MOTiVATiON MONDAY

Over the past week or so I've really been thinking about this. So many people say "Oh, you want to lose 10 pounds fast? Do this CRASH diet and you'll lose it no problem." Well, that's true. Losing the weight may be easy, but keeping it off....not so much. As soon as said crash diet is over, you're back to eating the way you were before and here comes back the pounds ready to reunite with  your ass, belly & thighs. I'm guilty of doing these diets as well, and yea, they worked for me. I even lost 15lbs in 3 days on one of them! But it's not healthy and most definitely NOT long term. You have to actually WORK for what you want. That goes for many things in life. A good job, money, weight loss. Fit does not come in a bottle. Fit comes in the form of motivation, determination & knowledge.

You have to be MOTIVATED to get fit. Just like an alcoholic or drug addict, you sometimes have to hit rock bottom before you find the motivation. For me, my motivation is to live a healthy life with my husband and children. I'm done being the fat girl. I'm sick of being too embarassed of my body to go out to certain places. My motivation is to LIVE!

DETERMINATION is a huge step for me. I had to finally find the determination I needed to do this. To get off the couch and workout. To chose carrots over cookies at the grocery store. To NOT eat the chips while Emily was down for a nap, even though I was all alone and no one would ever know. I was determined to make healthy food choices. I am determined to be the healthiest me as possible.

I was so ignorant when it came to eating healthy. (& I still have A LOT to learn) I needed the KNOWLEDGE of eating healthy. This was one of the biggest reasons I didn't eat the right foods. I didn't know what the right foods were. To me there was salad, veggies & fruits, that was it. NOT true! I learned about great alternatives to things I use in my everyday meals, snacks, drinks. Get educated on eating healthy. You wouldn't go into a job before you were educated on what they heck you'd be doing, right? So don't go into a healthy lifestyle blind, because you might end up with a bunch of veggies and fruits....and that's it. It is SO much more than that! And if you think it's all about fruit & salads & veggies, then it's going to seem boring, and quite bland after a while, and you'll quit and go back to what you were doing before.

Stay motivated. Stay determined. Get educated.

Remember, if fit came in a bottle, EVERYONE would be fit.

Right?!

GET UP AND DO SOMETHING TODAY! YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.

NO ONE HAS EVER SAID "I REALLY REGRET THAT WORKOUT, TODAY"