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…
“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! ”
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.