Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2017

There is no Magic Pill


Let me start off by saying I wish there was some magical pill, shake, supplement, diet that makes things easy.  I wish I could just wish away fat and have the body that everyone dreams off.  I wish, I wish, I wish.  But here's the thing if someone tells you that they have found the perfect formula and all you have to do is drink their shake, or take their supplement then they are LYING to you.  And deep down you know it. 

As someone who takes their health and fitness very seriously I can get angry at seeing others promoting fads that will fade or that may even be unhealthy for those trying it.  I get angry because I know what I want to do is actually help people change their lives.  Help people learn about proper nutrition.  Help people start an exercise regimen to not only lose weight but rev up their metabolism and build up their bone density.   Help people be the best they can be physically and hopefully in doing so build up their self-esteem and give them a community of women who are doing the same thing.

It is not easy for some of us to lose weight and keep it off.  It takes diligence.  It takes building strong healthy habits.  It takes exercising and moving our bodies.  It takes making smart choices in the kitchen.  This is what I want everyone to know.  It isn't always easy but it is possible and it does get easier the longer you practice your healthy habits.  It does get easier knowing you have a support group around you building the same habits you are.  

I choose to become a Coach and help others because I have a passion for fitness.  I have a passion for food.  And I have a desire to see others succeed.  I run challenge groups every month.  I have free groups for both clean eating and exercise.  I want everyone to benefit from the things that I know work.  I have the tools and I want to share them.  

Yes I want to share them with You!




Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Vacation Time!


It's time for our annual vacation with my family!  Can I tell you I love my family.  I have wonderful parents who host us and are super fun to hang out with.  My brother Rich is married to my bestie Stacie and they have two of the greatest kids ever, Brandon and Jason.  

We visit my Mom and Dad in Myrtle Beach.  It is a great time of family hang out with beach, pool, and shopping time.  But we also love and I mean love to eat good.  And this is what I will say about eating on vacation for me.  I will enjoy myself.  I will make decisions that I wouldn't if I wasn't on vacation.  I will also work out and stick to my program.  So I do stay on track with my fitness just not with the diet part of things.

And do you know what happens YOU CAN'T OUT WORKOUT A BAD DIET!  If you know this then just know you will probably gain weight when you indulge in the goodies.  Be prepared mentally and physically for it and be okay with it if you are going to make decisions to eat things like Krispy Kreme donuts, root beer floats, fried foods.  You get the point.  I am personally making these decisions and even though I have been working out pretty hard core each morning with a run and doing T25 with Shaun T, I am still gaining weight at a pretty fast rate.   When we got here I weighed in at 143.5 and today I weighed in at 147.5.  Yep that's going up pretty fast.  

So why am I sharing this with you? Because I want to be real.  I want you to know that I really really indulge on vacation.  I want you to know that I'm human too.  That I want to eat all the things that we all crave.  That I gain weight too and will have to get back on track when I get home.  But that's just the thing, I WILL get back on track.  I will commit to healthy eating.  I will continue my program.  I hold myself accountable and I hope you will hold me accountable too.  I will let my challengers know that I'm back and ready to kill it with them.  If you can relate with me HIGH FIVE!

Here's a few photos of our fun times.

Stacie and I after a good workout

Going out to dinner 


One of our morning runs

Another car ride.  Not sure what my hubby is doing

Krispy Kreme strikes again