About Me

This is my journey. It definitely hasn't been perfect, but it's been forward. It hasn't stopped and one day I will reach my peak. And then I'll go further. Because I can. I've learned it's all about pushing yourself and knowing that you are capable of more than you think.

I used to live in Grand Rapids, MI where I grew up. I played sports growing up and actually my first 2 years of college I lost weight from being so busy and was down to about 117 lb (I'm 5'3") I had zero muscle on me but it definitely felt good to fit into most clothes and not have to worry about my weight. Then I turned 21 and started going out at night with my friends. Drinking super sugary alcohol drinks and then stuffing my face with fast food every night. I quickly gained 20 lbs. I was bloated and tired and my life felt out of control. I joined the local YMCA and started weight training, which I loved but I had no sense of direction or purpose with it. No goals. I dropped that after about 2 months. I gained another 15lbs.  My family ordered me Insanity for my birthday (per my request) but I was so out of shape and failing miserably at the nutrition that it didn't go anywhere. I made the life altering decision to move to Marquette and start my life over. Easier said than done. I tried the gym again and even though I had a partner it was the nutrition that was my downfall again. I gained another 15lbs. At this point my mother took my aside and asked what was wrong. I was heaviest I'd ever been but honestly the happiest I'd ever been. My life was emotionally and mentally happy and stable but I just couldn't get the habits into play. Next came a fast I did on my own (but with the guidance of my pastor's wife). It was long and completely NOT motivated by any goals to lose weight. It was strictly spiritual and was an amazing experience. However, a side effect of it was that I lost almost 40 lbs. Yes it was a long fast. The problem was that I still hadn't implemented any healthy structure to my nutrition. I gained 20 back.
Enter my husband. He's amazing at living a balanced lifestyle. He rides hard, eats healthy, and LOVES cookies. He's in incredible shape and isn't an extremist at all. I really admire him for that. Once we were together I tapped into cutting out all processed foods and eating more clean. We only dated a year and a week before our wedding date and I managed to lose about 10 lbs with a trainer and the gym. I do LOVE weight lifting and being strong. I found out I was pregnant after 2 months and tried to work out but I had one of those throwing up every 5 min pregnancies and then was also put on bed rest for the last 6 weeks. After I had my daughter I actually recovered super fast and decided I wanted to give my daughter an example follow. But honestly what turned the corner for me was I saw a fitness inspirational picture on Pinterest: "to be the best version of me possible" ME. I had to do this for ME. And I needed to know what I was capable of. I just created a child and went through labor (all natural no less) and so I KNOW I'm stronger than I'm letting myself be. I can be a ripped mom. I am capable of that. So I ordered p90x through amazon. Wow are those long. And hard. but I liked it. Ok, I muted Tony Horton a lot. But it was exciting and I found teambeachbody.com. Now I was working 40 hrs and had a baby (I went right back to work). And then we bought a house so I was eating semi-healthy but wasn't working out. In January I got serious. No more hitting June and crying about my swimsuit. I ordered t25 and contacted my coach. I joined a challenge group and THAT changed my life. My pride keeps me in check and I loved the accountability. Shakeology was amazing. I wanted to hate it bc of the price. But I don't. The cravings stopped. I felt amazing. I was eating clean with t25 but didn't lose much weight. The 21 day fix changed all of that. Portion control. I found out what a small 5'3" girl should be eating. About half of what I was, even though I was eating healthy. The weight was just falling off. And the inches. It was so freeing!!! Now I can do it all in my head without writing it down. If I want to not be as hardcore I just switch to more of a maintenance style of eating with it and switch back when I'm ready to tackle my goals again. That has brought me to this point. I've decided to take my fitness to the next level, but still be realistic about the time I have in a day. P90x3 is making that possible. 30 minutes a day is awesome. Get in, get your butt kicked, and get out! I'm still doing the 21 day fix nutrition because it's so easy!
Becoming a Beachbody Coach was just the next step in my journey. I wanted to show other people they are capable of so much more. You aren't done yet. Your story is just beginning. I love to share all I've learned and what I'm still pushing through now. You can be the best version of you possible, too! Let me know how I can help. It's what I love to do!

xoxo

Summer
summerfitness12@gmail.com