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Hello!

It’s been seven years since I began my fitness journey with BeachBody. A choice I will never regret! You won’t either. A quick glance shows I haven't updated my stats and pictures in a long time and people often ask why. Many reason, mostly that the physical changes really are the smallest part of BeachBody has wrought in my life.

Day 1, August 11, 2001 I wrote as my three goals for doing Power 90 these things:
1) Get the old Gin back.
2) To feel capable.
3) To not feel afraid all the time.

Since that day I have realized that the "old" Gin is the very LAST thing I want back. That version of me blended into the woodwork, was terrified of speaking up for herself, and felt miserable all of the time. Probably why I ended up so huge in the first place!

As I've gotten more and more fit in my body, so too has my spirit gotten fit. Today I no longer eat food I don't like or want, I don't eat to replace friends or ease boredom. Sit still waiting for life to happen? Not this chickie! I grab on with both hands and make it happen. Which are you doing? Are you sitting back dreaming of an old you waiting for it to magically happen overnight? That will never happen. These programs, the guidance of a great coach, the support of others making the same journey, those WILL make the change happen for you.

Don’t be a spectator of your own life like I was. Jump in, take charge, and discover just how very special you are underneath all those layers. Thanks to BeachBody I am a wallflower no more! From quiet follower into a powerful mentor and leader. I wouldn't go back for all the money in the world.

While I'm not exactly the body shape I want to be yet. Every inch of it is MY creation and I've worked hard for it, celebrating the tiny changes excites me about what will come next. Well over 100# and more inches than I care to think about are gone, have muscles where once jelly doughnuts lived. I love watching the same transition in others whether its shaving off a few spare pounds, taking back their pre-baby bodies, or whittling away hundreds of extra pounds and all the painful memories that go with them. Nothing tops coaching people through that.

For me this is no longer about losing inches, or pounds, though that is a result. It's about being HEALTHY, inside and out, about creating a new lifestyle. One that honors who we can be rather than slowly destroying us. It's about grasping on to hope, and learning you are strong enough to make ANY dream come true.

I still have more weight to lose, more fitness goals to achieve. Whether my progress is fast, or slow doesn't matter anymore. I am at peace with myself, proud of the changes I've made and very much blessed to be helping others. From hiding in the shadows dreaming to taking center stage and sharing my journey. Who would have ever guessed...


The most important thing I’ve learned in the past six and a half years? That we can never go back. I don't want the old Gin, the new version is so much better. I was always capable of doing anything I wanted and fear just doesn’t pay.

This quote guided my days then, and still does today "The joy of discipline or the pain of regret, which will it be today?" I found JOY!