Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my page. Let me first tell you a little bit about myself and how I ended up here. My name is Ali Weinmann, I'm 25 years old with no children nor am I married. I do however have a FUR BABY, he is a HUGE part of my life ♥
I have been over weight most of my life--So I HATED myself and my body. When I say I hated myself--I wasn't exaggerating. My self talk was ATROCIOUS, I CONSTANTLY set myself up for failure in MOST areas of my life and I INDIRECTLY didn't feel like I was "thin" enough to get the things in my life that I though would make me happy. Sound familiar?
I've done SO MANY things to lose weight over the years, and while several things have worked--I always end up gaining the weight back. Little did I know at the time--I was an EMOTIONAL eater. Every SINGLE emotion {{Good and Bad}} made me want to eat! Which is probably a BIG part of why I would ALWAYS gain the weight back. In the beginning of 2014 I began seeing several of my friends lose weight during some online challenge group, and honestly I thought it was another gimmick. I held off for a while, but in April of 2014 I decided to take a chance with T25, Shakeology and the online health and fitness challenge that was being offered. Why not, right? WORST case scenario--I'm no worse off than I am now.
I started this AMAZING journey in April and starting seeing AMAZING results, but in May I injured myself {{from a combination of my job and incorrectly performing a workout}} causing me to A. be out of work and B. I couldn't work out my right arm AT ALL--I could BARELY get dressed! Not being able to do NORMAL functions with my DOMINANT arm made me depressed so I began to slip back into a LOT of my old habits. The MOMENTUM I had created quickly slipped away. This went on for months--my coach reaching out to me AGAIN and AGAIN asking how I was doing. The ONLY thing that came to mind was SHAME and FAILURE--so I continue to make excuses or would EVEN ignore the questions. Hiding from the world seemed easier at the time. I hated myself--hated what I was allowing myself to become.
My family and I went to Stone Harbor that Summer on Vacation--had a BLAST! But AFTER we got home--all these INCREDIBLY disgusting pictures of me from the vacation started to surface on Facebook. I LITERALLY hid in my room and cried. It took me almost a month to shake that feeling of SHEER disgust. It was around that time that my coach tried ONE more time to see how I was doing--I don't know if it was the timing or if I was just ready--but I spilled my guts. I laid EVERYTHING on the carpet expecting my coach to RUN for the hills. Instead--I got NOTHING but encouragement and understanding. That's all it took--I was getting BACK in the game.
So now it's October 2014, and BASICALLY I am STARTING over. That's okay! At least I'm doing it, right? This time around I'm DETERMINED to do things differently. I DIVED into a Challenge Group FULL force--I gave this whole Challenge Group thing a REAL chance! It was a TOTALLY different experience than ANYTHING I had ever tried before. While I knew a lot of the proper eating techniques already, it was helpful to RELEARN them in a MOTIVATING environment. We went over things like proper portion control, how to eat balanced meals, how important it is to have a prep day at least once a week to make sure you are prepared with healthy food choices all week long and so much more! The group had many other individuals that were JUST LIKE ME, or had similar goals. They all just needed a conducive, motivating environment that also offered accountability. The great thing about the group was everyone was ENCOURAGING each other! To say it was life changing is an understatement, It was EXACTLY what I needed and then some!
Fast forward to Present Day---January 15th and I am 60lbs down since the beginning of October. The key to my success so far? I actually USED the tools that were provided in Challenge Group! A BIG aspect of a Challenge group is LEARNING to strengthen your MIND while trying to perfect your body--so I ALSO starting reading personal development books. I look back and don't even recognize that girl RIDDLED with self-hate--I am FEARLESS now. I've now completed several programs--21 Day Fix, PiYo, T25 and now I am just finishing up with Insanity Max:30. Just out my review and results with Insanity Max:30 HERE!
It's an amazing feeling to look in the mirror and love the person that you are BECOMING! I also decided to become a Beachbody Coach because of all the people I was inspiring--not to mention I love the products and the amazing results I've had so far! I wanted to share my successes with others and help them to achieve their health and fitness goals too! I am STILL a work in progress--but if just ONE person can SEE that they're not ALONE in this and find my story encouraging--then all the heartache will be WORTH IT! I have learned so much over the last 3 months and I just HAD to share! I have TRULY find my passion--My calling! Exercising and eating clean has become a HUGE part of my life! My family is even beginning to eat clean with me and they feel great!
Check out the picture of my Transformation so far below!
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