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Shakeology and P90X Weight Loss

Age: 33 Primary Program: P90X Supplement: Shakeology

Katie's Stats
	Before	AFTER
Weight: Waist: Body Fat %	175 lbs. 36 in. 28.7	146 lbs. 30.5 in. 24

Katie F.
Lost 29 lbs. and 6 inches off her waist!
"There aren't enough characters allowed to describe how much Shakeology has supported me."

Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your body? There is only one word to describe how I felt about the way I looked and the lack of energy I had: sad. My life before P90X was a bit crazy and hectic. I was running a day care in my home and had a very young child. I would head to McDonald's^® or Taco Bell^® as often as I could while I was out and on the run (it was just the easy thing to do), and I would get the largest possible mocha from Starbucks^® whenever I had the chance. The word "exercise" had never been in my vocabulary. I had asthma as a child, so I wasn't really fond of exercise back then and I was happy with the way I looked. Then I got pregnant with twins. I gained 70 pounds with my son and "most" of it came off. However, I gained over 90 pounds with my twins, and that weight DIDN'T come off. They were 9 months old, and I still looked (and felt) like I was pregnant with them. I was tired all the time and had no energy. I knew that I needed to add a few new words to my vocabulary: "exercise" and "eat right."

What inspired you to change your life and begin your transformation journey? The word "sad" stayed with me every time I looked in the mirror. I couldn't believe just how far I had let myself go. I knew I needed to make a change, and I knew that change had to be BIG. My girls were at a point where they were just starting to be a bit more mobile, and my son was two (enough said)! I needed the energy to keep up with them every day. I also specifically remember how my brother told me years before (as I was drinking my very large mocha from Starbucks) that it would "catch up with me." Well, it (and all the "easy" trips to McDonald's and Taco Bell) certainly did. I knew they weren't healthy for me. I knew I was spending a ton of money each year, but again, it was "easy." But it did catch up with me, and I needed a change. I needed to drop some weight and change my eating habits for good.

Describe the results you achieved with your Beachbody^® program. What achievements are you proud of? I am still in shock when I look back at my "before" pictures . . . Was that really me? I am ecstatic at what P90X has done for me. I can fit in to a size 8 pant again. (I haven't been able to say that for a long time.) The energy I have each day is just amazing. I don't feel "tired" after running after the kids. I lost just under 30 pounds, completely changed my eating habits, and will NEVER go back. As far as achievements are concerned, I will never forget the day when I was able to complete the Dreya Roll. That one move in the program had been haunting me for a while. I didn't have the strength to do it. I kept Pressing Play and kept trying until one day I could do it! To be able to say that I completed all 90 days of P90X is a great feeling to have. The fact that it has completely changed my life is immeasurable.

How did Shakeology support your transformation? What are the biggest benefits? There are not enough characters allowed to describe how much Shakeology has supported me. :) Remember my "McDonalds, Taco Bell, Starbucks" comments earlier? Yeah, those didn't even enter my mind after the first week of being on Shakeology. I remember my Coach introducing it to me; she said it was a meal replacement shake that helped get rid of cravings, lose weight, and gain energy. I was all for that, and I needed to be sure to get all the proper nutrition while completing P90X. The first thing I remember when I first tried it was the taste. I had tried meal replacement shakes before and did not like the taste of them at all. I remember them having a very bad aftertaste as well. The fact that I could have a chocolate shake with peanut butter every day—and it was GOOD for me—was awesome. I definitely felt a difference in my energy level my first week, and I was definitely not having any cravings for anymore of the "bad" stuff too. Shakeology keeps me healthy and energized.

Cody's Beachbody Story

"I wasn't a marketing guy, or a workout guy," says Coby Linder. "Just a drummer in a band, a fat kid who watched his dad almost kill himself with food.” He didn't know how to stop. Until he found Beachbody. Three years ago, Coby was the last person you'd expect to see posting YouTube® videos about Shakeology®. Touring the world with his band, Say Anything, Coby was living his dream of playing drums professionally. "Wherever we went, the crowds loved us," he remembers. "I thought it was too good to be true." Turns out he was right. "I was drinking too much, eating really badly, smoking . . ." Coby admits. "I was at my heaviest ever. I couldn't stop—it was just like my dad." It was then that Coby got the devastating news. "Not only had my father contracted cancer for the second time, he'd been diagnosed with diabetes." Coby shakes his head. "He had to change everything in life, fast. Or he wouldn't HAVE a life." Coby had been unable to quit his own unhealthy habits, but facing his dad's mortality, something shifted. At the peak of his music career, Coby decided to focus on his father. "I put dad and me on P90X—both of us were guinea pigs to see if I could be a good Coach," he recalls. But Coby never expected this other outcome. "This program I did for my dad's health . . . ended up saving mine." His father dropped a whopping 120 pounds and got his diabetes under control, and chemotherapy eradicated his cancer. Coby lost 45 pounds, too, proving to himself that he had the power to dramatically improve his health. But while his dad continued to get healthier, Coby wasn't so lucky. "I went back on tour and gained back all the weight. The yo-­‐yoing was really discouraging. Frankly, I started to get desperate—thankfully! Because THAT gave me the willingness to change." That's when the real transformation started, when Coby tried something he'd been resisting. "As soon as I gave Shakeology a chance, I fell in love with it," he says. "I started to accept that I'd been using food emotionally and finally, I was ready to stop. I let Shakeology do what it was going to do. I wanted Coaching to have a real effect on me, so I decided to go to the biggest Coaching event of the year. "I went to Summit, open to whatever was going to happen. It was so inspiring, I went Emerald a week later and Diamond three weeks after that!" Coby put in a lot of hard work and it paid off. But the most significant spike in his earnings came from a "simple" change. "I started selling Challenge Packs. That worked like nothing else—even people who'd never been interested before got on board." Coby chalks it up to the framework of the Beachbody ChallengeTM. People still work out at home when they can best fit it in—but now the group is accountable to each other, and to him. "We all inspire each other," he explains. In fact, the Beachbody Challenge gave Coby something he'd wanted from day one of his Coaching business: "For the first time, my Beachbody check covered all my rent and expenses!" "My earnings went from an average of $175 a week to over $1100. And with the Beachbody Challenge, I know I can make even more." To make sure his group stays focused, Coby connects often. "I post motivational quotes, reply immediately to calls and messages, help with meal plans—I've even taken people grocery shopping to show them what ingredients to look for and which things to avoid." The way he sees it, these interactions are another advantage. "Everyone in my Challenge Group is excited to hear my suggestions and ideas—and their motivation is incredible." What advice does he have for Coaches who are about to embark on a Challenge Group? "Do it for real, from the heart. Participate and care. These people make a commitment to you as much as to themselves and their programs. You have to take this journey too—invite them to join you." "Whatever program you're doing now, stop. Start it over as a Challenge Group and you'll see better results." Now when Coby goes on tour, he drinks Shakeology, exercises before the shows, and makes sure his band is supplied with healthy food. He's even gotten other band members to do the same. Of course, the biggest change for Coby has been his peace of mind, knowing his father is healthy. Says Coby, "My dad's a two-­‐time cancer survivor; he's obviously a fighter. He just didn't know how to fight until Beachbody. There are all these Beachbody Success Stories, and heroes—I put my dad right up there with all of them. Now I can't think of anything better than taking after him." Coach's Playbook: • If you've got one person, you can start a group. Find their friends, get your family into it—once you start it, everyone will be hooked. • Put at least an hour a day into your Challenge Group. You owe it to them—and yourself. And the results are amazing. • If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. If you put your mind to it, you can easily find ways to keep people interested—especially once they start seeing results. • Educate yourself. The more you know, the more you can help others. • Trying something is better than trying nothing.Even the most profound changes start with a shift in mindset. I tell people who want to lose weight, why not just try SOMETHING? *Coby Linder: How Beachbody® saved my dad's life (and Challenge Packs saved my business) By staff writer Abby Cohen