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This week our Stronger U Member Spotlight is featuring Becky Ryan, who has worked with Coach Rachel Hibbs in the process of losing over 100lbs!
Becky Ryan
I am really not that interesting. I am from a small town in Arkansas. I am currently a 4th-grade teacher that spends the majority of my life making sure that my students are successful and have what they need.
I have several coworkers that are on Stronger U. I had mentioned several times how I wanted to lose weight, but I didn’t know a healthy way to go about it. My close friend, Cathy, bothered me daily to join Stronger U. We sat down and had many candid conversations about the program. The day I weighed myself and the scale said 299 pounds, I knew it was time and I joined Stronger U.
I had tried a lot of different diets before Stronger U. I would often stop because I didn’t like the food I was forcing myself to eat to lose weight. After several diet fails, I started to starve myself for a week and then binge eat. I would drop 5-10 pounds in a week and then gain it all back, plus some. That obviously wasn’t working, so I stopped that quickly.
Stronger U helped me change my perspective of food. I no longer look at food as a coping mechanism. When I have a rough day, I don’t lean on food to help me feel better. I don’t reward myself with a cupcake because I ran a mile. I realize now that there are other ways to handle stressful situations that don’t include hitting up the closest fast food joint and eating 5 cupcakes.
The other reason I think Stronger U has worked for me is the community that it is built around. I know that there are thousands of other people going through this same program that I can lean on for support. I have a fantastic coach that is there for me anytime I need her.
My eating habits were terrible! You could look at my before pictures and see that! I used food as a way to cope with everything that went wrong in my life. I have a stressful job that can throw large curveballs at you daily. I would lean on food the get me through that. I had a rough day at work, well I guess I need to stop by a fast food restaurant to get a snack and then go home and eat dinner. I thought that I could eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted.
I realize now how important the food I put into my body is. I realize that food is not the answer to everything.
Before Stronger U, I had not worked out for 3 years. This was a new thing for me because growing up I played sports and was always in the gym working out. I did not work out until about week 24 of Stronger U. At that point, I was not consistently working out. I would go for a run 3 days a week, just to check it off the list of things I thought I should be doing. About week 30 is when I started working out more consistently. I ran every day for the month of August(thank you for that challenge), ran bleachers everyday for the month of September, and now I’m starting to try out CrossFit. This change in exercise is 100% due to Stronger U. I now have the energy and drive to workout. Hell, I ran my first 5k this weekend and I would have never even attempted that before Stronger U. Stronger U had given me the confidence to step outside of my comfort zone and try new things. It has forced me to push myself and my body to new limits and find myself again. I could never thank my coach and the entire Stronger U staff enough for this lifestyle change.
The day I signed up I weighed 299 pounds. During my trial week, I dropped 10 pounds just by hitting my numbers every day. So I guess it depends on when you look at it. I say that I’ve lost 110 pounds and counting, however, my spreadsheet says I’m just now at 100 pounds and counting.
I’ve lost 18 inches around my waist.
I just ran my first 5k, I’ve learned to love myself again, I have changed my relationship with food.
Yes! Just the self-confidence I have gained through losing weight and body comp changes had improved all areas of my life. I no longer use my weight as an excuse to get out of things. I have learned to love myself again and that has spilled over into all areas of my life. I work with children at crucial stages in their development of self-love and self-confidence. It’s hard to tell a child to love themselves when you don’t. I can now confidently say that I love myself and my body when a student asks me. That to me has been the best thing I’ve gained through this entire experience.
Lean on fellow members of Stronger U. We have all been there and are willing to help you out.
Don’t give up on yourself to quick. The scale is a bitch and doesn’t move at the pace we want it to sometimes. I promise the hard work will pay off in the end. I never thought I would be back below 200 pounds in my life, but here I am!
Embrace this process and all the things that come with it. I will not sit here and tell you it is easy because it isn’t. You have to be ready and willing to push through the uncomfortable to see the results you want.
Hard work and dedication pay off in the end. Be willing to put in the time and effort.
Finally, quit making excuses for the crappy food you put in your body! Excuses are not going to change the current situation you are in, but changing your habits will.
DO NOT WAIT! This was the best investment I have ever made in myself.
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