Welcome Message | Crooked Beak Acres

Welcome to my journey to reaching my fitness and nutritional goals for myself and for others.

A few years ago I noticed my health in a downward spiral when I came back from my Iraq deployment. I started getting severe migraines that doctors were not able to control. They continued to get worse and I noticed I was getting somewhere around 20+ a month. This prevented me from working out like I used to and the weight started adding up. I was subscribed medication after medication and felt like a guinea pig because nothing ever worked.

When I felt better I did aerobics or went running, but it wasn’t enough and was way to sporadic. I tried every diet program out there and while some things worked, the weight always came back. As a Navy Reservist we are required to perform our bi-annual physical fitness test, which includes either a weigh-in or BCA where you are taped to figure out your body fat. I had to start doing this a couple years ago and although I passed with the taping method I still felt humiliated.

This past summer I really wanted to pass my fitness test without being taped. I came across an online support group through Facebook that provided coaching, mentoring, motivation, support, nutritional guidance, meal plans, meal prepping and so much more. I don’t know why but I knew it was going to work and I couldn’t hit the “like” button fast enough on the post and send the person a message letting her know my “why”. I guess I impressed her enough because I landed my spot in her free coaching group!

I found out the program used Beachbody’s workouts like P90x, Insanity and others but this time it was the 21- Day Fix. I had never heard about it and although I didn’t want to buy yet another program to sit on my shelf with the rest of my collection I decided to give it a go. Then it was the shock factor about the price. GULP!! Ouch! This was going to be pricy but again… something in the back of my head told me this was going to work. I did it. I bought the 21-Day Fix challenge pack with the Chocolate Shakeology. I wasn’t happy about the shakes. I don’t like them; I didn’t agree with them, I’m not good at drinking things like this… BUT…. it was part of the program that something in my head was telling me “it’s going to work”.

Fast-forward a little. Once I figured out some recipes with the Shakeology I was hooked. Here are a few of my favorites. Peach Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup and more. Going through the first 21- Day Fix I only lost a few pounds, which was unlike many others who lose anywhere from 7-15 pounds in 21 days. Because I had a ‘good’ diet already I didn’t have to take out the bad stuff which many times is the reason for much of the weight loss. I decided to do the program again and lost a total of about 8 pounds or so. I became hooked because of the energy I had from the Shakeology and workouts. I wanted more so I rolled right into the P90 program and am now doing a hybrid workout of the Les Mills Combat and Pump.

Because of my success I have decided to become a Beachbody Coach myself and help others to reach their goals while I continue work on my own. I’m starting this blog to show my commitment to myself and to others who follow it. No, not all posts will be this long but I wanted to give a little background of my purpose. My goals are to post at least 3 times a week, if not more and will be a paragraph or more. Join me in my journey. Come find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest and lets do this together.