As some of you know, I completed my 1 year long 10K challenge at FXB this month. As a perfect way to end 2018, I decided to share with you my one page essay that I wrote on how FXB has changed my life, which was something required for the 10K challenge. So here goes it…
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“There are so many ways that Farrell’s has changed my life. Where do I even begin…at the beginning I suppose. I have never had a lot of stability in my life. When I was younger, I was always moving to a new house or school. I have also been overweight my whole life. When I got married in 2011, I had joined a gym near my house, and had some success. Then I got pregnant. After having Killian, I wasn’t able to fit the gym in my schedule without taking time out of spending time with my baby, so I quit. I gained some more weight, and then lost a bit on my own. I then got pregnant with my second child, Porter. During the pregnancy with Porter, I tried to keep my eating more in check, which helped a little. After having Porter in May of 2017, I felt very depressed about how I looked and had a very poor self-image.
I knew that I needed something to get me out of this rut, because it wasn’t good for me or my family. In October 2017, I realized that there was a FXB right by my house, so I emailed Cindi and she had me come in for a free trial class — it was LEG DAY!! I loved it. The people there were so welcoming and I knew that this would be a right fit for me and my journey… I wasn’t too sure how my husband would handle the price of it though. I went home after that workout, and told him how amazing it was at FXB, and then I told him the price — he was, as he always is, very supportive. If I want or need to do something to better my health and wellbeing, then he is always on board. That was an amazing feeling. The next day, I was officially a 10 weeker.
Now that you kind of know my story, let me tell you a few ways that Farrell’s has changed my life. For starters, I have stability. I have a gym family that inspires, and pushes me to do my best every day. I have come out of my shell, A LOT! I have told some of my FXB friends that I’m a shy person and they don’t believe me — because what they see is this happy, dancing, and laughing girl every morning. I have gained so much self-confidence, which has not only shown itself in the gym, but also at home and at work. I’m a new person, and I love it. During the summer I went on a two-week vacation to Branson, Missouri with my family, and I truly missed FXB. I couldn’t wait to get back to my stability and routine that I had going on.
Another way that FXB has changed my life is the fact that my kids know about working out and eating healthy thanks to the good example that I am showing them. Killian knows where my gym is, and points it out every time we drive by, and says he wants to go there someday. I feel like I’m showing my kids, and my husband that if you put your mind to do something then you absolutely can. I love having goals and crushing them.
A couple goals for myself throughout this 10k yearlong challenge was to become an instructor of either strength or kickboxing, and I became an instructor of both. Another goal I had set for myself personally was to be 160lbs and be 25% or less BF. I accomplished both of those goals at my final weigh in. I’m so proud of myself, it brings tears to my eyes. FXB is so amazing. The relationships that I have made, the changes I have made in my life, and body, the example that I setting for my family, just everything.
What a year, I’m so happy that I challenged myself to complete this whole year of changes to myself. I can’t wait to see what the next year will bring. I know that one of my 5 year goals is to own my own FXB! ”
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I will continue my fitness journey, because it doesn’t end here. I haven’t figured out how I want to word my goals out yet, but I will think about that over night, and hope to post a new post about 2019 goals later this week.