FALL into Fitness: October 2015!

I've written about challenge groups before - I've talked about the importance and accountability of them. I've talked about WHY they are so awesome. You get the picture :)

My latest group is called "Fall into Fitness" (get it..Fall?! ) I try to be punny. This is a different group than others because, honestly, it's happening starting October 12. THIS FALL. TWO WEEKS.  I would venture to say that not many people think about starting their fitness journey right now. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then dare I say, Christmas, are right around the corner. Might as well put those goals on hold until after Christmas and set our new years resolutions.


and to this I say...WHY?

If you won't start today, what makes you say you'll start tomorrow??

I struggled with this my whole life. I can remember saying, "When I'm 16, I'll start watching what I eat and working out." "When I get to college, I'll start working out daily to prevent the freshmen fifteen." "When I get engaged I'll start working out so I can look good in my wedding dress."

But really...what do those "When I" statements even do for me? Other than prolong my goals? It just helped me procrastinate something that I wanted, something I desired, but something that might've been a little difficult.

Here's the way I see it. When we are in middle school, our biggest life goal is to be a Senior in high school and walk across that stage to receive our diploma. We don't say, "When I turn 18, then I'll study and do homework and try to make it through high school." No, we (mostly) try our best or atleast attend school in order to make it through to the end!

When we are Seniors and we think about our future careers, we don't say "When I'm 45 and ready to settle down, I'll go to college and work on my career." No, we want to get to our career as fast as possible and we work hard and we do the hard things to get there.

And finally, when it's time to get a job after our hard-earned degree, do we just sit on the couch at home hoping someone will call?? No! We interview, we apply, we make awkward "did you get my resume" phone calls. WE WORK HARD to get what we want and desire. We work hard to fulfill our dreams and to keep making our dreams bigger.

This group is starting October 12th and there is still time to join. I SINCERELY hope you aren't saying, "I'll message Alyssa in January when things have slowed down." because I can guarantee  you that things will be busier.  Message me today. I'm listening!

It all bottles down to one question..."how bad do you want it?"



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Overwhelmed and So, So, So, Blessed.

So, you guys totally love on my statuses about my kiddos - and honestly, they say the most hilarious things and they do the most hilarious things and I love them with my whole heart. Being a first year teacher is tough in and of itself, but being a first year KINDERGARTEN teacher has proven itself to be quite the challenge. And when you see those photos of me in school on Saturday and Sunday, I actually am having a BLAST creating materials for the next week - to me, this isn't a job or something I HAVE to do, it's something I LOVE to do...and as the saying goes, "Choose a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life." I don't say I'm going to work, I say I'm going to school to be the "Teacher Mommy" that my friend so fondly calls me.

That being said, my beachbody business had slowed a little. Naturally this went on the back burner as I wanted my room, myself, and my materials to come first to make sure my little kinders were getting the best education I could give them. So..money coming in was less, people I was helping was less, and honestly, I started questioning if I could even do both of these things anymore. Like...life is basically Kindergarten with some eating and sleeping inbetween. But I lost 4 pounds during this time so far, I've managed to eat sort of clean, and I've set big goals for this coming December - so I figured, YES if I can do this - I can continue to help people do this.

Enter, from stage left, this handy dandy guy who created me, the Man himself, God. I talk to Him alot - throughout my day, on my drive to and from work, as I'm loving on my little friends. But I NEVER and I mean I NEVER invited Him into the Beachbody aspect of my life. And I was like, "ALYSSA GREEN WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!?!" I guess I felt by praying to Him about Beachbody, I'd be praying to Him for sales and business, and that's not what I was asking for nor what I wanted.

So instead I prayed this (and for some odd reason I remember exactly what I said..) "God, send me people that need help. Send me people that want to know you better, that need new ways to get healthy, nourish the bodies you gave them, and to exercise. Send me the people that are frustrated, tired, and discouraged. Send me people that are busy, ridiculously busy. Make me the best coach I can be for all of these people. Help me to be there for them, encourage them, motivate them. God, I want to help people, I want to serve you in this way."

I prayed this prayer on the way to school last Thursday. Didn't think twice about it, just left it there. Sometimes I'd send up a sentence or two throughout the weekend, but I didn't dedicate any more time to bringing it to God.

Now, we are here, it's Monday. Exactly 4 days ago I prayed for God to send people to me. Message upon message upon message filling my inbox. People needing help, people frustrated, people are ready for a change.

I'm so overwhelmed and blessed by God hearing my prayer. I'm so excited to start working with these women, helping them change their lives! I am more than ready for this challenge and I think God knows I'm ready and capable of doing this too, even if sometimes I don't feel like it.

So this is for you. The person scrolling through your newsfeed, reading another photo or selfie from me, kinda interested but not willing to ask about it. This is for you, girl who thinks I have too much time for this and you don't have enough. This is for you, Mama who never sits down let alone has a full meal.

I prayed for you. Message me. <3

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Where I've been, Where I am, and Where I'm going

GUYS. GUYS. GUYS.

So sorry that I've been absent on the blog lately! I've been trying to be more present in so many other areas of my life right now (ie...on facebook, with my challengers, my team, my new job, my new apartment..) let's just say things are TOO CRAZY here and I LOVE IT!

But, I'm back. I'm back with a vengeance and I'm so excited to blog more and more about my fitness journey and the people that I'm taking with me!

So - I wanted to give you guys a glimpse of where I've been, where I am, and where I plan on going!


Where I've been!
 - You all remember where left off right? I was directing a summer camp at my favorite place on Earth, Laurelville!
 - I lost inches over the summer and I actually went down two pants sizes! I LOVE seeing the progress!!
 - We lived in Salisbury, PA and now we moved our way down to Harrisonburg, VA!

Where I am!
 - I'm now officially a Kindergarten Teacher here in Harrisonburg! Can I just say DREAM JOB?!
 - It has been a crazy amount of stressful evenings and cutting and laminating and so many fun little friends, but I definitely LOVE my life and my job!

Where I'm going!
 - My goal?? To teach because I want too (I already do) not because I have too (which I kinda do...because..you know...Money..)
 - To keep expanding my team
 - to lose more weight by Christmas and New Years!
 - to continue to grow my business, be a better teacher, a better wife, and a better person all around.

What's next?!
Okay guys, I'm going to dig deep into my challenge groups, my monthly groups, and ALL things going on. Each month I will be hosting -

1. A shakeology group - a 5 day test of Shakeo!
2. A sneak peek into Coaching group - definitely see what it's like to be me!
3. A FREE clean eating group - 5 days of clean eating foods! I've had people lose up to 7 pounds in just five days from cleaning up their diet.
4. A FREE exercise group of some sort. This month's group is called Flex into Fall and it's focusing on our arms!
5. A challenge group will run the last week of each month to help you all get started on those goals!!!


Finally, last but not least, my BIG HUGE CRAZY OFF THE ROCKER goal for this coming fall...from September to December, my goal is to drop 40 pounds.
CAN I DO IT?! Heck yes.

but I'm terrified.

Living the life I love.

This was short and sweet, and to the point :)
Stay tuned for more posts! :) And let me know if you have questions or ideas on new posts!

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