SO, we learned a few things, and I think we got a little bit better with our podcasting skills, so you should check it out… But this last podcast, we talked about relationships – the ups and downs of relationships.. friendships, romantic relationships, marriages…. but first, SOUNDBOARDS??? I’m sorry, but in college, I thought these were the funniest things in the WORLD. I used to call people all the time and use these things… if you want a good giggle, go to this website, and play around haha.

Anyways, let’s get back on point.. relationships, how are the effected when you decide to change the way you live? Well for me, it sucked.. when I first started working out and losing weight, my friend didn’t understand, and they wanted me to be the same person, same, fun, drinking, eating crap, don’t say no, Andrea…. it was really hard for me because instead of going to happy hour, I wanted to go to the gym, and people didn’t get that, they didn’t understand that, and they didn’t support that, and that’s the hardest thing out of all of this, is that your friends change the way they view you and the new things you do, aren’t accepted.

I literally had a friend tell me I needed to stop working out and start hanging out more because my “friendships wouldn’t be around forever”…. seriously? haha… well if that’s the case, then this friendship isn’t going past this conversation and you can have a nice life! My gym family became my friends because those were all people who had the same ideals and goals as I did – and it made things much easier… instead of friday night happy hours, we had friday night workouts, and I felt just as good being there then I did at the bar… and to tell you the truth, now, now that I’m healthy, I can party harder then I ever could HAHA. So take that! BAM!

This is Neil – he was a special guest on the show today.. he’s awesome and I hope you like what he has to say!

I think it’s also hard when you have people who see you’ve changed your lifestyle and now are focusing on working out, and they want to put their two cents into HOW you do it — I do crossfit, I get it, and not everyone does it, do I push it on people? No… Do I tell people about it when they asked me how I lost weight, yes…. but I don’t sit here and knock other ways of working out just because I don’t do them. I had someone tell me once that since I don’t spin, because spinning is the best and it’s the ONLY way to lose weight, that I’m not going to lose weight… umm well, actually, I lost more weight doing crossfit then spinning, so I think I will… Everyone and every BODY is different, what might work for you, might not work for the person sitting next to you and visa versa… so why not support each other in what you do, instead of getting all snippy because you don’t do the same types of workouts!

The last thing we really touched upon was relationships – do you know how hard it is to be in a relationship with someone that doesn’t have the same ideas on fitness as you? HARD. It’s hard when someone is trying to eat healthy, and the other one doesn’t really want to… and I think that’s a fine line that we walk on because do we offend the other person when we tell them we are upset that they don’t want to eat the way we are eating, or workout the way we workout? Maybe… and we don’t want to do that… I’ll be honest.. I wish Juan did Crossfit… it’s sooooo cool at the gym seeing couples push each other and get excited for each other that they got a new PR or did really awesome on a workout.. that’s something I would love to share with Juan. It’s easy enough to go home and be like, BABE, I added 10lbs to my clean and jerk today I’m so excited, and him be like, yay, great… but it’s another thing if he’s actually there, and he knows what it takes to throw 150lbs over your head, you know?

And you know what, this is all im saying on this topic, but when you lose weight, sex is better… you feel so much better about yourself, and you want to do it! hahaha.. sorry, but we bring it up in the podcast, and it’s true… it’s just true.

Our last cool thing we talked about was one of my inspirations, and one of our customers here at T2T, Andrea Birmingham! She’s got a great story, that I will let you read below, and she’s just an amazing person.. she stopped in to weight in on the topic of relationships!!!!

Anyways, I hope these podcasts are getting better, and we aren’t boring you, but I will say, we ARE going to give stuff away each podcast, so maybe just a little incentive to be a part of it!

(ps. if you want to subscribe to the podcast, here’s the link! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/from-thick-to-thin-wine-weight/id815059283)

ANDREA’S SUCCESS STORY!

I am Andrea; a USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist and Independent Beach Body Coach by day and a Fitness Instructor by night! I currently teach Zumba, TRX and Guts & Butts and will be getting certified in Pound in March!

Throughout my childhood, I was always involved in sports to keep me very active. I was always a very skinny child until reaching high school. Those regular activities decreased, however my eating increased, causing me to gain a lot of weight. Throughout high school and college I was overweight but never took the time to focus on health and fitness. I moved to the DC area in 2010 and once I got here, I began working out. I began my fitness journey in September 2010, weighing in at 187 pounds, the biggest I had ever been in my life. Through a mixture of cardio and strength exercises, by June 2011, I hit my goal to lose 50 pounds, weighing in at 137 pounds. During that time, I did a variety of workouts but Zumba became my clear favorite group exercise class to take. Therefore in September 2011, I decided to become a Zumba Instructor!

After I reached my initial weight loss goal, my eating habits reverted back to their old ways. Over that next several months, I ate whatever I wanted and of course I gained weight. I got back up to 155 pounds. In April 2012, I decided I wanted to get those extra pounds off again. This time I focused more on my diet, added more strength training and even more cardio and lost a total of 40 pounds by September 2012. I weighed in at 112 pounds, the smallest I had ever been in my adult life. I was more than happy to reach this goal as I felt the most fit and confident ever. Unfortunately, in February 2013, I suffered an ACL and lateral meniscus injury. These injuries set me back big time. Working out is my life. To cope, of course I turned to food. After surgery and during recovery, I gained 40 pounds, weighing in at 160 pounds. I am now healed and back to teaching and on a mission to get those extra pounds back off and get back to my comfortable weight! I am clean eating, including drinking Shakeology and working out 6 days a week!

I currently own 29 of Andrea’s Thick 2 Thin products and will be getting more as soon as my pockets allow me to! Haha I’m literally an addict. I check the Facebook page or website every day to see if anything new has been added!

I feel that I support her the most because I can really relate to her story because I’ve been through it and am still going through it. Losing weight is a bitch; it is HARD, no doubt! But with a great support system, you can achieve any goal you set out to do! I thank her for being real and open about her journey because I know from experience that every day isn’t peaches and cream. You’re going to go through your extra tough days but the important thing is that you keep on going! ïŠ

I absolutely LOVE health and fitness. I feel the most confident when I’m in the gym going hard. There is a wealth of knowledge in the health and fitness industry and I am an open book, ready to take it all in and be able to share it with others! As an Independent Beach Body Coach and Fitness Instructor, I want to motivate and help others to reach their goals, whatever they may be. Whether you want to lose 100 pounds or whether you need a motivational word or 2 on Facebook to help you hit the gym that day, I want to be able to help people!

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