"Staci No-Butt"

There's the saying that a body in motion, stays in motion. So the opposite must be true that a body at rest, stays at rest. For the last year I have definitely been a body at rest and it's starting to show. And I'm not liking it one bit.

I've always been blessed with a high metabolism, and weight was never really something I had to think about. In high school I was on the water polo and swim teams and I fell in love with working out. I got a weekend job at a local gym where I made enough money for getting my car around town and a little extra to tuck in the bank, and I could also get a free membership. In college I found my way to the campus gym and had plenty of hills all over campus to trek about and workout on. After moving back to Ventura, I joined a gym and it was my goal to go several times a week. I always told myself that I wouldn't let my fitness fall apart after getting married but with my back worse than ever, that was exactly what happened. I found myself unable to even think about getting to the gym- forget about getting to the gym, I could hardly get to my feet! More than ever before I was on my butt, in a chair, with my feel propped up to relieve the pain. However, the more my feet were up, the more any muscle I had started dwindling away. Suddenly I found myself looking in the mirror not liking what I was seeing. Everything I always said would never be acceptable for my body was staring back at me. Wake up call!

So with a diagnosis, new medication working, and new understanding of how I could and could not push my body, I began to seek a way to get back to my love of fitness and back to the body I felt like myself in. I have a good friend who is a tremendous athlete and inspiration. She's an Ironman competitor and just recently quit a job in finance to work full time as a fitness coach. I am so proud of her for meeting so many life goals! So of course when I needed to find something I could do with my health restrictions I turned to Kristi for some options. I picked out a workout plan that would push me, challenge me, change me (because that's the goal isn't it?), and yet stayed within my limitations, and a few days later - ding dong- it arrived at my door!

So I took my measurements and pictures, plugged the DVD in, and got to work. I have to say that it was harder than I thought. I was sweating and out of breath and had to stop the DVD at points to avoid certain death, well obviously not death, but if you tried it you would know what I mean. I am out of shape! I'm motivated to stay with the schedule though, push through, and keep track of the results. I'm putting it here for all of you to know and to keep me accountable. Come September I'll be posting the before/after pictures! It's a 60 day program but one that I think I'll stick with for longer than that to continue to stay in shape.

So don't laugh at me now, but the program I chose is called Brazil Butt Lift and I'm signed up through Team Beachbody, which is an overall fitness site that includes recipes, coaches (like my coach Miss Kristi!), and team support. Love it! Now you have to know that for my whole life my dad has lovingly had the nickname for me, "Staci No-Butt." And it's true that I've been victim of a flat-fanny for my whole life, but my main goal in choosing this program is that, other than the behind, it targets hips, thighs, and the core, which are the main areas I need to strengthen to support my back.

So here goes! I'm setting off on a 60 day adventure to improve my health, energy, and fitness! Please help keep me accountable and follow along.

This is the fitness program I'm using. I'm telling you, it is TOUGH. Please fell free to come have a workout with me and test it out if you're thinking, "Uh ya right. I could so do that!"

This is the health supplement I'm using. I have a shake for lunch and they're AMAZING! Yummy and they fill me up, plus they're full of so much healthy stuff! Better than anything else on the market!