At Home Transformation: Alannah

While?we don’t have a new episode to share with you all tonight, I still wanted to share one of my favorite transformations with you! Especially since it’s Transformation Tuesday :).??I get downright excited to share success stories like these!!!?I can’t help but get pumped up and passionate as I talk about her because she is the perfect example that anyone can create success in transformation?not just those chosen for the show. So many people think that Chris and I are the magic, but in fact this isn’t the case. Yes, we may provide them with information and tools needed to transform, but THEY are the ones who do all the work at the end of the day. THEY choose what foods to put in their mouths, THEY choose how hard to push themselves in their workouts when nobody is watching. We can’t force anyone to lift a bar bell or physically stop them from eating a candy bar. The drive, determination, and willpower needs to come from them.

I am honored to have the opportunity to hold up the mirror for the contestants we work with and show them they DO have the power within, but I am in complete awe when I see them discover that ability and drive all on their own! It gives me goosebumps and sets a strong example for myself. Alannah is one of those amazing people who has just impressed us all with her determination and discipline.

Alannah Before

Let me tell you about Alannah. She tried out to be on EWL and unfortunately was cut. She was such a hard worker, and I was heart broken that we weren’t going to get to spend the year with her. As part of the casting process, Chris and I got to spend nearly two weeks with Alannah; working out with her, teaching her nutrition, and guiding her through some of her emotional barriers to jumpstart her transformation. Considering the time we got to spend with Alannah (and all of those that got to experience this but didn’t get chosen), I can imagine?the news was difficult to accept when she found out she didn’t get to continue along the journey with us. The reality of this situation is that most use the rejection as the perfect excuse to belly flop into a bowl of Rocky Road ice cream. Not Alannah though, no way! She didn’t let the disappointment slow down her momentum…she didn’t use it as an excuse to give up. I LOVE that! If only we all?could?allow our disappointments to be the thing that pushes us even harder, the thing that fuels to our fire and created the center of our target! We would set the world on fire! I am telling you, Alannah is awesome and I am so happy to have met her just over a year ago now!

We were lucky enough to have a surprise visit from Alannah on the EWL finale set. Much to our surprise (but not really, because we always knew she was something amazing) she was over 100lbs lighter! I was jumping up and down inside over her success and how happy she looked! She sent us an email after seeing her on the set and I wanted to share it with you guys.

Heidi and Chris,

Hello. It was great to see you guys at the EWL set the other day. You guys have amazing people for this season and I look forward to watching each story unfold. I want to thank you guys again (and everyone else involved) for giving me the opportunity to experience bootcamp last summer. It helped jump start my weight loss and mini-transformation. Even though I’m down 104 lbs and am still working on it, the other changes that have taken place have been the key to not going back to old habits in all areas of my life. I didn’t realize the difference 100 lbs would make.?

Take care,
Alannah

 

Alannah After
She might thank us for helping her, but I just wanted to take this time to thank her for just being amazing and for letting me share her story so you can learn from her example that the change you want to see already exists in YOU! The secret weapon to losing the weight is NOT me and Chris showing up on your doorstep. It is YOU! YOU are the magic. If you can tap into that thing that makes you awesome like Alannah did, you can over come any challenge and reach any goal. What did I tell you about getting overly excited? I can’t help but practically yell it out in writing when I talk about what inspires me. Thanks Alannah for inspiring me!

If any of you want to check out more about Alannah you can find her on Facebook.? Thanks for taking the time to read this story I care so much about. XOXO!

32 Responses

  1. Wow! Amazing what can be accomplished when we decide we are worth the time and effort to take care of ourselves. I bet she feels fantastic, inside and out! Great work!

  2. I loved this post! Way to go girl! Heidi you are awesome. You care about people and their health not just promoting yourself! Both of you are so inspiring!

  3. I’m sitting here crying, having just read your story on Heidi Powell’s blog. Thank you so much for sharing with the world! Along with Chris & Heidi, YOU have inspired me because you were in my position. I will constantly look upon Heidi’s blog for your story as a reminder that there is something Awesome inside me! And that is Magic! Much Love and Happiness to you and yours… Maxine

  4. Just the fact that you cared enough to share her story shows how much you guys care about people and their struggles. You, Chris, your blog AND the show is such an inspiration to me. Thanks so much for sharing Alannahs story when I was really missing EWL, Great job Alannah you must be so proud of yourself !!!

  5. I love this post!! Especially the emphasis on HER doing the work. My husband used to be a trainer and after we got married I got into really great shape because of the lifestyle we created and I would get so bugged when people would say “must be nice living with your trainer” or “I could do it if I lived with my trainer” because he wasn’t the one making my meals and feeding me or lifting the weights for me. You and Chris are wonderful and we are HUGE fans of thr show! As we expand our family we are really striving for a “Powell Pack” kind of life!

  6. Wow! Congratulations Alannah!!! So happy for you. Thanks Heidi for sharing and inspiring so many, including myself. I have been eating clean since March 30th and by May 8th I was down 50lbs! That was the day I joined the gym and I have not looked back. Working out is now one of my favorite parts of the day. I have a long way to go, but I already feel Fabulous and still losing! . I even have a few friends who have joined me on this journey and all together over 117lbs lost! This story will motivate me to press on!!! Thank you and Alannah for the motivation for today!!

  7. Alannah,
    You are a TRUE inspiration! You make me wanna work harder to make my goals too! I hope you know the impact you have, by loving yourself more, you are inadvertently touching hundreds and thousands of us struggling for a healthy and active lifestyle. You are the proof it CAN be done, even if it seems it can’t.

    “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

    You are rising and you are shining Sweetheart! I am so proud and inspired by you! Keep up the AMAZING job! You look AMAZING (Healthy, Glowing, Happy, Beauty from within that shines!!~!) YOU ARE SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!

    Keep on Keepin’ on!

    Kindest Regards,
    Maggie =)

  8. So excited and proud for her. Today is my first day eating clean and exercising. I’m so excited for this journey. I have exactly 100 lbs to lose to get to my goal weight. So excited about the meal plan and very happy to be back eating clean. I lost 154 lbs before but in this last year and a half-2 yrs have gained at least 60lbs when I was put on steroids and a wide range of other meds to treat Systemic Lupus. I have rheumatoid arthritis in all my joints and to be perfectly honest I just stopped exercising and ate what I wanted. NOW because of stories like Alannah I decided there are no excuses. The weight just complicates everything. I’m limited as to the type if exercise I can do but I moved into a house with a pool and I amusing it. 1 hr a day. No impact and burns a ton of calories. I’m gonna do it. I’m going to get my health and happiness back!!! So excited! Congratulations Alannah!!!! So so so proud of you.

  9. Thanks for sharing this transformation with us! Truly inspirational. Congrats on your success Alannah! 🙂

    1. Way to go Alannah!!! 100+ pounds lost is no easy feat but you did it! I completely agree with Heidi, not making the final cut to be on the show would’ve been a PERFECT excuse to quit, but your determination didn’t let that slow you down. To me that speaks volumes about your character. Wishing you all the best! ~ Julie

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