Jordyn B.
I joined Level TEN last year when I had completely given up on my body. I had hired a few coaches over the past few years and still had no idea what I was doing, whether wrong or right. I wanted to be healthier but was also trying to lose some weight in the process. I wasn't sure if Level TEN could do what every other coach had failed to do before, so I signed up planning to do the 3 months and to just learn to be healthier. Exactly 12 months later, I am already planning to come back for a cut to help guide me through another special event in my life next year.
I joined Level TEN halfway through my 1st semester of nursing school. My expectations were low. I just wanted to start seeing all of the hard work I was putting in at the gym, show up in my body. That was it. I wasn't planning on losing weight and that wasn't my goal. I was here to figure out why the HECK my body was fighting against me. I wanted to know why I kept gaining weight when I was in a "caloric deficit". I wanted to know why I had to starve myself, watch what I ate, and kill myself in the gym? All to gain weight... Psh, I had no idea or clue how I was going to do this during an extremely stressful time in my life or if this was even going to be possible #nursingschool.
Shelby was(is because there is not past tense coach now) my coach and from the 1st checkin, I learned something new every week. I started to understand the insane stress I was placing on my body that I didn't even realize I was causing. I learned to feed my body what it needed, no not just vegetables or cutting an entire food group out. I worked out hard but didn't do any cardio, which rekindled my love of the gym. AND, I placed SLEEP as my top priority (yes, you heard that correctly, sleep was my priority in nursing school).
In the past 12 months of life, I attended nursing school full time and maintained/ing a 3.9 GPA, got married, became a step mom, took care of a home with 5 dogs, active duty military, had a few weeks of high stress and sickness, and my husband had a crazy stressful job change requiring some life changes/priority changes. During all of that, I went from eating 1800 calories to 2700+ calories, went to the gym 3-4x a week (sometimes none at all), walked more than I have ever in my life (8,000 -12,000 steps/day), only did cardio during my cut and when it was needed (8% of the time, max 20 minutes), enjoyed the holidays and whatever food I wanted when I wanted without binge eating or freaking out.
During all of that, I lost 10 lbs, lost 2 inches in my waist, 3.5 inches in my hips, and 3 inches in my thighs. This wasn't even my "goal" nor did I think I would have found the key to making my body work like it is supposed to. And I didn't expect to be apart of the Level TEN family for a year later (had I known, I would have bought the year membership lol).
Even with all of that greatness, the most impactful thing I took away from Shelby and Level TEN was balance. I was able to figure out how to balance this crazy ass thing called life and in a healthy way. Lastly, I have been able to embrace my body and appreciate its strength. It's no longer about losing weight or looking a certain way. I was already strong before Level TEN. I knew I was strong, but my actions spoke otherwise. Level TEN reinforced how strong I was, but not just that. It taught me how to treat my body like I believed it actually is strong. I respect body now. THAT right there, has been the difference. The mindset shift. The lifestyle change. The belief, not just in words or thoughts, but through my actions. My body is now an adversary, and no longer an enemy.
If you are in that place of giving up, throwing in the towel, or even if you are just ready to start small, Level TEN is not only worth your money, it will save you money. You will NEVER NEED another coach again. It's not just following numbers or doing everything perfectly as your coach says. It's a relationship that respects your body and teaches you how to treat it right, "mistakes" included. My advice to you: give Level TEN 3 months of your time and money. If you give them your best for 3 months, listen and practice consistency, and treat this as a relationship, you won't regret it!!!