Check Out Core De Force by Beachbody!

Core De Force

This is the program I am using to rehabilitate my body after Lyme Disease. I lost so much muscle and was very weak. I didn't start with this program but it's the one that is going to take me back to my former self. My fitter self. My strong self.

Yes, I modify the modifier, with many moves and LOVE that this program is doable for me.

I have seen and done a ton of workouts from Beachbody. But, I tell you, this one is different!

Super trainers, Joel Freeman and Jericho McMatthews, put their heads together and created a workout that will blast fat and carve your waist in just 30 days! I was a little doubtful, at first. You see, I know how hard it is to target specific trouble areas and get them to respond to exercise. However, with Core de Force, that’s exactly what you’re doing!

Belly fat and a weak core are taken down at their mercy by this new workout. Joel and Jericho’s exercises work your body in such a way that a rotational motion trims your waist and strengthens your core muscles, unlike any other workout currently offered by Beachbody. And, it’s fun!

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For All Fitness Levels

It’s an explosive combination of mixed martial arts-inspired motions that works your body weight as resistance to build strength. It’s not set to any music, as the trainers intended the workouts to be able to accommodate any pace that users might be at. There are modifications for each and every exercise. And, Joel stresses that there are no prerequisites for this workout plan. “You don’t have to be at any required fitness level. You don’t have to go out and get any equipment. And, you don’t have to do anything to get ready for it,” he explained during a recent conversation with Beachbody coaches. “It’s a workout that will be appropriate for people at all fitness levels.”

Eating Plan

Along with the eight workouts that you receive with the base kit, you will also get an eating plan. “I call it an eating plan, because I like to eat,” explained Joel. “But, since you are doing high intensity workouts, you do get to eat more. There are recipes like chicken barbecue pizza and burgers in there. You definitely don’t go hungry.”

The eating plan is designed to be simple and sustainable. It incorporates common, everyday foods that you want to eat in your “normal” diet. It includes more carbs than most nutrition plans, as you’re being more active and will burn them off more easily. The eating plan is compatible with the 21-Day Fix nutrition system, but there are other ways to measure your servings than using the container system.

Easy on Joints

While this workout is of a high intensity nature, it’s not going to be damaging to weak joints. There’s not a lot of jumping that may cause injury to your knees or back. Many of the motions included in the workout are fluid rotational movements that are joint-friendly.

Fits in Your Schedule

Workouts last between 30 to 45 minutes, so it’s manageable to fit into a busy schedule. Each workout is divided into 3-minute segments (much like boxing rounds), and they bring your body into intense fat-burning levels. While workouts are scheduled seven days per week, there is an active recovery day where you work on form and technique, while still keeping your body active.

Amazing Results

Results from the test group are phenomenal! While many testers lost a lot of weight, the most impressive aspect of the results were the total body transformations they underwent. They lost inches and carved out muscle definition they never knew they could have. “And, they felt like total bad asses when it was all done,” said Joel. “Their workouts showed them things with their bodies they didn’t know they could ever do. It’s amazing!”

Core de Force is available through Beachbody coaches starting October 31 with the release of Challenge Packs that include Shakeology or the Performance Packs. Don’t miss out on this phenomenal workout!

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Speaking of RESULTS!  Check out the RESULTS from the TEST GROUP!!

“This program pretty much saved me. Sounds super cliche, but I was starting to hit a really crap time in my life, my fitness, my health, my business…and then this test group opportunity came along and it completely revived me. I love everything about the workouts. Joel & Jericho are amazing. I feel stronger and more confident than I have in a really long time. This program is going to be one of those “marks” on the beachbody timeline for sure.”  – Jena C.

“This program is AMAZING!!! Having experienced postpartum depression and anxiety for the year following my daughter’s birth in April of 2015, I needed this badly. This is so much more than a workout program. It’s taught me that I’m strong, I’m Brave, I’m a fighter and I can face anything that comes my way. This program broke me down and built me up in a way that no other program has (and I’m an in home workout junkie ).  The workouts are fantastic. Joel & Jericho are the absolute best – they say exactly what you need to hear when you need to hear it. They pushed me to my limits and beyond.
I’ve never felt this amazing in my life and I feel just like Jena in saying it completely saved me. Can’t wait to see what the next 30 days bring ” – Taryn D.

Doing Core De Force made me realize I kept telling myself that because I had two kids, I would never have abs and that I wasn’t strong enough to do push ups. Honestly, I never even tried that hard with other programs, until I was forced to with this one. I’ve never seen results like this and can’t even believe it’s me! – Audrey R.

I feel like such a badass doing these workouts. But ultimately, this program has been a battle for my brain. I have dealt with a binge eating/emotional eating disorder for a lot of my adult life and I FINALLY feel in control. I have been binge free for a little over 60 days and have felt completely in control of my body and my thoughts. This program is a life changer. – Rachel A.

-5.5# & 7.5″ in 30 days, and a total of -9.9# and 11.5″ in 60 days. No doubt the biggest victories for me came in the form of GAINS, NOT losses…. I’ve gained a whole new mindset…. greater belief, confidence, and inner strength & FIGHT than I’ve ever had in my LIFE. Im an emotional eater, and confidence & belief in myself is a daily struggle. But CDF has helped me to break through that, which has been huge. Also, as a national collegiate swimmer who suffered rotator cuff tendonitis and was told I would need surgery by 4 different doctors, I have NEVER been able to do pushups, EVER. Today, I am rocking ALL of them on my toes with CDF (well… except The Spinx, which y’all will experience soon! ;-)) This program is REALLY going to transform our customers like never before… the fitness & nutrition is amazing, but no doubt… SO many of our people struggle with believing they CAN do this, and that they DESERVE to do this. CDF nails it right there. This program is a complete body AND mind transformation, and it’s really going to be a game changer for our teams, our customers, and the entire network. – Rachel V.

As a mom of 3 I have never been able to get my stomach “flat”. I have also been stuck at the same weight and measurements for quite a while. But most importantly I cannot believe how much will power and determination I had while doing this. I actually blew myself away with it. It built some serious badass confidence and strength inside of me. I think this program is a game changer for us as coaches and for people’s results. – Kristen A.

Down 16.9 lbs and 23 inches total thus far!! – Christi W.

My 60 day results! Down 14.2lbs & 20.75 inches!Core De Force helped me tap into a place, deep inside that has been dormant for a bit, to prove to myself, to my team and my followers that what we do, what we offer is unparalleled. And works! I feel strong, confident, I have my fighting power back. This program is going to help so many people not only physically, but mentally too. Its a total body transformation: mind, body, soul -Dara D.

These pics will show that I’m
DOWN 8 lbs & 11.5 inches
UP confidence, strength, energy and BOOTY! lol What it doesn’t show (and is important for you to know), is that with every passing day my INNER strength is growing as well. 
I am proud of making a commitment to complete & crush this program. I have learned to respect myself and the strength I have to push through even on the days I don’t really feel like it. I have reconnected with the strength I have to DO HARD THINGS, and for that I am forever grateful! Between 30-60 minutes per day. DELICIOUS and plentiful nutritious foods to choose from on the meal plan. My favorite chocolate shakeology every morning. An online community of incredible people doing this along side me everyday. 2 world class trainers joining me EVERY SINGLE MORNING and reminding me that I am capable of so much more than I think. – Aimee C.

Here is how this program makes me feel…as a mom who had lost 90 lbs in last 4 years, I was never able to fully see abs….sure I had made progress but this program took it to the next level. I have seen my strength increase and inches decrease, confidence go up and I’ve developed this inner fight within me..a fight that says “I can conquer anything…” This program is more than a physical transformation..it’s a mental one as well..when you punch, kick, fight for yourself you discover that you are conquering on many levels…absolutely life changing for me…and mama is getting a Six pack for Christmas!!! This program will totally transform you from the inside out! – Mannie W.

This program was truly life changing for me. Our divorce was final in July and I was down in the dumps. After 30 days I felt amazing, powerful and fit. 60 days delivered even more empowerment and confidence. Can’t wait to see what the next 30 days delivers! Just started the last round this week. I’m all in!! – Anne P.

My Life before Lyme

The pic on the left was prior to my diagnoses and I was not me. I was inflamed. I was REALLY TRYING to look ALIVE in the picture. My boobs were up to my neck...the medical docs kept telling me all tests were normal...

No one seemed to want to dig deeper. Why was everyone OK with me looking so ILL?!?!

ON the right I was already on my path to healing...naturally. 

Over the last year I experienced a $^*ton of health issues that just compounded 1 after the other....

I will chronicle them below because if it helps one person from the agony of waiting it out like I did before finding an answer, I know my journey was there for a reason. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It started with an overall feeling of unwell. 

I was SO tired ALL the time. I thought it was ME...something I was doing WRONG, you know?

If I slept more, rested more...I would feel better....it didn't work. I never felt rested. 

I started to gain weight...no matter how healthy I ate and it never stopped. 

All blood work for thyroid, adrenals, etc would come back NORMAL...left me scratching my head.

So I went to a holistic nutritionist. 

We found I had a HIGH level of Mercury in my body that needed detoxed. HOW the heck did I get that??!

Either way, we started a protocol with natural supplements and the end result was supposed to be me feeling better, more alive, more well rested....

One month later, I developed Migraines...I am not a person that gets headaches...the pain was intense and came with light sensitivity, loss of eye sight in my left eye and severe left eye pain. 

That migraine lasted 5 weeks before anyone could get it to stop. I did see a medical doctor and a neurologist as well. Had many tests to try to figure out what kind of migraines they were and WHY they came on so suddenly. 

Everything came back normal. That is the greatest news and most frustrating at the same time. 

One month from the migraine starting I developed HORRID digestive issues. Imagine a meatball the size of a softball sitting in your gut that wasn't able to digest for DAYS. That is was I felt. Soon, it became visible on my face because the acne showed up...you could tell I was unwell. 

I felt like an alien....what the heck was going on in my body and NO ONE could figure it out. 

My digestion continued to become more and more stressed and I did develop PAIN in my abdominal area...even drinking water was difficult. 

I took myself to the ER at one point because I was afraid. The ER doc palpated and that HURT. However, ALL my blood work he ordered was NORMAL...he said, no cancer, all organs are working like NORMAL. Sent me home in the same pain I entered the ER with. 

I was told to follow up with the Gastro Intestinal Doctor in 3-5 days. Upon calling the office the next day, first available was in 2 weeks. I cried. How was I going to handle the pain for 2 weeks?

After my mini panic, I started to think....maybe my PCP could get me in sooner!?!?! It was a shot, right?!?!

They couldn't pull any strings but offered to see me to see if they could help make me more comfy. Offered me a prescription to see if it would help, taking it 30 minutes prior to eating. It did take the edge off and I was grateful .

Fast forward to the GI, i had 3 different tests {endoscopy, sonogram, and a HIDA scan} and the first 2 were NORMAL! How crazy is that! So I asked, "Is it normal for a test to come back normal when it was physical painful?" I was told "YES"! Which is why they ordered the HIDA scan.

The HIDA scan found my gall bladder was operation at 22%...so i guess the ER doc's blood work saying my gall bladder was working GREAT, was not accurate. 

THIS is why I say, it's so important to LISTEN to your body, because YOU know it best...regardless of the credentials behind any persons name. YOU are your own expert. Trust yourself.  <3

Now, they did recommend a surgical consult and I def wanted to do that but my GUT feeling was, "Karie, you need to keep your gall bladder, bc you will only get worse without it. YOU need to find another option."

Not everyone gets better or feels better with it removed. {do some research if this is you...I have read about so many people that didn't know there were ways to heal a low functioning gall bladder and also didn't know that you NEED to supplement daily for a removed gall bladder bc you need to replace the function of it. 

I was lucky to choose a female surgeon for my consult...‪#‎girlpower‬ ;) I was open to what she had to say and also shared with her what I was hoping to do...HEAL my gall bladder...Was it possible?

SHE said it WAS!!!! My ONLY issue was the tempting component and when that happens that is usually a SYSTEMS issue and can be resolved without surgery  <3

Did you hear me? No surgery needed. BUT if what I was going to try didn't work, she was always there.

‪#‎partyon‬!! 

A few days later I had an appointment that will forever be a ‪#‎life changing‬ moment for me and my family. It was the day I learned I have ‪#‎lymedisease‬. 

I wasn't even upset...I already had a feeling I had been fighting this the entire time...1 symptom at a time.  

You see, I had been doing my own research in between all the appointments, specialists and tests that were NORMAL. I was searching for my own answer because I knew I didn't FEEL normal.

I knew I wasn't NORMAL. 

I knew I needed HELP.

All the months, all the ailments came down to 2 words. 

Come to find out...all along I had LYME DISEASE. I struggled for about a year with compounding health issues before I had an answer and a clear direction for treatment. I did choose a natural route for treatment.

What can Lyme Disease FEEL LIKE?

One thing I didn't expect was the level of PAIN I have experienced...it's because I have Lyme in my nerves and the bartonella co-infection...not everyone does. It can mimic fibromyalgia...I do have days where it's difficult to walk, sit or stand. I do what I can when I can. This won't last forever. 

Lyme can mimic, Fibromyalgia, ALS, Lupus, Parkinsons, Alzheimers ...if you or anyone you know is diagnosed with the above and have never been tested for lyme, I urge you to do so. It may save your life. The Igenex blood test is the most accurate and you will want to see and LLMD {lyme specific doctor} for an accurate reading. 

If you would like to know who I am treating with, I am happy to share. I do use a non-medical approach and it is working beautifully. 

I am a FIGHTER and I will never give up. We get one life and I am Motivated to get fit and live FIT <3

If you would like support on your wellness journey or your Lyme journey, please reach out.



UPDATE!! One of the co-infections I have is Liver Flukes...This is especially important for ANYONE that had/has issues with the emptying function of their gall bladder. My gall bladder was functioning at 22% bc of these and once you read about them and where they take up house...you will know why. You will also understand why my surgeon said it is most likely a "systems issue" and could be healed naturally.

Once you read more about this you will see why so many don't feel well after removing their gall bladder bc it wasn't the gall bladder that was the issue...but the parasites. Removing the gallbladder won't remove the parasites...those stay in your body until you do a simple cleanse. It's not hard.

This crash course has been eye opening.

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My Life before Lyme

My Life before Lyme

The pic on the left was prior to my diagnoses and I was not me. I was inflamed. I was REALLY TRYING to look ALIVE in the picture. My boobs were up to my neck...the medical docs kept telling me all tests were normal...but were they?

No one seemed to want to dig deeper. Why was everyone OK with me looking so ILL?!?!

ON the right I was already on my path to healing...naturally. 

I did have a lyme blood test in February of 2016 and was told my Lyme test was negative. Do you know what? That did NOT mean I had ZERO lyme in my body. When I found that out, I was shocked and angry bc I went 3 more months with compounding  health issues. I HAD lyme bacteria in my body...just not enough for them to deem it positive enough.

Let me give you some background. IF you have a lyme test and it is any number other than zero...YOU have lyme bacteria in your body. The docs will ONLY call it positive if your number is >.91

So, if you have .12
or .89
or .07

YOU will be told your test is NEGATIVE. 

Over the last year I experienced a $^*ton of health issues that just compounded 1 after the other....

I will chronicle them below because if it helps one person from the agony of waiting it out like I did before finding an answer, I know my journey was there for a reason. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It started with an overall feeling of unwell. 

I was SO tired ALL the time. I thought it was ME...something I was doing WRONG, you know?

If I slept more, rested more...I would feel better....it didn't work. I never felt rested. 

I started to gain weight...no matter how healthy I ate and it never stopped. 

All blood work for thyroid, adrenals, etc would come back NORMAL...left me scratching my head.

So I went to a holistic nutritionist. 

September 2015: We found I had a HIGH level of Mercury in my body that needed detoxed. HOW the heck did I get that??!

Either way, we started a protocol with natural supplements and the end result was supposed to be me feeling better, more alive, more well rested....

October 2015: One month later, I developed Migraines...I am not a person that gets headaches...the pain was intense and came with light sensitivity, loss of eye sight in my left eye and severe left eye pain. 

That migraine lasted 5 weeks before anyone could get it to stop. I did see a medical doctor and a neurologist as well. Had many tests to try to figure out what kind of migraines they were and WHY they came on so suddenly. 

ALL of my tests came back normal. That is the greatest news and most frustrating at the same time, you know?

November 2015: One month from the migraine starting I developed HORRID digestive issues. Imagine a meatball the size of a softball sitting in your gut that wasn't able to digest for DAYS. That is was I felt. Soon, it became visible on my face because the acne showed up...you could tell I was unwell. 

I felt like an alien....what the heck was going on in my body and NO ONE could figure it out. 

My digestion continued to become more and more stressed and I did develop PAIN in my abdominal area...even drinking water was difficult.

I began to treat for parasites. That lasted for 6 months and never got better. 

February 2016: I needed a second opinion from a neurologist on my migraines. The specialist I was seeing didn't seem to know why my migraines started and HOW to keep them gone. I was walking around with constant head pressure and could NOT bend over at the waist. I was stuttering. I was blanking out. I could not talk and think at the same time. I could not spell words backwards. I was not able to think of the letter the word would start with.

I take that back...I could see the letter in my brain but I couldn't verbalize it. I cried. WHAT was happening to me?!?!?

I also was light sensitive and would become VERY confused with cross talk. I was unable to read black and white without becoming mentally confused. The works would jumble all over. IF the words on print were too small I was unable to decipher what I was reading. 

May 2016: I took myself to the ER at one point because I was afraid. The ER doc palpated and that HURT. However, ALL my blood work he ordered was NORMAL...he said, no cancer, all organs are working like NORMAL. Sent me home in the same pain I entered the ER with. 

I was told to follow up with the Gastro Intestinal Doctor in 3-5 days. Upon calling the office the next day, first available was in 2 weeks. I cried. How was I going to handle the pain for 2 weeks?

After my mini panic, I started to think....maybe my PCP could get me in sooner!?!?! It was a shot, right?!?!

They couldn't pull any strings but offered to see me to see if they could help make me more comfy. Offered me a prescription to see if it would help, taking it 30 minutes prior to eating. It did take the edge off and I was grateful .

May 2016: Fast forward to the GI, I had 3 different tests {endoscopy, sonogram, and a HIDA scan} and the first 2 were NORMAL! How crazy is that! So I asked, "Is it normal for a test to come back normal when it was physical painful?" I was told "YES"! Which is why they ordered the HIDA scan.

The HIDA scan found my gall bladder was operation at 22%...so i guess the ER doc's blood work saying my gall bladder was working GREAT, was not accurate. 

THIS is why I say, it's so important to LISTEN to your body, because YOU know it best...regardless of the credentials behind any persons name. YOU are your own expert. Trust yourself.  <3

Now, they did recommend a surgical consult and I definitely wanted to do that, but my GUT feeling was, "Karie, you need to keep your gall bladder, because you will only get worse without it. YOU need to find another option."

---> Not everyone gets better or feels better with it removed. {do some research if this is you...I have read about so many people that didn't know there were ways to heal a low functioning gall bladder and also didn't know that you NEED to supplement daily for a removed gall bladder bc you need to replace the function of it. 

I was lucky to choose a female surgeon for my consult...‪#‎girlpower‬ ;)

I was open to what she had to say and also shared with her what I was hoping to do...HEAL my gall bladder...Was it possible?

SHE said it WAS!!!! My ONLY issue was the EMPTYING component and when that happens that is usually a SYSTEMS issue and can be resolved without surgery.  <3

Did you hear me? No surgery needed. BUT if what I was going to try didn't work, she was always there.

‪#‎partyon‬!! 

May 24, 2016: A few days later I had an appointment that will forever be a ‪#‎life changing‬ moment for me and my family. It was the day I learned I have ‪#‎lymedisease‬. 

I wasn't even upset...I already had a feeling I had been fighting this the entire time...1 symptom at a time.  

You see, I had been doing my own research in between all the appointments, specialists and tests that were NORMAL. I was searching for my own answer because I knew I didn't FEEL normal.

I knew I wasn't NORMAL. 

I knew I needed HELP.

All the months, all the ailments came down to 2 words. 

Come to find out...all along I had LYME DISEASE. I struggled for about a year with compounding health issues before I had an answer and a clear direction for treatment. PRIOR to that,11 years to be exact, I had health symptoms that were seemingly insignificant. However, they were all connected. I just dint know it yet.  

I did choose a natural route for treatment and started right away.

The medical community in my area turned their back on me...instead of helping me find the root cause of my ailments I was being medicated for my symptoms...I was on 5 medications and NONE of them were helping me. 

They documented a psychiatric referral. REALLY? In this day and age? With all the info out there about LYME? 

Of course I never went. 

I KNEW I wasn't the crazy one. I knew if I was going to get help, I would need to travel outside my area. So, I did.

Remember those parasites I was treating, unsuccessfully, for? Come to find out the LYME creates a wonderful environment for these kinds of things to FLOURISH. So, unless we clear the lyme...the friends will stay. 

What can Lyme Disease FEEL LIKE?

One thing I didn't expect was the level of PAIN I have experienced...it's because I have Lyme in my nerves and the bartonella co-infection...not everyone does. It can mimic fibromyalgia...I do have days where it's difficult to walk, sit or stand. I do what I can when I can. This won't last forever. 

Lyme can mimic, Fibromyalgia, ALS, Lupus, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, ADHD, MS, some cancers ...if you or anyone you know is diagnosed with the above and have never been tested for lyme, I urge you to do so. It may save your life.

IF you have been tested for lyme and were told your results were negative. I urge you to call your doc and ask, "Does my negative result mean I have ZERO lyme bacteria in my body?" Find out what your number was. Remember, anything under .91 they will call negative.

If you would like to know who I am treated with, I am happy to share. I did use an herbalist and his herbal protocol and it worked beautifully for me. 

I am a FIGHTER and I will never give up. We get one life and I am Motivated to get fit and live FIT <3

If you would like support on your wellness journey or your Lyme journey, please reach out.

CLICK here to learn HOW I BEAT LYME

UPDATE!! June 2016

I feel good! I have ALL day energy and that hasn't happened in a long time! It would eb short lived though. Toward the end of June my body was become so tender, sore and fatigued. I struggled to walk, sit or stand bc of the pain. 

WHO was I in this body that felt like a stranger?

I had to use alternative pain options bc I was afraid to put anything my body that would harm it more. My organs were already taxed. Click on the link above to learn more about what I used to beat this thing. 

UPDATE!! July 2016 
One of the co-infections I have is Liver Flukes...This is especially important for ANYONE that had/has issues with the emptying function of their gall bladder. My gall bladder was functioning at 22% bc of these and once you read about them and where they take up house...you will know why. You will also understand why my surgeon said it is most likely a "systems issue" and could be healed naturally.

Once you read more about this you will see why so many don't feel well after removing their gall bladder bc it wasn't the gall bladder that was the issue...but the parasites. Removing the gallbladder won't remove the parasites...those stay in your body until you do a simple cleanse. It's not hard.

This crash course has been eye opening.

UPDATE!! August 2016
I had good days and bad but kept on. One thing I hated the most is the rapid weight gain. Some ppl lose rapidly and others gain weight. I have not found any in betweeners. I really hated myself. I was lost.

UPDATE!! October 2016

I AM LYME FREE!!!!

UPDATE!! November 2016 

I began to physically rehabilitate my body from the damage it caused. My body was so weak. 

UPDATE!! October 2017

I am physically rehabilitated. 

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