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See how you can save over $300 every year just by being a Beachbody coach. You don’t have to do the business at all, just get the discount. If you ever decide you want to make some extra cash, you can always jump in and start the business because you get a 25% commission on all Shakeology sales! 🙂
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I haven’t really posted any before and after photos so I wanted to share my journey with you guys. The first picture of me was taken in 2006 and the second was taken just this weekend (I know the second picture is blurry, but the point is still the same). While I haven’t really been focusing on losing weight, I have been focusing on toning by body, creating more muscle and having more definition.
I think that become fit isn’t always about that number on the scale. It’s about becoming healthy, adding years to your life, and boosting your confidence. My confidence is through the roof now which is something I never thought I’d ever say. Thanks to all of you for supporting me during this time. I’m still a work in process, but I feel great and I’m so happy with where I am today!
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I get a lot of questions about how I got involved in Beachbody coaching and I just wanted to give everyone a little insight into how and why I’m a coach today.
In August 2004, I was involved in a car accident that left me with what was termed to be “chronic” back pain. I still consider myself extremely lucky that things weren’t worse, especially when the guy that hit me was completely knocked out at the scene…
I tried physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, rolfing, myofascial massages and corticosteroid injections. The problem was, all of these things were only maintaining my current, painful condition and not improving or making it better for the long term. One guy even told me that this was “as good as it will ever be” for me. I was told that high intensity cardio and exercise was apparently completely out of the question. I became very frustrated and stopped going to treatments all together.
We had had some Beachbody programs in my house for a while, but I hadn’t really done them too much. A workout here and there was really all I had accomplished. Turbo Jam always held my attention for a little longer so one day I decided to give it a shot. I took matters into my own hands. I focused a lot on Ab Jam but just the standing portion because I could barely make it through that. I did the 20 minute workout modified for a long time, and didn’t even realize that I was increasing intensity until one day I wasn’t modifying anymore. In fact, I was doing the entire Ab Jam, even the portion the floor!
Before Turbo Jam, I had back pain every, single, solitary day. Some days were worse than others where I would hurt to the point of nausea. Not a day went by that I didn’t have at least a dull ache in my lower back or a crick in my neck and those days of dull aches were blessings to me. There were days when I just honestly couldn’t get out of bed or if I did it was mostly just for meals.
BUT NOW my back pain is, dare I say, rare. Most days are pain free. Of course I still get pain sometimes, but there is just no way to compare it to what it once was. The fact that I can do Turbo Fire workouts is something that I didn’t think would ever be possible. It still seems surreal to me that I’m able to do the things I do today.
When the opportunity was presented to me that I could become a coach for these amazing products, I knew it was something I had to do. I wanted to share my story and give hope to people who just need someone to believe in them. I wanted to offer support to those working hard and offer motivation to people who were discouraged. Most of all, I wanted to pay it forward because of the amazing gift I have been given through exercise. I’m also becoming a Turbo Kick instructor for the same reasons. You mean I can actually teach the program that gave me my life back?!?! Yes please!
I always love hearing stories about how exercise has helped others, so if you’d like to share with me, I’d enjoy listening. I really, truly know how blessed I am to be able to work as hard as I do.
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Recipe for PB2 Peanut Butter Cookies:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp table salt
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 cup water
1 cup PB2 (dry)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with non-fat, no-stick cooking spray.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together sugars, egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt, honey, water and PB2, beating until smooth. Add flour, beating until mixture is well combined. Dough will be VERY sticky.
Drop Tbsp-sized balls onto prepped baking sheet. The dough is so sticky that it’s hard to make that signature peanut butter cookie fork mark, but you can try… Bake cookies for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer to a rack to cool.
I made these today and they are sooooooo tasty! I had to share with you guys!
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Team Beachbody recently changed its Meal Plans for Club Members and it is awesome! It asks more specific details about you than it did before which I really like. When it collected my information and goals, it took me to my meal plan. It lays it out very specifically day by day and meal by meal including snacks! It also included Shakeology in there for me which is great. You can track your progress, find recipes, and get help with reading nutrition labels all in one place. You can also select if you want a vegetarian plan and then you can select items that you DON’T want included in your plan. If you really don’t like eggs, you can have excluded from your plan. It also has a link to find recipes! This is all centrally located on your meal plan page. I highly recommend getting a Club Member account and taking advantage of this.
You do have to pay for a Club Member account, but it’s only $2.99 a week which is totally worth it! Plus, you get 10% off fitness programs and gear and VIP access to celebrity trainers including the VIP chatroom. If you don’t have a Team Beachbody account yet, sign up here: http://www.CoachHeatherNicol.com. If you do have a free account, you can upgrade to a Club Membership by signing into your account.