I became Beachbody coach in order to benefit front the amazing discounts you get on products and because I fell in love with Shakeology. I stayed a coach, and became focused on helping others when I realized just how great the products are. I wanted to shout "SHAKEOLOGY" from the rooftops, because I felt everyone should be drinking this. Being a Beachbody Coach is not my main source of income. I do it because I want to help others, the way my friend and fellow Beachbody Coach Carla helped me. I do it to "Pay it forward" and because I love being surrounded by such positive and determined people.
When my friend reached out to me inquiring about Shakeology I was ecstatic because I firmly believed I could help her and more importantly, she believed it to. This is her story, in her words......
"My 21 Day Fix Journey… so far
This is my 10th day in the 21 Day Fix program.
I’m doing the exercises, following the eating guide and drinking Shakeology.
I’ve been an insulin-dependent diabetic since October 16,
1991. You never forget dates like this. So it’s been about 23 years now. I have
scar tissue all over my abdomen, legs, arms and buttocks from 23 years of
multiple daily injections. My body reacts very badly to insulin so I suffer from
side effects like hair loss, vertigo, and uneven heartbeats.
Exercise and diet is not a new concept for me. Being a
diabetic means strict dieting and constant exercise, but I’m young, and when I
was younger still, it sometimes poses a challenge to stay faithful. It’s
embarrassing to have to inject when I’m at school, or work, or out with friends
or anywhere really. I’ve learned to overcome the unease with having to inject
in public (to some degree anyway) because you know what? Who cares?
Then there’s the fact that I want to eat, oh and I’m a
Latina. LoL. That’s a lot of fried foods and roast pork … and arroz con
gandules. I’ve been seeing a nutritionist since I was 11, so I did eventually
learn to be stronger than my urges and to take control of my eating habits. My
grandmother, who raised me, didn’t really care for that so I learned how to
cook and grocery shop for myself. There were other things that helped me get my
act together. Things like a glaucoma scare, blowing up into a whale, and the
fact that my kidneys now leak protein. I can never have any more biological
children because there’s a 99% chance that my kidneys will fail.
Since I love my life and I happen to be the proud mother of
the most beautifully wonderful 10-year-old little boy, I started taking my
health very seriously. I lost weight, stuck to a very strict diet and started
exercising every day. I really like to Zumba but I do many different workouts.
Even with all this, my control was tenuous. One little hiccup and everything
would go haywire. It’s takes one second (or one flu-like cold) to
destroy all the hard work you’ve been doing for months and it takes weeks to
come back. It’s a vicious cycle in that one thing will affect the other and
vice versa so it’s complicated to get well again.
Enter the 21 Day Fix. This has completely changed my LIFE!
The first days that I started doing the exercise routines and drinking the
Shakeology my diabetes started to immediately react. I usually get a lot of
hypoglycemia (ironic, isn’t it?) from my long-acting insulin, especially at
night. I wake up in the middle of the night extremely dizzy and disoriented
with blood sugars that read anywhere between 25 – 50. I’m scared to death that
I’ll go comatose or die. That’s a very real possibility. It’s stressful. Then there’s the constant injecting of the
fast-acting insulin every single time I eat something. Every. Single. Time.
I diligently track my glucose levels and since starting the
21 Day Fix, I noticed a huge improvement. I didn’t really connect the dots, at
first, until I skipped a dose the night before last. I don’t even know what
made me do it (it must’ve been God – he’s so good to me) and the next morning
when I checked my glucose… it. Was. NORMAL!! I very nearly cried. It has to be
the program. It has to be the Shakeology. I haven’t done anything else
differently. I eat more and exercise less with 21 Day Fix and it’s working.
It’s been 2 days since I’ve stopped taking the long-acting insulin at night and
I haven’t had a problem since. I’m still taking the fast-acting insulin but I
need WAAAAy less than I normally do to cover my carb intake. I can also safely
eat 2 small snacks during the day without having to take insulin for them. My
whole world has been turned upside down. "
WOW! Her words touched me and made me realize my decision to become a coach was the right one. She has inspired me to continue to try and help as many people as I can, and she has given me hope. My own father has diabetes and now I am hopeful for the day when, through the use of Shakeology and healthy eating, he can finally be insulin free. I have made it my mission to try too help as many people with diabetes as I can. There may not be a cure for diabetes yet, but there's a lot to be said for superfoods, exercise and healthy eating.
I am starting a new challenge group for individuals with diabetes who are determined to live a healthy lifestyle, and hopefully achieve freedom from insulin. If you or anyone you know suffers with this disease, I encourage you to reach out to me. Let's change lives together! coachsandy1020@gmail.com
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