How It Started

March 12, 2019

So many times in my life, I've tried to lose weight. Even when I was able to lose the weight, it didn't stick. I would start a weight loss program and be all gung ho for about the first week or so, then I'd say the heck with it and quit. Or if I did lose weight, something would happen in my life and I'd go back to the same old habits that made me overweight in the first place.  A lot of times, I'd listen to other people tell me things like, "Oh you can eat this pizza or this cookie. You don't need to go on a diet." Some would even tell me I would always be fat and I'm getting too old anyway, so why does it even matter? It matters because I feel like crap. I'm tired all the time, I get winded just climbing a flight of stairs, and I'm pre-diabetic. This is when I decided enough is enough.

I went online to look for a weight loss program that would help me lose the weight and keep it off. But where do I begin? There are so many scams out there; so many people who just want to make a buck by preying on vulnerable people. One day I was on Facebook and came across an ad for LadyBoss. I had never heard of it before but was curious. Something told me to click on it and check it out. I watched this video of Kaelin Tuell Poulin.  She talked about how she herself had tried to lose weight before without much success. So she researched and came up with a weight loss plan designed exclusively for women. The more I heard the more I thought, "Hey, this is something I'd like to do, because most weight loss programs don't take into account that women's bodies are different and that what works for men doesn't work for them." However, after seeing how much the program costs I started to think maybe it was just another scam being run by someone who just wants to make money. Then I saw that I could get a free 7-day trial and then pay a monthly fee and cancel anytime if I felt that it wasn't for me. Other programs don't do this. They want to lock you into a monthly fee right off the bat and make you jump through hoops to cancel.  After signing up for the program, I realized what I needed was someone to help me in my journey, someone to guide me and support me. That's when I applied for Personal Results Coaching.  

Sometime after I applied, I received an email from a guy named Matt and we decided on a day and time to talk. After we spoke and I told him all these personal things about how I've tried losing weight before, that I'm super busy with work, going to school, running my own side business in dog walking and pet sitting, and volunteering with an animal rescue, he started to ask me about my why. Why do I want to lose weight? What has kept me from being successful. So I started to talk about my daughter and having been a single mom, and how I want to switch careers and become a CVT. I also told him that I never thought I was worthy of losing weight and being healthy. So after this long discussion, he said I'd be a great candidate for one year of results coaching. He then told me how much it would cost each month and suddenly my heart sank. I said, I don't have that much money right now. I don't make enough money for this. He asked me when I get paid, and I told him I would be paid the following week, and he said we could wait until then.  So I agreed, and even though it's been hard to make these monthly payments, it's been so worth it, because this program has been the best thing in my life.

I was assigned my results coach, Shanda Yakich. We had our launch call, which was a video conference at the beginning of December, 2018.  She told me about the coaching program and what to expect.  She told me what I needed to do and answered my questions. She keeps in touch with me and I am part of the Personal Results Facebook group and the LadyBoss Community group on Facebook. The support I'm receiving from my coach and the other LadyBosses has been wonderful! Everyone is so kind and no one is judgmental. I have since lost 30 lbs and have gone from a size 16 pants to a size 11-13. Not only that, but I am more confident and I love love love to workout.  I still have some left to lose, but I now have a sense that I can do it, because I have support whenever I need it. I am also supporting my fellow LadyBosses. I drink my LadyBoss Lean vanilla cake flavored protein shake every night ( I can make different flavors with it. ) and I feel awesome!  There are other products they have, but I'm under no obligation to purchase them.  Thank you LadyBoss and Coach Shanda, as well as my results sisters for helping me! It can only get better from here!

Stay tuned for more future updates on my journey!