Philadelphia, PA
My name is Barbara and I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. When I was in my twenties I was very active and enjoyed all kinds of sports. I was on softball, bowling, and volleyball teams. I was always on the run and enjoyed being outside either walking, swimming, and playing sports. In my early 30's I was still active, but noticed I wasn't as active as I used to be--I stopped
My name is Barbara and I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. When I was in my twenties I was very active and enjoyed all kinds of sports. I was on softball, bowling, and volleyball teams. I was always on the run and enjoyed being outside either walking, swimming, and playing sports. In my early 30's I was still active, but noticed I wasn't as active as I used to be--I stopped playing softball and slowed down on volleyball & bowling as well. I went through some emotionally tough times with my family life with my mom suffering from congestive heart failure and having to take care of her and going through some of my own life issues struggling with anxiety and depression. It seemed I would gain weight every year and didn't do much to lose it.
I joined Beachbody a few years back and really enjoyed the P90 workouts. I stuck with it for about a good 7 to 8 weeks, but got distracted with the stresses of working full time and attending college at night. I attempted to get back on the ball several times thereafter with no success. There always seemed to be some kind of obstacle whenever I wanted to start living a healthier lifestyle that included working out on a consistant basis. So I let the DVD's sit on top of my DVD player to collect dust. That was definitely disappointing.
About 6 months ago,at age 42, I looked in the mirror and asked myself how did I let myself gain this much weight. I was now the heaviest I have ever been in my entire life and it scared me! I was very close to going on cholestrol meds. and so far (thank God) have eluded getting Diabetes. I started back on Teambeachbody in December 2010 & have been eating healthy,taking my suppliments & doing my awesome workouts on a consistant basis (my favorite right now is Chalene Johnson's Turbo Jam which is not only intense, but such a fun workout). I see definition coming back to my body esp. the ab area which is very exciting and also have been losing inches!! I am looking forward to reaching my ultimate weight loss goal, but more importantly I am enjoying living my new healthy life style:-)
Now that I've learned so much about eating healthy, proper exercise using the awesome dvd's from Beachbody's top Trainers...I definitely feel the need to pass this vital information along to others...so many people, like myself, have struggled with their weight for far too long!!! Making them sick, uncomfortable, and just plain depressed!! I want to be able to facilitate that change by helping others on this journey...I would love to help you along the way...so if you want me to be your coach, it would be my priviledge to walk along side of you on this journey together..just let me know:-)
