Success Story Of The Week: Lisa Gorrell Burleson

I'm going to be regularly featuring amazing Coach Success Stories as we encourage you and your team not only to be productive at building your business, but also to stay on track with your own health and fitness.

So, please submit your stories and those of the people you support so we can celebrate healthy success! Success has the power to inspire others and change lives! Here is this week's Success Story, Lisa Gorrell Burleson:

My name is Lisa Gorrell Burleson and this is my Team Beachbody success story...













In 2004, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure and diverticulitis. Three and a half years ago, I began experiencing numbness in my hand, chest and arm and was admitted into the hospital. They told me I had a stroke and sent me home with 11 different heart medications. The numbness got worse and I began to lose my ability to function. More extensive testing resulted in a diagnosis of MS (Multiple Sclerosis), which left me devastated with a bleak outlook on life.

Earlier this year, a friend sent me a video of Cammie Lusk, who was also dealing with MS, so I related to her. As I watched her describe how Beachbody and its products had changed her life, I cried. Inspired, I signed up as a Coach (really just to get the discount, at first) and started with Shakeology. After only 4 days, my daughter came to me and said, "Mommy, do you realize you have not had a nap since you started drinking this shake?" Soon, I began to see a change in how I felt and I was losing weight!

I began working out with Turbo Jam and it was tough at first, but I kept with it. Now I am walking/running 4 miles a day and I'm working out with P90X and I have my life back! My diabetes and blood pressure are in perfect range and my overall health has drastically improved. At this point, I've lost 63 pounds and best of all, I have had a complete reversal of all my MS symptoms!

Thanks to support from fellow Coaches Julie Schulte and Cammie Lusk, I achieved Diamond Rank in 80 days and I am working hard to build my business and add more Coaches each week. I hope my story can give encouragement to others, just like Cammie Lusk did for me. Thanks to Team Beachbody, I'm able to share my success story. My story is my business - it gives me the opportunity to show people that anyone can get healthy and help them on their own journey. As Carl says, "this is about people helping people."



Submit your Success Stories Now at CoachSuccessStories@beachbody.com!

Success Story Of The Week: Tracy Garcia

I'm going to be featuring one awesome Coach Success Story whenever possible as we encourage you and your team to not just be productive at building your business but also to stay on track with your own health and fitness. So please submit your stories and those of the people you support so we can celebrate healthy success!

Success has the power to inspire others and change lives! Here is this week's Success Story, Tracy Garcia:

My name is Tracy Garcia and this is my Team Beachbody success story...

I had been living a life filled with unhealthy habits that I was using to mask pain and depression. I finally had to take a good look in the mirror and take responsibility for my weight problem. It was time to stop making excuses for myself and I made a decision to once and for all take action.

I decided to use Slim in 6 and by the time I reached my 3rd week, I noticed a change in my body. It's amazing what a compliment and a slight change in your body can do for one's self-esteem. With a new attitude I went full steam ahead and no turning back.

My coach, Tami French is a firm believer in putting people first. She believed in what I was capable of before I had belief in myself. She is inspiring, motivating, and radiates a positive disposition. I admire and respect her as a coach and I am proud to now call her my friend. She has helped me put my nutrition and Beachbody supplements plan into action. As a result I have dropped 7 dress sizes. I went from a size 12 to a fantastic size 5. She has truly helped me to become a product of the product.

Now, I'm in great physical shape. I think more clearly I feel better about everything and I get more accomplished. Working out has given me a feeling of power, and strength. I have found peace within myself and my relationship with my family has become more positive. I'm not only changing the lives of people close to me but many strangers I now call my friends thanks to, thanks to Team Beachbody!

Submit your Success Stories Now at CoachSuccessStories@beachbody.com!

I Want To See Your Success Story!

I got a frantic call from director Ned Farr last week: "Dude, I need more female P90X success stories with solid 90-day photos for the next show! Put the call out to the coaches that if they want to brag about how they're helping people get results, we need the proof!"

As a Team Beachbody Coach, you are out there on the front lines, helping people get fit and healthy. You are a product of the product - and the best source of the kind of real testimonials we pride ourselves for featuring in our shows. That's why it's so important for you to share any success stories you have with us!

I am going to feature one success story here each week as a reminder of what we are about and that we want to inspire people with our own success.

If you have a success story of your own or someone you know, please submit it to SuccessStories@beachbody.com

A Coach recently emailed me this picture from Summit 2010 and I think it hits the nail on the head when you consider that "what you do" can also mean "how you inspire"... The inspiration of your success stories is what makes this company so special, and we want to see more of it!


To kick things off, check out this amazing success story from Justine P. who got smokin' results with TurboFire: