My Story

To really know me, you're going to need a little background. I grew up mostly in the Minneapolis suburbs with my mom and sister. I was that girl who didn't have a lot of friends, who struggled with just about any class other than home ec and English, and who ALWAYS tried to find a way out of gym class!

In the middle of my 9th grade year of school I moved to small town MN to live with my dad, his wife, and my little sister. Let me tell you something...small town nice is a myth. All these kids had been together in school their whole lives and they had no room for me. Thankfully, I found a couple of good friends and muddled my way through high school.

Fast forward through a divorce and three kids later, and I was a floundering single mom. Then a miracle happened and Charlie came into my life. Now, 18 years and one more child later, I am where I am.

Still with me? Good! As a woman, I know that when you have kids, you tend to stop ever putting yourself first. I fell into that trap also. I put on a ton of weight, I ate like crap, I rarely exercised, and I told myself that I was happy. 

Over the years, my weight crept up on me. I would jump from fad diet to fad diet, tried all sorts of pills, potions, and quick fix workouts, and yet I nothing ever worked. I was the queen of yo-yo dieting!

Then, in April of 2015 I kept noticing people online talking about something called "The 21 Day Fix". Then, while channel surfing and eating Ding Dongs, I happened upon an infomercial for that same program. I watched for about 5 minutes before I grabbed my laptop and ordered. That was the moment my life changed forever!

​I started The Fix a couple weeks later and in my first 21 days lost nearly 15 pounds! One of the awesome things about Beachbody is that when you order any program, you get a free coach. The problem was, I tried to reach out to my coach and got nothing back. Yeah, not really helpful.

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Enter my amazing coach! I had made a friend through a TV show fan page on Facebook. She seemed like a cool chick, but I didn't really know her at the time. When I posted on Facebook about the great luck I had with The Fix and how amazing I was feeling, she reached out to congratulate me. She was super sweet, supportive, and encouraging, and I almost immediately switched so that she was my coach. I got into her ongoing challenge group (a group of like minded people motivating, encouraging, pushing, and just helping each other through the journey). That kept me accountable because I wasn't just doing it on my own anymore. 

Midway through my 2nd round of 21 days, I chatted with her about my struggle with carbs. Like, I wanted ALL the carbs! She said...umm...have you thought about Shakeology? BOOM! Another life changing moment! Long story short, it made since for me to sign on under her as a discount coach. I mean, 25% off is nothing to sneeze at, and maybe I could make a little moola along the way right?

I've since lost nearly 50 pounds...50 pounds!!! But it's not about what I've lost, it's about what I've gained. I was that girl that thought all women were bitchy, catty, gossipers. Wrong...I was just chillin' with the wrong people. Now, I'm surrounded by women with goals, dreams, desires, and positive vibes. I'm leading women on their health and fitness journeys. I'm strong, happy, and enjoying life. I've found my passion through coaching, and I've made it my goal to not just end the trend of obesity, but to end the trend of women taking each other down instead of lifting them up.  Care to join me?