My excuse for being gone....

Sorry guys for being gone for a little while.  I had a busy weekend that lead to a close tragedy and have had to unwind a bit.

At a birthday party, my 2.5 year old baby girl decided Saturday afternoon to go swimming in a friend's pool without supervision and without her floaties.  Thanks to a grandmother my daughter is alive as she found her fighting to stay afloat and jumped in to get her.

A few hours later she had a sudden fever of 104, was shaking, her feet were blue, and she was either fever talking or hallucinating.  Thankfully the birthday boy's mom is a nurse and she was able to get her temperature down.

At 1 am Sunday morning she wasn't herself and I was scared of dry drowning.  So we found ourselves in the ER.  Thankfully the X-ray showed irritation but nothing more (besides a lovely bout of stomach sickness...)

She is ok, but I have been very shaken by this.  It dawns on me that my little girl came close to not be here.

So I have been a little out of it.  Emotionally I have been a wreck.  But I have been working out, keeping up with my weight loss, and I am not quitting.

Will be back soon to get back at it, but asking forgiveness for being gone for a little bit...

Hey good looking, watcha got cookin'?

Food is a passion of mine.  My husband may say otherwise, since I am not much of a cooker the past few months, but I claim it is too hot to cook and with 2 little ones I don't have much time.  But that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy a nice meal.

But, as we all can attest too, sometimes a nice meal can be overload in the caloric area.  And that sucks.  Because then we starve ourselves the rest of the day to make up for what we ate.  We have to eat only so many calories, you know, right?

NOPE!  Yup, I said nope.

Maybe some of you know this already, but there are some foods that burn MORE calories than they contain!!!!!  Yup, MORE!

To let y'all have some healthy food that won't hurt you when you have overdone it:

1. Celery.  I know, no brainer.  Mostly water anyway.  
2. Grapefruit.  Now this one can be a hard one for people to like to eat, so here is my secret.  Slice, put a LITTLE bit of sugar on top and broil it in the oven for about 5-10 minutes.  It is so much easier to eat and so yummy warm.
3. Lettuce and leafy greens.  Another no brainer.  Yummy salads are in your future!
4. Watermelon.  This is my go-to for when I am having sugar cravings.  Sweet, juicy, and it hits the spot
5. Broths.  Weird, right?  But if you throw veggies and some meat into a pot, add water, and boil it for about an hour, and bam!  Guiltless broth!
6. Apples and Oranges.  Fruits Salad, anyone?
7. Tomatoes and Cucumbers.  Told you, awesome salads!
8. Asparagus.  MMMMmmmm.......  grilled is my favorite way to go!
9. Broccoli.  Can't go wrong with those!
10. Coffee.  Yup, seriously, coffee has 0 calories (yup, ZERO).  It isn't until you add stuff that it started to get a little heavy handed in the calorie department.  I am slowly weaning myself off the sugars I add, but we are getting there!

Now I am NOT saying go out and pig out at a meal because you know you can eat these other foods.  That is not the point of this.  What I am saying is that there are foods out there that will really help you reach what goals you have because, in a way, they are super foods in the diet world!

Not my finest weekend.

Baby showers are so much fun, and even more fun when you help plan them!  A friend of mine is having a little girl (she is due in 2 weeks) and we are so excited for her!  We decided to throw her a shower and celebrate this mommy becoming a mommy for the second time.

And what shower would be complete without yummy food?!  I spent 3 days slowly making some amazing food.

Cucumber sandwiches.
Mini BLT's.
Chocolate chip cookies.
Sugar cookies.
Peanut Butter cookies.
Lady fingers with sweetened cream cheese and raspberry jelly.
Chocolate cups with vanilla pudding.
Meringues.
Hershey Kiss Pies.
Chocolate stuffed strawberries.

And that is just what I made!  Check out this spread!

(teas, lemonade, veggies, and salad)

(that is spinach-artichoke dip in the front... to die for!)

(A friend made this cute cupcake cake...  oh so pretty and tastes even better!)

Ugh....  it was so good....  I couldn't help but try everything - at least once.  Oh, how my taste buds went crazy!  MMMmMMmmmMMMMmm......

But I know I didn't do well.  Taste testing everything over the weekend and then eating today.  I feel guilty.

But tomorrow starts a new challenge, one with rewards.  Time to loose those 2 pounds I gained this weekend.

And I was doing so well!!  I am down almost 10 pounds since the start of July.  And even my dad, after watching a video I sent to them with me and my kids, said I look slimmer.  As we all know, the camera adds 10 pounds.  So to have him say that means that what I see in the mirror is what others are starting to see as well.

The plan for tomorrow?  Running in the morning, Power 90 in the afternoon.  Back to eating healthy.  Giving all the extra sweeties to the neighborhood kids.  

Tomorrow is another day!

-- Never give up, Never surrender! --

Let's Do This!

My husband and I are LOVING our workouts together.  We have found that we are really motivated when we set up plans for our workouts.  To see what we have accomplished in a week makes it even better!

To help us along I made this board and it is in the hallway leading to the Master Bathroom.

I know it is hard to see...

Here is what our weekly schedule for workouts looks like (and please note that we haven't started.  We just decided to do this today!)

Ya, you are reading that right.  Running in the morning (ugh....) and then Power 90 (the precursor to P90x).  I am also doing kickboxing Tuesdays and Thursday.

Here is what we have accomplished this week!

(and of course we have to have inspirational quotes to keep going!)

And this is my favorite thing.  I made this last year to have a place to write memos to my husband about why I love him.  And here is what has been up for the past few weeks:

May be an odd thing to love in my husband, but he is motivated!  He pushes me and, in return, I push him.  It is a win-win situation!!!!!   His motivation is wonderful and I love him for it.

Well, just wanted to share what we have done as a couple to prepare ourselves for a new us.  We have made a weekly goal to complete- 6 days of exercise.  

WE CAN DO IT!

-- never give up, never surrender --

-- failure is not an option --

I promised I would be honest about how I was doing with my goals and here I am, being honest.

The past few days I have been on point.  Eating right, drinking my shakeology once a day, and working out.  I KICKED A$$ yesterday at kickboxing.  Was SUPER proud of myself.  I ache, I have nasty bruises, and I knocked my kneecap out of joint, but I was on fire!

And then today....

Ugh.  Where to begin?

First, last night was miserable.  My kids are coming down with summer colds.  That means a 2.5 year old and a 5 month old have stuffy noses and both want mom.  I was up a lot last night holding one and then the other.  So I was exhausted.

Wednesdays are my errand days, and I had plenty to do.  Office Depot for business supplies and to pick up prints.  Target to get a baby shower gift for Sunday.  Books-a-Million for a much needed pep-talk book (and maybe another book in a series I enjoy that just so happened to be $5... SCORE!)  And Wal-Mart for the very much needed grocery shopping (like we literally ran out of healthy food yesterday and I needed to go shopping) and to pick up baby shower supplies (I am co-hosting the shower.)

To sum that up, I was tired, hungry, and a little stressed about getting this all done and still getting time to spend with my husband who works nights, sleeps most of the day, and is with us for a few hours every afternoon....  and who just so happened to get another raise!  (Good job, Babe!)

I decided we needed to get out and celebrate and we ended up eating at Twin Peaks.

If you have not had their fish tacos, you are missing out...  so good.  Oh, so good.  I ate all 3.  I did skip the chips and ate my husbands summer squash that was covered in melted butter... oh, so good.

(not my picture, but there it is in all of it's glory - fish tacos!)

First fail of the day.

Then, because of all the running around, I didn't get home and done with all my errands till late.  Which meant that I still hadn't fed Nono dinner (thank you PB&J) or Damion (thank you baby cereal and mommy milk!)  And it also meant I had not eaten anything either.  Ya, you hear the uh-oh....

Second fail.  I had gone 7 hours between meals and I was so hungry!  So I ate 2 PB tortilla wraps and a plum.  I know, not bad, but...

I didn't have my shake today.  And no exercise.

Third and Fourth Fail of the day.

I know reading this seems silly, it isn't like I had eaten a whole cake or something (which, I am going to have to watch it this weekend, cause I may be really tempted at a wedding and baby shower!)  Thing is, I was doing so well but I let my busy life take control today and right now I feel *blah*.  Mentally I am tired, physically I feel drained, and I am not liking it.

Making this a lesson for the day.  If you break from a good routine, you will hurt for it.  Tomorrow I will be back on track, I will be going to kickboxing, and I will forget today ever happened.

Tomorrow is another day.  I will pick myself up and just keep trying!

Challenges and Coaching!

So the cool thing about Beachbody is that EVERYONE can do it!  No matter your fitness level, if you have the heart and desire to make a change in your life, you can, and I can help!!!!!!

Challenges are a great way to get started.  There are many kinds of challenges (they vary in length and type) but my Challenges are EASY!  I have 2 kinds - 10 Days and 60 Days.  Yup, that is it.  Challenges are great because they change the way you view fitness.  There are no crazy 20 pill supplements, none of the crazy diet fads that make you feel sick, and no killing yourself for hours in the gym!  

Both Challenges follow the same idea - change the way you eat, how you eat, how and how often you exercise, and replace one meal with a shake from Shakeology that will help fill in the gaps in our nutrition that we all have.  Unless you are some nutrition guru, you are like me and fail in some area of nutrition.  I know I don't get my recommended daily intake of fruits, veggies, or dairy.  But these shakes do that for me.  

That's it.  With a secret facebook group, constant support and accountability through your fellow challengers, me (as your coach), and a few other coaches, and help with planning meals, you get a GREAT start in changing your life to a fit one!  You get all the help you need to get started, and even after it is over I am there for you to keep it up!

But then, when you have tried it, you may want to know HOW I do what I do!!!!  Because, I will be honest, this is pretty amazing being able to stay home, help others on their goals which in turns makes me accountable to myself, AND I get to make money doing this!!!!!

You all know I have just started as a Beachbody Coach, but do you ever wonder what exactly it is that I do and how the coaches in this company have been able to create an income from home working part time? How I get to be able to stay at home doing what I LOVE (helping people reach their goals) while having the freedom to spend the time with my kids/family?

Our team is kicking off a Coaching At A Glance 7 day FREE Facebook Group so you can get an idea of what my daily schedule looks like, what my challenge groups are all about, my compensation plan, how I manage my time and the fun perks, bonuses, trips and events that come along with this amazing opportunity. You'll be able to learn the details to see if this opportunity is something you would like to do.

Here are the requirements and details:
• This group is 7 days long and we will be posting a topic each day for you to read or a video for you to watch on your own time.
• This group starts >> Monday, July 21, 2014<<
• May NOT already be a coach
• Do NOT have to be a fitness professional or at your ideal weight/goal. In fact, if you're looking to start your journey it will be to your advantage! I am not fit, but I am doing it!

If you would like to jump in to this group, please say so in a comment below and then message me on my personal page
https://www.facebook.com/LauraDufrene2014
Looking forward to meeting you and showing you how my business works!

Blisters are a motivator!

Yup, blisters.

Another stupid little thing that has me motivated to keep going.

I went running for the first time since middle grade (2007!) yesterday morning.  In reality it was mainly fast walking with short bursts of jogging.  I don't run.

 

It wasn't easy.  I hate running.  I look funny.  I sweat (no, I don't sparkle, I SWEAT).  I ache (I hate pain).  Flat out, I hate running.  It was a good thing my husband was there with me, pushing me forward.  He is a Marine and he runs 3 miles.  RUNS 3 miles.  Ugh...  But he jogged beside me and kept me moving.  Even yelling running cadences (I will not repeat them here because there were some pretty messed up ones.  *Rolls eyes* Marines....)

But I did it!  For the first time in 7 years I went out and tried to run.

And now I have 2 massive blisters on my feet.  They are not awful, but they hurt (see pain comment above).  Blisters are miserable reminders that I am not in shape to do what I want to accomplish!  I signed up for a 5K Color Run in August and now I am faced with the realization that I am not ready.

But here is where the motivation part comes in.  The blisters heal, the skin hardens, and if I keep this up, I will not have them anymore!  They will become a distant memory and my hard work to be able to run and not get those blisters anymore will be realized.

It dawned on me last night that those blisters are another goal for me to reach.  Keep running, keep aiming for a better lifestyle, and the pain that comes with it will subside and it all becomes easier!

Well, just thought I would throw this motivation out there.  Pain passes, blisters go away, and you are left with accomplishments!

And because these Meme's made me laugh, here are a few running ones I think I will share with you!

Fitness and Potty Training

Yes, you read that right.

Fitness and Potty Training.

Surprisingly, they are very much alike.

I am currently in the process of potty training Nono.  Ok, in reality, we have been trying for almost 6 months now.  She is having her ups and downs in the process, and today, looking at her chart, I saw a correlation between her journey through potty training and mine through weight loss.

At the start, Nono wasn't too serious about her potty training.  It was a constant struggle to get her to get to the bathroom, to even try.  But then it started to become a more normal thing for her and she got used to me saying "Go potty, Nono" and she would go.  When I thought we were getting somewhere, I stopped pushing, and she started to falter.  So, I made her a chart and gave her an incentive to do it on her own- stickers and tootsie roll midges.

And WOW!  She got a move on!  Soon it was every 30-45 minutes she was running out of the bathroom, potty in hand.  "Moooommmmyyyy!  I go potty!  Sticker and chocolate!"  Sure enough, she had gone.  And she was proud of herself!

(A LOT of stickers are missing because she likes to wear them....)

But through this process she had to learn to listen to her body, keep pushing forward, accept that she had accidents, and that in the end she would get a reward.  And, although she may not know it now, soon this will be a normal, daily thing and she won't need to be rewarded to do it.  It will become a normal part of her lifestyle.

^^^^ Do you SEE the correlation I saw?!!! ^^^^

Becoming a fitter, healthier me is a process, it takes time.  I will struggle, I will fail, but I have to keep going.  Give myself rewards and incentives.  Soon, this will just be a normal, everyday thing.  I will look back and think "wow, it wasn't that hard, I just needed to learn."

So I am thinking of making my own "Potty Chart."  It seems silly but there is some sort of satisfaction with putting a sticker on a chart and knowing at the end there will be a reward (hers is a new toy, I am thinking maybe a pedicure....)  It will be my "Work out and Eat Better" chart.  One month of slots for both and then I get my reward.  It will soon just be a normal thing and I won't need it....  but in the meantime, incentives work....

Amazing how my daughter can be an inspiration.  Two different things, but same goal - a new us!

-Never give up, Never surrender-

Extreme Weight Loss

How many of you watch "Extreme Weight Loss" on ABC?

 

If you haven't seen it yet, WATCH IT!

It is an amazing program!  It is about people who have serious weight issues who push themselves beyond their breaking point and shed some serious fat and gain muscle!  One year and 150-200 lbs of weight is taken off through hard work and a lifestyle change.

But that isn't just why I recommend this show.  Honestly it is because it isn't just about working out or eating right, but having a complete change of mind and heart as well, a new attitude towards themselves and their lives.

How true that is for all of us.  When we want to change something about ourselves, EVERYTHING needs to change, especially our outlook on it.

I have to loose 60lbs.  I have to eat better.  And I have to know I CAN DO IT!  I've always quit because it got difficult, I didn't feel like I could do it.  This is my fault and I own up to it.  I have had to face the truth that I have failed myself in the past due to my lack of motivation and dedication to myself.  I have not taken the time to keep myself healthy.

What I have come to understand is that if it wasn't hard it wouldn't be worth it.

So here is what we all need to do to succeed:

We need to exercise.
We need to eat better.
We need to change our mentality.
We need to believe in ourselves!!!!

-Never give up, never surrender-

How about some goals, eh?

When we strive for something we have to have an end goal in sight.  Athletes see the gold medal.  Scientists, the Nobel Prize.  Actors, the Oscar.  Without the obvious goals to be reached, what is the purpose behind the struggle to better ourselves?

Weight loss goals can mean the difference between success and failure.  If we enter the challenge to better ourselves through nutrition and exercise but have no goal set forth, to what purpose is all of this?  What do we gain?  The answer is nothing.  Because we have no reason to pick ourselves up and keep moving forward.

So what are you to do?

Set SMART and ACHIEVABLE goals!

Here are my goals:

1) Lose 60lbs.  I would like to loose 30lbs in the next 3 months.  It is a little strenuous, but I feel it is possible to loose 10lbs a month.

2) Start to strengthen the muscles that I have (and that will come).  I do NOT expect a 6 pack for abs.  But a little toning would be nice!

3) Eat healthier.  No, I am not giving up the fun foods.  But I will make them a treat, not a given.  A reward, if you will, for good behavior.

4) Try on clothes without crying.  No, I am serious, I don't want to look at the racks, go to the dressing room, and cry from depression, embarrassment, and anger.  I will conquer that!

But then, there are goals that are more enticing.  For examples, this is one of my achievable goals:

These are stunning....

Why are these stunning dresses part of my goal?  Why do I have them pictured in my head when I want to quit?  Because of this:

(isn't he sexy in Blues?)

That is my husband when he was a Corporal (he's a Sergeant now).  And that was our first and only USMC ball together in 2009.  If all goes as planned I will either be going to the ball this year (and if not, at least next year) and I, at this moment, wouldn't be able to even get one boob to fit those tops, let alone both.  And my hips? HAHAHA!!  I laugh at the thought...

....BUT....

Those dresses motivate me to keep going.  To get down to a better size and be able to walk proudly into that ballroom with the handsomest man and know I am the arm candy and not the other way around.  May seem like a silly goal, but all those goals I want can be summed up in those dresses.

It is sort of like that Yoplait commercial, the Itsy Bitsy Bikini one.

Ya, that one.  She had the bikini up and she had her goal!

So make goals.  Smart ones, achievable ones, and keep your eye on that goal.  Give yourself the visual you need to keep going!!!!


-Never give up, Never surrender-

The NOW *yikes*

So I promised that on the 4th of July I would post up the before pictures and measurements.

Ya...

It has taken a lot of strength to even take the pictures, let alone measurements and THEN post them up for everyone to see.  But my AMAZING husband, Duff, said he would let me post up his information as well and we would do this together.  This journey wouldn't be just me, it would be us.  (Can I say I love this man?!)

So here I am:

Ugh.....  This is bad.  My biggest was 270lbs when pregnant with my daughter.  This is after 2 kids.  Here are my measurements:

Weight: 227lbs

Height: 5'9"

Waist @ narrowest: 43"

Waist @ naval: 46"

Thigh: 26"

Hip: 49"

Neck: 14"

Bicep: 14"

Forearm: 10"

Wrist: 6"

This puts my Body Mass Index (BMI) at 33.5 and a safe BMI for women is 18 - 24.5.  And according to the Navy Body Fat Percentage Measurements I have a body fat percentage of 51%.  (The average body fat percentage for U.S. females is around 32%, with the ideal at 22%.)  

And here is my awesome husband!  

Here are his measurements:

Weight: 198 lbs

Height: 5'6"

Waist @ narrowest: 38"

Waist @ naval: 41"

Thigh: 24"

Hip: 42"

Neck: 15"

Bicep: 12"

Forearm: 11"

Wrist: 6"

This puts his Body Mass Index (BMI) at 32 and a safe BMI for men is 18 - 24.5.  According to the Navy Body Fat Percentage Measurements he has a body fat percentage of 31%.  (The average body fat percentage for U.S. males is around 23%, with the ideal at 15%.)

So here we are.  The two of us, as of July 7, 2014.  Both overweight and needing an overhaul.

Today started our first workout together.  We did Shaun T.'s Hip Hop Ab's Total Body Burn.  Duff made fun of it the entire time and then asked if I wanted to do a real workout.  I just glared...  I was a sweaty mess, our daughter was wanting up from her nap, and the baby was crying.  No, no I do not want to do another workout.  

Tomorrow morning we are going to walk/run with the kids in the joggers and then tomorrow night I have kickboxing. 

-Never give up, never surrender.-

  

Who am I? Well....

Ok, so in order for you to know what I am talking about sometimes, I probably should tell you a little about me.  Would help, right?

So, this is me

May 2014

I have the best little family I could ask for....  Although we are a little weird....

I met my husband in 2008 while he was in the USMC.  He was short, had hair, and had a wicked good sense of humor.  I chased him down in the parking lot the first night we met and I made sure he had my number.  He called a few days later, and as you can see, it all worked out.  Married my best friend, twice (will explain that on our nearest anniversary date in September)!  Now he is a Marine Electrician in the civilian world, still short and funny, but as you can see, no hair....  but I still love him.

We were blessed with our first baby in November 2011.  Eleanor is my wild child, but she is as smart as a whip, which causes me much heartache.  Means she is growing up faster that I would like.  She is so sweet, though, friendly and creative.  Oh, and we call her Nono (because my baby sister couldn't say Eleanor, but rather it came out "El-ah-no-no" and Nono stuck.)

In January of this year I had another baby, our surprise boy!  Damion is new, so all I can say is he is cute, sweet, and always seems to be hungry....   but he is well loved!!!

We currently live on Houma, Louisiana.  Ever watch "Swamp People"?  Ya, there.  We live there.  Ugh.  I have lived in Virginia since I was 16.  Louisiana is hot, sticky, humid, hot, and, oh ya, hot.  *shudder*  Hence the reason I don' like exercising outside.  I melt.  None of that "glisten" or "sparkle" nonsense.  No, I sweat and I smell like swamp after (told you I was going to be honest!)


I am kept busy, though!  I have my kids and my home to take care of.  I am a babywearer, so I am always promoting it and helping other moms get started.  What is babywearing?  Well, here is me wearing my son!

How I lived without doing this with Nono is beyond me!  This is the best way to get anything done with kids!

I am also a photographer.  I own a small business called Sem Fi Femme Photography.  Want to check me out, hit me up on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SemFiFemme 

And now I do Beachbody and Shakeology.  Yay!

Well, trying to keep this short and sweet.  Going to post my before pictures tomorrow.. happy 4th to me....  =P


-Never give up, never surrender-

A party, a pool, a breakdown.... my beginning

At the end of June my family got invited to a get together at our friend's home that just so happened to be 45 minutes from ours.  Pizza, beer on tap, and a pool, come as you are.  Naturally, we were all for it!  I packed my 2.5 yo daughter's bathing suit and my husband's and decided to leave mine and our 5 month old's at home.  Mine was my maternity one from the previous year so it hung on me.  I wasn't about to go out in that and I still haven't bought a new one for this year....

BAD IDEA!

Why?  Well, once we got there we were told that once the majority of people left it would be just a few couples and we would be swimming and relaxing while kids went to bed.  Darn it!  I had no suit!  And I wasn't about to drive an hour and a half just for a bathing suit. 

So....  husband said go to Wal-Mart and buy a new one.  Simple enough.  So I grabbed 2 of my friends and off we went to get me a bathing suit.  

BAD IDEA!

This was my "A-ha!" moment.  The moment when I realized I had gotten bad.  REALLY bad.  

We went to the swimsuits and there were so many cute ones.  But I knew that a majority of them would never work.  

Bikini?  With this stomach?  Hell no.  

One piece?  Hahahahaha!  How was I supposed to get the rolls into that?

Two piece?  Sounds legit!  Get a few sizes and lets go!

BAD IDEA!

I quite literally tried on 10 tops and 3 bottoms.  The largest sizes they had (18, by the way.  I am being TOTALLY honest in this blog about my weight!) and I couldn't fit.  WAL-MART, people!  I couldn't fit into Wal-Mart bathing suits.  Of course it didn't help that the majority of the tops were designed with no boob ladies in mind and I have been blessed (cursed?) with large Big Bertha's.  And breast feeding has made them go to a 42FF (yes, you read that correctly!)  

So I did what any sane woman would do at that moment.

I cried.

Not a beating-my-chest-and-wailing cry, but a sit-down-and-tear-up cry.  I have never, in all my life, not been able to fit into a bathing suit from Wal-Mart.  Ever.  And here I was, postpartum from baby #2 and more depressed about my weight than I had ever been in my life.  

I had already done one Beachbody 10 Day Challenge in April and lost a few pounds, but I was (*ahem* am) still wearing maternity clothes and tanks to hide the rolls.  I had already decided to become a coach as well, but more for the advantages it would give me to get access to the support I need to get to my goal.

But that bathing suit.....  that showed every failing I have made over the past 6 years that got me to where I am today.  That was my breaking point.  I remember getting into the car with my husband to go home later and telling him I was done, I never wanted to feel like that again and that I really needed to do this for me, for him, for our family.  If I didn't I was going to fall apart with self-loathing.

And bless his heart, he not only supported me 100%, he threw in "you get it and we will do it together."  (Can I just say I love this man?!)  

So here I am.  Being completely honest with you.  I am obese.  I weigh in at 230lbs (226 on a good day).  I will be posting my before pictures (yikes!), body measurements, and more in the next post.  And I plan to keep you all updated on my journey over the next few months as I change myself, both physically and mentally.  I will be honest.  I will tell you when I have cheated and fallen off the bandwagon, when I failed to complete a workout, when I realized I am only human.  And then I will pick myself up and keep on going.  Because failure is no longer and option!

This is why I am doing Beachbody.  

---Never give up, never surrender!---