Why Did I Become a Beachbody Coach?

In less than one year I experienced the following things:
- I graduated from law school
- My grandmother passed away, and she was like a second mother to me
- I found out my husband was cheating on me (oh yeah, and I found out immediately before I walked for my graduation. Needless to say, that day was utterly terrible)
- I filed for divorce
- I enrolled for the July CA Bar Exam, then pushed it back because my life was so out of control-- still did the 2 months of prep though, and WHAT FUN THAT IS.
- I broke my nose
- Enrolled for the February CA Bar Exam, did a second round of 2 month prep, and sat for that horrendous 24 hour exam-- the mother of all exams.
- Lost most of my savings account to some weird auto-payment, student loan thing I still don't understand.

I've had a lot going on.

I am approaching the one year anniversary of the beginning of all these things, and as I do I can say proudly that I survived every damn one of them. And not only that, I became more resilient and more centered in who I am than I've ever been. I am a woman with a lot of conviction and, as the days go by, it's only getting stronger. Despite all of the issues I've had over the last year, I decided that I wanted to commit just as much effort to my physical health as all these other areas I'm dealing with. And truly, having the outlet has been extremely beneficial for me.

So why Beachbody? Well, years ago I tried p90x and succeeded for about thirty days. Essentially I'd get in "enough shape" and then quit. Then I'd do it again for a few weeks. Then I'd quit. Then again. Then quit. You get the point. So on one of these random tangents, I was up late and watching fitness motivation videos on youtube and came across Lindsay Matway (who later became my coach). This woman had incredible results and was so inspiring and awesome-- I probably watched this video at least 10 times over the last four years. So using the magic of the internet I contacted her and she became my coach.

Now, I was a crazy lunatic law student drowning in work and stress and self hatred, so by the time I decided to actually do a fitness challenge I was just getting ready to graduate. I applied for one of her challenges, I was excited, and I planned to do it during bar prep and become a DISCIPLINE MACHINE. Then, my marriage exploded.

During those first few weeks I never slept. I stayed up all night frantically researching divorce and what the hell I was going to do. In the midst of all of this, I sent Lindsay an email telling her that I wasn't sure I could continue the challenge, why I hadn't participated much, and what had been going on. I woke up the next morning to a voicemail from her. I remember thinking, "Wow! I don't even know this woman and she took the time to leave me a voicemail from some crazy midnight email!" And she did. And it made a huge difference for me. Even though I didn't know her at all, she took the time to personally call me and tell me that she was sorry for what was happening, that she wanted me to do whatever was best for me, and that she hoped that I would use the time to focus on myself and turn that energy into positive changes.

THAT is the reason I became a coach myself. This is about so much more than fitness. This is about striving to do the things you promised yourself you would do. This is about having discipline and determination even when there isn't a single part of you that cares anymore. This is about conquering your physical health, and thereby your mental and emotional health. And this is about the support you get from a team of people all trying to better themselves right alongside you. The people who take on one of the Beachbody programs have already decided they are willing to put the work in-- they have already decided that it is important to them. Like Lindsay, I want to be that person that tells you what you need to hear in exactly the moment you need to hear it. And like all of my team, I want to show you by example that if you put the effort into yourself, you really can succeed at anything you want.