#Addicted2aCure starts now! #breastcancer #komen

Many of you may remember that last year - about this time even - my mom was undergoing chemo treatments for breast cancer. It was an experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemies but good must always come from the bad. I learned who my truest friends were, found out how many incredible people I have in my life, strengthened my relationship with my mom, and formed a lifelong bond to a cause bigger than myself.

Engineers by nature, Mom's news meant a binder was created, Google was exhausted, and link after document after stat after data after report after site after quote was circulated around my family. We had to know everything. No, not everything. ALL OF EVERYTHING. Obsessive, huh?

During this time, I leaned on my Turbo Sisters more than ever. Kristy, Jaime, and Beth were always there.. checking up on me, offering to make drives and spend time with me whenever I needed it, made me laugh, let me cry....they, along with my love Nate, were my anchor.

A year later, I have learned so much and am filled with gratitude....and the feeling that i need to pay it forward. That is why, a couple months ago, I starting talking to Kristy about how we could use our information, Beachbody resources, and our passion for this cause ....and out of our discussion came a month long program to raise money for he Susan G. Komen Foundation and share information about healthy lifestyle habits that can lower your risk of breast cancer so fewer have to experience the pain and struggle of fighting breast cancer - either personally or as a co-survivor.

Breast cancer is terrifying. The stats are grim. The facts are frightening. It can be an all around depressing topic. By now, you should all know I don't do dark and twisty. I may get down sometimes and I won't promise that you'll always see a smile on my face but overall I try to take the positive approach and Kristy does the same so we are on a missionand we're going to do it in the most fun, upbeat way possible!

So what's this program? How can you participate? Let's break it down:

- Visit the homepage of our program where coaches in our team, Team Addicted, will share everything we're  doing (include prevention tips, breast cancer news, and status on our fundraising goal!): http://www.facebook.com/Addicted2aCure. Like our page to always get the latest information!
- Keep watching my blog for videos and posts about tips on how tl lower your chance of breast cancer.
- Some of these tips will include information on how particular Beachbody products can help you reduce you risk. For the month of October, 100% of all new Shakeology Home Direct Orders and 50% of all other Beachbody purchases through a Team Addicted coach participating in Addicted2aCure will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
- If you'd like to give directly to Komen, please visit http://bit.ly/addicted2acure to donate directly to Komen.
- Join our fight! If you'd like to join Team Addicted as a Beachbody coach, I personally will give $20 to Komen for every new coach who also signs up for Shakeology Home Direct. ask me for info: gabriellah99@beachbodycoach.com.
- Celebrate and honor those who have fought or are fighting breast cancer by wearing pink for your workout on Ta-Ta-Tuesdays! I'll post more information about that tomorrow.
- Pass this information on to others so we can reach our fundraising goal! We've got a fjnny incentive planned....watch for information about that coming soon too!!

Most all of us know someone who has had their life changed in someway by breast cancer. Let's work together to make sure that all of those stories can become things of the path and bring hope to those in the future!

Time to go pink people!!!www.facebook.com/addicted2acure