Today's blog post is a little more personal than most because I have been asked how do I always have it together all the time? I laugh. Life happens to me too. I like all of you, struggle when things get difficult. I was always an athlete, I always enjoyed working out. I never enjoyed eating healthy and I was that person who would workout really hard so I could eat what I wanted without caring. Then life happened and I found myself fatigued all the time, working out here and there and not caring much about myself.
At the beginning of last year, I went through an incredibly difficult time. Everything that brought me security and support was suddenly gone. Everything I had planned was no longer possible. I felt lost, had no motivation and felt sorry for myself. This is when I fell apart, went up and down with my weight and lost my positive attitude. When it rains it pours was like a life motto at the time. Things continued to go poorly; I had an unexpected serious health problem that caused me to have to spend everything I had saved as a traveling therapist to pay for my procedures. I could not see the light at the end of the tunnel and as a person of faith I was constantly praying to God as to why I deserved this. Then life really happened and two people I love that have been fighting with cancer got bad news. This was my wake up call. No longer was it about me. It was about these two people I love so much. I needed to be positive; I needed to be there for them. They were two people who without their presence in my life, I would not have made it through last year.
I started seeing how these two people who took care of themselves were given this awful situation and they did everything right. So what would happen to me if I continued on this path of not caring about my health and fitness? Finally, I decided this last year would not define me. Last year would not ruin everything I had worked for. Life is tough, but if it wasn't, how would we ever know how truly lucky we are? This is when I found Beachbody. I was working out but was getting no where and knew I needed to do something else or I would never get back in shape.
Enter my friend and coach Lindsey. Lindsey was posting pictures and I saw this whole transformation happen for her. I saw her outlook on life change and how truly happy she was. So! I asked Lindsey and of course I was skeptical about working out at home. But at that point I could not be worse off so anything was worth a try. Enter the 21 Day Fix and my life change. I ordered the 21 Day Fix and joined a challenge group. I knew if I did it on my own I would fail. The challenge group was awesome-it was full of regular people like me all just trying to improve their health, their fitness and their lives. I am truly thankful for my group because some days I did not care but when I saw their posts it motivated me.
Now I have progressed though Piyo, T25 and Insanity Max 30 to 21 Day Fix Extreme. Now that whole healthy eating thing...actually has become my daily routine. I find myself truly thinking hard about eating something I know I shouldn't and 75% of the time I don't. I still indulge and enjoy my weekly cheat meal but I no longer binge eat, eat junk food daily and even though I love my candy it is few and far between.
My life has truly changed for the better. I feel like myself again.
This last year has taught me so much. It has taught me how quickly things and people can be gone. It has taught me how fortunate I am to wake up every day healthy, able to make my own decisions and live my life according to me. Through Beachbody, I have learned how to make eating healthy and working out realistic for my life. Now I'm on a mission to help others like Beachbody has helped me. I believe in paying it forward, I believe in giving your all to those who are in your life and I truly believe we lead by example. When it rains it pours, but remember no one ever drowned in sweat. So work hard to achieve your goals!
This is where my motivation comes from-life. Life is not easy. Life can be down right cruel sometimes and we do not always know why we have to go through certain things. However, you will always overcome these trying times. You just have to push forward, keep your goals in mind and things will eventually improve. It does not happen in a day, a week or even in a month. Truth growth happens over time.
Happy Friday everyone!
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