That relates to one of the biggest blessings in my life: Beachbody.
About five years ago, I found a Craigslist ad advertising for health coaches. I thought it sounded great, because I was looking for a part time job. But, I didn't know the girl who was my coach. I bought in with a challenge pack, and was told that it was what I needed to be successful. It worked, for my health and fitness needs, but I had no idea how to coach others and I couldn't afford it as a job if I wasn't helping others. I waited until my credit card on file expired, because I didn't know how else to cancel my account, and I quietly slipped away from Beachbody.
Two years ago, I found myself desperate to re-gain my health after having Ella. I reached out to the wife of a guy I dated for four years through high school and college, how awkward, right? But she was doing the whole Beachbody thing I'd given up on three years before. I knew the products were good, I knew they worked, but I was not interested in helping anyone else. I'd been down that road before.
But when I thought it through, it made sense to help others. I'm so glad I started to actually reach out and help others after a year of coaching just for the discount on my Shakeology! Because it's blessed so many areas of my life!
Specifically, there are five areas of my life that it's blessed me through, so I want to share them with you here. Knowing that I could have just JUMPED into any other "health" company out there, I'm so glad it was Beachbody. I didn't really know what I was getting into, but I lucked out by finding the total package in health and fitness, real whole ingredients and total nutrition in my shake, and an amazing team with a company that's ten years strong this year!
So here's how I've been blessed:
Fitness:
This one seems like the most obvious, and what everyone goes to first in their minds when Beachbody is mentioned. The "oh, you have to want the perfect body and look like a model" idea/objection is what I hear most. And that's not the case. It's finding your strength, your motivation, and your goals within you and then meeting yourself where you already are. Your goal never needs to be perfection or model-like. But I digress.
For me it started with weight loss, because that was my initial goal. It morphed to wanting to be more tone, to wanting to run, to wanting to set an example for my daughter, to wanting to be able to match my health goals, which I'll talk about next... It's ever-changing, but it's enabled me to meet the goals of completing a triathlon, numerous 5k's, two 10 k's, two half marathons, and a full marathon, and even become a PiYo LIVE instructor. I thought that would have been impossible when I got started, but I'm here to tell you, I have accomplished more goals than I even knew I could set. And I'll be honest. Those things were accomplished during my two years that I was away from the church, away from God. I can't imagine what He'll do now that my goals are Christ-centered and focused on prayer!
Health
This is the BIGGIE. This is the thing that's been impacted the most, and it's because of Shakeology. So many people believe the myth that it's a protein shake. If it is just a protein shake, I'm an absolute idiot to pay more than a dollar or two for it, and there's no reason for me to drink it every day. Very few people are protein deficient enough that they need a protein shake daily. But again... I digress.
Because of Shakeology, I can put in a major workout and still MOVE the next day. I'm stronger and more able to accomplish my next goals. And not just that, but I'm rarely sick. It boosts immunity (so I get to spend all my sick days on Ella, and not myself), my skin and hair are much improved, I am more "regular" (which is great as a teacher, because I don't really have bathroom emergencies), my lung capacity has improved (I used to get winded super easily), I've LEARNED more about nutrition because I want to know WHY Shakeology is amazing (no worries, I'll link you to the posts about all that at the bottom), and my overall well-being has improved. I just FEEL better!
And isn't that what everyone wants? To be able to get up in the morning and just feel GOOD?
Like I said, I could have stumbled into any kind of "health" shake that didn't provide me with all the nutrition that I need in a day, or contained ingredients that were not whole foods or were comprised of chemicals... it would not have been a pretty picture.
But I know, way back then, when I very FIRST got started with Beachbody (well now that's a whole other story), I was blessed and God had this plan for me. Someone told me I needed Shakeology, so I went with it. Then I decided to see why it was worth all the hype and why it made me feel so amazing.
Literally, thank God for Shakeo!
Relationships
Holy cow. The people I've met through this experience. Not just the people on my team, but other local coaches. I've met other fellow PiYo LIVE instructors and other coaches who got started "just for the discount" like I did. And one of them has blessed me more than she knows.
I was talking to Karen, a local coach who happened to see a group I was running posted in our local coach group on Facebook. She participated in my group, and even won first place in the challenge! She loves Shakeology as much as me, and knows that it's a blessing in her life. But here's the big thing...
This was during my two year Jesus hiatus. I would drive by churches on the road and question if I even believed anymore. I was in a bad place, and I actively avoided even thinking about God, for fear that I would realize that I didn't believe in Him, that I may renounce Him. That's a scary thought and I didn't want to accidentally even think it.
That's where I was when I talked to Karen on the phone for the first time. I was in the drive thru pharmacy at Wal-Mart, picking up something for Ella when she blurted out "are you a believer?" And, without a second thought, I said "yes."
That's what got the ball rolling for my thinking about my faith, thinking about what I believed, and deciding to make a commitment to go back to church.
Of course, my team and the family they have become have proven to be an amazing support and an incredible asset, but for me personally, that one interaction has been one of the biggest blessings that Beachbody (and specifically Shakeology, since that was what we were talking about) has been in my life. No one else will have my specific, unique experience with the relationships that come because of this decision, but everyone who gets involved with Beachbody has their own personal story and is able to tap into a network with this kind of support and this kind of benefits. I hear so often that people don't want to "do Beachbody" because they need to be around the people at the gym, but my team is ALWAYS there, I can talk to them at any time, and the challenges we run are more motivating to me than a gym membership could ever be.
As I always say, if you find something that gives you the results you're looking for, go for it. Do what's right for you. But for me, it's THIS.
Mentality
Lately my mentality focus has shifted. Yes, my confidence has improved, yes my I'm less stressed, yes I am bolder and more confident, and I still attribute those things somewhat to Beachbody. That's where it started. But lately the mentality shift is coming primarily through prayer, and Beachbody backs it up, because, again, God has blessed me with these tools, this community, this outlook on life and how I should honor Him THROUGH Beachbody.
Financial
Every month since I've started actively coaching, I have at least made enough in commissions to cover the cost of my own personal Shakeology purchase. Most months I made my car payment as well (which is now totally paid off, whoop whoop!). I've begun to budget my money more efficiently and learned to plan for things, like making sure to make a meal plan and stick to it in order to stop wasting money at the grocery store. In June I had five coaches join me in the business and earned a $100 bonus in addition to other commissions, and Beachbody has other bonus money that can be earned at higher ranks. I'm continuing to grow my business and am praying and trusting that God is going to provide in even bigger ways in the upcoming months!
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