02/12/2016
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Alysa Meyer lost 38 lbs. with PiYo, Body Beast, INSANITY MAX:30, FOCUS T25, 21 Day Fix EXTREME, INSANITY, and P90X3. She entered her results into the Beachbody Challenge, and won the $500 Daily Prize for February 11th
Alysa is an independent Beachbody Coach.
Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your body?
Before I found Beachbody, I had lost a lot of weight but did it in an unhealthy way, with yo-yo dieting and the same workouts day after day. Within three years, I lost a total of 130 pounds with gaining, losing, gaining, and finally losing it all again. I had my first baby in 2011, and this is when I started my journey. By the time I got pregnant a second time, I was starting the yo-yo again. I was falling back into old habits during my pregnancy, and watching my body transform into something I wasnât proud of. After gaining 57 pounds during my pregnancy, and being over 200 pounds again, I had enough. I started walking toward the end of my pregnancy, and looking for ways that I could get that scale down again to be the person I used to be. Little did I know that with Beachbody, I wouldnât become that person; I would become a better person, physically and mentally!
What inspired you to change your life and begin your transformation journey?
My biggest inspiration is my kids. I have two daughters who both have medical issues that we have been dealing with since each of them was born. I asked myself: âHow can I be this sluggish, unhealthy, unhappy, and overweight person, and be the best mom for my kids or my family?â They needed a mom that can do things with them, not just sit there watching them play while a million thoughts run through her head. I needed to show them how to eat healthy, how fun exercising can be, and that being outside is so much better than vegging in front of the TV. Being a mom is my first job, and that includes showing them the right way in life and not letting them become another statistic of overweight, unhealthy children.
What is the greatest challenge you faced before beginning the program? How did the program and Beachbody help you overcome that challenge?
The biggest challenge I faced was more mental than physical for me. I had to strengthen my mind first to become successful in my programs and lifestyle change. I had to start loving my body, stop worrying what others thought about me, and start focusing on what makes me happy. Thatâs just what I did. I cut out those people that let me down or brought me down. I started reading personal development books and educating myself on how to be happy. I just did what it took each day as it came, and kept pushing. I stayed dedicated to my programs (never missing a day), kept up with my eating, and had myself believe that I can do this. So I believed: dedicate, succeed, and conquer!
What in particular did you like about the program you chose?
I have done a lot of programs in the last 13 months. PiYo, Body Beast, INSANITY MAX:30, a PiYo/T25 hybrid, 21 Day Fix EXTREME, INSANITY, and now P90X3. I think for me what I like most about PiYo is that it challenges my mind and body. I can push through each workout knowing that Iâm working hard and doing the best I can do. I also like that it fits into my schedule of being a busy mom and Beachbody LIVE Instructor. I can fit those 30-minute workouts into my schedule, and know that I can get them done.