My husband and I were recently described as “fitness fanatics.” When I heard that I wanted to laugh my head off because, you know what? I really don’t like to exercise!!! Seriously!
I’m not the type of person who is naturally inclined to enjoy pain & sweat!
Exercise is not something I do because I love it, but I do love the way it makes me feel afterwards!
And I believe that with the way our society is today (the sedentary lifestyle coupled with highly-processed, fatty foods), we all need to be more conscientious of our health. We should strive to move more and eat healthier everyday.
As pastors, we “fellowshipped” (i.e. ate) a lot with our church members and other traveling ministers who would come to our church. After all, aren’t Christians supposed to “break bread together?” And here in the South, there’s usually gravy to go with that bread!
Neither I, nor my husband, realized that we were putting on the pounds until this picture (below) in 2011. After seeing my puffy face, I made the decision to take control of my body.
Yes, I realize that I wasn’t severely overweight, nevertheless, we all struggle with body image to a certain point. It affects our self-esteem and many other areas of life. I was uncomfortable with the direction in which I was headed. Since I was 40, <cough, cough> I knew my metabolism wasn’t going to speed up unless I forced it to do so.
In the past I had worked out to Turbo Jam, by Chalene Johnson, and I thoroughly enjoyed her energy and vivacious personality. Together with upbeat music and easy moves, she made working out actually fun! But I wanted to try her new workout, ChaLEAN Extreme. So I took the plunge and ordered it.
I am SO glad I did! It’s my “soul mate” workout!
With ChaLEAN Extreme and counting my caloric intake, I lost 21 pounds and over 16 inches. I gained muscle and toned up. I went from a size 8 jeans to a size 4. And I am steadily sculpting the body I have always wanted!
I also ordered P90X for my husband. He used this program and lost 35 pounds in 90 days! (Notice the difference in his face in the “before” photo above and the “after” photo below.)
I am so thankful for these fabulous Beachbody programs. I truly love the quality and integrity of this company. They do everything first class and never cut corners! And I can highly recommend each of their fitness programs I’ve used with my whole heart!