Guest post by Transformation Tuesday winner Lisa Green:
I never had any issues with weight until I got pregnant with our 1st daughter. Full disclosure, I went crazy and ate whatever I wanted
because afterall, I was pregnant and that’s what you are ‘supposed’ to do.
Everything was great till the last month when I had major issues with swelling which caused me to gain 70lbs over my pre pregnancy weight.
After her birth, I lost a little bit of weigh but in my head we were going to have another baby soon so why lose the weight to just put it back on?
2nd pregnancy I was a little more cautious and “only” put 30lbs on that time. 
After having our 2nd daughter I decided that I had to do something. I started eating healthy (well, what I thought was healthy) and decided I was going to do the ‘Color Me Rad 5k’ so I started running. I hate running so that didn’t last long.
In all I’ve probably tried every diet and work out program there is and I’ve hated every one of them.
Then I realized I was turning 30 I had to lose weight, so I started going to the gym and working out with my sister and
friends. That made it easier to go but I still hated it.
We would go to the gym and walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes and leave. Then I would eat like crap because “I went to the gym that day”!
I know for a fact that you can not out train a bad diet.
Then last fall I saw some friends checking in at Derek Kuryliw’s LiveFit Bootcamps.
I looked at the site and thought to myself I could never do anything like that.
Besides, I had all the reasons that I couldn’t do it:
- 2 young kids,
- a full time career,
- a 45-minute commute to work each way,
- cheer practice 2-3 days per week,
- a household to keep going,
- no time,
- and of course I was not in good enough shape to even attempt it.
Then I saw them check in more and more and every other week or so I go look at the site again and still think they are crazy.
We hadn’t seen our friends in person until few months after they started Bootcamp but the 1st time I saw them I couldn’t believe the transformation they had made in such a short time.
My husband and I talked to them about it a few times and I looked at the site a few more times.
Then the 6 week challenge deal come up and I went back and forth about signing up until Josh told me that he had already signed us up and there was no turning back now!
I signed up for the 6 week challenge because honestly I was sick of changing 4 times every time I got dressed because everything was too tight and I refused to buy bigger clothes. I love love love shopping but every time I went I would cry in the fitting room because nothing fit me right. I was to the point where I hated shopping. It was emotionally draining to try and find clothing either in my closet or off the racks in stores for an event.
I always felt so uncomfortable in my own skin and would try to position myself in pictures so that I could somehow attempt to cover my body. Behind my smile, I was miserable.
There were many times when I would look at pictures that people would post of me and I would wonder what happened to me!?
First day of bootcamp I was scared out of my mind!
I was more nervous to show up than for anything else I’ve ever done. I had also recruited some friends to join because I thought it would be motivating to know a couple of people. Little did I know that bootcamp is more than just a bootcamp…it’s a family.
By the end of the first session, I had made 20+ new friends. Friends that that knew nothing about me, my past, my challenges, or anything else besides that I was there to make a change just like them. Everyone was so encouraging to each other, I WAS HOOKED!
Over the next 6 weeks, I really came out of my comfort zone. I’ve met new people, I’ve experienced and conquered new challenges (like being
able to push over a tractor tire or running a mud run with obstacles), and I’ve changed so much not only physically but mentally and
emotionally too!
6 weeks was just the start for me. I’m in for the long haul now! It’s so rewarding to know that a shopaholic like me can walk
into a clothing store and find a perfect fit right off the rack now! 
I feel awesome with how far I’ve come and can’t wait see how far Derek, Rich, Mel, and the team at LiveFit can take me!
I had every reason that I couldn’t do this just like many people reading this do…..BUT I HAD EVERY REASON THAT I HAD TO DO IT TOO!
-Lisa
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