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I know this has been said before, but I really have struggled with my weight
my entire life. In grade school, I was bigger and taller than most of my
classmates, which earned me the nickname of “Moose”. I was awkward and
shy with zero self-confidence. I remember “dieting” as early as 3rd grade – I
gave up sugar in the hopes that I could have the slender, fit body that so
many of my friends had.

Between 6th and 7th grades I shot up to my current height of 5’7”, losing my
baby fat in the process. During high-school I remained around 125 pounds.
I could eat ANYTHING and not gain weight (ahhhh… to be young)!
Unfortunately my past followed me – I never believed that I had an attractive
body, despite plenty of male attention. I still saw myself as the fat girl who
was teased by her classmates.

After high school my bad eating habits caught up with me and I gained about
20 pounds over 3-4 years. Shortly after my 22nd birthday I got pregnant
with my oldest child. I weighed 145 pounds at the time, but I gained fifty
pounds during that pregnancy! After delivery I was thirty pounds heavier
than my pre-pregnancy weight. 22 months later I had my second child and
two years after that I had my third child. After my daughter was born I
weighed over 200 pounds.

When I divorced in 2000, I turned to food to numb the intense sadness and
fear I was feeling at the time. My top weight was 230 pounds – close to 100
pounds over my healthy weight! I never thought I’d ever be that big.

In 2003 I started an extreme low-carb diet and lost 40-50 pounds very
quickly. But I rarely exercised and as soon as I started eating carbs gain, the
weight started to come back. From that point I tried so many things… I
joined the gym and started exercising, and I learned to count calories and
watch portion sizes. But most importantly, I learned that food was not the
answer to my problems – it was just causing another problem that I had to
deal with!

I am so glad that I found Beachbody. What a great company! So far this year
I’ve used P90X, Turbo Jam, and I’m currently completing Slim in Six. I’m
feeling stronger and more fit than I ever have, and I’m finally seeing that I can
have the the body I’ve always wanted. I'm no longer the fat kid... I'm a
healthy, fit, sexy woman!

I love what Beachbody has done for me. The fun exercise programs, my
awesome Beachbody coach, and the support on the message boards has
given me the inspiration and drive that I needed to reach my goals! I believe
in this company so much that I’ve become a coach myself – I want to give to
others what so many have given to me… HOPE!