More Than Just a Challenge

In August of 2012 I had my 5^th child. To say my body had changed since my first would be the understatement of the century! I was nearly 10 years older, far busier, and had nearly ZERO free time; non of these were helping my figure. At the beginning of the year, along with millions of others, I made the goal to get in shape! Of course I wanted the scale to be kinder to me, but really I wanted to look and feel different. The only time I had to work with was the very early morning while the rest of my family was still asleep. Arrrgggghhhh! Still I was determined, this was my priority and I was ready to make sacrifices to achieve my objective. No matter how many times Elle got up through the night or how tired I was, I stuck to my guns and went to the gym to work out before the sun came up. After a month I felt like I wasn’t making any real progress; I looked the same, I still felt tired, I was so discouraged!

A friend on mine told me about her results doing a 24 day challenge, so I decided to reluctantly, but hopefully give it a try. To my pleasant surprise I lost 9 lbs and 9 inches during the challenge and felt great! I had more energy, my cloths were getting loser, and I liked what I was seeing in the mirror. Part of feeling better was certainly because I was eating healthy, but more than that I felt more confident, strong, and in control of my life. As women that's what we really want, to feel comfortable and pretty in our own skin. I was grateful for this opportunity to renew that sense of empowerment!

Since I had such a great experience with my own challenge, I have enjoyed watching friends, family, neighbors, and my husband’s co-workers have HUGE success with their own Challenges. Just this week a friend of mine sent this text to my husband who has been helping her have the most success she can:

When Brian told me about that text I was almost in tears! I loved having the opportunity to help this dear friend of mine feel just the way I did. If anyone feels they are in a similar spot, working out and not seeing the results they are looking for, or maybe you haven’t started working out but are ready for a change. This is for you! It’s not a diet or a fad. It goes beyond the 24 days and is a healthy way of life. It’s an opportunity to feel alive again! 

If you want more information or have any questions you can leave a comment with your email, or you can email me directly at briananddanaewest@gmail.com.