Beachbody Coach

So in my previous post, I mentioned I became a Beachbody Wellness Coach, but I wanted to go into a little more detail as to why I took the plunge.

About 5 years ago when I graduated high school I was EXTREMELY THIN! I honestly don't think I will ever get back to that point and I am more than ok with that. I wasn't eating well enough or much at all and I was a total mess. I suffered from depression, was a binge drinker, and was a loser, I have no shame in admitting those things. I began college thinking I would "enjoy myself"....If I had known "enjoying myself" would cause me to gain an excruciating 30 lbs I would have never done it. The pounds just kept stacking on. There was nothing I could do to stop it and I thought I would be that girl people would run into and not recognize. Even my ex-boyfriend at the time, now fiance (LOL), told me I needed to do something with myself. So what did I decide to do? Starve myself. Go vegetarian. Workout like a lunatic.

And did those things work? Yeah, they did for a short time. But it still didn't change the fact that I was extremely unhealthy and depressed about my body image. And you know what happened? I gained all the weight back in the worst way. I worked at a few different restaurants constantly eating bad food trying to suppress my feelings and it killed me every single day. For some reason my weight kept yo-yo-ing and I could never keep it off or stop gaining ridiculous amounts randomly.

When I came into some money I decided I would try personal training. Obviously, what I was doing wasn't working and maybe I needed the extra push from someone telling me not to quit. I loved it and I loved my coach, but I still could not stop myself from binging. I was very strong and started powerlifting so that saved me in a sense because all those carbs were put to good use, but I still wasn't satisfied and it was EXPENSIVE! I was essentially making a car payment every month, not seeing the results I desperately needed to and drove a shit car in the process. Like I said, my priorities were a MESS and so was I.

This year I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety was something I struggled with since I was 13 and with all my weight nonsense it skyrocketed and became out of control. I was having daily panic attacks and medicated myself with food. The only thing that never let me down. Even though I was still "thin" to some, I felt like trash because I ate like trash. I began taking medication to help control my anxiety and it was like a lightbulb went off!

One of my best friends, who has an extremely similar backstory like mine, had started Beachbody and was noticing these crazy results that LASTED! I was instantly hooked but couldn't get passed the price tag. After a lot of self-motivation, I decided I was worth it and so was my body. I went in head first and bought the challenge pack along with shakeology and I will never look back. In my first week, I lost 8 lbs from simply EATING RIGHT AND WORKING OUT 30 MINUTES A DAY! IN MY OWN LIVING ROOM, SCORE! 
Obviously, to keep myself accountable and help change lives the way Beachbody changed mine I became a Beachbody coach and it was the best decision I made. My anxiety is in check, my weight has dropped, I've lost inches, and I'm genuinely HAPPY!

I would love to give you the same opportunity I was given.
Contact me at:
Corinarod11@gmail.com
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Holy Cow! Or at least, chicken!

Today I embarked on a journey I have been scared to try for some time.....a whole chicken. I was mostly scared of royally screwing this up but to my surprise it was a complete WIN!

Right into the crockpot

Ingredients:
4-5 lb chicken
3 lemons
2-3 heads of garlic
brisket seasoning

Cook time: 4 hours
Prep: 15 minutes (depending)

Remove the ends of one lemon on each side as if you wanted to stand it up straight. Cut lemon in half and place at bottom of crockpot. Cut 1 garlic head in half and place at bottom of crockpot as well.

Finished product!

Rinse chicken inside and out very well and pat dry with paper towels. Remember to remove any insides if they are present (I buy ready to cook chickens to avoid this, gross!). Once dry season inside and out with brisket seasoning. Stuff chicken with other head of garlic separated into smaller pieces and peeled. Cut 2nd lemon into quarters and stuff chicken with these too. Cut 3 lemon into slices and place on top of chicken.

Set crockpot on high for 4 hours and leave alone! When thickest part of chicken reads at 165 degrees with a meat thermometer, chicken is cooked!

Enjoy!!!

Btw, of course this chicken was bought on sale :)

Weekend Warriors Pt. 2

After spending Friday evening in watching movies and eating Pozole, we woke up early Saturday with the intent to get more than a few things out of the way. Even when we lived in our apartment the need for a deep freeze was real. Every November Weston goes on his annual SandRats beach trip where he goes about 19 miles down the National Seashore and stays Sunday-Thursday. It's a huge fishing trip he has been doing for years and spends an entire week preparing for. I on the other hand prepare by attempting to make room in our freezer for all the fish or bait he inevitably brings home. Living in an apartment, we had a very sub-par small freezer and barely had enough room for our weekly groceries so imagine trying to fit an extra few pounds of fish in there as well. Not happening. Once we bought our house and upgraded to a brand new fridge that is literally 3x's bigger we still were struggling to find room for all these things. So the hunt was on for a deep freeze.

When you buy a home, you get LOADS of junk mail from companies that somehow found out you were a new home owner. However, they always send really great coupons. We received a few from Lowe's, Home Depot, and Sears worth about 10% off each so we decided to go there first. Home Depot is ran by idiots who don't know what they are talking about and we couldn't even looking for a freezer peacefully at Sears because the salesmen are going crazy trying to get those extra sales in. So Weston finally found the freezer of his dreams at Lowe's. A huge 20 cu. ft. stainless steel freezer that matched our appliances (per my request). We got it on super sale PLUS the coupon, so basically we got it half off. Not bad for a Saturday morning! After unloading it in the rain/mist/wind, we had lunch with Weston's parents at the Saltwater Grill like we do every Saturday.

I spent the rest of the evening at work and later we met up with friends for drinks at their home.