You have the fight within...but sometimes it takes obstacles or life's challenges to find that inner strength.

I'm in a predicament. This fitness girl got injured pretty bad in March. I was at the top of my game with my strength and endurance and was training for my Spartan race. One morning I woke up and couldn't stand and I mean laid out. It just happened suddenly and I found out that I have an L3/L4 bulging disc. Let me tell you friends, I've given birth to two children, have had surgeries, broken bones, but this is overwhelming. So I asked myself, "now what?" Where can I focus my energy? And I realized that I could throw my attention into nutrition and helping others fight through their injuries.

I also realized that I needed to slow down and just embrace my life & my health. Life is more clear to me now and it took an injury for me to see what I needed. Health and fitness is not a just being a certain size or comparing your body to what the media thinks you should be. It's about mind, body and soul. And there is an inner strength inside of each of us, but are we listening to it? I don't think I was until this injury.

I've decided I'm going to embrace my health, strengthen myself one day at a time, and I have goals already set forth in the universe. I am going to get my 3rd degree black belt and also get certified to teach combat classes. And that is what keeps me going each day.

I am also proud to say that since my injury, I have lost 10 pounds and a pants size focusing solely on the 21 Day Fix eating plan and drinking my Shakeology. I have Autumn Calabrese to thank for that and I got that chance to chat with her a few weeks ago at Beachbody's Super Saturday. All it takes is your inner fight and you will find your way again.







Believe & Achieve
Xo, Nat