So, what's this Challenge Group thing all about anyway...

Many of you have seen my posts inviting friends to join me in a challenge / accountability group.  Show of hands, how many of you are like "what the heck is that?!"  

That was my reaction the first time my coach approached me about it.  I was scared of it and nervous of what I had to do.  

I'll be honest with you guys, it took her some time talking me into it.  Not talking me into joining the group so much, but talking me into believing in myself enough to do it even though I was scared of letting the group down, letting her down, and letting myself down...again!

So once I finally decided to jump in feet first, that meant I had to make some changes.  Weird changes that I wasn't excited for, but I knew I had to do it.  I had never stuck to an at home workout program before...and I had several.  Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Slim in 6, and a number of those walk at home programs.  Side note: funny how I was already a Beachbody girl before I became a coach ;) On top of that, I was never a "shake" person and I just signed up to drink one a day for a month!  How was that gonna happen?!?!  More on that in another blog!

This was the exact challenge pack that I started with exactly 2 years ago in February.  I'm going back to my roots with this one and then moving into 21 Day Fix Extreme right after!  I really need to give myself a second chance here, or maybe it's a third or 23rd ;) 

This is a before picture and I'm mortified to post this publicly, but change takes guts right?!  

I hope you'll follow my journey here!!  

Chris :)

Stress or Shenanigans?

I feel pretty sure that I think about diet and exercise too much...but I'm not convinced that I'm alone in that.  

I think that all of us, women especially, spend much of our time thinking about how we feel, look, what we weigh, what our size is, and how to improve it all.  Well, I'm not promising you I have the answers, but if you would like to join me, I'm gonna try to figure it all out.  

I don't know about you, but I'm kind of over the stress of it all.  I want to get back to having a good time with life and losing weight has to be included in that right?!  Of course it's work, but does it have to be stressful...I'm thinking no. ;)

Ahhhh shenanigans!  That's what I'm gonna call my journey to fit from now on! I hope you'll join me here on my blog as well as my Facebook for the coming shenanigans as I figure out how to have fun with diet and exercise and not stress over it.  In fact...you can help me with my first dilemma...I have just one more full week of Body Beast and then I need a new program...so which one?  Opinions please!  

Chris