Hello! My name is Ashleigh, I am 28 and here is my story
I'm not your average girl! I love hunting, fishing, camping, gaming, sports, mudding as well as girly stuff like hair, cloths, shopping, girl time and scrapbooking! I'm a little bit of hippie and a little bit red neck.
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I was always athletic in school.. Played volleyball and softball. But once I hit about 13 I had to work to keep fit and to not gain weight.. I always loved being active though so it wasn't too much of an issue.. Until my junior year in high school and I hurt my knee playing volleyball. After going to the doctor they told me that I had a choice.. Keep playing volleyball and end up having surgery on my knee before the end of the year.. Or stop and maybe it could heal enough to not have to have surgery. To be completely honest I loved volleyball and it killed me to make that decision.. I decided that at 17 I did not need to be having knee surgery. After that I started gaining weight from not being active because I was told to be careful and rest my knee and had very light physical therapy.
When I was 18.. I married a man 14 years older then me.. Not my best decision, 6 years later we separated and I filed for divorce.. It wasn't a good relationship.. My ex-husband was often verbally abusive.. I fell into depression.. Gained weight.. And generally started to believe that I really wasn't worth very much at all.. I was fat and depressed and that pretty much sums up how I felt.. It took a lot of strength and support from loved ones to make me realize that enough was enough and I filed for divorce.. After about 2 or 3 weeks of drunken nights and blurry days I decided it was time to stop feeling sorry for myself! I had spent 8 years with a man who I gave my everything to and got very little in return. So now it is time for me to get me back! I made some decisions and changes and moved on! I struggle against depression and those thoughts of not being good enough all the time.. But it gets a little bit easier all the time.
It didn't take long and I got back into contact with an old friend and we started spending time together.. and it took almost no time for us to fall in love. Before we got serious I told him so this is not okay, this won't happen, I need this, that sort of thing. He agreed and promised he would never treat me the way I had allowed myself to be treated before. We moved in together and we haven't been apart since. We have been together just over 3 years. He is the man of my dreams and I can't imagine life without him.. He also has 3 teenage girls who I love with all of my heart <3
In January of 2012 I decided to needed to get healthy.. I've done a lot of research on natural and organic food and eating right. Which we as a family do as much as possible. So I decided I needed to take it to the next level and start working out. I like most of us had seen the P90X and Insanity infomercials. (Side not along with everything else in my life I have also dealt with chronic back pain since I was 21.) I knew there was NO WAY I could do Insanity.. So I went to the Beachbody website and wanted to see what other workouts they had.. My doctor had suggested that I should start with Yoga.. So I found Yoga Booty Ballet from Beachbody. Ordered it.. And got started.. (BIG step for me!) Soon I noticed I was feeling a bit better.. my back didn't hurt as bad every day.. I was sleeping better.. Everything! Soon I wanted a bit more of a challenge and moved on to Power 90. During this process a wonderful lady who is now my Beachbody Coach found me.. And we became friends instantly. She asked me if I would like to be a coach... I thought about it.. Talked to my man about it.. And decided I did want to give it a go! I could see how much it was helping me and I was more then happy to help others get the help they need! I have now lost around 45 lbs! I have done many of Beachbody's workout programs and have met and helped a lot of people! I haven't cured my back pain.. But I have gotten to the point where I have more good days then bad days and that is a big big big deal!
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I was always athletic in school.. Played volleyball and softball. But once I hit about 13 I had to work to keep fit and to not gain weight.. I always loved being active though so it wasn't too much of an issue.. Until my junior year in high school and I hurt my knee playing volleyball. After going to the doctor they told me that I had a choice.. Keep playing volleyball and end up having surgery on my knee before the end of the year.. Or stop and maybe it could heal enough to not have to have surgery. To be completely honest I loved volleyball and it killed me to make that decision.. I decided that at 17 I did not need to be having knee surgery. After that I started gaining weight from not being active because I was told to be careful and rest my knee and had very light physical therapy.
When I was 18.. I married a man 14 years older then me.. Not my best decision, 6 years later we separated and I filed for divorce.. It wasn't a good relationship.. My ex-husband was often verbally abusive.. I fell into depression.. Gained weight.. And generally started to believe that I really wasn't worth very much at all.. I was fat and depressed and that pretty much sums up how I felt.. It took a lot of strength and support from loved ones to make me realize that enough was enough and I filed for divorce.. After about 2 or 3 weeks of drunken nights and blurry days I decided it was time to stop feeling sorry for myself! I had spent 8 years with a man who I gave my everything to and got very little in return. So now it is time for me to get me back! I made some decisions and changes and moved on! I struggle against depression and those thoughts of not being good enough all the time.. But it gets a little bit easier all the time.
It didn't take long and I got back into contact with an old friend and we started spending time together.. and it took almost no time for us to fall in love. Before we got serious I told him so this is not okay, this won't happen, I need this, that sort of thing. He agreed and promised he would never treat me the way I had allowed myself to be treated before. We moved in together and we haven't been apart since. We have been together just over 3 years. He is the man of my dreams and I can't imagine life without him.. He also has 3 teenage girls who I love with all of my heart <3
In January of 2012 I decided to needed to get healthy.. I've done a lot of research on natural and organic food and eating right. Which we as a family do as much as possible. So I decided I needed to take it to the next level and start working out. I like most of us had seen the P90X and Insanity infomercials. (Side not along with everything else in my life I have also dealt with chronic back pain since I was 21.) I knew there was NO WAY I could do Insanity.. So I went to the Beachbody website and wanted to see what other workouts they had.. My doctor had suggested that I should start with Yoga.. So I found Yoga Booty Ballet from Beachbody. Ordered it.. And got started.. (BIG step for me!) Soon I noticed I was feeling a bit better.. my back didn't hurt as bad every day.. I was sleeping better.. Everything! Soon I wanted a bit more of a challenge and moved on to Power 90. During this process a wonderful lady who is now my Beachbody Coach found me.. And we became friends instantly. She asked me if I would like to be a coach... I thought about it.. Talked to my man about it.. And decided I did want to give it a go! I could see how much it was helping me and I was more then happy to help others get the help they need! I have now lost around 45 lbs! I have done many of Beachbody's workout programs and have met and helped a lot of people! I haven't cured my back pain.. But I have gotten to the point where I have more good days then bad days and that is a big big big deal!