"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!"

My diet has always been a huge issue for me! In short, I LOVE FOOD!!!!  And I love GOOD food!! I suffered from emotional eating for YEARS before I discovered beachbody. It had gotten so bad that I would HIDE food in my house so that my husband wouldn't see what I was eating and I would eat it when he wasn't home. I was embarrassed and couldn't imagine that he could love me the way I was!! My husband is my very best friend I tell him everything... EVERYTHING but I couldn't tell him about this.... what would he think... would he think I was a bad wife for turning to food for comfort instead of confiding in him? I had gotten to the lowest point of my life last April. I was so unhappy with myself that it had started effecting every aspect of my life. I didn't want to live this way. I wanted to be happy. I didn't know what to do to bring myself back from this dark place! My best friend Amy started Insanity around this time and was keeping me updated and I was so amazed at the results she had. I started thinking maybe I should give it a try, I can do anything for 60 days right?! So I ordered it! I did ok for the first couple of weeks--it was definitely the hardest thing I had ever done! I tried to keep my diet on track but I cheated way more than I should have! I quit insanity in my 5th week. I never even finished my first round! I saw some results and I still quit. Fast forward to October 2012, my friend Liz Facebook messaged me about a beachbody challenge group all done through facebook and she thought I would be interested since I had done insanity before! She explained to me that it was a group to help keep you encouraged and motivated to finish and something deep down told me.. Jessica this is what you need! So I decided to start off the challenge group with Brazilian Butt Lift, something not as crazy and intense as insanity! And Liz also introduced me to shakeology! I had never even heard anyone talk about it! The only thing I knew was after my insanity workouts they would show a short commercial about it but I always cut the dvd off and never really watched it! I cannot even begin to describe to you what shakeology has done for me! Shakeology has helped me completely overcome my emotional eating habits! It has helped me with my chocolate cravings! It has given me more energy! I used to be tired ALL the time and now I feel like I have the energy to live a fulfilling life! I have also noticed that instead of craving fattening unhealthy foods I crave healthy foods!! I have even seen a difference in my hair and skin. There is literally no way I can describe the difference shakeology has made in my nutrition and my life!! I look forward to it every day! When I started my first challenge group in October it was just in time for the holidays. The holidays are always hard for everyone with all the eating that takes place. I never knew it was possible to loose weight over the holidays and I DID!! I never knew how to eat until I was part of these challenge groups I have learned so much by being in them! I've learned that to keep my metabolism going I have to eat 5-6 small meals a day. I have learned that I have to plan my meals because if you fail to plan, you plan to fail! You need to plan out what you are going to eat for the week and STICK TO IT!!! I've learned that when you feed your body what it needs it rewards you! Our bodies can't survive off of the fast food and junk that I was constantly eating. I will forever be an advocate for beachbody because I have done 180 degrees in one year's time! That is why I decided to become a coach because I want everyone else to discover this new life I have discovered.  You only have one life and one body why not live it to the fullest?! Why continue to be depressed and overweight and unhappy with yourself? I finally hit rock bottom and I refused to live another day unhappy with myself! Are you ready to be happy with yourself again? I would love to help you in your journey to health! Nobody ever said it would be easy, but it will be SO WORTH IT!!! To learn more about nutrition and how to start eating clean click here http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/planning-healthy-meals/