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FIT TIP OF THE DAY: Know What De-motivates You!

Sounds backwards, right? It seems like people always focus on finding their motivation, but I think it is equally as important as realizing what de-motivates us! When we are motivated and everything is going well, we really don’t need to focus on more motivation, because it’s already working for us. But we do need to know what DE-MOTIVATES us! For me, this use to be the scale! If I stepped on the scale and I didn’t see the number that I wanted, I’d be de-motivated. I’d pretty

How Much I Earn As a Beachbody Coach

When I started coaching I simply wanted to get fit. And maybe, just maybe, earn additional income each month to take the stress out of my marriage. Just a little extra. That'd allow us to breathe. That'd allow us to swipe our debit card without fear of an overdraft. But then I fell in love. I fell in love with myself, my body, and my life. Instead of sitting on the couch hating my life each night, I had found PASSION and purpose. I was happy for the first time in years. And,

TOUGH Love Tuesday

If you are unhappy with where you are at in life, you have two options: OPTION #1) You can choose to stop complaining about your circumstances, because you have chosen to take NO ACTON to change your life. In this case you need to stop complaining & get comfortable with where you are right now. Why? Because you will be in this exact spot forever unless you decide to go with option #2. OPTION #2) You can choose to stop complaining, because you have chosen to TAKE ACTION to ch

Success Doesn't Mean Starving Yourself!

This is for all the girls who have ever been on a diet and have “yo-yoed” with their weight year after year. I feel ya, sister, I honestly do. You are probably looking at these pictures and thinking, “That’s not a transformation.” But this is probably the biggest transformation I’ve posted to date. Let me explain. The picture from 2010 is from my honeymoon. At the time, it was the smallest I’d ever been in my adult life. Like most brides, I wanted to get skinny for my wedding

Am I a Fitness Fanatic?

HMMMM, good question! Are you a tooth brushing fanatic? A showering fanatic? A dish washing fanatic? Chances are that you answered “NO” to all of these questions, BUT you still brush your teeth, shower, or do dishes daily. Why? It is a means to an end! You do it to be clean, healthy, and because you NEED to do it daily, but it doesn’t mean you are obsessed or even enjoy doing any of these activities! I am NOT a fitness fanatic! You can ask anyone in my Challenge Gro

Weekend Healthy Eating Tip

I get this question all the time… “How do I go out to eat at a restaurant and stay on track with my nutrition plan?” A lot of restaurants offer healthy options these days, so it usually comes down to MIND over MATTER. Your WILLPOWER must be stronger than your stomach, which can be hard at times! Trust me, I know! I like food just as much as the next person! I just like being fit more. Today, I put myself to the test as I went out for lunch. Here is my breakdown: 1. I kne

YOU Are Capable of Reaching this Goal!

I’m being totally honest when I say that I NEVER thought I’d be posting a picture of myself in a sports bra flexing in front of a mirror. A year ago I probably would have punched you in the face if you told me I’d be partaking in #flexfriday. This was never on my “to-do” list. Having this type of body was never on my “to-do” list either. I didn’t believe that I was capable of achieving this type of physique, but with a lot of self discipline, a change in mindset, and hard wor

Pushing Through Pain to Find the Prize

It's the pain that creates the prize. Sometimes I forget to stop to look at life these days and to look at how far we've come and where we started. As I was looking at our photos from five different countries and thirteen different cities this year, it was as if I was looking at someone else's life. We couldn't even afford airplane tickets home for Christmas three years ago and now this is our reality. How did we get here?! Pain. That's how. 👊The pain of feeling like I wasn'

Success Isn't Limited to Certain People

After hearing incredible stories about life changing weight loss over the past few days I’m more fired up than ever before about the 21 Day Fix. If you’ve watched my transformation and made comments like, “Well, she doesn’t have kids...” or “She didn’t have a lot to lose to begin with…” or “But she’s young so it is easy…” I’m here to tell you that the people I met this past week make YOUR EXCUSES INVALID. It’s YOUR turn to create your own success story. It’s YOUR TURN to tak

WHAT?? I Have Excellent Credit?!

LOOK WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL?! It's an offer from a credit card company stating that I have excellent credit (which I actually do - pass on the CC though)! WHHOOOOOP! Why is this such a big deal? Because in 2010 I was broke as a joke, loans up to my eye balls, had terrible credit, and was even part of a DEBT RELIEF agency called CareOne Credit. At the time, I had NO IDEA how I was going to get myself out of that situation. It was suffocating and I had so much anxiety about h

STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF!

"I'm pretty sure karma brought all this bad stuff into my life. Somewhere along the way I did some really bad things and now I'm paying the price for it. I'm supposed to live a bad life because of something I did in my past..." - Very special person said this to me last night. This is how I proceeded to respond: "If I love ya, I'm not going to enable ya." 😬😬😬UMMMMMMMM.... WAIT, WHAT?!?! That's not how life works, buddy. Let's get a few things straight - If you are wallowin

Shatter Your Glass Ceiling

When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a News Anchor. In High School, I wanted to be an a big-time Interior Decorator like I saw on "Trading Spaces." Then I went to college, and I settled for being a teacher. I say "settled," NOT because teaching is a bad profession (it takes AMAZING people to dedicate themselves to the profession - they are underpaid and under-appreciated). I say "settled," because I didn't think I was capable of becoming a News Anchor or Interior Decor

The Juvo Empire is a... 2015 7 Star Diamond Elite Top 20 Team!!

Yesterday was incredible - like take my breath away incredible!! My Beachbody team, The Juvo Empire, worked SO hard throughout 2015 to help as many people as possible and yesterday we found out that out of 402,000 other teams (UM, THAT'S A LOT!) The Juvo Empire is a 2015 7 Star Diamond ELITE TOP 20 TEAM!! Out of over 400,000 teams we are #20! WHAT THE WHAT?! TOP 20?!?!!? HOW IS THIS REAL LIFE?! What does that even mean, right?! It means that my SMALL team helped the MOST

*1,856 Lives Changed in 2015*

WOW. I'm humbled, honored, and speechless as I sit back to take this all in. When I decided to change my health last year, I never thought that it would create a ripple effect that would help THOUSANDS (goosebumps!) of other people. Thank God for this incredible opportunity. I founded my team, The Juvo Empire, a little over a year ago. Juvo is Latin for servant, helper, or someone who gratifies and pleases others. I wanted to keep this mission at the forefront of my busin

Love Yourself Before AND After

Am I the only person that can look at pictures from years ago and remember exactly how I felt about my body in that moment of time? I do this with so many pictures. I look at them and can remember if I felt pretty, uncomfortable, chunky, thin, or just "blah." The picture on the left is from Fake Patty’s Day 2007. I was at my heaviest. I remember being incredibly uncomfortable and insecure with my body that day. I tried layering on multiple tight undershirts to see if that’d m

How My Life Has Changed The Past 23 Weeks

AHHHH, I'M CRAZY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS NEWS!! Next week, I'll be flown to LA to be part of The 21 Day Fix infomercial!! Are you kidding me?! I'm just a girl from Kansas, how is this even happening to me?!?! I posted this picture on Instagram 23 weeks ago. This was literally the moment I opened my Beachbody box. If I only knew then where it would take me and how it would change my health and life!! Crazy. Overwhelmed. Thankful. I'm so incredibly humbled and honored to be part

Serious Question: When Was the Last Time that You Let Yourself Dream?

And, no, I'm not talking about when you are sleeping. I'm talking about creating BIG DREAMS and PLANS for your life. When was the last time that you let yourself do that? Some of you just wrote me off as crazy. I'm okay with that. The truth is that a lot of adults don't dream. We are stuck in the monotony of every, boring day. Before all of this coaching stuff, I had dreams. But never in a million years would I have actually acted on them. I was way too scared. I mean, what

Goal: I Paid off Debt!

UGH... Here goes the dreaded moment of truth. On Sunday, I shared my Beachbody success story with an audience of other coaches and challengers. I shared the ugly truth about my life with them. It was scary. However, after sharing my story, I received so many "thank you" messages from people in similar situations that I feel moved to share it on here as well. If I am capable of this, SO ARE YOU. I took this photo on July 28th, less than three months ago. After five years of

Simplify Life

**EASY ORGANIZATIONAL TIP** HOLY MOLY, I had the most amazing impromptu purge-fest today! If you know anything about me, then you know I'm disorganized and messy. Seriously, my cabinets are most housewives' worst nightmare... I ended up going through my entire closet on a whim today and it FELT WONDERFUL!! I used this trick from Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." She recommends to ask yourself, "Does this bring me joy?" It was interesting what happened w

Why the "Blue Screen of Death" Makes Me Rejoice!

This morning, I hopped out of bed with about as much enthusiasm as a 5-year-old on Christmas morning! I love my job. It's a REALLY great time to be part of my coaching team, The Juvo Empire. Exciting things are happening for the coaches on my team (my team is ranked#44 out of 290,000 teams!!!). Today we celebrate those accomplishments!! Unfortunately, as I tried to turn on my MacBook this morning all that stared back at me was "the blue screen of death." Now, anyone who knows