“In a nut shell I’ve always struggled with my weight and have always had a really bad relationship with food. I found Andrea’s program and started with her. This is now my 4th challenge and I would say the biggest thing I did different this time around was I really strived to work on my mental state first. So I decided to start reading a self-help book in addition and this helped me tremendously. This led to more conversations with me and my husband which then led to him wanting to start working out again as well, (so now we work out together at least once, if not twice a day). Which then has now led to our children watching us working out and they have loved to join in on the fun with squats, jumping jacks, weights etc…
I would say I also learned that I am ONLY in competition with MYSELF, and I am ONLY trying to do than I was the day before. I won’t be perfect & that is okay but I will keep starting each day a new day & do my best each day – Consistency is key! Consistency = Results”
I have been doing your workouts and challenges for over two years now, and every time I’ve tried to lose the most weight/ inches. I’ve tried hard and worked hard- and done all of the weekly challenges and journaling and such as well.
But this challenge was so different for me. We had a 9 day family vacation in the middle. This challenge I promised myself I wouldn’t let anything get in the way of being fully committed. I meal prepped and planned meals for all three of my meals each day, for all nine days and took them with me. I stuck to my macros while on vacation and didn’t let it be an excuse! I took my workout clothes and running shoes and my laptop with my old insanity discs (no internet or service there) and worked out every. This last month I have honestly made my own self proud because I know I can do the hard thing! I can promise myself something and stick to it! I can trust myself. It’s amazing the mental growth I’ve had this month, even where I’ve been around your workouts and challenges for so long. I don’t even care about the weight- it’s coming off. I'm more excited that I stuck to a goal .
I’ve also been so inspired by your lives- that I am now signed up for an Olympic sized triathlon mid September. After your last live I signed up for one because “I am capable of doing it!” No one is more capable than me!
I did the July challenge just to see what it was going to be like, test the waters a bit. So I knew when I started this challenge I was going to be all in. Mamele’s recipes have changed the way I fuel my body and they have given me extra tools to succeed in my goals. I have learned that I can achieve goals that aren’t particularly solution-focused. I started the month with a goal to do everything in the challenge including the meal plan. Knowing that tightening up my macros is going to be my main struggle going forward. And I did it! Mamele gives me so many tools I can use to succeed in my goals and progress. I realized that I was very skeptical that anything would work to help me get my body back and I was weary of all the things I tried that didn’t work. Now I found Mamele and macros and I know I sound like a nutty, promotional ad but it works. I’ve jumped in with both feet and I’m seeing my muscles grow and define. I’m seeing fat slowly melt away. I’m stronger, I have increased endurance, I’m less swayed by disappointment and discouragement and that’s HUGE for me!
This challenge helped me to look forward to something each and every day. It helped to be more consistent. This challenge helped me to get out of my comfort zone. I learned that it is ok to tell someone if I am struggling with my mental health and if I need help with anything that it is ok to ask for help. I learned I can do hard things. I learned to love myself again. I learned to love others in this MAMELE group. I learned to love me for who I am. I just want to thank you so much for sharing your gift and talents with the MAMELE family
I dealt with PPD after the birth of both my daughters. With the theme of mental health, I approached this month’s challenge differently than I have in the previous two challenges I have participated in. I wanted to take this month to focus on strengthening my mental state and I knew that physical changes would follow. Before this challenge I noticed that I would look at the workout on the Mamele app before I would start and think to myself “oh that’s too difficult for me, I am going to have to modify that or I am going to have to lower the reps on that circuit because I cannot complete the whole thing”. Instead of telling myself I couldn’t do it before I even started, I pushed myself to failure and then I modified when needed. I surprised myself every workout with how much stronger I was than I gave myself credit for. It helps me gain confidence in myself and helps me trust myself because I am proving to myself that I can do hard things! Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this community.