New Year New You, Well Kinda...
- Feb 25, 2017
- 5 min read
I’ve always been the type of person who wants to have that lean fit body, but it’s a lot of work… Starting last year, I went to the gym regularly and ate kind of healthy. I didn’t lose a signal pound. I started getting fed up with looking at my body and not being happy with it. When you look at what is considered beautiful, sometimes it makes you wonder. I’m curvy and I don’t want to lose my curves, but I also don’t want a muffin top… I decided towards the end of January that enough is enough. It’s time to actually make a change if I want to turn 31 in the best shape of my life. I expressed my goals to a couple of my coworkers and their reaction annoyed me. “You can’t do it, you too old.” Seriously when did I get old? When did I hit that part of my life when I’m considered old? I know going to a midnight movie is exhausting now, but I also get up at 5:30 every morning for work. Of course as we get old our bodies change including our metabolism. It slows down, which means I can’t eat all of the wonderful things I use to eat. I do worry about putting on weight or looking a certain way. It has nothing to do with other people and what they think of me, but I care about the person on the other side of the mirror. My husband thinks I look great no matter what. Growing up I was never athletic. I was kid dying a quarter mile into the mile run in gym class. Don’t get me wrong, I was kid, I played outside with my brothers and neighbors every chance I got. I was a skinny little thing. I was in high school when I started noticing my body. I thought I had fat thighs. I was self-conscious as most kids that age might be. I played ice hockey and that just about did it for my activity in high school. I got to college I was still eating the same way, no exercise. Things started to change in my body and not in a good way. After Justin and I got married we finally got a gym membership to Planet Fitness. We went semi- regularly, not enough to truly make a difference. We didn’t change our eating habits. Obviously the gym membership was a waste of money since we weren't using it properly. It finally hit us. I started meeting Justin at the gym regularly after he got off work. We also adjusted our diet. Now this is before I discovered good wine and beer, so I really didn’t drink much. At this point we still weren’t very serious.
Then we discovered Beachbody. We decided our first program would be T25. We decided we were going to go Gluten Free and really whip ourselves into shape. Well our gluten free diet did not last very long. We’re not fans of gluten free pasta, breads or other things. No we’re not gluten intolerant, we were just trying to find a healthier lifestyle. We went through a couple other “diets” before deciding they weren’t for us. We just changed the food we put in our body. We counted our calories and cut our sugary sweets and fatty foods. We enjoyed T25, but we didn’t stick with it. We did go to the gym regularly. I went from hating parts of my body to accepting. I got laser hair removal for my entire legs, bikini area and underarms. Yes, I still have to shave, but not half as often. Would I do laser hair removal again? In a heartbeat! As my body became more tone and thinner, I became more confident. I reached a clothing size I had never been able to fit in before. We bought weights for the house, stability balls, resistance bands, you name it we bought it. Shortly after we starting doing Beachbody’s Body Beast. Which we never finished. We weren’t finishing the programs because we didn’t like them, We would miss a day and then miss another day and so on… I only spent a short time feeling this great. I started getting sick regularly. I had bronchitis, ear infections, strep, i was basically a walking bacteria. Once I got healthy I vowed to lose all the weight I put on. It never happened. Last year I became a Beachbody Coach and I was hoping that would change everything. I didn’t… I vowed I was going to change myself before I started seriously selling the Beachbody products. I wish I would have seriously tried to change myself. So here we are. I’ve been doing Shakeology for almost a year and I love it. I see the health benefits of drinking Shakeology daily. I’ve been sick once in the last year. Other than Shakeology, I haven’t really changed my diet and exercise. I eat and drink whatever I feel and daily exercise. Towards the end of January, I just couldn’t take the feeling that I’m uncomfortable with my body. I’m determined to lose 22.5lbs by my 31st birthday. Now that is around 2.5lbs a week. I’ve cut back on certain things in my diet like beer, wine, and grains. I drink my Shakeology for breakfast every morning. We completed Beachbody’s 21 Day Fix Extreme and I lost 8.2lbs. Now we have started The Master’s Hammer and Chisel. I still have a ways to go to reach my goal, but my journey should be interesting.
I guess the moral of my story is motivation is key. I motivated myself along with my husband’s help. If you take anything from this post, you are the most powerful person in your life, but sometimes you need support to reach the goals you may have in mind. Other than my husband, I have my friend Lisabeth who lives on the other side of the country. She is probably the strongest person I know. She always eats right and workouts out daily. She's a Spartan! She races through obstacles and no matter how tough it gets she finishes. She's constantly posting her hard work online which pushes me to get off my ass and actually make a difference. So, if you’re looking for that motivation find someone who can do just that. Maybe, I become your Beachbody Coach or you find a coworker or friend who is on the same level as you and you work out together. Giving up is not an option is you want to succeed. Take it from someone who has thought the same thoughts and felt the same way you have. I hope this helps, and I wish you luck on you fitness journey.
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