ABOUT ME

Before I tell you about my amazing journey with Beachbody thus far, I thought I'd give you a little background about myself!

Almalfi Coast, July 2013

My name is Victoria Nielsen and I am 24 years old and was born/raised in Calgary, Alberta. I live with my amazing boyfriend and wouldn't trade our tiny little condo for anything. I love spending time with my family, and my parents sassy dog, Izzie. I'm a sucker for rom-coms, a good book and a delicioius bowl of ice cream. I am a Registered Nurse and my nursing background was in Cardiac Surgery, but I have recently transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and love it. Working with premature babies is such an inspiring and rewarding career...they have such a strong will to survive which is SO inspiring. I wouldn't change my career for anything.

In 2011, during nursing school, things started going south. I was always tired, had terrible cramps and stomach pains, my joints were always aching and and due to all this, I was diagnosed with depression. Since I was always so tired and achy, going to the gym was the last thing I wanted to be doing and I wasn't eating healthy on top of that. I knew my mental state wasn't where it normally was, but I knew there was something physical causing it. I went to the doctor asking to be testing for Celiac Disease, and wouldn't you know it, my blood test came back SO FAR off the chart it wasn't even readable. At this time, myself and my family adjusted to a Gluten Free Diet and I slowly began to start feeling better. I lost a couple pounds and from there my weight stagnated. 

In 2013, I suffered a debilitating work-related shoulder injury that put me out of work for weeks and left me suffering through terrible pain, months of rehab, and physical therapy. I was depressed and sore all the time. Like I said, I LOVE my job and wouldn't dream of being anything other than a nurse, so I knew things needed to change. I switched to the NICU and started feeling a lot better with less physical demands...but I still wasn't working out regularly and we weren't focusing on healthy eating...at all.

After 9 months of being depressed about my injury and not focusing on myself, I knew things had to change. My best friend recommended that I try the 21 Day Fix and after seeing her amazing results, I decided to order the program with Shakeology (which I am now seriously obsessed with!) I found my coach on Kijiji and she has been one of the biggest inspirations in my life. She was so helpful and encouraging and after 2 rounds of doing the 21 Day Fix in her Challenge groups, I lost 7 pounds and 10 inches...I was SHOCKED!

Since those 2 rounds, I've done a third as well as 1 round of PiYo. I have recently started Chalean Extreme and am so excited for this new program. Beachbody has changed the attitude toward health and fitness so much in our family. I am down 15 pounds and 12 inches. I am SO much healthier, happier, more motivated and have a much more positive outlook on the future. Yes I still have my injury and yes it still flares up, but it is so much more manageable. I truly BELIEVE in this program because I have done it and know it WORKS. Because of this, I have decided to go way outside my comfort zone and become a Team Beachbody Coach, and I'm never looking back. I'm so happy to say I've made amazing new friends, reconnected with old ones and I am so passionate and inspired by this program. I feel so blessed and can't wait to see what the future holds!

Kevin and I

I can't wait to chat with you!

Victoria