Draw a Line

I know you have heard it before.  Probably you have heard it 100 times.  “Draw a line in the sand.”  Maybe it was when you decided to get out of a relationship.
Maybe it was when you decided it was time to move forward in your career.
Maybe it was time for you to go back to school and get the degree you have always wanted.
Maybe it was time for you to take a leap of faith to push yourself and in turn , take your business to another level.

Well, that is where I am.  The other day I listened to a “Team Call” from Danielle Natoni of Fit N Funky.  She had a guest speaker on named Courtney Swissman.  She talked about building your business and being real.  She discussed our personal transformation.  “When was your last transformation?”  That made me think.  Not just think, but literally some soul searching.  I was thinking about what programs I have done and the nutrition that I have followed.  I leaned in on the question and even went back through my IG account to see pictures that I had posted and even looked through my blog for before and after’s.  I was shocked and disappointed in myself.

I’m an Online Health and Fitness Coach and I don’t have the transformation pictures and discussions.  Transformations are not always about a number on the scale or the size of your newest dress but can even be in your mindset, relationships, spiritual transformations.  Ok, Pam so what is your point? What is your goal in all of this?

I made the decision after listening to the call 2-3 times, it’s time for me to do just what I said in the beginning.  DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND and be the Coach that shares before and afters and the struggles that get you to the “After” pictures.  Those split screen pictures are great but when you know the back story about how they got those results is where the honesty, the integrity, the grit and the sweat lies.

Today, December 16th, I started probably the hardest program I have ever done.  I literally thought I was going to throw up.
Here are my promises to you-
1-Be Real
2-Share every day
3-Sweat and workout
4-Sharing food
5-Sharing ALL the photos in the process.
What can you do?
-Encourage me
-Call me out
-Hold me accountable

I’m so excited about MOVING FORWARD to a TRUE TRANSFORMATION!
Are you ready?
Ready to go with me?
We Can Do Hard Things and get a TRANSFORMATION!

Transformation Tuesday

Transformation Tuesday----Transformation Continues
First- I have not made my goal yet but I am on my way!
Second- I am a work in progress!
Third- I am super excited (and a little nervous) to share my pictures

This was a 3 week program.  It was a total ramp up style work out with a new Super Trainer named Chris Downing!  It started out with 25 minute workouts.  Second week was 35 minute workout and then the last week was a 45 minute workout.  It was cardio and weights and pushed me so much further!  I knew I could sweat/glisson but Oh My Word......Every workout was more and more of a sweat-fest!!! The nutrition plan was incredible.  If you have the crazy idea that if you are doing a program, that you can't eat and you will starve......You are Sadly Mistaken!!!!  There were days when I didn't think I could eat all the food that I was suppose to!  Not to mention, there was an approved cookbook with recipes for each week.  I'm telling you, this was an incredible 3 weeks!!!!!

The pictures below- My January kick off and then the current changes.  I'm super excited to keep this going and see what happens by the end of the year!!!!  Have you started and then stopped?  I have......but NOT any more!!!!  I'm in it for the long haul!!!!

Transformation Thursday

Transformation Thursday! 

Yes, I realize it is Thursday and not Tuesday but I choose to be different.....haha

I am stepping completely out of my comfort zone!  I mean TOTALLY out of my comfort zone!  I have been doing Beachbody Programs and drinking Shakeology for a while but I have NEVER shared all of the before and after photos because I thought I would literally throw up or die if I did.  I totally over analyzed what others would think and if family would totally disown me.

Starting in December- I was struggling with what all we had going on.  We were your typical busy family.  We had more holiday parties and gatherings than you can imagine. We had people over.  We had parties for work. We had parties for church. We had family and friends and it was hard.  I'm NOT making excuses.  I'm just telling you where we were!!!!!  We had seen and talked a lot about making a drastic change come January.  I agreed.  I had also made the choice to jump into 22 Minute Hard Corps with Tony Horton.  I had done it before and was ready to jump in.  Hubby said he wanted to do Whole 30 so we JUMPED! (Picture January 2017)

We jumped big!  It was a blast.  We walked through Whole 30 and I was 60 days of 22 Minute Hard Corps. I was amazed at how much better I felt.  I was stunned when I finished 22 Minute Hard Corps and we had stuck with Whole 30 until the end of February.  I took the pictures and I was stunned!  WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!!!  I had only lost 7 pounds but OH MY GOODNESS!  I was totally PUMPED!  (Picture March 2017)

March, I had chosen to go back to one of my most FAVORITE!!!!!  Insanity Max 30!!!  Shaunt T can push you past any limit that you thought you had.  I had signed up for the Virginia Beach  Half Marathon in September.  I had to do this.  I couldn't stop!  I went on Facebook and Instagram and stayed very public and therefore there was no stopping and no excuses and no quitting!  I FINISHED AGAIN !!!!!! (This was my 4th round!!!)  (Picture MAY 2017)

May started a new Program.  P90X3!!!!  I love Tony Horton and his crazy humor but has me doing things I didn't know I could do.  Guess what?????? I'm not modifying so far!  That is NOT an option.  I
took my pictures and I have to confess.  I had a major amount of negative chatter!!!!!!!  I made a decision.  I HAD TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL!  I was telling myself......
"You finished Insanity Max 30! You finished 22 Minute Hard Corps! You did Whole 30! You signed up for a half marathon! You signed up for a 5K AND You have started training for a half marathon and now doing a round of P90X3 WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS!"
So, after changing the stat ion in my head and realizing that I AM CHANGING and I AM GOING TO ROCK MY RACE it only seemed fitting to share my journey since January 2017.  I can't wait to see what's going to happen from now until my race. If I can encourage one person, it was all worth it!!!!!
I hope you will consider joining me in my journey and we can do this together!!!!!  Just drop me an email at transformationcoachpam2013@gmail.com

 

That Scale!!!!

So I watched a video the other day of a Coach that was walking around with her actual weight written on her forehead. I stopped scrolling immediately because I could not wait to hear what she had to say and why she was doing this.  Her name is Jessica Bowser Nelson.  She is a cast member of the program that I was doing called Insanity Max 30.  She talked about what the scale can do to us and how those 3 little numbers can change our entire day.  She hit the nail on the head for me.  It spoke VOLUMES to me!!!  I sat down and looked through the file on my computer that I call......"Pam's Fitness Journey" and the other file called "Coach Pam".  Scrolling and looking through pictures and thinking about who I was back then.  I thought maybe this would be a good time to do a little bit of sharing.

In the picture above, the picture in the left top corner was my first passport picture.  I never told anyone that when I received my first passport back I was in tears!  We were feeling led to go on a mission trip to Ukraine and of course you have to have a passport and at this point in my life, I was always hiding behind the camera and NEVER wanted my picture taken.  It was my heaviest weight.  We had been through 2 rounds of infertility treatments and I had surgery and we were basically told we would never have anymore children.  It was a very difficult time!  I was depressed and so down.

The photo below that one is the "updated" picture that I needed in my passport on our first trip to India 2002.  I was a few pounds down.  I was still NOT exercising.  I was eating whatever, whenever and however much I wanted and life was life and I was still hiding behind the camera and taking the pictures and not being in the pictures.  I was in another country that I could not get the outfits that everyone else was getting and wearing because they (in India/Nepal) did not have them in my size.  It was a little embarrassing.  I didn't own a scale.  I didn't offer to ever get on a scale.  I even worked in medical offices and would NEVER get on one "just to see".  That was not a number I wanted to see and in my head, if I didn't have to see it, I wouldn't have to deal with it!  That is a normal reaction for most people.

In 2003, I believe,  I have incredible friends named Michelle and Paul that encouraged me to run.  We had joined a new YMCA and they were avid runners and she just wanted me to run on the treadmill so bad.  I gave EVERY excuse and she finally told me to run for 1 MINUTE and she would leave me alone.  I ran for one minute, I literally thought I would die on the treadmill,  and that was all that it took.  I was HOOKED!  I was signing up and running every race I could find!!!!  Running was GREAT!  Guess what????? The weight started coming off!  I was in HEAVEN!!!!

We were blessed with Kaleb and things were great.  I had run a full marathon and 2 or 3 half marathons.  Life was awesome and the running was just wonderful!

THEN WE MOVED!!!!


The weight started back.  I relaxed my exercise and the nutrition.  In comes Beachbody.  I was asked to join a "Challenge Group".  I had no idea what in the world a Challenge Group was.  I was in 110%!  Down 30 pounds and that was all it took!  I actually LOVED THE SCALE at that point!  I was happy to get on it!  I would actually look forward to it!  CRAZY!!!  I would weigh at the gym. I didn't own a scale at home and that was ok.

TODAY- The bigger picture- Current situation!  I love the camera. I will photo-bomb Kaleb's picture all the time.  We take LOTS of pictures in our family.  I still don't have a scale at home.  I had purchased one and found out very quickly that it was not a good idea for me to have it at home.  We had a weight loss challenge at work and it came to work and has been here ever since.  I determine how I feel based on my clothes, how I look in the mirror, the roundness in my face etc.  You and I both know that if the scale goes up by a few pounds here and there it will totally ruin your day!!!!!!

There is absolutely NO REASON for a number on a device to determine how you feel about yourself!!!!!

"Work Hard

Play Hard

Get Results Hard!" (Shaun T)

I now put in the work.
I know what to eat and how to eat.
I don't mind getting my weight at the doctors office.
I will weigh when I start a new program.
I DO NOT LET A NUMBER DETERMINE MY DAY!!!!