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My name is Calvin England, and I am currently a Beach Body Coach. I’ve not been so lucky to only take on extra weight in later years – I’ve dealt with the “Big” problem all of my life and I have the scars to show it. One of my biggest goals in my life has always to have that coveted “Beach Body” of my own, and I’ve discovered in my success that I can help others succeed too. Here’s my story:

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My name is Calvin England, and I am currently a Beach Body Coach. I’ve not been so lucky to only take on extra weight in later years – I’ve dealt with the “Big” problem all of my life and I have the scars to show it. One of my biggest goals in my life has always to have that coveted “Beach Body” of my own, and I’ve discovered in my success that I can help others succeed too. Here’s my story:

I was born the smallest of all of my siblings, and for many years I was regarded as the skinniest (of four, with three older sisters.) Early in my childhood I discovered video games, and I began to trade my active-outdoor-out-of-boredom lifestyle for a constantly-occupied-shut-in lifestyle. I was so young that I wasn’t “aware” of my body either when I was lean, or after my weight ballooned. I attributed my clothes getting smaller to me simply growing. I only became aware of my body one night when one of my sisters called me fat. I didn’t really understand it or believe it, and so a typical child argument began which only ended when my mother interfered. She hugged me as I cried and told me I was a handsome young man. I realized at that moment even as young as I was that my mother was only trying to comfort me and did not address my sister’s argument, and that this meant she knew I was fat but simply didn’t want to upset me further.
I suffered the rest of grade school, being teased about my weight and I felt helpless to do anything. I didn’t know how to get my weight under control, and my family had just grown to accept my weight. I had little control over what I ate, I felt that it was pointless to address my eating habits, and I always quickly grew bored of “active” activities. I began to refuse to go swimming, which I had always adored before, because of how self-conscious I became. I began to see myself as a teenager in a 40 year old body. I hated to do anything that involved taking off any clothes as much as I wanted to be like the other boys. People always told me “You’ll grow out of it.” Or, “You don’t really look that bad.” I hated hearing that, I hated myself for never enjoying my former lean self and began to believe that I would never have that opportunity again. As helpless as I was, I could only pray for things to change – which never actually helped.
My saving grace finally came many years later from a complete stranger. After dropping out of college, I returned home and began to work, loafing around the house afterwards at about 220-230 lbs. (I never actually cared to keep track.) Now that I had my own money, I tried a few things, but I proved to myself that I really didn’t know what I was doing. One of my co-workers whom I got along with very well was much larger than even I was. One day her mother came into work, and was treated as a regular customer by her own daughter who didn’t recognize her! She had lost a ton of weight from a program called “Mike Thurmand’s 6 Week Body Makeover.” I quickly ordered that program as well. The results were terrific, my family and friends began to notice and ask about it. I learned a lot about myself that I never had the opportunity to learn before. I actually enjoy working out, and many healthy foods I never touched before. But after the six weeks was over I grew bored of the same workout routine and the same bland meals every day. I learned a lot, but I still didn’t feel “human.” While I did carry over many of the good habits I learned, the plan never fully “engaged” me.
After taking a desk job, my weight ballooned once again. After leaving that job, I had no employment or any means of buying my own food. It was at a local Job Fair that I met Ryan, my Beach Body Coach. He explained to me about Beachbody, Shakeology, and the various fitness programs and I was instantly hooked. The Beach Body Products he told me about and how they work are similar to everything I learned through research and previous attempts. I intend to use Beachbody Products to finally reach my weight loss goals and in doing so I hope to share my success with others.

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