Growing up in Michigan I never worked out as much as I wanted to or as much as I do now. I was also raised with very unhealthy eating habits. My mom’s tried to get me to eat vegetables and I would beg her to give me Macaroni and Cheese instead! It’s not until I moved away from my family to a warmer climate that I realized how unhealthy my diet was and started noticing I was a little over weight. I remember always having a few “winter pounds” because my body was always hidden under layers of clothing but I never thought of myself as overweight or unhealthy.
Moving to a warmer climate and living in my bikini made me realize it was time for a change! Unfortunately, I was never taught how to eat healthy and I started yo-yo dieting and I kept gaining and losing weight the unhealthy way. I would quit eating carbs for 2–3 weeks and then binge all day on carbs. My energy levels were extremely low and when I didn’t eat carbs I was moody and I would snap at my friends and family all the time!
I was a swimmer in high school but since then I had been pretty inconsistent with my workouts. I worked out with a personal trainer for a short time during college. I knew how to do the proper form when I worked out but I wasn’t using these important skills I learned. In college, I was more worried about hanging out with my friends and going drinking on the weekends than I was about working out.
After college I started working out at the gym sporadically. I would lift weights on my own and take group circuit training classes. I eventually starting running and decided to compete in a few races. I finished a half marathon and a triathlon and decide to go for gold and run the Honolulu Marathon December 2007. After running the marathon, my knees weren’t responding very well to all the running and they started causing me a lot of pain so I quit running altogether. I started doing CrossFit and I loved being a part of this group of people who were really into fitness but the workouts were making me look really bulky and muscular. Then, I started dating a personal trainer/fitness instructor and of course I started taking his bikini boot camp at ChakFitness. I was still inconsistent though and wasn’t getting the results I wanted because his classes were a half hour drive from my house.
Finally, my friend and coach Anamari Valle introduced me to Insanity. I realized during the warm-up that this was going to be more challenging than anything I had every done in my life. I was out of breath and needed to take breaks during the first 5 minutes of the warm-up! I decided to buy it right away and complete the entire 60-day program. I had a hard time at first but once I added Shakeology I had more energy and I was able to finish the first round. After that I was hooked!! I had never had better results with any workouts I had tried in the past and I was in the best shape of my life at the age of 30! With the help of Beachbody workout programs and Shakeology I was able to lose weight the healthy way and I have kept it off for over 2 years now! I became a Beachbody coach so I can share my story with others and be a part of helping them make their own success stories!! I took it one-step further this year and became a certified TurboKick instructor in order to help even more people achieve their goals. I also have a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and work full-time as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). I would love to help you find a solution to having a smaller stomach that doesn’t include abdominoplasty or a “tummy tuck.”
Whether you are looking for someone to help you take the first step on your journey, have tried everything without the results you wanted, or just need a little motivation reach out to me at [email protected] or find me on facebook at www.facebook.com/coachmarissamyers. Introduce yourself so I can plug you into the various resources I have to offer!! For even more motivation check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/coachmarissam! What are you waiting for??? Someday is today!
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