I am the last person to jump on bandwagons. In fact, I am a fairly cautious person. When I was diagnosed with MS, I had everyone imaginable trying to show me a "miracle" cure. I had people a barely knew tell me that they had found a super product that would fight my symptoms. At that time I was desperate, so I tried most of it. I gradually lost the hope that a cure was coming in the form of medicine or in the form of something natural. Then as you can see by my video above, I just lost hope period. So why do I talk so glowingly about Beachbody and Shakeology? Oh, let me count the ways, at least 3 off the top of my head!
1) Energy! I went from never being hungry, having no will to move to working out and having fun with life again! I won’t bore you with details of how hard it was to get through my day just suffice it to say that I felt like I was walking through mud every waking moment. My thoughts were also swimming in mud so when I began to have energy again and I began to think clearer and all I had to do was drink a shake that tasted like a chocolate malt to get that result, it was a no brainer to me! It helped me control my cravings for sweets (huge struggle for me), and made my body begin to work the way it was suppose to..finally!
2) Biceps! I was a farm girl growing up. I rode horses and did everyday things thinking that was exercise. In high school I was the studious type so activity was somewhat sporadic. I was a jazzercise girl in college, I loved to play tennis and I really liked being active but I was never in shape, in fact I was rather plump. J It wasn’t until I started working out with P90X that I saw muscle forming on my body and weight dropping off. I was wearing sizes that were only a dream for me. I was instantly in love with Tony Horton and Beachbody!
3) Attitude! I mentioned that I was somewhat sad..okay, extremely sad. You can tell from my pictures the state I was in and unfortunately that is what was modeled to my boys. I am not kidding when I say that I pulled my family down to my level of disillusionment. Can you imagine seeing your primary caregivers..your parents..have no hope for the future? Dan and I didn’t. We were told that I would be in a nursing home by the age of 40 because I had such an aggressive disease. I was told that at the age of 28 with 2 young boys in my house. I still feel a little sick to my stomach when I remember hearing those words. Now look at my pictures..I am smiling and I am strong..both physically and mentally. Beachbody did this for me. I have the tools at my disposal to kick the @#!% out of my MS. I feel empowered to succeed in every aspect of my life. I have given my body what it needs…regular exercise, superior nutrition, and hope.
