someone I don't know.  When I was younger I used to make my little brother call to order pizza because I couldn't do it! Luckily now I just don't order pizza because I don't want to eat it.  Yes, I am this ridiculous.  

Another reason I want to coach is because I have been there!  I have lost a chunk of 70+ pounds!  Honestly, I read stories about people that lose 100 or more pounds and I'm like HOLY COW! 70 pounds sounds like nothing!  But I think anybody who has decided to make a healthier life for themselves even if weight loss is not the primary goal, knows what a daunting task it can feel like at times.  Especially in the beginning when you first decide it's time to change your life.  I know for me it took almost TWO YEARS to start taking things seriously AFTER I had made the decision that I needed to make some changes.  Whether it takes you 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, or even 2 years to get to that point, it can be done and it can be VERY REWARDING!  But back to my point… I know that it can totally suck, I know that there are days you won't want to get out there and run, or turn on your DVD player and push that play button, and there might even be days where you won't want to turn on your TV at all because it will taunt you and remind you that you should be getting your workout in and not watching reruns of Modern Family.   I know that there are days where you should be following Tony Horton while he's doing jumping jacks, and instead you're modifying the move so much it looks like you're auditioning to be on Broadway.  Actually, there are days I think doing stuff like that is ok, as long as you keep moving, BUT there are days when I know I, AND YOU can do the actual exercise the CORRECT way, so don't get sucked into modifying if you are capable of the real deal!!!

I could definitely say WAY more about this, but what I really mean is that I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with health and fitness, but with some help and guidance it can be a lot easier.  The bulk of my transformation story can be found in my profile on my TBB (Team BeachBody) website:

www.beachbodycoach.com/KRZYgirl

Check it out! :)

Why else do I want to coach?  What might be my MAIN reason is that HELPING OTHERS FEELS REALLY GOOD!  Think about a time when someone helped you, or you helped someone else.  It could be teaching your little cousin how to tie their shoe, stopping and helping someone with a flat tire, or maybe somebody showed you how to do something you were struggling with.  I think in most cases BOTH parties leave the situation more grateful and with a smile on their face.  One might say, "Wow! That was really nice of that person to help me out!" or "Man! It made me feel good about myself to help this person!".  Helping people is infectious, and once you start, you can't always stop, and how could that ever be a bad thing???


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