Women Behind The Weights

Michele is going to talk to you about how she's been a procrastinator her WHOLE life, she could always talk herself out of anything! She's going to share with you how she gave up her Starbucks and talked herself right into a healthier lifestyle and how you can too! Stop the procrastination and JUST DO IT!

Donna will talk about how even though she’s at the beginning of her fitness journey, she is staying steadfast in her quest! She talks about how she has been the queen of excuses her whole life and how she always believes your best days are ahead no matter your age! She will give you the tips and tricks on how to get fit after 50!

A Special Mother’s Day Edition of The Coffee with MP Show! This week we interview MP Member and Rookie of the Year Rossy P. Rossy will talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, becoming a mom to 3 beautiful children, how some where along the way she lost sight of her health and how MP has helped her find it again! She also talks about the topic that is popular amongst our moms! “Mom Guilt”!

Former MP member turned MP Head Coach Tiffany R. discusses how she went from High School track athlete to overweight and out of shape to now fitness professional and head coach at the top women's fitness studio in the Chicago Suburbs! She will discuss how she teaches her fierce females how to not judge their beginning by someone else's middle and how you can too!

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and MP Member Caitlin will share her passion for talking about esteem as she has struggled with the issue on and off in her life! She truly loves helping people put in to practice behaviors and thought patterns that encourage their lives specifically instead of what society says should work!

Special guest Elizabeth M. who did not let her families history with being over weight dictate her future. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong from having thyroid issues to being diagnosed as a diabetic and having extremely high blood pressure after giving birth. Find out how Elizabeth overcame all those issues on top of a busy work schedule and traveling. She still manages to workout cons...

“I wanted to lay in bed with my son one night and he told me no mommy your too fat and will break my bed, I knew right then and there I needed to do something”, says MP member Devi P. Since, joining MP almost 2 years ago Devi has lost a total 25 POUNDS, 25 Inches and 6% Body Fat. Going from a size 18W to a size 10. Devi will share with you how not to suck at fitness and how to overcome most barrie...

After spending the last 2 years growing and evolving Midwest Performance, Marciea Allen aka BlackWidow has officially begun her road back to the octagon! Training 3-4x's per day 6-7 days per week during her Fight Camp Marciea manages to stay calm, focused, empowered, healthy and ready for any challenge...this doesn’t come naturally like you may think...it’s all about her mindset. Marciea will...

After two hospitalizations and what felt like a lifetime of conflict and self-inflicted battles, Ashley was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. At 24 years old, it was a simultaneously devastating and comforting diagnosis. To finally have a name for her experience was a relief, but the diagnosis itself was heartbreaking and overwhelming. It’s one of those things you can accept and move on or deny and...

While these ladies have a great story, they've also done one of many things you might be striving toward.... Both of these ladies combined have tried numerous weight loss strategies that is being discussed now that never seemed to work. Today, they've lost a combined total of 40 POUNDS, 20 Inches and 8% Body Fat. They have advice on how to help you achieve your goals and it's probab...

Lauren will be sharing her fair struggles of health issues battling a neurological seizure disorder that she takes medication for on a daily basis. Alongside, some helpful tips that she'll recommend that helps her cope with stress in a work environment and how to overcome them.

Aleksa will share with us her challenges early in her weight loss journey with yo-yo diets, binge eating and the battles with self-doubting voices in her head that kept holding her back from reaching her goals! Now, after 5 months at MP, Aleksa is 50lbs lighter and has a new mission to help inspire other women just like her to stop talking themselves out of reaching their goals and start talking t...

Special guest and MP member Katrina will be talking about her 40 Pound weight loss in 12 weeks since joining MP. Alongside Katrina finding out her pre-diabetic diagnosis prior to MP which was a reality check for her. Katrina also suffered from a miscarriage and will share how these trial and tribulations is now turned into strength which has now led to her success today.

“I have been P.H.A.T. (Pretty Hot and Tempting) all my life and was continent and happy with who I was, but wasn’t happy”, says MP member Jessica B. Jessica suffered with large amounts of insulin dosages taken daily. Alongside weight loss struggles and fitness being more as a chore than a leisure. After losing 37 POUNDS, 26 inches and 2.8% BOdy Fat In 12 Weeks. Jessica’s mindset shifted and so did...

Midwest Performance founding member Rebeca P. since joining 2 years ago has lost 70 POUNDS, ran her first 5K thereafter and no longer needs knee replacement surgery. Were going to dive into her 5 Biggest secrets that led to her fitness success.

MP member Amy B. will discusses how she lost 26.4 LBS in just 12 Weeks! She’ll also share this one small thing that allowed her to become vulnerable and to love to live the age of 40. Amy will make you laugh, she will make you cry and most of all she will teach you that the only reason that you’ll ever fail, is because you never tried.

MP member Tricia M. will share her fair struggles with weight as a child lead her to make some decisions in college that led to an eating disorder. She has since recovered and is now working on what she calls “finding her healthy”. Her main motivator now is her struggle with infertility. She has been working towards becoming pregnant for 8 years. About four and a half years ago, she had a second t...